80,000 applicants waiting for sites! MUDA is a white elephant. It has long served its intended purpose. It has become a milch cow to politicians and the mafia-bureaucracy nexus. Best is to abolish MUDA and allow private players to fill in the vacuum under a special legislation. —K.B. Ganapathy Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)…
Former MLA, wife, others booked for forgery
February 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar, his wife L. Kusuma, officers of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and a Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Gram Panchayat (GP) have been booked on charges of forging documents to develop a residential layout illegally at Udbur in Jayapura hobli in the district. Following a complaint by Adeesh Sagar, a…
MUDA Commissioner’s transfer order cancelled
February 3, 2024A replay of 2022’s pattern of back-and-forth transfers and reinstatements within MUDA Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government, which initially transferred G.T. Dinesh Kumar, the Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), has reversed its decision and instructed him to continue in his current position. This volte-face by the Government occurred within 24 hours of the initial…
Group Housing: MUDA sends DPR for Government approval
February 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city, recognised as the second-fastest-growing city after the State capital Bengaluru, is set to witness significant urban development with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) submitting a comprehensive Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Group Housing to the Government for approval. This marks a crucial step towards initiating the eagerly anticipated Group Housing Project….
For whose benefit is MUDA’s Group Housing Project?
February 2, 2024A white paper on the Group Housing Project of MUDA, since the days of the legendary CITB Chairman D. Madegowda, should be published before the government clears the present DPR By K.B. Ganapathy, Senior Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: The information that the MUDA is launching a Group Housing Project in different layouts and in different phases is…
Former MUDA Chairman no more
February 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman and senior Congress leader P. Govindaraju passed away at his residence in Siddarthanagar here yesterday. He was 75. A close associate of former Chief Minister Bangarappa, Govindaraju has served as MUDA Chairman during 1991-92. Govindaraju, who also served as KPCC Gen. Secretary, was appointed as the Chairman…
Rampant encroachment of Hinkal Nanneshwara Lake, Raja Kaluve
January 25, 2024MUDA not acting against illegalities, allege villagers Mysore/Mysuru: The leaders and villagers of Hinkal have raised a serious accusation against the District Administration and the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), accusing them of procrastination in taking action against the encroachment of Sri Nanneshwara Kalyani or Devara Kere (Lake) at Hinkal and the buffer zone of…
Land grabbing, encroachment debated at MUDA meeting
January 17, 2024Legislators accuse officials; seek SIT probe Mysore/Mysuru: The issue of increasing incidents of encroachment and illegal acquisition of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) properties by private individuals figured prominently at the MUDA meeting held yesterday where several Legislators, who also serve as MUDA Council Members, have called for a thorough investigation. They have demanded either…
MUDA meeting held after 4 months
January 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The crucial Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) meeting was held at its main office auditorium on JLB Road here this morning. This is the first meeting after a gap of over 4 months, with the last one taking place on Sept. 6, 2023, which was chaired by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who…
R.T. Nagar house owners in dire need of basic services
January 8, 2024MUDA overlooked procedures related to three acres of land in Survey No. 115, say residents By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: A blunder by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has placed the residents of Rabindranath Tagore (R.T.) Nagar ‘A’ Zone, Outer Ring Road (ORR), in a difficult situation. Despite the satisfaction of constructing their own houses,…
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