Tag: Mysuru Development Authority

MDA’s unused building near city Zoo draws flak
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MDA’s unused building near city Zoo draws flak

July 17, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: BJP leader and Team Mysuru member Gokul Govardhan has voiced strong displeasure over the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) for constructing a two-storey building near the Mysuru Zoo in Nazarbad and leaving it unused for several years. Despite the building being completed nearly three to four years ago, MDA has failed to put it to…

CITB & Nalwadi Convention Halls in Hebbal rendered useless
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CITB & Nalwadi Convention Halls in Hebbal rendered useless

July 15, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The Kalyana Mantapa (Community Hall) built by the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) and the Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Convention Hall constructed by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — recently rebranded as Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) — at Hebbal have both fallen into disuse, turning what was envisioned as a public-friendly infrastructure into neglected…

Committee formed for framing of rules under MDA Act
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Committee formed for framing of rules under MDA Act

July 14, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly two months after the formation of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), replacing the earlier Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), the State Government has formed a Committee for framing rules and regulations under MDA Act, 2024. The Under-Secretary of Urban Development Department K. Latha has issued an order in this regard on June 27, according…

Overhead water tank work stalled for 16 months
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Overhead water tank work stalled for 16 months

July 5, 2025

No visible progress on water tank close to Mysuru Development Authority Office on JLB Road Mysore/Mysuru:  Work on the overhead water tank near the road junction close to the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) office on JLB Road has remained stalled for over 16 months since its launch, with no visible progress at the site. The…

‘MCC, MDA blatantly ignoring illegal buildings’
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‘MCC, MDA blatantly ignoring illegal buildings’

June 28, 2025

RTI activists seek stringent action against mushrooming of illegal structures Mysore/Mysuru:  Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Mysuru risk facing severe revenue losses in the coming years if illegal constructions are not curbed immediately, warn RTI activists. Activists K.V. Bhanuprashanth, Bhanu Mohan and Snehamayi Krishna have jointly written to the Commissioners of the Mysuru City Corporation…

Sewage water flooding houses in Aravindanagar
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Sewage water flooding houses in Aravindanagar

June 26, 2025

Mysuru:  Due to lack of co-ordination between Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), the residents of Aravindanagar are going through hell since 1995 with sewage water flooding their homes even during small rains. The then Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now MDA, had formed Aravindanagar in 1987 by laying roads, UGD pipelines…

MDA reclaims land worth Rs. 150 cr. near Ring Road
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MDA reclaims land worth Rs. 150 cr. near Ring Road

June 23, 2025

New layout planned, sites to be auctioned   MDA eyes Rs. 400 crore revenue Mysuru: In its first major eviction drive held this morning with Police support, Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) reclaimed a total of 8.28 acres of prime land in Basavanahalli village, adjacent to Outer Ring Road, valued at around Rs. 150 crore. Encroachers were…

MDA adopts e-Office system
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MDA adopts e-Office system

June 12, 2025

Technology-based functioning of various branches to bring transparency in office administration; New MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith takes lead in adapting to tech advancements Mysuru: In a first ever initiative, Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has adopted e-Office (centre for e-Governance) facility to implement paperless office system. With this, MDA that was till recently known as Mysuru…

MDA: The Omen Musings on ‘Heart Lamp’
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MDA: The Omen Musings on ‘Heart Lamp’

June 2, 2025

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 fortuitously raised the crucial question about the maintenance of Muslim personal law, as it has led to a clash between Personal Law and a Uniform Civil Code, enunciated in our Secular Constitution. Time, Narendra Modi’s BJP Government brought in the Uniform Civil Code before its…

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