In 2016, under the leadership of then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, rules were framed prohibiting any change in the Special Agricultural Zone around Chamundi Hill until 2031. The rule only permits limited activities in the zone, such as construction of a ‘single house,’ an orphanage or an educational institution and does not allow conversion for residential…
2,000-acre township planned at Bommenahalli in Yelwal hobli Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), which has begun the process of developing a major township housing project near Bommenahalli in Yelwal hobli of Mysuru taluk, covering nearly 2,000 acres, will soon conduct a demand survey to assess buying trends for the proposed township. The project will…
Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: Officials of the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) demolished an unauthorised building under construction on a Civic Amenities (CA) site, valued at lakhs of rupees, at Vajamangala, Mysuru Taluk. Acting on the orders of MDA Secretary L. Johnson, officers and staff carried out the operation between…
Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The Task Force formed by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) to protect its assets has failed to begin operations, remaining only on paper and earning the label of a “non-functional task force.” MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had issued an order on Oct. 13, 2025, creating…
Mysuru Development Authority approves expansion from 509 sq.km to 1,200 sq.km Mysore/Mysuru: In a move aligned with the State Government’s decision to expand the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC) limits from the existing 86.31 sq. km to 341.44 sq. km, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has resolved to expand the Local Planning Area (LPA) of…
MDA Commissioner Rakshith clarifies Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to allegations by environmental activists that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) had permitted the development of new housing layouts over nearly 50 acres abutting the forest belt of Chamundi Hill, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith clarified that the proposal sent to the Government falls outside the ‘no development zone’ of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has initiated process for a major township housing project near Bommenahalli, Yelwal Hobli of Mysuru taluk, covering nearly 2,000 acres. In an official notification issued on Dec. 30, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshit stated that project will be implemented under Sections 40 and 41 of the MDA Act, 2024, in…
Ittigegud, Nazarbad residents protest against handing over of building meant for Passport Seva Kendra Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) renting out a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo — originally intended to house the Passport Seva Kendra and the Office of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — to a private…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has handed over a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo — originally intended to house a Passport Seva Kendra and the office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — to private parties, triggering serious concerns over the use of public assets. The building has been leased to…
20,000 sites to be formed in 2,113-acre land acquired combining four villages Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in eight years, since the formation of Ravindranath Tagore Nagar (R.T. Nagar) in 2017-18, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) is set to issue a notification for the formation of the proposed Bommenahalli Township, located at Yelwal, about 15…
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