City corporation resumes anti-encroachment drive

TNN 1 December 2009, 10:00pm IST

MYSORE: The Mysore City Corporation on Tuesday resumed its anti-encroachment drive concentrating on pedestrian needs in the vicinity of the Mysore Zoo, one of the major draws among the visitors.

This comes a month after the drive was launched in the central business district kicking up dust with the elected representatives opposing it. Even as the MCC has said it will continue the drive in select areas, the civic body has moved to attend to the needs of the visitors at the tourist spot.

The removal of encroachment is aimed at widening the road in front of the zoo. The signboards were removed by the civic body while notices were served to the property owners to remove the encroachments. Two excavators assisted the gangmen in removing the encroachments. The city police extended the security cover and the operation went on smoothly.

Meanwhile, the civic authorities are planning to launch a major drive against the encroachments in target areas in two weeks, sources told The Times of India. The logistics and planning is worked out and the authorities are planning to go against encroachment in select areas in a fortnight, they added.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/City-corporation-resumes-anti-encroachment-drive/articleshow/5289179.cms

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KABINI SCHEME: MEETING WITH FARMERS ON DEC. 7

JNNURM progress review meet

Mysore, Dec. 2 (KCU&KK)- Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is also the Special Officer of JNNURM, today announced that a meeting has been arranged with the far mers whose lands have to be acquired to execute the Kabini Water Scheme to city at the Corporation Office here on December 7 at 3 pm.

The meeting has been convened to resolve the tangle regarding payment of compensation to farmers and thus expedite the scheme.

Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar, Assistant Commissioner Gurneet Tej and others will attend the meeting, he said.

Manivannan was presiding over the JNNURM progress review meeting at the Corporation officer here this morning.

New buses

Referring to the introduction of over 86 new hi-tech buses by the KSRTC into its fleet under JNNURM, Corporators Sandesh Swamy, Devaraj and former Mayor Ayub Khan alleged that all the buses were only plying towards posh areas like Infosys campus, Kuvempunagar and Yadavagiri but none towards Ghousianagar, Udayagiri and Kyathamaranahalli. This is a totally biased decision by KSRTC, they opined.

Intervening, Manivannan asked Srinivas, KSRTC Divisional Controller, to view the request favourably and initiate action.

Satellite bus stands

ACICM Convenor M. Lakshmana, who was also present at the meeting, sought the position of construction of satellite bus stands.

To this, Corporation Commissioner Raikar replied that the Centre's approval was being awaited and the construction of one of the bus stands near Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram would be completed soon.

The Corporators and former Mayor Ayub Khan suggested that the Corporation should work out the project under BOOT scheme before handing over it to KSRTC.

Public participation

When Corporator K.V. Mallesh sought information on the utilisation of JNNURM funds collected under Public Participation, Raikar replied that about Rs. 1.12 crore had been collected and an action plan too was drawn. But the Centre was yet to give its nod, he said.

Manivannan suggested Raikar to take up the issue on priority to save the credibility of the Corporation in the eyes of the public. He suggested to at least use the funds in the respective Wards for improving civic amenities.

JUSCO inaccessible

All Corporators came down heavily on JUSCO for the latter's inaccessibility for discussion.

They pointed out that JUSCO was still doing studies on a single Ward and questioned the sanctity behind paying hefty amount to JUSCO for that when 24X7 water supply still remained a distant dream. JUSCO always maintained distance with Corporators, they complained.

Sensing the gravity of the situation, Manivannan announced that a meeting of JUSCO officials with all the 65 Corporators will be arranged on Dec. 7 to sort out all issues.

Manivannan also announced that henceforth all queries by the participating public in JNNURM meetings should be in writing and the answers too will be given in written form. Discussions can however be done on that, he said.

MUDA Commissioner P.C Jayanna, Mayor Purushotham, Deputy Mayor Sharadamma, JNNURM Superintending Engineer Suresh Babu, Corporation Deputy Commissioner Devaraj and others were present.

SOM 2/12/2009

MAKKAJI CHOWK COMPLEX: MCC SERVES NOTICE TO STOP CONSTRUCTION

Mysore, Dec. 2 (KMC)- The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has issued a notice to Maverick Holdings and Investments Private Limited to stop the ongoing construction of the controversial Makkaji Chowk Shopping Complex in city.

Disclosing this at a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bha-van here today, Advocate S. Arun Kumar, who is representing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the com- plex construction, said that the MCC's notice, issued on Nov. 28, objected to the complex's construction exceeding the stipulated limit of 7 meters, considering that the Town Hall — a heritage structure — is located 52 metres away.

HC directive ignored?

Arun Kumar alleged that though the High Court had on Nov. 18 ordered the MCC to stop construction, the builders (Maverick Holdings) went ahead with the construction work again after a few days.

The MCC's letter (dated Oct. 7, 2009) issued on Nov. 28 stated that a letter from the builders seeking permission to construct the complex at 10.5 metres (above the stipulated 7 metres height) is pending consideration as the MCC had consulted the Director, Heritage Office, Mysore for an opinion over the said construction.

The MCC's letter further stated that the site was inspected on Oct. 1, 2009 and found that the complex exceeded the stipulated limit. As such, the MCC directed the builders to stop construction till the modified plan was approved.

Supplementary agreement

"The MCC had entered into a 'supplementary agreement' with the builders on 21.08.2008," recalled Arun Kumar and added, "The MCC has finally agreed to our contention that the 'supplementary agreement' is against the financial interest of MCC."

Loophole

"It was shocking to note in the said agreement that Maverick Holdings will pay the lease amount to MCC only when the entire extent of 4 acres and 19 guntas is handed over to Maverick, both parties knowing fully well that there were multiple writ petitions pending before the High Court," Arun Kumar pointed out and recalled that he had even issued legal notice to the MCC and Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) not to permit the construction of the complex till the PIL was disposed off.

"The MCC and MUDA, for reasons best known to them, went ahead with the construction of the Makkaji Chowk Complex," alleged Arun Kumar.

No revenue for MCC

"The MCC has handed over the entire land except for a small portion to Maverick. The main building is almost in the final stage of completion to rent or lease out," said Arun Kumar and expressed shock in noting that though Maverick Holding was free to rent or lease out the complex and earn sizeable revenue, they were under no obligation to pay any amount to MCC till the entire extent of land of 4 acres and 19 guntas was handed over to the builders.

"Maverick is not even obligated to pay the lease amount for the MCC land where the complex is built," he pointed out.

Rs. 5 crore loss

"The entire land of Makkaji Chowk project is 1,94,886.26 sq.ft. Out of this, MCC has already handed over 1,76,731.50 sq.ft while remaining 18154.76 sq ft is not handed over due to litigation in High Court," Arun Kumar said.

"The MCC will incur huge loss amounting to more than Rs. 5 crore if they don’t collect as per the Concession Agreement (dated May 25, 2006) since the builder is very much aware about the court cases with respect to project site," Arun Kumar said and warned of severe protests under the banner of Jagruthi, an NGO of which he is the Convenor, if the MCC authori- ties failed to honour the High Court's directive.

Advocate Kantharaj and others were present.


SOM 2/12/2009

I am very happy that the work on the stupid mall has been stayed...........:banana:

OPEN SPACES TO BE IDENTIFIED IN INDUSTRIAL UNITS OF CITY: KSPCB CHIEF

Mysore, Dec. 3 (KK&DM)- The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) today observed National Pollution Prevention Day at Regional Museum of Natural History Auditorium, Siddarthanagar in the city.

KSPCB Chairman A.S. Sadashivaiah, who inaugurated the programme, said that open spaces will be identified in all industrial units of the city and steps taken to prevent tree saplings in these open spaces.

Talks are being held in this regard with the forest department and the tree planting operation is expected to be completed by next year, he said.

Also, a green belt should be formed around Nanjangud and Mysore Industrial areas. The air quality and river water flowing around Nanjangud is free from pollution, he explained. The National Pollution Prevention Day is being observed today to mark Bhopal Gas Tragedy, he added.

Dr. Weslynne Ashton of Centre for Industrial Ecology, Yale University, USA spoke on "Industrial ecology and international best practises on application of Industrial Ecology."

Dr. Megha Shenoy, Resource person from Bangalore, spoke on "Building Eco-Industrial networks in Nanjangud Industrial Area."

S. Nandakumar, Senior Environmental Officer, B.M. Prakash, Environmental Officer, KSPCB, were present on the occasion.


SOM 3 rd DEC 2009

SEMINAR ON 'KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY' 'MORROW

Mysore, Dec. 3 (KK&KMC)- A seminar on 'New Karnataka Urban Development Policy- 2009,' organised by the State Directorate of Urban Development will be held at Rani Bahadur auditorium of B.N. Bahadur Institute on Hunsur Road tomorrow.

The seminar will be inaugurated by Urban Development Minister S. Suresh Kumar at 10 am.

It will be attended by more than 200 elected representatives and officers including Mayors of all City Corporations in the State, Commissioners, Presidents of all Town Municipalities and Town Panchayats, Corporators and Councillors, Planning Officers and other officials.

A preliminary meeting in this regard, scheduled to be held here on Nov. 30, was cancelled at the last minute as Minister Suresh kumar who was to attend the meeting, had to rush to Shimoga.

K'taka Urban Development Policy 2009 - Highlights:

Urbanisation has moved at a very fast pace since the past few decades. About 30 crore Indians live in cities, with majority being in rural areas. Karnataka is no exception. During 1991-2001, Urban Development has increased two-and-a-half times more than the rural regions.

In view of the changing scenario, a committee to discuss about Urban Administration was constituted on Dec. 31, 2008, aimed at formulating a modern Urban Development Policy. The new policy aims at upliftment of the economically poor residing in urban regions, strengthening of administration, overcoming unbalance in the growth of any particular region, etc.

Special zones for establishment of industrial areas on the outskirts of Bangalore city have also been identified. Emphasis will be laid on taking into confidence local civic bodies at the time of land acquisition.

Amendment to the Karnataka Land Acquisition Act will be proposed and the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act might be replaced by Karnataka Urban and Regional Planning Act.

Main points of the plan:

• Instituting State Urbanistaion Commission instead of Urban Development Board.

• Constituting Metropolitan Planning Committees for Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli and Dharwad. Reconstituting the District Planning Committees as per the 74th amendment of Constitution.

• Formulating plans for regional development.

• Re-constituting urban civic bodies / implementing new Mayoral system. Constituting Ward Committees by conducting direct elections in first class cities and Neighbourhood Committees in all town regions.

• Dismantling the Urban Development Authority and hand over the powers to local bodies.

• Launching Karnataka Urban Renewal Mission.

• Constituting and establishing Urban Poverty Eradication Authority. • Reforms in Property Tax system.

SOM 3/12/2009

CHAMALAPURA THERMAL PROJECT TO BE DROPPED BY STATE GOVT.

Bangalore, Dec. 3 (KMS& KMC)- The State Government has finally decided to drop the proposed Chamalapura thermal power project at Mysore.

The then JD(S)-BJP State Government had consented for the 1,000 mega watt capacity thermal project on May 2, 2007.

Four companies had bid for conducting technical studies and paid Rs. 50,000 each in advance.

However, environmentalists, villagers and various organisations had put forth their objections over the proposed project.

As such, the Cabinet Committee meet to be held today is slated to drop the project itself, according to highly placed sources in the government who confided that the State Government, that had been dilly-dallying over the issue, has finally bowed to political pressure.

The JD(S)-BJP Government, with the intention of overcoming the ever-increasing power shortage crisis, had decided to establish four thermal power generation units in the State.

The government had also commenced the process of acquiring about 2,000 acres of land required for the Chamalapura plant and had also given its consent for using 1.56 TMC water from the Cauvery river basin.

The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had submitted a petition to Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) seeking cancellation of project. KERC advised State Govt. to study the issue and initiate action.

As such, the government is contemplating on withdrawing its earlier order (dated April 19, 2007) with regard to the project, disclosed the sources.

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MY MYSORE IS SAVED...........I dont want mysore to be among the polluted cities of India.
By the end of the day my mysore must be the same old cozy sleepy town.........:cheers:

^^ Great going for Mysuru Tourism. Hope Ballary/Hampe will also emerge as a major tourist center shortly.

Akash, I think Mysuru should have "heritage malls".

1. Handicrafts mall - shops supplying chennapatna toys, Navalagunda jamkhanas, etc. Like tussad we can also have toys exhinition hall of various personalities.

2. Functional mall - to hold traditional theatre shows, folk arts, etc. Shops supplying items needed for these activities.

3. Wedding mall - wedding halls, shops supplying wedding accessory, service centers for all wedding needs like cooks/caterers, etc.


All malls should be designed in harmony with the heritage architecture of Mysuru. Instead of glass architecture they can follow more elegant green architecture (Office of the Inspector-General of Police or CII – Godrej GBC) mingled with heritage architecture. Just imagine of mixing those wind towers with heritage architecture of Mysuru.

A few of these types of malls should come up close to Mysuru palace so that tourists can visit them also.

I feel in tourismn planning mysore should learn from Hyderabad. recently I had been there. I found they have used technology and Heritage planning to encash their tourism. They have made lumbini garden where they show Laser show( audio visual show on laser beammed on water Fountain). they give history of hyderabad on that. if you go to Brandavan garden from last 10 years i have not seen any changes. if they make these kind of things it will attract many more. Also it will educate the great history of karnataka.
Also they have made mall "Shilpa rama" where they have kept handi crafts for sale. we have chennapatna toys and silk items etc, why can't be a mall for that. We have not only have heritage also has puranic stories attached to mysore. there can be audio visual play on the top of chamundi hill. Like that list is big, we need to encash on the same.

I feel in tourismn planning mysore should learn from Hyderabad. recently I had been there. I found they have used technology and Heritage planning to encash their tourism. They have made lumbini garden where they show Laser show( audio visual show on laser beammed on water Fountain). they give history of hyderabad on that. if you go to Brandavan garden from last 10 years i have not seen any changes. if they make these kind of things it will attract many more. Also it will educate the great history of karnataka.
Also they have made mall "Shilpa rama" where they have kept handi crafts for sale. we have chennapatna toys and silk items etc, why can't be a mall for that. We have not only have heritage also has puranic stories attached to mysore. there can be audio visual play on the top of chamundi hill. Like that list is big, we need to encash on the same.

Visanya I shall answer your queries point by point...

1) KRS is under threat from some external agencies(L***). It is a sensitive issue.A decade back people were allowed to walk over the bridge and see the water gush out from the gates under beautiful spectrum of lights.
Which then the authorities stopped,keeping the dam safety on the priority list.

2) Also Light and sound show at Mysore palace is convinced which is under ice now because of some tampering with the history which apparently irked our Maharaja. May soon materialize once matters are settled amicably.

3)Chennapatna Toys are showcased at Govt owned Cauvery Emporium at Mysore and on MG road in Bengaluru.

4)Chamundi Devi/Durga Betta being a partially forested area,authorities and the citizens are not wiling to disturb the prevailing ecology.

Hope it clears your doubts.............

Facelift for four markets in Mysore

Special Correspondent

MYSORE: The Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building that have been part of the city’s heritage will get a facelift under special funding from the State Government. Two other major markets — the Mandi Market and the Vani Vilas Market — have also been included for restoration at a cost of about Rs. 70 crore.

This was disclosed by Mysore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner K.S. Raykar at a review meeting chaired by Minister for Urban Development S. Suresh Kumar here on Saturday.

Mr. Raykar explained that there was a proposal to maintain the external facade of the Devaraja Market while there were two options with regard to its internal development. One was to freeze any internal development within the existing structure, and the other was to make provisions for internal development while retaining the external facade, he said.

The restoration would be taken up with funding from the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC). The project was awaiting final approval, he added.

However, a section of corporation councillors, including Sandesh Swamy, argued in support of a new structure in place of the Devaraja Market and said the existing building, which was over 100 years old, was in a dilapidated state and had been certified as such by engineers. However, the Commissioner said the structure would be reinforced under the new project.

Mr. Suresh Kumar took exception to the councillors’ support for felling over 120 trees along the Lalitha Mahal road for widening work. Councillors Devaraj and Mr. Sandesh Swamy said that the local people wanted the road to be widened, but the Tree Court had stopped the work.

The Minister said tree felling was a serious and sensitive issue and even the judiciary had taken note of it. He refuted the councillors’ argument that for every tree felled they could plant many saplings.

The Minister directed Mr. Raykar to discuss the issue with the Tree Court authorities and environmentalists to arrive at a solution.

He reviewed the financial status of the MCC and pointed out that arrears that had not been collected by the corporation.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/06/stories/2009120652730300.htm

MYSORE: The transport system in the tourism hub is likely to change if the Mysore City Corporation has its way. The recently renovated City Bus Stand (CBS) could be shifted to the under-construction KSRTC suburban bus stand and the MCC could handle the urban transport in future. The CBS that is renovated using Rs 10 crore from the JNNURM could be used to park tongas.

Ahead of the government plans to merge the Mysore Urban Development Authority with MCC, the civic body is planning big. According to it, the CBS location abutting the Mysore Palace is ill advised. The MCC has told the KSRTC that it will have to relocate its city operations to the suburban bus stand, which is expected to be ready by mid-2010. It is remodeling the Town Hall as a cultural hub and building an underground parking lot at the heritage site spread over 7 acres.

Its vision was conveyed to urban development minister S Suresh Kumar during a presentation here on Saturday. The Mysore Vision 2025 aims to promote the model growth while retaining its brand value as the heritage city. The minister suggested them to have an eco-friendly transport facility around the Palace. Corporation commissioner K S Raykar explained their plans saying they would want the CBS to be shifted to the suburban bus stand and the KSRTC has been informed on this. "In fact, earlier we suggested this when works were taken up by the KSRTC. We want to utilize the CBS for operation of tongas,'' he explained.

The vision is focusing on seven sectors and is devised in three stages. It is suggesting a Mughal garden at the sprawling 200-year-old Government Guest House, heritage routes, pedestrian space and bicycle tracks along with additional attraction, including an underground aquarium and Rajapatha, investing the Dasara Jumboo Savari route with embellishments.


Source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Transport-system-to-change/articleshow/5305734.cms)

URBAN DEV. MINISTER INSPECTS DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN CITY (http://connect.in.com/star-of-mysore/article-urban-dev-minister-inspects-development-works-in-city-522474-1f5cb3f13b2078e9f86f993e00d147fd4ecea699.html)

^^ The new CBS for tongas?? :ohno:

It will never happen.

Mysore updates........

Mysuru abivaruddhi prasara :lol:

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The most startegic road of mysore being widened under CM 100 crore grant

This is my favorite road in mysuru

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Diary to rana pratap link road

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Karanji lake road bridge widened under CM 100 crore grant

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Hardinge cirlce to Chamrajendra wodiyar cirlce road

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Visanya I shall answer your queries point by point...

1) KRS is under threat from some external agencies(L***). It is a sensitive issue.A decade back people were allowed to walk over the bridge and see the water gush out from the gates under beautiful spectrum of lights.
Which then the authorities stopped,keeping the dam safety on the priority list.

2) Also Light and sound show at Mysore palace is convinced which is under ice now because of some tampering with the history which apparently irked our Maharaja. May soon materialize once matters are settled amicably.

3)Chennapatna Toys are showcased at Govt owned Cauvery Emporium at Mysore and on MG road in Bengaluru.

4)Chamundi Devi/Durga Betta being a partially forested area,authorities and the citizens are not wiling to disturb the prevailing ecology.

Hope it clears your doubts.............

1. Still I feel in the current state of Brandavan Garden it is a waste of money. some 4 year back it was totally neglected and then with the funding from russian government it was improved. People with great difficulty reach there and find nothing. Once upon a time it was a great garden. But not any more there is nothing special there with old tune musical garden. they should really think some thing innovative with heritage in mind. to give vow feeling. Other wise it looks like a big garden with road side vendors sitting all around their things.

When compared to hyderabad, Mysore has much more heritage and places to encash. But Hyderabad has presented it in better way than what we have done. In last 5 years things are getting better and better in mysore, it was worst befor that. But still it lacks using technology for heritage tourism.

1. Still I feel in the current state of Brandavan Garden it is a waste of money. some 4 year back it was totally neglected and then with the funding from russian government it was improved. People with great difficulty reach there and find nothing. Once upon a time it was a great garden. But not any more there is nothing special there with old tune musical garden. they should really think some thing innovative with heritage in mind. to give vow feeling. Other wise it looks like a big garden with road side vendors sitting all around their things.

When compared to hyderabad, Mysore has much more heritage and places to encash. But Hyderabad has presented it in better way than what we have done. In last 5 years things are getting better and better in mysore, it was worst befor that. But still it lacks using technology for heritage tourism.

No visanya you may plwase visit Mysore these days and experience Mysore's encashment on technology.
We have had the first synchronized traffic system which is implemented in India.

You will not believe it that when you start from the public house till ramaswamy you will never encounter red signal take it from me.........

It is magic. I just copuld not belive it myself.The moment u near every signal it turn green.it is thrilling,you will not believe it.

They have used technology in many other ways which I will soon put here.........

Ramaswamy circle to law court road

This road has been widened and now work on the pavements is under way

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Law court road pavements

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Storm drain works on Law court road

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Ajay,Krishnamoorthy looks like Mysore is slowly catching up with Mangalore on the upgradation of roads and pavements. :banana:

Lot of roads are being either widened or their pavements upgraded.Few roads in the city area have got dusty in the course of upgradation.
But once road is tarred probably the roads would look good.

^^ Good news Akash. On footpath pavementing what I feel is they should leave some area around the trees free for growing grass so that rain water can seep into ground during rainy season and enough water available to trees throught the year. Only two feets of footpath pavementing on both sides of trees is enough (in between area can be left free for grass) as pedestrian density seems to be very low on these roads.

Falcon Tyres to raise Rs 100 crore through QIP for expansion (http://www.wheelsunplugged.com/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=5004)
Mostly they are going to expand Dunlop unit at Mysore?
JK, Falcon, ... how many tyre manufacturing companies are there in Mysore?

Narayana Hrudayalaya to set up multi-speciality hospital (http://www.ptinews.com/news/411172_Narayana-Hrudayalaya-to-set-up-multi-speciality-hospital-in-US)

He (Devi Shetty, Chairman of the group) said Karnataka government had allotted 14 acres of land to the group in Mysore to start a 2,000-bed 'health city'.

"Hopefully, we will commence the project within two years.

Yes Krishnamoorthy Mysore has lots of Tyre manufacturing plants :)

Road works seems to be of good quality.Let the works get completed will post a few pics.

All about affordable housing

TNN 8 December 2009, 09:28pm IST


MYSORE: The city will host the annual MyBuild, an exhibition of construction industry, from December 10.

The Builders Association of India, Mysore centre, has teamed with the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India for the expo. The exhibition at the Chamundi Vihar stadium will be on till December 14 and is bringing builders, consultants and other key players of the construction sector on a common platform.

The aim is to showcase the recent trends in the construction sector, BAI Mysore centre chief S R Swamy said on Tuesday. "Since Mysore has emerged as one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities in the country with various developmental works underway, we are seeking to showcase them," he told reporters.

NICE MD Ashok Kheny will inaugurate the exhibition. Former minister Tanveer Sait and BAI state chief M S Nandakumar will attend, the organizing secretary N Subramanya stated.

The BAI will also hold a seminar BuildTech focusing on affordable housing. Urban development minister S Suresh Kumar will inaugurate the seminar, which will be on from December 11 to 13. Topics like architectural design, electrical design, latest materials and finance for affordable housing will be discussed. The meet will also focus on mistakes in the construction leading to wastage and look at the case studies, BuildTech chairman M S Ramprasad.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/All-about-affordable-housing/articleshow/5315659.cms

* Rs. 8.5-crore expansion project on track for railway museum

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Antique beauty: The Mysore Rail Museum, where vintage locomotives are on display, will be expanded to include new exhibits.

MYSORE: A vintage steam locomotive, a metre-gauge coach and a restaurant on rails are a few of the new additions to the Mysore Rail Museum, which will be expanded at an estimated cost of Rs. 8.5 crore.

The expansion plan, first mooted almost four years ago, has been approved by the Railway authorities, and talks for procuring the vintage locomotive of the Y.P. class (metre-gauge) from Ajmer are in the final stage. The expanded museum is likely to be ready next year.

Also on the anvil is a restaurant in a coach on the lines of the Shaan-e-Bhopal; the interiors of a broad-gauge coach will be ripped out and redecorated to look like a restaurant. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Mysore Division) Anup Dayanand Sadhu told The Hindu that the expansion project would add to the tourist attractions in the city. The expansion envisages new exhibits including a metre-gauge inspection car, which used to ply until recently between Bagalkot and Gadag. However, the icing on the cake would be the steam locomotive that would be brought from Ajmer, he said. “The project envisages a 50 per cent increase in the area of the museum; it will expand from 15,826 sq. metres to 24,646 sq. metres, Mr. Sadhu said. He said this is a mega project by any standards in terms of money being spent as also the scope of the work. He said that the expansion of area was necessitated by the proposed restaurant-on-rail project. The Mysore Rail Museum was inaugurated on June 2, 1978, and was the second such museum in the country after the National Rail Museum in New Delhi. Bringing alive a slice of the past, the museum recreates for visitors a time when steam engines ruled the track, before bowing out to diesel and electric locomotives. For visitors, it signifies the time when the railways meant belching smoke and rhythmic beats, much romanticised by several documentaries, including the Great Indian Railways by National Geographic Television.

Mr. Sadhu said that the estimate for the project was pegged at Rs. 8.5 crore; this includes landscaping and moving the rolling stock, which have to be handled with care in view of their heritage and vintage value. The existing collection in the museum includes the luxurious Maharani’s Saloon built in 1899, which was described as a marvel of railway engineering in those days, and cost a princely sum of Rs. 29,508. Its counterpart, the Maharaja’s Saloon, is on display at the National Rail Museum.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/09/stories/2009120957290300.htm)

Mysore subway-from mysore palace to Mysore dasara grounds..........

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VIVEKANANDA NAGAR CIRCLE TO BE RENOVATED

Mysore, Dec. 13 (DM)- Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar informed here that Vivekananda Nagar Circle will be renovated on the lines of K.R. Circle. Raikar held discussions with Corporator Sunanda Palanetra and locals during his visit to Viveka-nandanagar Circle yesterday.

Vivekananda Nagar Circle should be renovated keeping in mind its historical background. As such, he would make efforts to install a 6-foot high metal statue of Swami Vivekananda at the Circle, just as the one installed in Surat, he said.

BJP 15th Ward President M. Channabasappa and others were present.

SOM 13/12

Hi!

I am planning to attend the public meeting of JNNURM to be held on December 16,2009.If anyone is interested to join me there kindly PM me.:)

Else if you have any ideas kindly let me know so that I can present it.

Krishnamoorthy and Visnaya your suggestions on the exhibition and tourism have been noted down by me.If you have any more ideas then kindly let me know.

with regards

Akash F Patil

Ajay,Krishnamoorthy looks like Mysore is slowly catching up with Mangalore on the upgradation of roads and pavements. :banana:

Lot of roads are being either widened or their pavements upgraded.Few roads in the city area have got dusty in the course of upgradation.
But once road is tarred probably the roads would look good.


Good news Akash. Happy to see all cities developing.

^^^^

In Jayanagar, Bangalore there is a rain harvesting model. Similar learning model is useful in all tier II cities also. Also 'Green Buildings' can be discussed.

‘Tulu Grama’ model village at Bangalore (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=724269&lang=1) - similarly one can think of 'Old Mysore Grama' village model.

Most important thing is how to provide accomodation to more homeless people in Mysore without harming greenery and without further converting farmland or forestland into city.

thank you...........
Rain water harvesting is a great idea.your idea of having a permanent location for exhibiting toys/handicrafts etc..in heritage buildings closer to the palace is just fantastic........
will soon PM you the draft which I will be presenting.

more ideas/suggestions.......

cycle tracks and pedestrians safety: something you wish to add ??

heritage walk?

Hi Folks
If you been to Bangalore recently, most of the Public componds/walls have been beutifully painted by some unknown artists, I believe its an initiative by BBMP.
These paintings also create awareness on cleanliness, pollution control, health and heritage of Karnataka.
Similarly I would suggest MCC/MUDA should take a clue for this and do something similar in Mysore which will enhance the beuty of Mysore.

This will also prevent the menace of pasting illegal movie posters on walls.

This if one the of the good thing we can adopt from Bangalore :cheers:

Thanx sudhikg for ur suggestion................

Underground electric lines in major areas/city areas is what I am keeping high on the list.........

I have proposed 5 subways around the circle.

The one circled with red color is of utmost importance as it is the entry gate for the city buses and pedestrians are put under risk.So I have proposed a subway which should have barricades as shown in the picture.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5516/mys1.png

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2766/dsc06783q.jpg

The one across sayajji rao road

I want barricades put in place all around the circle so that the pedestrians are compelled to use the subway

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1153/dsc06076hsh.jpg

Krishnamoorthy Mysore is now setting trend for the tier 2 cities regarding the pavement design...
the roads are being widened and paved with highly superior interlocking tiles....:)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/50/img1374lp2.jpg


Electric poles are being shifted for which projecting tree branches are being axed

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs117.snc3/16438_201641319818_116019719818_2829393_1778454_n.jpg

DEFUNCT AIRPORT: MYSORE MP CONVENES MEETING OF OFFICIALS ON DEC. 17

Idea mooted by ACICM

Mysore, Dec. 16 (KCU&KK)- A meeting has been arranged under the leadership of Lok Sabha Member H. Viswanath on Dec. 17 at the Institution of Engineers here at 3 pm to discuss the ways and means to make the upgraded Mandakalli Airport operational which seems to have literally become defunct.

The proposed meeting has been convened at the instance of the members of Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) led by its Convenor M. Lakshmana who met Viswanath at the latter's office on Monday and apprised him of the situation at the airport.

The meeting is likely to be attended by officials of Airport Authority of India (AAI), industrialists, officials of Tourism Department, representatives of private airlines and IT majors like Infosys Technologies.

Airport, a mirage

"The upgradition work of the airport was completed during Dasara and a few planes were flown on temporary basis. Nothing has transpired after that with the city having a good tourist potential. It is a pity that the airport, capable of handling about 50,000 passengers, is not operational," regretted Lakshmana.

Recalling the disclosure of Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel that the maintenance of Mysore Airport would cost about Rs. 14 lakh a year, Lakshmana urged Viswanath to impress upon the Union Government to commence flights to Mysore.

Viswanath said that he had already spoken to the Minister on the matter. "After the completion of winter session of the Parliament, the matter would be discussed again with the Minister and officials of AAI. The meeting slated on Dec. 17 here would be a prelude to that to seek suggestions from the participants" he explained.



SOM 16/12/2009

One of Mysore's concerned citizen Tanveer has exposed the awful road widening process of roads in siddharthanagar,Mysore...


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v7_sv_DkNWo/SxU1ThUC8WI/AAAAAAAAAYE/BqG3naEB784/s640/excessively%20curvaceous%20%26%20shrunk%20footpath%20near%20mrc%20eye%20hospital%2C%202nd%20cross%20on%20widened%20vinaya%20marga%20main%20road.jpg

Excessively curvaceous, pedestrian unfriendly and shrunk footpath near the MRC Eye Hospital, Vinaya Marga, 2nd Cross, Siddhartha Layout / Siddharthanagar / Siddarthanagar, Ward Number 63, Mysore.

Follow link for more photos:http://picasaweb.google.com/indian.tanveer.photos/RoadWideningsInSiddharthanagar#

Hello everyone . I am new to this site . Really interesting and addictive . Good suggestions there Akash :)

Kukrahalli lake development proposal

Aqua blue: Bio diversity park

Green lane: Pathway that must be lit with lamps in the evenings

yellow lane: That road must be four laned

Dark blue: Toilets

Red:Stage/theatre for cultural activities

White:Gates

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5903/kukrahalli.png

Any suggestions welcome :)

Animals from Czech Republic add glitter to Mysore zoo

Special Correspondent

They have been received under the zoo’s exchange programme

— PHOTO: M.A. SRIRAM

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/images/2009121850760201.jpg

NEW ARRIVALS: Ring-tailed lemurs that arrived in Mysore from the Czech Republic on Thursday.

MYSORE: After 15 years, the Mysore zoo received a set of 15 new animals from a foreign zoo under its animal exchange programme.

Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens Vijay Ranjan Singh said the animals from Zlin Zoo in the Czech Republic arrived here on Thursday after a 16-hour flight with two halts from Prague to Frankurt and from Frankfurt to Chennai after which they were transported to Mysore by road.

The animals received under the exchange programme included four red-necked Wallabies, two ring-tailed lemurs, two Capuchin monkeys, three lesser rehea and four Military macaws. These animals were procured in exchange for eight Spot-Billed Pelican, he said.

The process of procuring the animals commenced in September 2008 and involved clearance from three Ministries of the Union Government apart from the Central Zoo Authority, Zoo Authority of Karnataka and the State Government, he said.

The procurement process also included meeting various veterinary health protocols.

A team of zoo officers led by Dharamveer Shetty and other staff supervised the transportation of animals from Chennai to Mysore.

The animals were adjusting to the zoo atmosphere here, Mr. Singh said. The Lemurs are found only in the Madagascar region and they are the prized exhibits in the zoos.

Red-necked Wallabies are found in the wild in Australia, while Capuchin monkeys, Lesser Rhea and Military Macaw are found in South America.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121850760200.htm

:banana:

Panel to work for early start of flights

Special Correspondent

Stakeholders decide to constitute such a committee and meet Chief Minister

Photo: M.A. Sriram

Debate: The Mysore airport stakeholders meeting on Thursday in the city.

MYSORE: A coordination committee, comprising industrialists, technologists, representatives from chambers of commerce and elected representatives, will be constituted to expedite the commercial operation of flights from Mysore airport.

According to a decision taken at a meeting of stakeholders drawn from various sectors which included companies such as Infosys, Software Paradigm International (SPI), the Department of Tourism, travel consultants, members of the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Mysore Industries Association and the Institution of Engineers here on Thursday, the committee would also generate statistics pertaining to air travel undertaken by industry employees and tourists and submit it to private airline operators to exhibit Mysore’s traffic potential.

A.H. Vishwanath, MP, who chaired the meeting, said he would arrange a meeting of the members of the committee with the Chief Minister by the end of the month.

The stakeholders, who were batting for the early operation of flights from Mysore, also mooted the idea of pooling their resources to assure private players a certain level of occupancy to ensure the financial viability of flight operations, at least at the initial stage.

Infosys HRD Head (Mysore) Arun Nayar, who painted a broad perspective of the passenger potential, said that nearly 800 employees of Infosys travelled from Mysore to other destinations every week. In the absence of airport facilities, they were forced to take other modes of transportation to destinations such as Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. If the airport became operational, a majority of them would fly wherever feasible, he said. Each month, around 500 employees fly to other Infosys centres in India and abroad, according to him.

He also said that scores of international clients visited their Bangalore campus, but did not travel to Mysore because of the lack of air connectivity.

However, what was significant was that the number of Infosys employees based out of the Mysore office would increase to about 18,000 in the next few years; the special economic zone (SEZ) also would be expanded, and a majority of employees would prefer to fly to save time, Mr. Nayar added.

This opinion was echoed by SPI vice-president (operations) V. Madhukar, who suggested that the stakeholders pooled their resources to ensure reasonable operational returns for private players in the airline industry. The suggestion was backed by other stakeholders, who analysed the traffic potential and were optimistic about the viability of Mysore airport.

Airports Authority of India general manager (Mysore) Rajiv Gupta said chartered flights during Dasara were a hit, and the AAI used the opportunity to test their navigational equipment which functioned to their full satisfaction. “Though we wrote to various private airline operators, they have not responded positively as they are seeking incentives from the State Government by way of reduction in sales tax on aviation fuel, which is reckoned to be 27 per cent and the highest in the country,” he added.

The AAI has recommended Mysore-Chennai, and Goa-Mysore-Kochi routes from the tourism point of view, Mr. Gupta said.

Travel consultant G.B. Panth pointed out that Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways had elicited the opinion of tour operators on passenger potential. While Kingfisher Airlines evinced interest in operating flights from Mysore to Chennai to start with, Jet Airways was keen on flying the Mysore-Delhi route with a stopover in Bangalore, he added. Industrialist and president of the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry R. Krishna said the airport issue would be raised with the Principal Secretary, Tourism, during a preliminary meeting next week in connection with the Mysore Tourism Mart to be conducted by the MCCI in June 2010.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121857530300.htm

^^ Mysore is always under the shadow of its big brother bangalore.
Boon or Bane?? Can't really understand.

IMO If Mysore was geographically located somewhere in the place where Hubli or Belgaum or Mangalore were located then by now it would have zoompassed Mangalore in terms of traffic or be watever. :ohno:

Y would one use Mysore airport when it located so close to Bangalore. :ohno:

Mysore airport is not for Infosys employees only,they must understand that,we need to create and promote "BRAND NAMMA MYSORE" tourism.

Mysore's core strength is Tourism and must promote that and stop its dependency on the big brother Bangalore for everything.

What that Infy HR is saying is utter nonsense. Mysore- Bangalore flight is not feasible and if he is so much concerned about his people let them have chartered flights


We must have more tour packages which proved hit during the Dasara

I am sad that they have not disuccused the mysore's tourism potential but Let that Infy HR to paint watever he liked. :(

‘A gold mine waiting to be tapped’

Special Correspondent

MYSORE: The air passenger potential from the tourism sector is a gold mine waiting to be tapped. Assistant Director, Tourism, N. Jayaram said that Mysore was a destination for all seasons and it received nearly 25 lakh tourists every year. Of these, nearly 60,000 were foreign tourists, and the Department of Tourism aimed to increase the tourist traffic to 50 lakh by 2020, and hence there was no doubt on the financial viability of the Mysore airport, he said.

AAI had also recommended routes to tap into the tourist sector. He said that the Dasara flights been successful because of the Viability Gap Fund . Mr. Jayaram also suggested that private airline operators should be assured a minimum guarantee to operate flights at least in the initial stage.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121857540300.htm

^^ Perfectly what I wanted to state........................Kudos to the AAI and assisnat director Tourism for thinking in the right direction for mysore......

No wonder HR's are the worst managers and at the receiving end. :lol:

Let that Infy HR understand that Mysore has a lot to boast about and his Infy is nothing great for msyore. :)


How selfishly he has placed himself in the panel.Shame on infy for letting Mysore down.


Jai MYsore......................

Dear All,
I found following project details while browsing internet. Can anyone tell me where exactly are these project being setup? Have they started the work OR it is just on paper only.


Project Details
Company : ICI India Ltd.
Address : 7Th Floor, Infinity Tower, Dlf Cyber City, Phase-Ii, Gurgaon - 122 002. Harayana.
Location : Thandya Industrial Area, Nanjungud
Project : Paints & Varnishes
Date of Clearance : 31-Aug-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 253
Employment : 159
Project Status : Under Implementation



Project Details
Company : Larsen & Turbo Ltd.,
Address : L & T House, Ballard Estate, P.O. Box 278, Mumbai
Location : Plot No. 323 To 331, Kiadb Ia, Hebbal-Hootagalli Ia, Mysore
Project : Sector Specific Sez For It & It Enabled Services
Date of Clearance : 24-Jun-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 615
Employment : 11000
Project Status : Under Implementation

Project Details
Company : M/s TANDON HOLDINGS
Address : C-1, Udyog Sadan - 3, Midc Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 092
Location : Koorgalli Industrial Area, My Sore
Project : Sez For Electronic Assemblies And Software Development Center
Date of Clearance : 28-Aug-2007
Investment (INR in Crores) : 220.1
Employment : 970
Project Status : Under Implementation

Hey guys i saw Tata Marcopolo Bus in Mys.:happy: Route No.62. A cool good looking bus for Mysore. Any other information about that?

Hey guys i saw Tata Marcopolo Bus in Mys.:happy: Route No.62. A cool good looking bus for Mysore. Any other information about that?

what TATA Marco polo buses for mysore........................:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

I love Volvo's why the hell did ASHOK think of introducing Marcopolo they are most sickest buses I have ever traveled.

Hubli first got TATA marcopolo buses in India then they withdrew it as it was under trial run.................

TM are hopeless buses :ohno:

:cry:

Dear All,
I found following project details while browsing internet. Can anyone tell me where exactly are these project being setup? Have they started the work OR it is just on paper only.


Project Details
Company : ICI India Ltd.
Address : 7Th Floor, Infinity Tower, Dlf Cyber City, Phase-Ii, Gurgaon - 122 002. Harayana.
Location : Thandya Industrial Area, Nanjungud
Project : Paints & Varnishes
Date of Clearance : 31-Aug-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 253
Employment : 159
Project Status : Under Implementation



Project Details
Company : Larsen & Turbo Ltd.,
Address : L & T House, Ballard Estate, P.O. Box 278, Mumbai
Location : Plot No. 323 To 331, Kiadb Ia, Hebbal-Hootagalli Ia, Mysore
Project : Sector Specific Sez For It & It Enabled Services
Date of Clearance : 24-Jun-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 615
Employment : 11000
Project Status : Under Implementation

Project Details
Company : M/s TANDON HOLDINGS
Address : C-1, Udyog Sadan - 3, Midc Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 092
Location : Koorgalli Industrial Area, My Sore
Project : Sez For Electronic Assemblies And Software Development Center
Date of Clearance : 28-Aug-2007
Investment (INR in Crores) : 220.1
Employment : 970
Project Status : Under Implementation

That is the expansion by L&T EBG division,They have a medical unit plant here in Mysore,L&T Emsys.

There are so many projects that are cleared by successive Karnataka governments - you can access those projects here - http://kumbangalore.com/projects_cleared.aspx

But whether these projects will see the light remains to be seen.

There are so many projects that are cleared by successive Karnataka governments - you can access those projects here - http://kumbangalore.com/projects_cleared.aspx

But whether these projects will see the light remains to be seen.

^^ its better we have more core industries in mysore than IT/BT.

Company : JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
Address : Krs Road, Metagalli, Mysore - 570 016.
Location : Plot No.85, Belagola Industrial Area, Krs Road, Mysore
Project : Off The Road (Otr) Tyres - 2758 Nos
Date of Clearance : 31-Aug-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 130
Employment : 219
Project Status : Under Implementation

I am particularly interested in this company

Company : JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.,
Address : No.3, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi
Location : Metagalli / Hebbal Ia, Mysore
Project : Truck / Bus Radial Tyres
Date of Clearance : 24-Jun-2009
Investment (INR in Crores) : 315
Employment : 798
Project Status : Under Implementation


^^ They where searching for sites in AP,TN but they have zeroed in on Mysore :banana:

I have proposed 5 subways around the circle.

The one circled with red color is of utmost importance as it is the entry gate for the city buses and pedestrians are put under risk.So I have proposed a subway which should have barricades as shown in the picture.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5516/mys1.png


Akash, to reach diagonally opposite pointsone has to pass through two subways. That means two times climb up and down the staircases. The design be changed slightly so that in one go diagonally opposite points can be reached.

Akash, to reach diagonally opposite pointsone has to pass through two subways. That means two times climb up and down the staircases. The design be changed slightly so that in one go diagonally opposite points can be reached.

Krishnamoorthy the circle is kind of obstruction else I could have put the marking across. The subway would have taken a curved shape,Kind of increases the cost otherwise its a good observation and suggestion.If authorities have funds and are following this thread,then they would definitely look into ur suggestion.


Thanx for your suggestions/views.:)

I did sen the url of this thread to the DC,executive engg,MUDA commisioner.......God knows whether they are really interested in looking into public's views/opinions.:)

Business is looking up for the handicraft sector

R. Krishna Kumar

However, export orders need to pick up

Intrinsic to Mysore: Wood inlay items displayed at a shop in Mysore.

MYSORE: The economic slowdown, which affected the handicraft sector in Mysore, is showing early signs of recovery due to surge in domestic demand. While it may be premature to say that artisans are laughing their way to the bank flush with orders, there are indications that the situation is slowly but surely changing for the better.

S.C. Devaramani, Assistant Director, Handicrafts Marketing and Service Extension Centre, Ministry of Textiles, told The Hindu that the feedback from artisans indicate that there are signs of improvement and the artisans are engaged in meeting the orders. This was not the case about six to eight months ago. Nearly 15,000 artisans find direct employment in the handicraft industry in Mysore and a majority of them were without work last year. “There are indications that the market scenario for handicraft products is turning positive,” said Mr. Devaramani.

This is a view echoed by the artisans. Mr. Ramu, an artisan-turned entrepreneur who runs the Geetha Fine Arts in the city, said the situation has not dramatically improved but was better compared to last year. However, the improvement was fuelled by domestic demand which is high on volumes rather than exports, which give higher returns.

Most of the local handicraft manufacturers sell the products in bulk to retailers. Dhanavantri Road and Sayyaji Rao Road are major sales points in the city for handicraft products and are patronised by both domestic and international tourists. However, the number of international tourists visiting India declined due to the economic slowdown followed by the A(H1N1) scare during 2009.
Exports

However, if the handicraft industry was to thrive, it is the export market which provides the lubricant, according to Mr. Devaramani. He said exports too had witnessed a slight improvement. But this is contested by artisans. Ramsons, a major dealer in handicraft products, admitted that the situation was better but the sales were buoyed by domestic demand and not exports.

“A majority of our customers are foreigners and we have to wait for the Christmas and New Year season as that is when we get international tourists in large numbers. It is only after Christmas and New Year that we can ascertain the export scenario,” said Mr. Raghu of Ramsons. The coming festival season will determine if the worst is over or not, he added.

Mysore has a reputation for handcrafted rose-wood inlay furniture, but export orders are hard to come by these days.

Products from Mysore are exported to the U.S., the U.K., West Asian countries and western Europe.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/19/stories/2009121953680300.htm

saraswathipuram,kanthraj urs road

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/985/dsc07565j.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7531/dsc07568w.jpg

JUSCO works at 3rd gate

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/500/dsc07591m.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9461/dsc07592d.jpg

Fire brigade underpass

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7529/dsc07564n.jpg

what TATA Marco polo buses for mysore........................:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

I love Volvo's why the hell did ASHOK think of introducing Marcopolo they are most sickest buses I have ever traveled.

Hubli first got TATA marcopolo buses in India then they withdrew it as it was under trial run.................

TM are hopeless buses :ohno:

:cry:

hey why r u comparing it with volvo when it is not a/c ?

hey why r u comparing it with volvo when it is not a/c ?

Anyways I don't want them to waste JNNURM money on TATA MarcoPolo's.............they are one of the worst buses. :cry:

I would rather settle for the Cauvery SLF produced at the Kengeri workshop.

Anyways I don't want them to waste JNNURM money on TATA MarcoPolo's.............they are one of the worst buses. :cry:

I would rather settle for the Cauvery SLF produced at the Kengeri workshop.

hmmm:)

hmmm:)

ROUTE NO 62 is towards bogadi??

ROUTE NO 62 is towards bogadi??

yep:)

Pathak builders

http://www.pathakbuilders.in/images/Prjsmall/pinnacle.jpg

April status

http://www.pathakbuilders.in/images/Aprilnewsletter/pinnacle1.jpg

http://www.pathakbuilders.in/images/Aprilnewsletter/pinnacle2.jpg

VARSITY'S ATTEMPT TO FELL TREES AT KUKKARAHALLI LAKE FOILED

Mysore, Dec. 22 (KMC&RK)- The process of submitting tenders for felling 980 Eucalyptus (Nilgiri) trees on the northern side of Kukkarahalli lake along the Hunsur Road, which commenced at 11 am today, was stalled temporarily by the intervention of environmentalists who strongly opposed the Mysore University's bid to fell the trees without seeking public opinion or without the approval of the Tree Court.

The University of Mysore (UoM) proposed to create a Bio-diversity Park on the 10-hectare land beside the Hunsur Road at a cost of Rs. 5 crore under the Chief Minister's Fund. The proposal also includes developing of the Walkway along the lake.

The University authorities had called for tenders to fell the 980 trees a fortnight ago through newspaper advertisements.

In response, nearly a 100 applicants had come forward to submit their tenders.

Officials from the University namely Kempankegowda, Assistant Director of Horticulture Division, Muzhafar, Garden Assistant, Ramegowda, Finance Branch Superintendent, Krishnegowda, Administrative Branch Superintendent, R. Nageshwar Rao, Administrative Officer and others were accepting the tenders along with deposits of Rs. 10,000 per applicant.

During the process, the environmentalists' Advocate Venugopal and Swamy Anand of Organic Farming Movement confronted the officials and raised objections over felling of trees.

They pointed out that as per the Karnataka Tree Prevention Act of 1976 (Section 3 and 8), the Tree Authority's permission must be obtained and during the uprooting of the felled trees, caution must be taken not to harm the neighbouring valuable trees.

The environmentalists alleged that the entire process of felling was unscientific and berated the authorities for not seeking public opinion before embarking on the project.

They were also of the opinion that the Biodiversity Park could be created without felling the trees in the region.

Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Gopinath, who rushed to the spot to resolve the crisis, explained to the environmentalists that the Act did not apply for felling eucalyptus trees as they were categorised under 'Soft Wood' and that they had obtained permission from the Forest Department.

The ACF further said that only eucalyptus trees will be removed as they were exotic species while indigenous tree species would be retained to enrich the proposed park. He also assured of not damaging the nearby trees while uprooting the felled eucalyptus trees.

The protesting environmentalists were however adamant on their stand and vociferously lambasted the UoM for felling trees in the name of development, instead of planting more trees.

They suggested that the proposed park could be created on another portion of the land where there were no trees.

"The UoM had planned an Outdoor Natural Laboratory way back in 1982, which has not yet materialised," recalled the protestors and added that they had also proposed to provide boating jetties in the lake, a botanical garden and a reptile park in the region, none of them being implemented till date.

M. Lakshmana, Convenor, Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM), also joined the protesting environmentalists later, resulting in the tender process being stalled tentatively.

Bio diversity park at the cost of trees no way>...................................:bash:

SOM 22/12/2009

^^ I was thinking that environmentalists are against Eucalyptus plantations. Mysore is exception?

http://www.ganesha.co.uk/Articles/Eucalyptus.htm
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/staffinfo/Scanlon_pdf/ScanlonHJ02.pdf

Biodiversity means many kind of trees, isn't it?

^^ I was thinking that environmentalists are against Eucalyptus plantations. Mysore is exception?

http://www.ganesha.co.uk/Articles/Eucalyptus.htm
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/staffinfo/Scanlon_pdf/ScanlonHJ02.pdf

Biodiversity means many kind of trees, isn't it?

Yes it does mean that..........:)

well krishnamoorthy I don't think it is really necessary to cut down eucalyptus trees to pave way for many other trees,,,,,,wat sense does that make???

I am a regular visitor to this place and what is required is preservation of existing flora,instead of thinking very big and then failing to implement all.

^^ Probably you agree if they do it in stages? First plant 200 trees in barren land. After 2 years cut 200 eucalyptus trees and plant diverse trees. After another 200 years next set of trees. Will that be alright?

^^ Probably you agree if they do it in stages? First plant 200 trees in barren land. After 2 years cut 200 eucalyptus trees and plant diverse trees. After another 200 years next set of trees. Will that be alright?

No I don't want them to do that :lol:

But rather they can just shift the venue.They have lingambudhi lake which is dying coz of the negligence of MUDA. They had earmarked funds for the lakes in mysore,but no news of it thereafter.

6-LANE PERIPHERAL ROAD BY MUDA: A NON-STARTER

Mysore, Dec. 23 (KCU&KK)-The much-awaited project to convert the existing Outer Ring Road (ORR) into a six-lane Peripheral Road, proposed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), remains a non-starter owing to glitches in the tender process, as alleged by some contractors.

Advocates Palaksha and Mahesh Kumar along with others, are learnt to have written letters to the government alleging that the norms and conditions stipulated in the tender were unreasonable and discouraged local contractors from participating in the tender process.

"The stipulated conditions are almost twice more than those laid down by the National Highway Authority (NHA)," stated the advocates in their complaint letter and alleged that the entire process had been a ploy to facilitate an influential person from Andhra Pradesh to bag the contract.

Tall expectations

According to NHA stipulation, the tenderer should have accomplished at least 40 per cent of the proposed work to enable him to participate in the tender process. Surprisingly MUDA, in its invitation for tenders for the Peripheral Road project, stipulated a minimum accomplishment of 80 per cent of work.

Own machinery, vehicles

Another catch in the list of conditions is that the MUDA has reportedly asked the contractors to be in possession of heavy machinery needed for the proposed work along with own transport vehicles supported by documents registered in the Regional Transport Authority.

"Though there is a provision to avail joint participation, MUDA has not provided this scope in the tender," the advocates pointed out and urged the government to stall the tender process with an in-built conspiracy to put down local contractors. A copy of the letter is believed to have been sent to the Chief Secretary, Urban Development Secretary, Deputy Commissioner and MUDA Commissioner.

Regional Commissioner M.V. Jayanthi, who was the then MUDA Chairperson, had written a letter to the government seeking a hold of the tender process alleging that irregularities had been cited, recalled the advocates.

MUDA clarifies

When Star of Mysore contacted MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna on the issue, he said, "The allegations levelled on the tender process are totally baseless. Prebid meetings have been held on Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 attended by about 35 tenderers. All criteria regarding the proposed project have been explained with total transparency. We have not received a copy of the said letter written by the advocates and others to the government." Deputy Commissioner and MUDA Chairman P. Manivannan too reiterated that no such letter has been received.

Clarifying the technicalities of proposed project, MUDA Superintending Engineer Shivakumar said, "It is a mega project of about Rs. 214 crore covering a stretch of about 35 km, needing high quality job. Hence stipulated standards have been elevated to invite bidders with good credentials and workmanship.

SOM 23/12/2009

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BARRICADES: TRADERS ON SAYYAJI RAO ROAD UNHAPPY

Mysore, Dec. 23 (KMC)- The shop owners of Sayyaji Rao Road in city have objected to the installation of barricades as median from K.R. Circle to Ayurveda Hospital, preventing the traffic on the one-way Dhanvanthri Road from taking a right turn towards K.R. Circle, pointing out that it not only caused inconvenience to the public but also adversely affected their trade.

In a complaint letter to the City Police Commissioner, the traders stated that though barricades (median) were installed from K.R. Circle to Ayurveda College, the number of people using subways constructed near K.R. Circle Signal Light, in front of Devaraja Market and beside the Bata Showroom was very less, as they preferred to dash across the road rather than walking up and down the subway (33+33= 66 steps).

The traders further alleged that the scarcely-used subway had turned into a haven of vices; encouraging sex workers, chain-snatchers, pick-pockets and other shady characters to carry out their illegal trade.

These activities have all the more discouraged decent people, especially women and children from using the subway, the traders said.

"The barricades have also forced the motorists to make a long detour to reach across to Sayyaji Rao Road," said the traders and pointed out the wastage of fuel and human energy in the process, which could be saved by removing the barricades.

The traders also appealed for providing basic amenities like drinking water and toilets on Sayyaji Rao Road, which has prominent shopping centres and has access to Devaraja Market, Cauvery Emporium, CAVA, K.R. Hospital, K.R. Circle and the Ayurveda Hospital.

SOM 23/12/2009

anyone knows which is that building which is coming next to regalis?

anyone knows which is that building which is coming next to regalis?

I think that is the extension of Regaalis :)

Mysore has no more land for industries

R. Krishna Kumar

With the Mysore Industrial Area saturated, authorities are looking towards Nanjangud

Growing pressure on land for industries, airport has led to decline in agricultural activity

5,000 acres of land identified for allotment off the Mysore-H.D. Kote road

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Chock-a-block: No fresh allotments have been made in the saturated Mysore Industrial Area in two years.

MYSORE: Investors keen to establish manufacturing units in Mysore may find themselves scouting for locations outside the existing industrial area because of lack of space.

The horizontal expansion of the city, coupled with real-estate sharks gobbling vast acres of land for speculative investment, has made it difficult to allot sites near the city, while the existing industrial estate in Hootagalli, Metagalli and Coorgalli is saturated and no fresh allotments have been made in the past two years.

“The Government convenes meetings for global investors and agrees to allot land in principle, but the fact of the matter is that there is no land to be allotted as new industrial sites,” according to Mysore Industries Association (MIA) secretary Suresh Kumar Jain.

Mr. Jain told The Hindu that even local investors and entrepreneurs were finding it difficult to get land sanctioned for establishing small-scale industries. Yet the Government was promising large chunks of land during the global investors’ meeting. “When there is no land for local investors who have been waiting for many years for allotment of sites, how can new investors hope to secure land,” he asked.

Nearly 600 entrepreneurs and potential investors applied for sites through the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), in 2006, of whom 350 were short-listed. Of these, only 80 have managed to secure land so far. The rest are still waiting for new land to be identified. The allotment was made through the District Industries Centre (DIC). In view of the scarcity of land, authorities identified nearly 5,000 acres of land along the H.D. Kote road and a joint inspection was conducted by members of the MIA, the DIC and the KIADB. “We have ensured that the land identified for industries is dry land. We do not want to take prime agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes,” Mr. Jain said.

The land is located about 25 km to 30 km from Mysore, off the Mysore-H.D. Kote road, near Naguvinahalli. However, Mr. Jain said that the acquisition process will take time. “Till now, only the land has been inspected. The procedure is lengthy,” he said.

Hence, the next best alternative, after Mysore, is reckoned to be the Nanjangud Industrial Area. Almost 250 acres of land has been acquired for establishing a textile park near Kadakola, which has now been put under the general category and is up for allotment.
Protests

The KIADB has also identified land around Nanjangud for acquisition, but has come under flak for acquiring prime agricultural land, including tracts irrigated by the Varuna canal. The move for acquisition has triggered a wave of protests led by the Bhoomitaayi Horata Samithi and the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS). But, a few individuals owning large tracts of agricultural land have already sold their holdings much to the chagrin of the KRRS and farmers.

The growing pressure on land for industries and other projects such as the airport has resulted in a drastic decline in the area under cultivation in Mysore taluk, according to sources in the Department of Agriculture. The increase in cost of agricultural production and decline in agricultural income has led to a shift in the occupation profile in Mysore taluk as many farmers have quit agriculture altogether, they said.

The new land acquisition process to be set off by the KIADB on the Mysore-H.D. Kote road may intensify the process further.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/24/stories/2009122453340300.htm

Good Why dont they understand that Mysore is the cultural capital of Karnataka.And tommorow I don't want to pay more for vegetables coz of transportation charges levied by the vendors for getting it from Mandya.:bash:

Yes they can very well utilize Mysore -HD Kote road or send the industries to Hubli-Dharwad region

SOM 23/12/2009

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I feel the the condition put forward by MUDA is jenuin and right. else all tom-dic and harry will enter. they will do the sub standard work and you dont know the work will get over.

I feel mysore is having the one of the best furtile land in karnataka and the farmer grow three pady per year. River kaveri is helping them in the same. why the goverment dont understand this. They should send all industry to central and northen karnataka and save our cultural and food growing capital.

I feel the the condition put forward by MUDA is jenuin and right. else all tom-dic and harry will enter. they will do the sub standard work and you dont know the work will get over.

I too agree,some tom will come,take the tender to his name and then whine saying "I don't have machinery there is some technical problem.....workers are not doing the job...etc etc..." heheheh

I feel mysore is having the one of the best furtile land in karnataka and the farmer grow three pady per year. River kaveri is helping them in the same. why the goverment dont understand this. They should send all industry to central and northen karnataka and save our cultural and food growing capital.

True Visnaya,we must save our cultural captial "Mysuru" I love my city Mysore...it is so silent,clean,green and full of heritage. :banana:

Mysore and its pride

Took this on a bright afternoon when clouds were kissing the hill :banana:

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CITY WITNESSES HUGE TOURIST INFLOW

Mysore, Dec. 25 (KK&SH)- The city has been receiving visitors from other parts of Karnataka and other States, particularly Kerala and Tamil Nadu, apart from school students and foreign tourists for the past few days on the eve of Christmas.

Heavy vehicular concentration marked the approaches to Chamundi Hill and parking lots near Mysore Palace and the Zoo, causing traffic snarls on the stretches of nearby roads.

A look-alike of Mahatma Gandhi, painted in aluminium colour outside the Mysore Zoo, was the cynosure of all eyes. Many were dropping coins and currency notes in front of the imitation Gandhiji in reverence and appreciation. Two persons appearing like Santa Claus, sponsored by the Zoo authorities, were seen distributing gifts and sweets to children inside the Zoo.

More than 12,000 tourists had visited the Zoo by noon from the morning today, it is learnt. Mysore Palace premises also witnessed milling crowds of tourists in thousands.

SOM 25/12/2009

f*** MAN 12000 is huge..................

CITY CORPN. PULLS DOWN POLE ADS

Operation Eviction at night to continue

Mysore, Dec. 25 (KK&ACP)- The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) seems to be reckless in its dealings with the citizens, if we go by what it did last night with regard to pole advertisements.

This unilateral and rash act of removing the pole ads by MCC, even though the concerned have paid hoarding taxes to the MCC and obtained licenses, led to protests while the authorities were trying to remove the hoarding displaying the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the Highway Circle.

The MCC, which has launched 'Pole Ads Free City' operation since last night, evicted pole-mounted advertisements in several parts of the city.

A total of five teams headed by Assistant Commissioners of all Zonal Offices undertook the eviction drive late last night under the guidance of Corporation Dy. Commissioner Devaraju and Commissioner K.S. Raikar.

The five teams simultaneously began the eviction operation at Hardinge Circle, K.R. Circle, Town Hall, Highway Circle and Metropole Circle. Each team was assisted by five gangmen who used an excavator, lorry, Dhanush vehicle and gas cutters.

According to Corporation sources, all the advertisements mounted on poles are being evicted under the 'pole ads free city plan' even though some of them were authorised by the Mysore City Corporation.

The operation will continue for three to four days. The Corporation had granted permission for 750 pole-mounted ads and permission period for most of the ads had expired long ago, it is said.

Advertisers protest

Meanwhile, the hoarding owners entered into a confrontation with the authorities over the eviction drive. Some people, who had gathered at the spot, hurled stones at the excavator in operation on Ramavilas Road and Highway Circle.

The eviction operation was undertaken in the heart of the city last night. The Corporation will continue the operation in other parts of the city today and tomorrow.

In the operation that was carried out last night, the big advertising arch — gantry girder — erected across the road, in front of Mandovi Motors on KRS Road (near Dasappa Circle) and the big arch erected opposite Hotel Regaalis were removed. They were evicted as the validity of license had expired one-and-half years ago. The Corporation authorities had also served a noticed to the advertisers in this regard.

The operation is being launched mainly for four reasons:

Firstly, with an objective of promoting tourism, secondly, these advertisements posed a hurdle for beautification of city, thirdly they were erected at a lower height and lastly, they were found obstructing pedestrian movement.

In the second phase of operation scheduled to take place next week, the Corporation will evict all hoardings erected within four kms radius of the Mysore Palace.

The City Corporation authorities have already served notices to the concerned advertisers in this regard. However, some of the advertisers complained that they have not received the notice.

som 25/12/2009


:banana: Plz remove all ad hoardings from Mysore city,let us preserve our heritage............

I want more demolitions.............:cheers:

CITY WITNESSES HUGE TOURIST INFLOW

Mysore, Dec. 25 (KK&SH)- The city has been receiving visitors from other parts of Karnataka and other States, particularly Kerala and Tamil Nadu, apart from school students and foreign tourists for the past few days on the eve of Christmas.

Heavy vehicular concentration marked the approaches to Chamundi Hill and parking lots near Mysore Palace and the Zoo, causing traffic snarls on the stretches of nearby roads.

A look-alike of Mahatma Gandhi, painted in aluminium colour outside the Mysore Zoo, was the cynosure of all eyes. Many were dropping coins and currency notes in front of the imitation Gandhiji in reverence and appreciation. Two persons appearing like Santa Claus, sponsored by the Zoo authorities, were seen distributing gifts and sweets to children inside the Zoo.

More than 12,000 tourists had visited the Zoo by noon from the morning today, it is learnt. Mysore Palace premises also witnessed milling crowds of tourists in thousands.

SOM 25/12/2009

f*** MAN 12000 is huge..................

Just imagine if there would have been a Airlink?

Just imagine if there would have been a Airlink?

true visnaya I usually take a walk in the evenings near the university and kukrahalli lake area.The roads seems to be full of yellow registered Innovas and sumos.Now if they have some tourism package like Mysore-GOA, airlines will start minting money......

KRS ATTRACTS 40,000 TOURISTS ON A SINGLE DAY

Mysore, Dec. 26 (SH)- Brindavan Gardens at KRS near here received an unprecedented number of visitors on Friday. The nearly 40,000 visitors that the popular tourist destination witnessed comprised students due to a string of holidays on Christmas eve, apart from tourists from different parts of the State as well as various regions of the country.

The parking lot at KRS was a scene of more than 3,000 vehicles of all descriptions, including two-wheelers, cars, mini-buses, tourist coaches and others. The rush of tourists coming from outstation places resulted in long lines of vehicles stretching to more than two kilometers from the Garden. Police personnel of KRS Police Station had a hard time controlling the movement and parking of vehicles. The number of visitors to the Garden on Friday is said to be a record for a single day.

In view of visitors coming to the Garden likely to be in large numbers during the next few days until the New Year's Day, Police vigil has been increased under the supervision of DySP of Srirangapatna taluk, as a precautionary measure.

SOM 26/12/2009

New Brigade apartment is coming up near to that St.Joseph School on Hunsur road.. but no information in their website.. i saw a banner in front of that constructuion site.. i could not figure out the details i was driving.. Exact location Next to Mandovi on Hunsur Road(which is been shifted out from there).

Just imagine if there would have been a Airlink?



Mysore has been attracting lot of tourists and unless authorities gear towards more hotel accomodation, this trend will get clipped at this stage itself. Tourist may not be eager to visit Mysore when there is shortage of rooms.

Offourse Airlink will bring in more Business visitors along with tourists who would prefer to stay in star category hotels.

Mysore has been attracting lot of tourists and unless authorities gear towards more hotel accomodation, this trend will get clipped at this stage itself. Tourist may not be eager to visit Mysore when there is shortage of rooms.

Offourse Airlink will bring in more Business visitors along with tourists who would prefer to stay in star category hotels.

Hotel radisson will add some rooms,i can find many constructions goin on but unaware of .......

New Brigade apartment is coming up near to that St.Joseph School on Hunsur road.. but no information in their website.. i saw a banner in front of that constructuion site.. i could not figure out the details i was driving.. Exact location Next to Mandovi on Hunsur Road(which is been shifted out from there).

Brigade elegance I guess..............

Updates:Brigade Horizon & Hotel Radisson

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Shot these today

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How many of you all have visited Chamundi hills and met mahishsura there??

Meet the Mahishasura made of flowers

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Mysore city updates.......

New kanthraj urs road widening

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Towards Ashokpuram village-This village has got merged with Mysore city

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to the right is ashokpuram village

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Mysore udaya ravi road...................widening road

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Pavement ready Krishnamoorthy you must be happy seeing that :cheers:

Tarring is left.....

^^

I will never be satisfied with any pavement works.

New Kantharaj Urs Road badly needs a toilet.
When they plan for a layouts and roads they should plan for toilets also. But not on footpath.

Why Mahishasura of flowers? Shouldn't he be of thorns?

^^

I will never be satisfied with any pavement works.

New Kantharaj Urs Road badly needs a toilet.
When they plan for a layouts and roads they should plan for toilets also. But not on footpath.

Why Mahishasura of flowers? Shouldn't he be of thorns?

Yes I agree, the pavement width is not even designed for a small kid & you can see that poles are obstructing the way so pedestrians have to hop down and hop on hehehheheh,nice exercise :lol:

Regarding the toilets on that road I dun think they can do anything as it is a residential area near B N Auto..............

Mahishasura statue was put up during the flower show.......:)

Newest layout around sathagalli village/udayagiri village

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You will encounter Some of the most dirtiest areas of Mysore on Mahadevpura road

Udayagiri,sada road Mysore's dirtiest areas
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Vani vilas road widening

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Some commercial building near mosque(old mysore)

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Ramavilasa Road

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ICICI branch

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Govt Guest house

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Central bus stand road

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Towards hardinge circle

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road widening from KMF diary to Terasian college

Why dont they make the road look appealing looks so sick with no pavements no reflectors terrible,we hope a lot when the roads are getting widened but the authorities try to minimize investing while saving more so that they can divert it to their pockets :ohno:

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:bash:

More funds for Mysore

H M Aravind, TNN 29 December 2009, 11:03pm IST

MYSORE: The leading Tier-II city can hope for additional facilities now. The Centre has allocated an additional Rs 1,000 crore under JNNURM,

which can be used by the state to build facilities or upgrade them in Mysore.

Mysore MP H Vishwanath on Tuesday confirmed the Centre has extended Rs 1,000 crore more for the city. These can be used by the state while presenting detailed project reports (DPRs).

"I have asked chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to appoint a principal secretary grade IAS officer as the special officer, and Yeddyurappa has agreed to this," he said.

Vishwanath asked Yeddyurappa to consider Amita Prasad, director-general of Administrative Training Institute, for the new post. Vishwanath has also petitioned chief secretary S V Ranganath to review JNNURM projects in Mysore. "He got my point. The CM will also appoint a district minister soon. This will help in administration," Vishwanath added. "But BJP legislators are not keen on this."


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/More-funds-for-Mysore/articleshow/5392893.cms

:cheers:

Don't leave cattle on roads

Lawrence Milton, TNN 29 December 2009, 10:56pm IST

MYSORE: Cattle-rearers beware. The next time if you leave your cattle at public places, you may lose them.

Mysore City Corporation authorities have decided to go tough against cattle-rearers, who allow their animals to roam freely at public places, starting January 2010.

They have issued a warning, asking people not leave their cattle on city roads. If anyone fails to heed the notice, the animals will be shifted to Pinjarapole Society, a home for sick and aged cattle, at the foothills of Chamundi.
A squad is being formed for the purpose. According to officials, commuters are being inconvenienced by cattle on busy roads, circles and footpaths in the central business district. Also, the public has complained a lot on this issue.

Earlier, the authorities had warned to levy Rs 500 fine to cattle-owners for the same. But it had not got the MCC council's nod. Later, the idea was dropped. Now, authorities have been forced to take action due to increased number of grievances.

MCC health officer Nagaraj told `The Times of India' that cattle on city road are causing trouble to public. "Despite repeated warnings to cattle-rearers, they have failed to keep their animals within their limits. They have not created their own space on their premises too," he said.

Cattle-rearer Pushpa, whose family has been rearing them for the past four decades, has welcomed the move. She said she has not even once let her animals wander at public places. "We tie them at sheds near our house in Devaraja Mohalla, adjacent to D Devaraja Urs Road," she said. "The animals fall sick and weak if they eat roadside waste," she added.

Assistant commissioner of police (traffic) Shankregowda said accidents, both fatal and non-fatal, involving cattle, have taken place. The animals pose a threat to road-users. The latest move will definitely help commuters.
Kiran, who owns a two-wheeler, claims cattle on roads are dangerous for travellers. "The MCC should not come under any political pressure and authorities must carry out the drive effectively," he added.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Dont-leave-cattle-on-roads/articleshow/5392841.cms

Narayan shastry road

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Ramkrishna double road

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Vishwamanava road

Tarring work underway

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Sorry for posting it here...just a praise for the Innovative Idea :)

Vidya Vikas Student Neha's project won the Rs 1 lakh prize at the Innovation Challenge
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If engineering student Neha M ever has a doubt whether the currency note in her hand is a fake, unlike the rest of us, she does not plan to rush to her bank or the police.


The 21-year-old has developed a mechanism using which a cellphone can double up as a counterfeit note detector. Her project won the Rs 1 lakh prize at the Innovation Challenge, organised recently by Schneider Electric India Private Limited, where Neha had competed with 150 entries from engineering colleges across the country.

Neha, a student of Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology in Mysore, says, “The increasing number of counterfeit notes in the country prompted me to develop this device. A trained eye can detect a fake note, but not the common man.”

Hence, her aim was to empower the common man with a easily available device to help him detect fake notes. That’s why she decided to use a mobile phone for her project.

Neha is a student of Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology
in Mysore.

THE GROUNDWORK

Neha started off seven months ago.

“I read a number of surveys by the Intelligence Bureau on the circulation of fake notes...features of currency notes, security features, including water markings and magnetic ink,” said Neha who is an alumni of Jyoti Nivas College at Koramangala. The most important tips came from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). “In October, the bank held an exhibition, where officials discussed various features of currency notes and how they are printed,” she said.

Neha took the opportunity to ask the officials about fake notes. Then, she faced a peculiar problem she wasn’t allowed to touch fake currency, as it is against the rules. “But, after much persuasion, I got to at least see the notes,” she recalls.

REAL vs FAKE
The research helped. She came to know the differences between genuine and fake currency.

1. If you hold a note against light, you will see the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Sophisticated fakes too will have the portrait, but it will not be as prominent as in a genuine note.

2. All notes, have water markings. These markings are made with magnetic ink, which counterfeit notes may or may not have.

3. A genuine note will glow when held in ultraviolet light, but not a fake note.

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Neha receiving her prize cheque for her innovation

Using these points, Neha modified her phone to detect fake notes. “The modifications do not disturb any of the normal functions of the cellphone,” she says. The only requirement is that the cellphone should have the camera feature. However, she refused to reveal the specifics.

But, it was good enough to impress the judges at the Innovation Challenge where the Electronics & Communication Engineering student represented her college. She is hoping that some mobile phone company will pick up her invention. “I have done 60 per cent of the work. For the rest, which includes installing and design modification, I want a cellphone firm to endorse the software,” she says.



After basking in the glory of her victory for a few days, the young genius got straight back to the nitty gritty of her course. She is preparing for her VIIth semester exams. She wants to pursue higher studies in one of the IITs.

What to do when you get a fake note

Go to the nearest police station and lodge a complaint. An investigation will be conducted and eventually, the fake note will be sent to RBI

Or, visit your nearby bank and give them the counterfeit note. The bank will confiscate the note, file a police complaint and send the note to RBI

Courtesy: Bangalore Mirror

TRAFFIC DIVERSION ON KRS ROAD

Mysore, Dec. 30 (KVV)- Owing to road repair work being taken up on KRS Double Road in the 1st phase, the vehicular traffic to the tourist spot has been diverted.

Vehicles coming from Gokul Chaat Junction, on the western side of the road, towards northern direction have been prohibited.

Similarly, vehicles plying from city towards KRS should take a left turn at Gokul Chaat junction to reach KRS road.

Vehicles coming from KRS to city may ply on the usual stretch on the eastern side. The works on this side of the road will be taken up only after the completion of 1st phase works so that the travelling public are not inconvenienced.

However, vehicles coming towards city from KRS on the western part of the road, after the completion of the 1st phase work, should take a right turn at the road divider on Gokulam 3rd Stage, 7th main and ply on the western part of the road, according to a press release from the City Police Commissioner.

SOM 30 December

AIR INDIA TO BUY 3 ATR PLANES

Mysore Airport in focus

Mysore, Dec. 30 (SH)- The management of India's flagship airliner, Air India (AI), has decided to purchase three ATR aircraft for its exclusive operations in South India, keeping Mysore Airport in mind.

This was disclosed by MP H. Viswanath at a review meet on Mysore Airport organised under the auspices of Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) at Institution of Engineers here yesterday.

Viswanath said he had impressed upon Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel for providing adequate funds to upgrade the airport at Mandakalli in Mysore using ATR-72 aircraft.

Efforts have been made to purchase the light aircraft through the good offices of senior officers Aravinda Jannu and Srivatsava, who are fully aware of Mysore's position as an important tourist destination, he said.

The MP also disclosed that he had requested Praful Patel to fulfil all the needs of Mysore Airport and start air traffic after holding talks with commercial airliners.

He said he had also met Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on December 25 in New Delhi and discussed in detail about the subject, giving him papers containing all necessary information.

Viswanath said he would soon meet the Union Minister and request him to formally declare the airport open and also send information to all concerned in the country as well as abroad.

The Chief Minister had tentatively agreed to reduce the sales tax on fuel to the minimum and also purchase 25 per cent tickets. He had also suggested to his Secretary to bring the matter to the notice of the Cabinet. He had agreed to call a meeting of private airliners, Viswanath added.

Earlier, ACICM Convenor M. Lakshmana said that a co-ordination committee had been constituted as decided in the previous meeting and he requested that the same may be approved. He suggested that Viswanath himself should be its Chairperson.

The following constitution of the 12-member Co-ordination Committee was approved at the meeting: Infosys, NIE, The Institution of Engineers, ACICM, Mysore Chamber of Commerce, Mysore Industries Association, Travel Agents Association, Import and Export Council, Department of Tourism, Airports Authority of India, Mysore District Journalists Association and representative of the Chamber of Indian Industry.

Chairman of the Institution of Engineers C.N. Babu presided. Shivashankar, Manager, Mysore Airport, Satish, H.A. Venkatesh, K.N. Shivaram and others were present.

SOM 30/12/2009

sorry for missing this

Rasandik to set up three-wheeler plant near Mysore

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Mysore May 8, 2009, 0:11 IST

Haryana-based Rasandik Motors Pvt. Ltd., an arm of the Rasandik Engineering Industries India Ltd. manufacturing automobile componets, will set up a plant near Mysore to assemble and subsequently manufacture three-wheelers at the Nanjangud industrial estate.

“We are planning the three-wheeler plant by year-end. We have 20 acres for the purpose,” Rasandik vice-president (commerical) Mohan Lal Sukhal told Business Standard on the eve of showcasing the company’s seven variants of three wheelers, consisting of one passenger and six commercial vehicles.

The three-year-old 170-employee plant at Nanjangud manufactures around 500 frames per day for the TVS Apache motorcycles.

“Assembling the spares procured from the Greater Noida plant at Delhi will be the first phase of the Najangud project. This will offer us a logistic advantage of saving costs. Instead of getting six three-wheelers in a vehicle paying Rs 30,000 transport charges, getting spares would cost us only about Rs 5,000 and assembling cost around Rs 1,000, besides direct supervision of quality control and sales,” director M S Ramaprasad said.

Earlier also Rasandik, he said, was procuring frames from its Gurgaon plant and supplying to the TVS at Kadakola (Nanjangud).

“Subsequently, we took up the manufacture of frames in Nanjangud alone. Now cent per cent supply to TVS is made from the Nanjangud plant. This has provided employment for about 250 people. Almost all of them are locals. We are adopting the same strategy in respect of vehicles too now. In the second phase, we propose manufacturing as well, excepting the engine,” Ramaprasad said.

The Rs 300 crore and 1,200 employee Rasandik Engineering Industries is manufacturing a variety of automobile components at its four plants at Sohna, Greater Noida, Pune and Nanjangud. Its client list comprises tier one to almost all major auto giants like Maruti, Tata, General Motors India, Volkswagen, Mahindra Renault, Toyota, Honda, Fiat India, Cummins, TVS, New Holland Tractors etc.

“We are involved in the low-cost Nano cars also. We have supplied fuel tanks and 3-4 other components,” Sukhal said.

After graduating from automobile parts to manufacturing Rasandik Motors is launching its second event in Mysore displaying all the seven variants of the three wheelers — 3+1, 6+1 and 7+1 passenger auto, loader, delivery van, mobile shop van, garbage collector, garbage tipper and chassis, he said.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/rasandik-to-setthree-wheeler-plant-near-mysore/357410/

Any news on the Toyota plant facility,They have been allotted land in nanjangud,Mysore.

Kristal Violan | 8 floors

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India's Ace Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, fresh from his victory in the Golf Nippon Series J T Cup in Japan today launched ''Sky Top Golf Village'', to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 2,000 crore on Mysore-Mangalore Highway near here. Jeev, who will be the Brand Ambassador for the prestigious the project, expressed satisfaction over the project and hoped it would produce young golf players of the country with bright future. Speaking to reporters, Sky Top Builders Managing Director B L Nagendra Prasad said the state-of-the-art 18-hole championship gold course would be central to the pristine and lush green 602 acre residential and commercial project at Yelawala abutting the Mysore-Mangalore State Highway. The work would commence from January next. The golf course, which has been designed by Swan Gold Designs Limited, England, would offer Mysore investors what has previously not been in this market-- high quality lifestyle property close to city with the luxury of a 18-hole championship gold course integrated into a master planned community, Prasad claimed. The project, expected to be completed in next five years in phased manner, will have golf front villas, apartments, afforadable non gold front villas and huge array of amenities, including a leading school, hospital, mall and a full commercial precinct, he added. He said the project would also include golf academy to train young golf players in and around Mysore city besides holding training for the players. Apart from elegant villas, friendly retirement homes, world class resort, international school, sports facilities like badminton, tennis, table tennis, basket ball, squash, the project would also have well designed apartments and club house that offers the best of all under one roof.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20081213/1127960.html

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Villas

The project offers golf-front villas, apartments, school, hospital, mall and other sports infrastructure facilities for badminton, squash, tennis, basketball, swimming, athletics and football. B.L. Nagendra, Managing Director of Skytop Builders said that the project would set a trend in Mysore with some high-quality facilities. He added that it would be the largest and first such township here.

School

The other facilities being offered include a sports integrated school with Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus, for which the promoters have associated with Jain Educational Institutions, Bangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Jeev Milkha Singh emphasised the need for supporting golf and described it as it is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. “I hope the golf academy here bears fruit in the days to come and many golfers come out of the scheme,” he said.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/14/stories/2008121451850300.htm


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For more pictures please visit

http://skytopbuilders.com/Sky_Project.php?Typesell=7

For more pics :
Some updates on the Golf course (http://www.skytopbuilders.com/gallery-2/album/Work-in-Progress-at-Skytop-Golf-Village)

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Mysore dairy...horizon in the background............


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Krsihnamoorthy plz have a look, that person is using the road, inspite of having broad footpaths..I took this photo specially for you..........Should we start fining people who do not use footpaths in places where they exist???:bash:

Looks alomst as if he's just standing there.

Looks alomst as if he's just standing there.

Hahaaha May be he is from some other city where pavements never exists he must be used to walking on road hehehhehe......

Irwin road getting congested,why can't they make that one way????

Traffic in Old mysore area must be regulated well....

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Old mysore Irwin road....Pavements are very very narrow as such the road is narrow cant help....they must make this road one way....

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Malbar gold new showroom inaugurated near central bus stand

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ANIL KUMBLE ADOPTS BABY GIRAFFE, NAMES HER LAKSHMI

Mysore, Jan. 4 (KMC&KK)- International Cricketer Anil Kumble, who also is the Vice-Chairman of Karnataka State Wildlife Board, has adopted an eight-day-old giraffe of the city Zoo here yesterday.

The giraffe calf born on Dec. 26 to Khushi is now a protege of Kumble upto Jan. 2, 2011 as he has paid Rs. 25,000 for the baby giraffe's rearing by the Zoo authorities.

Kumble, participating as the chief guest at the valedictory function of the Zoo Youth Club yesterday, named the little giraffe as Lakshmi.

Though Lakshmi's adoption by Kumble was officially announced yesterday, the leg-spinner was bowled over by the cute little giraffe during his visit to the Zoo on Dec. 27. The baby giraffe was on its feet and prancing about barely five minutes after its birth, said Zoo officials, while its mother Khushi watched with proud admiration.

The Zoo officials said that the money donated by Kumble towards adoption of Lakshmi will be spent on providing nutritious food for mother Khushi, who has to suckle the calf which will be dependent solely on mother's milk for a period of at least 40 days, before being able to consume solid fodder.

Khushi will be fed with vitamin-rich fodder, sprouted grains, hay, green leaves and grass, neem leaves and vegetables.

Khushi had come to the city Zoo from Lucknow Zoo in 2007 in exchange for a pair of Chimpanzees. She is now four years and seven months old. Lakshmi is sired by the male giraffe Krishnaraj in the Zoo, said Zoo Director Vijay Ranjan Singh and added that Khushi, expected to live for another 35 to 40 years, is capable of delivering seven or eight more calves during the period.

"Yuvaraja and Maharaja are the other giraffes in the Zoo each costing Rs. 61,000 per annum for maintenance, fodder and other expenses," said Vijay Ranjan Singh and added that the KSIC had donated Rs. four lakh recently.

Anil Kumble is presently holding discussions with the National Wildlife Board to get an Asiatic Lion from the Gir National Park in Gujarat and Indian Rhino from the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, for the Mysore Zoo, said Vijay Ranjan Singh.

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COLOURFUL BENCHES ADORN CITY PARKS

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Mysore, Jan. 5 (DV&RK)- Several parks in the city are now made more attractive with colourful concrete benches installed by the authorities.

Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysore City Corporation (MCC) are in the process of providing the newly-developed parks with attractive multi-coloured benches available in red, yellow, green, blue and orange colours.

The benches have already been installed at Gokulam Park, People's Park, Judges Quarters Park in the premises of Chamundi Guest House, Vijayanagar 1st Stage Park (opposite Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple) and other parks.

These concrete benches are manufactured by contractor H.N. Dinesh, each costing Rs. 5,800, including transportation and installation charges.

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Mysore is next development destination

By Team Mangalorean

Mysore January 4, 2010: With real estate activity now on hold and the retail boom slowing down, the Mysore city is being identified as an alternative destination for the development in Karnataka and it is the industrial real estate scenario that continues to gain momentum. Notwithstanding to the downturn in the economy and the global financial crunch, which put many investments in projects on hold, the demand for industrial real estate in the city seems to be high.

While it may not translate into investments or creation of jobs immediately, the fact remains that land is considerably cheaper in a Tier-II city like Mysore when compared to Bangalore, which is bursting at its seams. Hence, it is not surprising that the Government has directed the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) and the local District Industries Centre to identify non-agricultural land to create what has been termed as "Land Bank." Investors keen to establish manufacturing units in Mysore may find themselves scouting for locations outside the existing industrial area because of lack of space. The horizontal expansion of the city, coupled with real-estate sharks gobbling vast acres of land for speculative investment, has made it difficult to allot sites near the city, while the existing industrial estates in Hootagalli, Metagalli and Coorgalli are saturated and no fresh allotments have been made in the past two years.

According to Mysore Industries Association (MIA) Secretary Suresh Kumar Jain, the Government convenes meetings for global investors and agrees to allot land in principle, but the fact of the matter is that there is no land to be allotted as new industrial sites. Mr Jain said that even local investors and entrepreneurs were finding it difficult to get land sanctioned for establishing small-scale industries.

"When there is no land for local investors who have been waiting for many years for allotment of sites, how can new investors hope to secure land," he asked. Nearly 600 entrepreneurs and potential investors applied for sites through the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) in 2006 and of them 350 were short-listed. But, out of them only 80 had managed to secure land so far. The rest were still waiting for new land to be identified, he said, adding the allotment was made through the District Industries Centre (DIC). In view of the scarcity of land, authorities identified nearly 5,000 acres of land along the H D Kote Road and a joint inspection was conducted by members of the MIA, the DIC and the KIADB. "We have ensured that the land identified for industries is dry land. We do not want to take prime agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes," Mr Jain said.


http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=163104

Good tha expanding towards HD kote.....

As tnhere is no scope of expansion along Bangalore-Mysore highway as it is very very fertile................

Nanjangud industrial unit is fully saturated.

Bacardi martini has started brewing and UB group has vast land bank near Mandakalli airport.

RS. 1000 CR. ADDITIONAL GRANT UNDER JNNURM

75% to be spent for Traffic Infrastructure

Mysore, Jan. 6 (OSR)- The regular review meeting of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was held at the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) here today.

Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is also the Special Officer for JNNURM, announced that Mysore city was likely to get an additional grant of Rs. 1000 crore under the JNNURM project, apart from Rs. 3,666 crore sanctioned earlier.

M. Lakshmana, Convenor of the Associaiton of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM), who was present at the meeting, suggested that at least 75 per cent of the additonal amount of Rs. 1000 crore should be spent for the city's traffic infrastructure, for which no project had been prepared so far.

Responding positively to this suggestion, Manivannan said he would constitute a Coordina-tion Committee for working out a detailed project for providing traffic infrastructure for the city.


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Mysore needs it badly,pathetic/dusty/muddy/dirty roads have made public's venture on road an adventure..............:ohno:

Added to Akash's progress report on Golf Village being setup by Skytop developers, there are 2 internationally reputed golf projects being developed around Mysore.
(a) Heritage Golf on Nanjangud road (www.crorepatihomes.net/heritagegolf.pdf)

(b) eagleton Golf (www.eagletonindia.com) 1000 acres project on bannur project.

Heritage project is with capital exposure of Rs. 400 crores which includes Villas and golf course. I spoke to their Marketing manager and as per him, already 72 villas are sold off.
Official launch of this project will start in another 2 months.

Eagleton is on Bannur road, I visited their site. The land aquiring work is on and they promise that Mysore project will be more sophisticated than Bangalore one.

So, its exciting to know that once these golf course are set up, Mysore's international appeal will go up thus becoming more a cosmopoliton and international city. This will result in land cost going up too.
So, folks if you have plans to buy land in Mysore. Do it right away else you have to pay 2 times the current value.

In my opinion, Mysore will grow as Tourist/ medical and wellness/ Recreation city unlike Bangalore. Narayan Hrudayala has plans to have hospital along with Manipal group.

Bannur road????

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Added to Akash's progress report on Golf Village being setup by Skytop developers, there are 2 internationally reputed golf projects being developed around Mysore.
(a) Heritage Golf on Nanjangud road (www.crorepatihomes.net/heritagegolf.pdf)

(b) eagleton Golf (www.eagletonindia.com) 1000 acres project on bannur project.

Heritage project is with capital exposure of Rs. 400 crores which includes Villas and golf course. I spoke to their Marketing manager and as per him, already 72 villas are sold off.
Official launch of this project will start in another 2 months.

Eagleton is on Bannur road, I visited their site. The land aquiring work is on and they promise that Mysore project will be more sophisticated than Bangalore one.

So, its exciting to know that once these golf course are set up, Mysore's international appeal will go up thus becoming more a cosmopoliton and international city. This will result in land cost going up too.
So, folks if you have plans to buy land in Mysore. Do it right away else you have to pay 2 times the current value.

In my opinion, Mysore will grow as Tourist/ medical and wellness/ Recreation city unlike Bangalore. Narayan Hrudayala has plans to have hospital along with Manipal group.

AOM, Bannur road is quite far off from Mysore city centre I guess no person would like to stay far away from the happening place.In my opinion such projects fail to attract people.I heard from an architet that villas are a failed concept in the west these days........

[QUOTE=engineer.akash;49593083]Bannur road????

Yeah. It is not that far away from city. May be 7 Kms from DFRL and is next to site where govt intends to establish Music university. I had been there.

Compare to Eagleton's project site, Heritage's location is far away from town.
And moreover, Villas are usually bought by those rich NRIs who have roots in mysore but living in other countries. So far them, being in a 'not happening' place need not matter much.

MUSIC VARSITY WILL START FROM SEPT - OCT.

Mysore, Jan. 7 (MTY&DM)- Dr. Hanumanna Nayaka Dore, Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hanagal Music and Performing Arts University, has expressed confidence that the University will start its academic activities by Sept. - Oct. this year.

Participating in an interaction with journalists organised by MDJA at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here today, Dr. Hanumanna Nayaka Dore said that the University has assumed significance in South India with its exclusive courses on music and performing arts. Briefing on the teaching methods to be adopted by the University, Dr. Dore said that the University will follow two methods — Gurukula system and modern methods.

The Gurukula system of teaching is further classified into two methods — internal and external. The internal Gurukula system will necessitate students to reside in the campus. Those who cannot reside in campus can opt for the external method, he said. If the campus building is not ready, the University will start functioning in September under a 'Kuteera', he said. MDJA President K. Shivakumar and General Secretary B.S. Prabhurajan were present.

A LARGE SPORTS COMPLEX TO COME UP IN VIJAYANAGAR

Mysore, Jan.7 (SH)- Described as the cultural capital of Karnataka, playing host to a rich fare of art and literature, Mysore is also known as the seat of many sporting activities and home to renowned sportspersons in the past and also at present times.

Chamundi Vihar Sports Complex in Nazarbad was the only major venue so far in the city for various sporting events on State-level. It is being used virtually throughout the year for sports tournaments at taluk, district and State-levels.

The Mysore Ubran Development Authority (MUDA) is now constructing a large sports complex on 11 hectares of land in Vijayanagar 1st Stage in the vicinity of Kannada Sahitya Bhavan building.

Work on the sports complex, being built at a cost of Rs. 2.8 crore, is expected to be completed by March and Nagaraju is the contractor for the project. The compound wall has already been raised. Construction of gallery for the spectators to view various sporting events, tennis courts, basketball court, general play-ground, auditorium, badminton court, parking lot, toilet facilities etc. have been taken up in the first stage.

The first stage works are going on over an area of 9.5 hectares. A modern swimming pool will be consructed in the remaining 1.5 hectare land, C. Rangaswamy, MUDA Zonal Officer told Star of Mysore.

The park near the commercial complex of Vijayanagar 1st Stage coming under Zone 4 has been improved at a cost of Rs. 16.53 lakh. The footpath adjacent to Police Station in Vijaynagar 3rd Stage, short basement around the mini-market of Hebbal 1st Stage and chainlink fencing work at a cost of Rs. 18.50 lakh have been completed.

Various development projects including the park near Sankranti Circle in Hebbal 2nd Stage, development of park near Railway Layout, works on road widening, asphalting and other developments at a cost of Rs. 437.98 lakh have been completed in the last three months, according to sources in MUDA.

star of mysore

TOY TRAIN TO CHUG AGAIN AT BAL BHAVAN

Mysore, Jan. 8 (HT&DM)- The toy train service for children in Bal Bhavan, which had stopped functioning since two years, will be chugging once again in the next two months.

This mini train with 6 bogies carrying 100 children will traverse a distance of 1.1 km in the sprawling Bal Bhavan premises in Bannimantap here.

The meeting of senior officials last evening chaired by MP H. Viswanath decided that the Bal Bhavan itself bear the estimated cost of Rs. 10.5 lakh for repairing the rail track, as proposed by the Railway Department.

Women and Child Welfare Department Dy. Director N.R. Vijay, who is also the Bal Bhavan's Secretary, informed the meeting that Bal Bhavan is suffering an annual revenue loss of Rs. 1 lakh because of the stoppage of this toy train since 2 years. The toy train operation should be resumed in order to attract more number of children to Bal Bhavan and appropriate amount of grant should be released for Bal Bhavan's comprehensive development, he appealed.

The 30-year land lease contract that Bal Bhavan had entered into with MUDA has expired and as such, steps should be taken for renewing the contract, he further appealed.

Viswanath, responding favou-rably to the appeal, said that the matter will be raised in the next MUDA meeting and measures taken for extending the contract period. Besides, steps will be taken for releasing a grant of Rs. 25 lakh under JNNURM scheme if a blueprint for Bal Bhavan's overall development is prepared, he assured.

ZP CEO Dr. N. Manjula, who is also the Bal Bhavan President, said that a blueprint for the comprehensive development of Bal Bhavan at a cost of Rs. 45 crore has been prepared.

Corporator Lingappa, South Western Railway ADRM Gautam Mazumdar, Divisional Engineer Prabhakaran, Section Engineer Manjunath Reddy and Bal Bhavan's Krishnamurthy took part in the meeting.

Earlier, Viswanath accompanied by senior officials, inspected the rail track under repair and the toy train parked in the shed.


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Mysore, Jan. 8 (OSR)- The Deputy Commissioner and the District Magistrate P. Maniva-nnan has constituted the Traffic Co-ordination Committee for city under Sec. 31 of the Karnataka Police Act of 1963.

The Traffic Co-ordination Committee (TCC) has come into force with effect from 29.12.2009, according to sources.

The TCC has 15 members, comprising the Deputy Commissioner as Chairman, the Police Commissioner, the Corporation Commissioner, MUDA Commissioner, KSRTC Deputy Commissioner, KSRTC Divisional Controller, BSNL Divisional Engineer, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Superintending Engineer of MCC, Superintending Engineer of CHESCom, Superintending Engineer of PWD, Executive Engineer of KSUWS&DB and two NGOs —Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM). Surprisingly, the most important and critical department in the matter of road-widening, namely the Forest Department, is not found in this list of members.

According to ACICM Convenor M. Lakshmana, the matter was brought to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner, who said that it was inadvertently omitted.

It may be mentioned here that in the absence of the TCC, the city has suffered severely in the matter of developing the roads to meet the ever-increasing traffic.

One example is the controversy surrounding the widening of the Lalitha Mahal Palace Road. Though the government has already sunk in crores of rupees for the project, road-widening has not taken place because of the standing trees. If there was a TCC, the matter could have been thrashed out in its meeting, before the government started implementing the project, spending money on a four-lane bridge and U-type concrete drainage running to almost four kms distance.

Small wonder as to why none of our elected people's representatives ever thought of insisting on setting up the TCC to enable the authorities concerned to improve our city roads in view of the increased traffic and even otherwise, for smooth vehicular flow as also for the safety of road-users.

It is also surprising that the government officers, who are supposed to enforce the law, have so far not bothered to set up the Committee or such similar bodies contemplated under the law of the land.

Those who have experience in attending meetings of such committees say that many of the members do not attend the meetings at all or send some junior representatives, thus making the meeting a mere ritual rather than a serious 'nation-building' exercise for the good of our city and 'Motherland.'


Source: SOM (http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=23147)

If they are not opening HAL then I am for the high speed rail link.:cheers:

Atleast would make some mangalore-mysore-bangalore flight feasible.

Akash, like Golden triangle in North India if Mysore could also be developed as a part of tourist circuit (say South India tourist circuit) then flights should run along these tourist circuits. The cities connected to this circuit should be spread over South India remote to be covered by trains but should be in the range of aircrafts which are going to operate from Mysore airport.

I don't think there is much traffic between Mangalore-Mysore which can afford to travel by flights. For Mangalore-Mysore flight to be successful Mangalore has to be developed as a coastal tourist destination. Then, for example, Mysore-Mangalore-Bellary (Hampi) could be developed as a tourist circuit.

Akash, like Golden triangle in North India if Mysore could also be developed as a part of tourist circuit (say South India tourist circuit) then flights should run along these tourist circuits. The cities connected to this circuit should be spread over South India remote to be covered by trains but should be in the range of aircrafts which are going to operate from Mysore airport.

I don't think there is much traffic between Mangalore-Mysore which can afford to travel by flights. For Mangalore-Mysore flight to be successful Mangalore has to be developed as a coastal tourist destination. Then, for example, Mysore-Mangalore-Bellary (Hampi) could be developed as a tourist circuit.

^^ Good suggestion there Krishnamoorthy,We can have Tourist packages operating out of Mysore MYQ.

Like,

Mysore-Bellary-Dabolim(Goa)

I agree there is not much traffic between Mysore-Mangalore.

Why is it that there is less cultural exchange between Mysore and Mangalore??

^^ Mysoreans still love Mysore Vada, Mysore Masala Dosa, Mysore Bonda, ... that may be the reason. :lol:

Mysore-Bellary-Goa is good tourist package.

^^ Mysoreans still love Mysore Vada, Mysore Masala Dosa, Mysore Bonda, ... that may be the reason. :lol:

Mysore-Bellary-Goa is good tourist package.

Somehow I feel these two cities have failed to interact...........:ohno:

EVICTION OF TIPU MEMORIAL IN S'PATNA APPROVED

Mysore, Jan. 9 (DV)- The Directorate of Archaeology and Museums has approved the shifting of Tipu Memorial at Srirangapatna which had posed a problem for the laying of Mysore - Bangalore double Railway line, said Director Dr. R. Gopal.

"Railways have taken up the job of shifting the memorial under the guidance and supervision of our Department. The memorial will be shifted within the next 6 months," he said.

Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will provide grants for the rejuvenation, renovation and development of all the places of worship in the State. This applies to memorials of 100- years-old, places of worship which are in a dilapidated condition and recently constructed, he said.

To get the grants of the Centre, Trusts under private ownership, Societies, chiefs of places of worship belonging to the communities should prepare an estimate on the cost of construction, fill the application and submit the same to the office of the Archaeological Survey of India or to the office of the Directorate in the premises of Mysore Dasara Exhibition, he added.

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Only Mysore & Mumbai from India figure in the top 31 places in the world to go in 2010 by the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=1&em



4. Mysore
You’ve completed 200 hours of teacher training, mastered flying crow pose and even spent a week at yoga surf camp. What’s next? Yogis seeking transcontinental bliss head these days to Mysore, the City of Palaces, in southern India.

The yogi pilgrimage was sparked by Ashtanga yoga, a rigorous sweat-producing, breath-synchronized regimen of poses popularized by the beloved Krishna Pattabhi Jois, who died at 94 in 2009. Mr. Jois’s grandson is now director of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (www.kpjayi.org). First month’s tuition is 27,530 rupees, or $600 at 46 rupees to the dollar. Classes generally require a one-month commitment.

Too much time or money? Mysore’s yoga boom now has shalas catering to every need. Off the mat, the yoga tribe hobnobs at Anu’s Bamboo Hut or the Regaalis Hotel pool, studies Sanskrit, gets an ayurveda treatment or tours the maharaja’s palace. — Mary Billard



I am a Mysorean :happy:

I am a Mysorean :happy:


Absolutely ,no doubt. National and international tourists still flock to Mysore in large numbers . It is very much on India's toursit map.

CYCLE PURE AGARBATHIES WIN 'PAR EXCELLENCE' AWARD

Mysore, Jan. 10- The Export Production Department of Cycle Pure Agarbathies has been conferred the 'Par Excellence Award' by the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) at the NCQC-2009 (National Convention on Quality Circles) held in Bangalore recently.

The Dispatch section has also won the 'Distinguished Award' in the same Convention. In all, 740 teams from across the country participated. Team leader Manju, expressing his pleasure on winning the award, said: "We are honoured to have received this commendation from QCFI." The other winning team leader Ravikumar said "This recognition reaffirms our commitment to maintain standards in our processes and deliver superior quality products to our consumers."

Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) was founded in April 1982 as a non-profit organisation with Headquarters at Hyderabad to promote Quality Circle concept by imparting skills in implementing Quality Circles in the organisations.

Cycle Pure Agarbathies is part of the Mysore-based NR Group. It is one of the leading agarba-thies brand in India.

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ZOO EARNS RECORD REVENUE OF RS. 6 CR.

By Kirankumar

Mysore Zoo can be termed as the most favourite spot for tourists in India, ascertained by the fact that it has earned Rs. 5,96,34,500 revenue last year.

A total of 22,97,604 tourists visited the Zoo in the period between Jan. 2009 and Jan. 2010, thus displaying their love for animals and wildlife.

The Mysore Zoo has earned the distinction of being the most organised and hygienic Zoo in the country.

It has broken all previous records in revenue earnings and has continued to move forward, attracting more and more number of visitors day by day.

The Central Zoo Authority too has recommended training for IFS officers in the Zoo.

The Zoo's earnings, which was only Rs. 2.08 crores in year 2003-04, has now risen sharply to Rs. 5.07 crores in 2008-09.

Apart from the increase in income, the number of visitors too has seen a sharp upward trend, with 3,65,937 tourists visiting the Zoo in December last.

The Central Zoo Authority has sanctioned grant of Rs. 50 lakh, out of which a compound wall, apart from shelters for tigers and snakes have been built at a cost of Rs. 22 lakh. Besides, homes are being built for animals which have newly arrived from the Czech republic.

The Zoo spreads over 100 acres, in which 3.4 kms of footpath for having a better view of animals.

Animal adoption

What has earned widespread recognition and appreciation is the animal adoption scheme formulated by the Zoo. Cine actors, cricketers, sports persons, politicians and the likes have continued to adopt animals. The most recent instance is the adoption of a giraffe calf by cricketer Anil Kumble.

The animal adoption scheme was launched in Oct. 2001, following which 950 animals were adopted until the end of Dec. 2009. About Rs. 20 lakh revenue was earned under this scheme from April 2009 until now.

A total of 1154 animals representing 160 wildlife species are housed in the Zoo. The five rare species from the Czech republic are the latest addition to the Zoo. Besides, talks and written correspondence are underway for bringing Asiatic lions from Gir Forests, two male and two female cheetahs and elephants from the Czech Republic.

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Mysore Chamrajendra Zoo

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* Murugesh Nirani will inaugurate it on January 18
* KIADB allots three acres of land on Hunsur Road for the centre
* 2,000 industries in Mysore can use the centre for waste disposal

MYSORE: An industrial solid waste disposal centre is coming up here to facilitate industries to dispose of solid waste in a scientific manner.

Industrial areas in the city are spread over 7,310 acres of land, said to be the second largest in Asia after the Peenya Industrial Estate in Bangalore.

Thanks to the efforts of the Mysore Industries Association (MIA), the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has allotted three acres of land on Hunsur Road (near the Mahindra factory) for the centre with facilities for segregation and category-wise waste dumping.

However, the MIA has sought two more acres of land for the centre stating that the land allotted may not cater to all the units here.

“Though it was proposed to develop the centre on a 20-acre plot, the board could allot only three acres. We have made a beginning. This was a long-pending project which has become a reality owing to our concerted efforts and repeated appeals to the KIADB. The MIA will look after the maintenance of the centre,” according to MIA president P. Vishwanath.

Minister for Major and Medium Industries Murugesh R. Nirani will inaugurate the centre on January 18, he said.

“Perhaps, the centre for disposal of industrial waste is only one of its kind outside Bangalore,” Mr. Vishwanath told The Hindu.

More than 2,000 industries in Hebbal, Metagalli, Hootagalli, Metagalli, Bannimantap, Yadavagiri, Visvesvaranagar and Mysore South can use the centre for waste disposal, he said.

Industries here dumped waste, including metal, rubber, electronic components, oil, etc., in the industrial areas, causing pollution, though some units had better modes of disposal.

Dumping of waste in the industrial areas also posed a health hazard to workers, he said.

“We requested the KIADB long ago to allot land to set up a waste disposal centre. Thanks to the environment protection norms and our concerted efforts, the board agreed to allot land though it is not sufficient. Considering that something is better than nothing, we, on behalf of the MIA, decided to support the project and look after its maintenance,” Mr. Vishwanath said.

The land allotted for the centre was being fenced and plots would be created for dumping and segregation of industrial waste, he said.

Once the centre became operational, all industries had to use it for waste disposal. “We are in the process of communicating the project details among our members and other industries. A meeting will be convened soon in this regard,” he said.

Industries in Mandya and Chamarajnagar districts were also members of the MIA. They could also use the centre coming up here for waste disposal, Mr. Vishwanath said.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011159480500.htm)

‘Public mourning for 32 felled trees’ (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011159490500.htm)

TOURIST INFO CENTRE PROPOSED IN DASARA EXPO

Mysore, Jan. 12 (KMC&LH)- Pravasi Soudha, a Tourist Information Centre, will be constructed in the Dasara Exhibition premises at a cost of Rs. 5 crore.

The State Government has granted its approval for the project for which a proposal was submitted by the Tourism Department recently.

The Centre will be first of its kind in the State, providing detailed information about the various places of tourist interest, blue-prints of the routes to reach the tourist destinations, boarding and lodging facilities available etc., through audio-visual display and brochures.

The Centre will also have kiosks for booking tickets for buses, trains and air travel.

The Centre proposes to provide rest rooms with restaurants serving refreshments and snacks for the benefit of the tourists.

The Centre will also have offices for Tourism Department's Deputy Director and Assistant Director and Karnataka Exhibition Authority's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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Mysore Chamrajendra Zoo

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ahahaha, remember a pic like this. Was it posted the 'Funny Pics from India' thread?

ahahaha, remember a pic like this. Was it posted the 'Funny Pics from India' thread?

Yes India101 :happy:

* To function on K.R. Hospital premises
* 65-bed peripheral branch to be upgraded into full-fledged hospital in due course
* Branch of Kidwai Institute of Oncology to be established at new OPD block in K.R. Hospital

Mysore: The first branch of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, an autonomous cardiac care institute under the Government of Karnataka, will be set up in Mysore shortly.

The 65-bed peripheral branch of the institute will start functioning at the new outpatient block of Krishnarajendra Hospital attached to the Mysore Medical College and Research Centre (MMCRC) here before the end of March. It will be a full-fledged cardiology branch with key facilities, including Cardiac Cathlab for conducting procedures such as angioplasty and angiogram.

In an exclusive chat with The Hindu, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology Director C.N. Manjunath said three full-time cardiologists are being appointed in addition to the paramedical staff.

The branch is coming up on a 12,000 square feet area on the ground floor of the new OPD block. Civil works are in progress and the branch will be ready for functioning by March-end, he added.

Besides facilities for out-patient care, the branch is being equipped with facilities such as intensive care unit (ICU), eco cardiogram, treadmill etc. In the second phase, operation theatres for conducting cardiac-related surgeries will be established, he informed.

Dr. Manjunath said the institute plans to upgrade the branch into a full-fledged hospital with additional facilities to reach out to many more patients. After some time, the space allotted for us to run the branch may not be sufficient. We may require an independent building in future.

Dr. Manjunath said that the State Government had allotted 15 acres of land on the premises of PK Sanatorium on KRS Road.

“We have set a vision for setting up a full-fledged hospital branch of Jayadeva in Mysore. Since we offer quality cardiac care facilities at subsidised rates, the response to our branch at K.R. Hospital would be good,” he added.

Mysore Medical College and Research Centre Dean and Director Dr. Venkatesh told The Hindu that the Jayadeva branch will benefit patients from Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu districts.

The institute had already started working on setting up the branch on the space earmarked for it in K.R. Hospital. Once it is established, patients from rural parts of the old Mysore region will be greatly benefited from its services, he added.

Though it is coming up on the premises of K.R. Hospital, which is attached to MMCRC, it will be functioning independently.

“Its management will be looked after by the Jayadeva institute and its staff. We (from MMCRC side) shall support a team, if necessary, depending on their requirement. Nevertheless, we are already training 6 to 7 experienced doctors to support the Jayadeva branch,” Dr. Venkatesh added.

Kidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore is also establishing its branch in Mysore. It is coming up on the first floor of the new OPD block in K.R. Hospital.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories/2010011357610300.htm)

Forest Department launches species-specific tree parks

MYSORE: Providing the proverbial silver lining to the gloomy scenario of rampant tree-felling to pave the way for development in Mysore, the Forest Department has planted 20,000 saplings during 2009-10 in the city.

Disclosing this, the Conservator of Forests, Mysore Circle, B.P. Raju, told The Hindu that the focus of the department was more on rural areas and its work in urban centres had gone unnoticed. The department had been silently, but assiduously, working in the city to restore its green cover.

The department has launched a unique initiative of species-specific tree parks that include banni saplings at Bannimantap, and neem, honne, sandalwood, mango, etc., in other places. “The department is keen on planting indigenous species rather than exotic ones that do not support birdlife, and hence, have identified 19 indigenous tree species for the purpose,” Mr. Suresh said.

He said 500 saplings of banni had been planted in addition to honge. “We are developing a theme-based tree park in the city,” he added.

The theme-based tree parks will come up in 20 places across the city. They include a sandalwood park for Karnataka Sandal and Detergents Ltd. on the Aranya Bhavan campus, 300 saplings of “sampige” will be planted at Police Layout in Nadanahalli, 300 saplings of nelli along the ring road, 300 saplings of honne at Bannimantap in addition to 60 saplings of Banni, among others. In all, 8,000 saplings have been planted across the city under the species-specific tree parks and the department will incur an expenditure of around Rs. 8 lakh. However, the department has set in the process of replacing the dead saplings and the authorities hope that Mysore’s green cover would increase substantially and be compensated for the reckless tree-felling in its march towards urbanisation.

The department has also decided to rope in educational institutions and government institutions in the project to increase the green cover, and hopes to take up a massive afforestation programme in the vacant areas to enhance the green cover.

In addition to saplings under tree parks scheme, the authorities have planted 3,000 saplings during 2009-10, covering most residential areas. These include 673 saplings in Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 776 saplings in Rajeevnagar 3rd Stage parks no. 2 and no. 4, 663 saplings at Saatgalli, 479 in Rajeevnagar 2nd Stage, while 1,800 saplings on the land owned by the Sandalwood Factory of which, 800 are sandalwood. Though the department provides saplings and maintains them for three years, the MUDA and the MCC too have joined the efforts. Under the MCC initiative supported by the Forest Department, 13,500 saplings have been planted during 2000-10 in residential areas, including 6,000 saplings on the Excel Plant campus, 687 saplings at Bannimantap, 527 saplings in Srirampura 1st Stage and 2nd Stage, 937 saplings in Police Layout, 1,286 saplings in Vijayanagar 4th Stage and 1,292 saplings in Vijaynagar 3rd Stage.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011457690300.htm)

^^ Great work there,Hope they plant the trees at a distance from the ring road so that tomorrow if need arises for a 8 lane road then must have sufficient width available.

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to the left of this road a new park is being constructed...........wow mysore may also take away the ttile of city of gardens from Bengaluru

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Mysore and Chamarajanagar Milk Federation has drawn up a roadmap to upgrade itself into a mega dairy by 2020. Besides fully computerising for better management, it has also proposed to step up its milk production and launch a variety of new products into the market.

By 2015, it plans to increase milk collection to 500,000 kgs from the present 180,000 kgs daily, close to three times growth. It is presently selling 180,000 kg milk and 30,000 kg curds, apart from a variety of milk-based products.

It has expanded its market by supplying ‘Nandini’ ghee from the Mysore Dairy to Tirupathi for preparation of ‘Laddus’, to Kottakal Arya Vaidyashala in Kerala for manufacture of ayurvedic medicines and Assam. In view of increasing demand in Kerala and Tamil Nadu for milk and its products, it has drawn up a marketing strategy to set up a cold storage at H D Kote, bordering the two states.

Highlighting the Federation’s achievements and plans, Managing Director H C Ishwara Prakash said a 20,000 litre capacity cold storage plant at H D Kote would help expansion of dairying in the backward region. The proposal needed special sanction from the government.

Besides bringing out new products like jumbo pack curds, Nandini bite and ‘Panneer’, it intends to set up milk parlours at educational institutions and nursing homes, if they welcome such a facility near their institutions. Currently, it is operating two milk ATMs in Mysore to make available milk round the clock and a walk-in cold centre at Hunsur. It is setting up similar cold centres at Chamarajanagar and Kollegal.

The Federation was the first in Karnataka to secure ISO 9001-2008 tag. It had won award twice at the national level and thrice at the state level for energy conservation, he said.

Releasing three new products of the Mysore Dairy, including a 5-litre pet jar of ‘Nandini ghee’ for bulk consumers, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer N Manjula assured ZP support for the proposal to set up a cold storage plant at H D Kote as it would benefit the milk producers in that backward region. No other milk products were equivalent in quality of those produced by the Karnataka Milk Federation, she said.


Source: BS (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mysore-milk-fed-plans-expansion/382711/)

sankalp group central park under construction.......

For details (http://www.sankalpcentralpark.com/default.aspx)

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Brigade Horizon design changed ???

Before

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Now

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Mysore dairy...horizon in the background............


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'OPERATION FLEX' IN CITY FROM WEDNESDAY

Mysore, Jan. 18 (KK&DM)- The City Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar has cautioned that criminal charges will be registered against those erecting flex boards, banners and hoarding without permission.

Raikar said it had come to his notice that associations and organisations, Progressive Forums, Commercial Organisations, Fans Associations etc., had erected large sized flex boards, banners, buntings, hoardings etc., without obtaining the requisite permission, thus causing harm to the city's heritage and beauty. This was against Section 138 of Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1977 and Section 3 of Karnataka Open Space (Disfigurement) Act, 1981, he explained.

A 3-day's time will be given for the concerned to remove flex boards, hoardings and banners. If they fail to do so, then the City Corporation will act on its own by carrying out a drive for removing them from Wednesday. Also, some Associations and Organisations have erected banners that wished leaders on their birthday, thus causing harm to city's beauty. Action will be taken against them, he cautioned while appealing to the residents and associations and organisations to maintain the beauty of the city.

The area covering 5-6 km radius from the City Palace has been declared as heritage zone and as such even revenue generating advertisement boards will not be given permission for erection. Hence, flex boards, hoardings etc., should not be erected in the surroundings of the City Palace, Jaganmohan Palace, Dasappa Circle, Railway Station Circle, K.R. Circle, Ramaswamy Circle, Agrahara Circle, Suburban Bus Stand Arch Gate, he clarified.

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MYSORE CITY AMONG RS. 3 LAKH CR. CENTRAL HOUSING PROJECT

Mysore, Jan. 20 (KCU&KK)- Residents of the city who do not have their own homes can now hope to realise their long-cherished dream.

Mysore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner K.S. Raikar announced that the city has been selected for the Centre's Rs. 3 lakh crore Housing Project (Rajiv Gandhi Awaas Yojana) and discussions have begun with the Union Urban Development Secretary in this regard.

He made the announcement at the JNNURM progress review meeting at Corporation office here today, which he presided in place of JNNURM Special Officer P. Manivannan who was reportedly pre-occupied with a meeting with farmers.

Pooh-poohing the claim of MCC to convert Mysore into a slumless city, Corporator Lingappa alleged that when Slum Clearance Board was busy constructing houses for slum-dwellers, parallel slums have begun coming up elsewhere in the city.

Replying to the allegation Raikar said, "The onus rests on everybody to make the city slumless, not just the MCC. As long as political intervention continues, the mission cannot be accomplished."

Citing an example, Raikar pointed out that slums were demolished in Manjunathapura recently only to see another lot of them arising again at the same place.

Ring Road

MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna announced that a proposal on linking the Outer Ring Road from Bannur Road to Ooty Road has been sent to the Centre for approval.

He assured that MUDA itself will take up the work if the Centre disapproves. “The process of converting the Outer Ring Road into six lane track is in final stage and a decision will be taken today. Work will start next month,” said Raikar.

JNNURM Superintending Engineer Suresh Babu, Mayor Purushotham and others attended the meeting.

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24X7 WATER SUPPLY FOR 5 WARDS BY DASARA: JUSCO MD. WORK TO COMMENCE THIS MONTH

By K.M. Chengappa

The inconvenience likely to be caused to the public during digging works is going to be the biggest challenge for JUSCO. "It is inevitable. People will have to understand and bear with us since it will be a one-time suffering in return for a lifetime of peace and convenience for all." — Sanjiv Paul, MD, JUSCO.

Mysore, Jan. 20- Citizens of five Wards of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) will be getting 24X7 uninterrupted water supply before Dasara 2010, under the JUSCO project.

This was disclosed by Sanjiv Paul, Managing Director of Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (JUSCO), in an exclusive interview with Star of Mysore yesterday.

"Work on the water-supply project as per the tripartite agreement signed with the MCC and Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS& DB) on Nov. 28, 2008, will commence from the end of this month," stated Paul.

He added that as the first phase of the six-year project, 24X7 water supply — as had been promised by the JUSCO at the onset — will be provided to five select Wards of the city within next nine months (that is, before Dasara festivities) provided the interim Capital Expense Plan (CEP) is cleared.

Paul, accompanied by G.S. Basu, General Manager, Water Management, JUSCO, said they were on a routine visit to Mysore to review the progress of the work.

"We met Mayor Purushotham and MCC Commissioner K.S. Raikar today and updated them about the water supply project," Paul said and added that he was happy with the cooperation extended by the departments concerned so far.

"Whatever problems likely to arise during implementation of the works will be ironed out through mutual cooperation and understanding," Paul stated and added, "The water-supply project for Mysore is the most prestigious for JUSCO and has a special place in my heart."

"Mysoreans are lucky to have bagged the JNNURM project as the proposed water supply system, on completion, will be the best in the country," stated Paul and claimed that no other city in India had 24X7 water supply system.

Asked about the water-supply repair and maintenance work being taken up all over the city, Paul clarified that JUSCO had not yet commenced its field work and the company was in no way concerned with the ongoing work.

The repair works presently undertaken in city by Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited, on contract with the KUWS&DB under JNNURM at a total cost of Rs. 774 million, is being confused with JUSCO.

When asked about the people being skeptical over the dream-project - 24X7 water supply, Paul pointed out, "Several knowledgeable persons of the city have voiced their support for the project. They have served as morale-boosters for us."

Regarding the biggest challenge to be faced by JUSCO during the working process, Paul conceded that the inconvenience likely to be caused to the general public during the digging works was going to be the biggest challenge for them.

"It is inevitable. The people will have to understand and bear with us since it will be a one-time suffering in return for a lifetime of peace and convenience," Paul said and sought the cooperation of all, especially the city's residents, in making the project successful.

In reply to a query whether the project will be implemented through a trial and error method since it was a first of its kind initiative for JUSCO, Paul vehemently denied the notion saying the latest scientific know-how of international standards will be put into use by the best available talents and experienced engineers with technical expertise, banking on other water supply projects previously undertaken by JUSCO in Jamshedpur, Kolkata and Haldia.

Asked about the cost to be borne by consumers, Paul clarified that the consumers need to pay only the monthly bills for the quantity of water they consumed.

"All expenses to be incurred on infrastructure, including the meters to be installed for each connection will be borne by JUSCO," Paul clarified and reiterated that the tariff will be revised and fixed by the elected civic body, that is the MCC.

"It is our ardent desire to provide the best service to the heritage city of Mysore," Paul said and urged the citizens to "help serve all sections of the society."

Mayor unhappy with JUSCO's progress

Mayor Purushotham has taken strong objection to the delay in commencement of JUSCO project.

Speaking to Star of Mysore today, Purushotham said that during his meeting with JUSCO MD Sanjiv Paul and GM (Water Management) G.S. Basu, he pulled up the officials for the delay in starting first phase of the project and pointed out that an year had lapsed from the Preparatory Commencement Date Jan. 28, 2009 as per the agreement.

The JUSCO officials however assured the Mayor that by nine months, five wards of MCC will be provided 24X7 water supply.

The Mayor demanded that the task be completed by this March, in view of the approaching summer.

The Mayor said that the five wards to get continuous water supply in the first phase comprises Jaya Prakash Narayan Nagar, Ashokapuram, Krishnamurthypuram, Vidyaranyapuram, Sharadadevi Nagar, Chamundipuram and other neighbouring areas.

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MISAPPROPRIATION IN LAYING INTERLOCKING TILES ON CITY'S FOOTPATHS ALLEGED

MCC Council meet resolves to probe

Mysore, Jan. 20 (KMC&ACP)- Misappropriation to the tune of crores of rupees has taken place in the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) project of laying inter-locking tiles on city's footpaths, alleged former Mayor Ayub Khan.

Raising the topic at the MCC Council meeting held under the Presidentship of Deputy Mayor Sharadamma here yesterday, Ayub Khan said that the works undertaken were of sub-standard quality and added that the project's Standing Committee Chairman too had conducted a spot inspection and brought the matter to the notice of the officials concerned.

"During investigations, it has come to light that crushed stone powder had been used instead of sand for the tile laying works", Ayub Khan alleged.

Corporator Sandesh Swamy, voicing his support for Ayub Khan's allegation, accused the authorities of misappropriating crores of rupees through the sale of stone slabs that were removed from the footpaths for replacing with interlocking tiles and added that despite several complaints, the authorities concerned had chosen to ignore the issue.

Corporators R. Lingappa and K.T. Cheluvegowda also voiced their support for Khan's and Sandesh's allegations.

Following this, the Council resolved to appoint a senior officer to probe the matter and based on the report, initiate action against those found guilty.

Mayor's Cup

A grant of Rs. 15 lakh by MCC for the Mayor's Cup National Kabaddi Tournament to be held in city from Jan. 28 was approved by the Council and it was also decided to constitute a House Committee for the tournament.

Confusion prevailed for sometime during discussions on allocating financial aid from the MCC's coffers for providing medical care for the poor.

Ayub Khan stated that since the Mayor had discretionary powers to grant monetary aid for medical treatment upto Rs. 10,000, the matter need not be discussed in the Council meeting.

"Those in urgent need of medical care must be provided the same at the earliest", he added.

Corporator K.V. Mallesh intervened to state that funds for medical treatment be sanctioned only after scrutinising all the applications seeking aid, failing which, it would make way for corruption and misuse.

Several Corporators expressed their objection over Mallesh's statement and accused him of in-sulting the poor people of the city.

Corporators P. Devaraj, Nin-ganna and others demanded that Mallesh's statement be deleted from the meeting proceedings.

This led to chaos in the meeting for some time. Finally, it was decided to dispose off the applications seeking monetary aid on health grounds within three days after strict scrutiny. MCC Commissioner K.S. Raikar was present.

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Mysore city will get 2000 crore grants for Kabini water augmentation.

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Bt laboratory to come up in Mysore

Special Correspondent

Flower auction park will be set up in K.R. Nagar, says Minister

MYSORE: A biotechnology (bt) laboratory and a flower auction park will be established in Mysore district. Flower auction parks will also be set up in Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts.

Disclosing this, Minister for Horticulture Umesh Katti told presspersons here on Saturday that the Government had identified 12 places for establishing biotechnology laboratories to conduct research on horticultural products and help introduce new varieties of popular crops. He said that biotechnology laboratories would come up at places including Bangalore, Shimoga, Belgaum and Bidar. The Minister said the laboratories would help improve nurseries and give a boost to the horticulture sector in the State.

Mr. Katti said that the flower auction park in Mysore district would be established at K.R. Nagar because the region was renowned for widespread cultivation of indigenous species of flowers.

A vegetable market would also be set up in Mysore. Two acres of land had been identified and the Government had released Rs. 1 crore for the project, the Minister added.

Mr. Katti said horticulture had a big potential and the Government was aggressively promoting it in view of economic returns. Area under horticulture had increased from 16,000 hectares to 18,900 hectares in the State and it was bound to increase in future. Though the total area under horticulture was about 15 per cent of the cultivable land used for agriculture, income from horticulture was 40 per cent of the total agricultural income, said the Minister. Underlining the economic potential of horticulture, he called for its expansion, and pointed out that the number of horticultural nurseries in the State had increased from 500 to 800 in two years.

The Government would lay stress on production of palm oil as the country was dependent on imports to meet the demand for edible oil. He said the floriculture industry in the State was mature and the annual turnover was Rs. 200 crore.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012454410500.htm)

^^ :)

KEONICS plans IT parks in Mysore, Mangalore



I saw this tender in The Hindu newspaper a few days back.


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Found this on the Kembhavi architects website.

KA (http://www.kembhaviarchitects.com/commercial.html)

Where and what exactly s this?? :?

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Road to be widened without axing trees



Staff Correspondent

MUDA and MCC have also agreed to develop a cycle track on Lalitha Mahal Road

Decision comes in the wake of a meeting with representatives of NGOs and greens

‘Outer Ring Road should get the highest priority since it reduces traffic and minimises accidents’

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Taking decisions: MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna (left) and MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar at the meeting in Mysore on Monday.

MYSORE: In a significant development, the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Monday took a unanimous decision to widen Lalitha Mahal Road in Narasimharaja Boulevard here without chopping down trees.

They have also agreed to develop a cycle track on the road.

The decision comes in the wake of their meeting with representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and environmentalists, who suggested various measures to ease traffic congestion and reduce accidents without axing 114 trees.

The environmentalists, NGOs and citizens had launched an active campaign against tree felling following axing of over 30 trees on the road by a frenzied mob recently. They also vowed to keep the heritage of the boulevard alive without allowing the authorities to cut the trees.
Suggestions

MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar and MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna elicited suggestions from the NGOs at the meeting. Officials of the Forest and Police departments also attended the meeting.

Initiating the discussion, Mr. Raykar gave an overview of the road widening project under the Rs. 100-crore special grant and explained its status.

He said that Monday’s meeting had been convened to explore possibilities of resolving the issue amicably as suggested by Minister for Urban Development and Law Suresh Kumar, who was here recently. It may be mentioned here that a mob went berserk and chopped over 30 trees following the death of a Mysore City Corporation employee in a hit-and-run accident.

Bhamy V. Shenoy of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) said that the reason for the accident should not be attributed to traffic on the road.

He said that the authorities should explore other alternatives to ease traffic density instead of chopping trees to widen the road. The Outer Ring Road should get the highest priority since it reduces traffic and minimises accidents. Widening of the road opposite Teresian College is another alternative and the police should fix speed limits to check accidents, he suggested.

Convener of the Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore M. Lakshman said that the road could be widened keeping the trees intact.

About 10 to 12 trees could be cut, if necessary, at the junctions along the road which are “accident zones”. Otherwise, with land available along the road, it could be widened without felling trees, he said.

He said that traffic should be restricted in a radius of 1 km around the Mysore zoo and it could be diverted to adjoining roads to ease pressure on Lalitha Mahal Palace Road. If trees were cut, birds migrating to nearby Karanji Lake would also be under threat, he said.

Retired chief engineer (Surface Transport) H.R. Bapu Satyanarayana said, “It is easy to fell trees, but tough to grow them. Therefore, other options available to ease traffic congestion on the stretch should be explored.”

He suggested one-way roads, speed breakers, fixing speed limits, diversion of traffic to adjoining roads, completion of Ring Road and widening of Bannur Road as the alternatives to widening the road. His views were echoed by other participants.

Advocate Bhaskar sought an explanation for the delay in booking the persons who felled the trees following the accident.

A forest official said that about 92 valuable neem trees, which could be over 40 years old, were located on the road. “They are old trees and need protection,” the official said.

The hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/26/stories/2010012652450300.htm)



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The most startegic road of mysore being widened under CM 100 crore grant

This is my favorite road in mysuru

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Krishnamoorthy what is your take on it.I am really delighted to know that Mysore will get the first cycle track and you can see in the pics I have posted above the space to the left of the boulevard will be utilized for the cycle track.

Farmers in Kabini command area have reason to cheer

Staff Correspondent

Their summer crops will get water from the Kabini reservoir from February 1

MYSORE: Farmers in the Kabini command area have a reason to cheer as their summer crops will get water from the Kabini reservoir from February 1.

A decision in this regard was taken at the Irrigation Consultative Committee (ICC) meeting, chaired by Regional Commissioner M.V. Jayanthi, at the Command Area Development Authority (CADA) office here on Monday.

Chief executive officer of the Mysore Zilla Panchayat Manjula, Superintendent Engineer of Kabini and Varuna Circle C.K. Varadaraj, H.D. Kote MLA Beechanahalli Chikkanna, farmer representatives, officials from the Water Resources Department, CADA and others attended the meeting.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Ms. Jayanthi said that standing crops in 20,563 acres of land in the dam’s command area would get water from February 1. While 2,910 acres would get water through the Left Bank Canal, water will be channelised to 4,124 acres from the Right Bank Canal. The remaining 13,529 acres would get water through the Hullahalli and Ramapura Canals.

Mr. Varadaraju said that 20,563 acres would get water though the total irrigated area in the command area is about 1.10 lakh acres since the dam’s storage level had come down. Though the dam’s live water storage is 7 tmcft, the total availability would be around 9.64 tmcft during the entire crop period, taking into consideration the anticipated water inflow (2.6 tmcft) into the dam during the ensuing months, he explained.

He said water had not been released to the Right Bank Canal last year following repair work. Last year, water was released for summer crops on 16,439 acres of land, he said.

Mr. Varadaraju said that steps had been taken to minimise water seepage from the Kabini canals by strengthening the floor and side walls of the canals with concrete. This would ensure faster flow of water and would also check wastage of water, he added.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/26/stories/2010012652370300.htm

* Rs. 7-crore swimming pool to be constructed at Freedom Park
* Project to take off in March
* Government guesthouse to be renovated

MYSORE: The Centre has approved the Rs. 39.35-crore Mysore Heritage Tourism Project, Minister for Transport R. Ashok announced here on Tuesday. The restoration of the Town Hall, improvement of roads around Mysore Palace and construction of an underground parking lot for 526 vehicles near Town Hall for tourists are some of the works to be taken up under the project.

Delivering the Republic Day address at Chamundi Vihar Stadium after hoisting the national flag and reviewing the impressive parade, Mr. Ashok said that work on the Heritage Tourism Project would take off in March 2010. A swimming pool of international standards would be developed at a cost of Rs. 7 crore at the Freedom Park in Subbarayanakere by the Mysore City Corporation (MCC).

The Minister said the MCC and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had jointly prepared a project to restore the Government Guesthouse at a cost of Rs. 21 crore and develop a garden on its premises on the lines of the Mughal Garden. The restoration work would also commence in March.

He said that the MUDA had launched about 80 works for providing better transportation infrastructure here at a cost of Rs. 18 crore. Twenty such works had been completed, Mr. Ashok said, adding that work on the stadium at Vijayanagar I Stage was also nearing completion.

Mr. Ashok disclosed that a Rs. 219 crore-project had been sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for the development of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) into a six-lane road and the improvement of the service roads here.

Bannimantap Grounds, which hosts the famous Torchlight Parade during Dasara festivities, would be upgraded to provide seating for 44,000 people at an estimated cost of Rs 8.5 crore, he said, adding that the project proposal had been submitted to the Government and Rs. 3 crore had been earmarked for the same this year.

Announcing that the Government had approved the construction of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan at a cost of Rs. 4.5 crore here, Mr. Ashok said that 3,916 houses had been constructed under the rural housing programme. Likewise, houses had been constructed under the Ambedkar Housing Scheme and the Indira Awas Yojana, he said. The march past by the various contingents of the armed forces, and cultural programmes by schoolchildren added colour to the celebrations. The Mounted Police Force demonstrated how to peg a tent, an exhibition that garnered thundering applause from the audience, especially the children. The demonstration by the personnel of Fire and Emergency Services also entertained the crowd.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/27/stories/2010012756540300.htm)

MYSORE: City commuters can expect better comfort during travel, with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) introducing eight new Marcopolo buses here on Tuesday. The service has been launched under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

Minister for Transport R. Ashok flagged off the new buses from the premises of the Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple here. The modernisation of the city bus-stand was also commissioned under the JNNURM recently.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/27/stories/2010012756560300.htm)

The Mysore Mall


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Sorry dec 2008 pics uploaded here :(

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This mall is just next to the residential areas and also the BMS hospital.:bash:

Infact the promoter of this mall is the owner of the hosiptal

Mysore central Bus stand

cc engineer.akash/Akash F Patil

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Construction updates

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CITY RLY. STATION GETS WI-FI SERVICES

Internet access thru laptops, cellphones

Mysore, Jan. 28 (KCU&KK)- The City Railway Station has acquired a new facility called Wi-Fi Services wherein passengers can access the internet through their laptops and cellphones.

Passengers on platforms 1 and 2 and those in waiting rooms can utilise the facility. Divisional Rly. Manager B.B. Verma inaugurated the facility by getting connected to the internet thru laptop.

Tomizone (International service provider of more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the globe) has established the network through Focus Global, a Bangalore-based company. It can be accessed by logging on to tomizone@mysorerlystation through credit card or vouchers available at the Railway Station in various denominations. Once a person logs in, a password will be generated after a simple registration procedure, according to Girish Hiremath, Country Head, Tomizone (India), who handed over a Rs. 100 voucher to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Dr. Anup Dayanand Sadhu.

Verma said that the facility was without any investment by Railways. "The facility would be observed on a trial run for about six months. All Cyber Laws would be applicable and customer security will be protected," he said.

"Mysore being adjudged the fourth best tourist place in the world by New York Times survey, the new facility would be of immense help to tourists," he said.

SOM

K'HALLI LAKE: 980 EUCALYPTUS TREES AUCTIONED FOR RS. 13.12 LAKH

Health Park to be set up

Mysore, Jan. 28 (KCU&RK)- About 980 eucalyptus trees on the northern side of Kukkarahalli Lake here were reportedly auctioned for about Rs. 13.12 lakh yesterday. The auction process was held under the supervision of Kempegowda, Assistant Director, Horticulture Department, Mysore University.

The trees were purchased by Harish, son of Lakshman of Hosahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk, by bidding the highest amount. About 100 people participated in the auction.

Tension prevailed for some time as the losers of the bid insisted that Harish should deposit 50 per cent of the bid amount on the spot failing which a re-auction should be conducted.

The University Officers contended that the auction was held in a fair manner without any hitch and the tension reportedly got defused but in the bargain, Harish was allegedly made to part with about Rs. 4,000 to each of the bidders.

Mysore University with the intention to set up a Health Park in the premises of the Lake reportedly got the eucalyptus trees, grown on an area of about 4.5 acres, auctioned with a condition that the neighbouring trees should not be disturbed. The auction process arranged on Dec. 22 last reportedly got cancelled owing to protest by general public, environmentalists and lawyers. As a precautionary measure, Jayalakshmipuram Police had arranged security this time under the supervision of Inspector Nemiraj and Sub-Inspector Mahadevaiah.

SOM

AIRPORT CO-ORDINATION CTTEE MEETING

ACICM has convened a meeting of the newly-constituted Co-ordination Committee on Mysore Airport today at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road at 5.30 pm, according to a press release from ACICM Convenor M. Lakshmana.

SOM

some last efforts to save the airport :lol:

MANDAKALLI AIRPORT: START OPERATIONS BY MARCH 15

ACICM to serve legal notices on stakeholders

Mysore, Jan. 29- A meeting of the Co-ordination Committee constituted to hasten flight operations from Mandakalli Airport here was held at the Institution of Engineers last evening under the auspices of Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM).

Following delay in starting operation of flights from Manda-kalli, ACICM has decided to serve legal notices on stakeholders asking for an early start of flights from the airport.

ACICM Convener M. Laksh-mana said the they would send legal notices to the Chief Secretary and Secretary, Infrastructure Development of Karnataka, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India, Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and all the private airlines like Kingfisher, Indigo, Spice and Jet Paramount.

Lakshmana said that ACICM would move the High Court with a PIL if there was no reply for the legal notice in ten days from the stakeholders. The notice has set a deadline of March 15 to make the airport operational.

Criticising the stakeholders for not pushing for the flight operations, he said the Mangalore city, which was given commis-sionerate recently, has a well- operated airport. He said in Mysore the Commissionerate was opened 15 years ago but the flights are yet to take off. Moreover, New York Times has rated the city with fourth place in the world in the tourism map. As many as 25 lakh tourists visit the city every year. Hence, it is important that the State Government and the Airports Authority of India worked together to start flight operations for Mysore.

A. S. Satish of Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry also spoke. The Co-ordination Committee is chaired by MP H. Viswanath. However, he did not turn up for the meeting. IE Chairman C.N. Babu, Secretary C.S. Rajashekar Gowda and N.B. Srimath Kumar were present.

SOM

Mysore extension area-Sathagally

Took few pics of the IMTC U/C

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I will try to cover Kuvempunagar IMTC as well,tomorrow

Iliwala IMTC and RS naidu nagar sometime later

CORPN. APPROVES CENTRE'S 2 HOUSING PROJECTS

Mysore, Jan. 30 (ACP&DM)- The City Corporation’s Council meeting yesterday ratified implementation of the Centre's two housing projects for the poor.

All the Corporators unanimously approved the housing projects when an agenda in this regard was brought up before the Council meeting, which happened to be the last one for the incumbent Mayor Purushotham.

One of the housing projects approved yesterday is the “Own Your Own House” scheme. The Union Government’s Housing and Urban Poverty Eradication Department has come out with this scheme which envisaged lending loan of Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 1.60 lakh to the urban poor for purchasing a house or build a house on their own site.

As per the scheme, the Centre will facilitate loans upto Rs. 1.60 lakh through banks at an annual interest of 8 per cent. The Government on its part will pay up 5 per cent interest while the beneficiaries should only pay up the rest 3 per cent interest. The beneficiaries can repay the loans in easy instalments extending over a 20-year period.

Affordable houses under JNNURM

The Union Government has come up with another scheme that envisages affordable houses for the urban dwellers under JNNURM project. As per the scheme, the beneficiaries will get a subsidy of Rs. 50,000 apart from receiving loan of Rs. 1 lakh at an annual interest rate of 5 per cent. This scheme can be implemented in the city and accordingly a plan has been prepared for constructing a total of 3,712 houses, which include 360 HIG, 1,512 MIG, 736 LIG and 1,104 EWS houses in 32 acres of Corporation land near Kesare. Besides the blue print prepared for this scheme, which is going to be implemented with private participation, has proposed construction of a commercial complex in 5.64 acres, which can house a Community Hall, school, park, play ground and a hospital.

All the Corporators, cutting across party lines, unanimously ratified the two ambitious housing projects, under which many poor people can have a shelter.



SOM

Now Mysore will get a full fledged note printing unit-RBI.

The 500 and 1000 denomination notes are printed only in Mysore,the required paper is imported as of now.

RBI announced that the new unit would manufacture the required paper.

Heard the news on Udaya

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IMTC Kuvempunagar,Mysore updates

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Udaya ravi road,Kuvempunagar

Pavement works

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New Kanthraj urs road,near BN Auto

Faulty-tree katte design any person unaware of the tree will only :ohno:smash into it

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Hunsur road,gets street lights CFL -upto 12+ KM from Metropole circle to belvadai

I wonder how this road looks like in the night :banana:
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shot near bhudevi farms

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In between kukrahalli lake and bhudevi farms

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Narayan shastri road,Old mysore

After widening and pavementing

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Some pavementing works underway in Jayalakshmipuram.no idea about the road's name.



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Cutting KD road,Jayalakshmipuram

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KD road has been widened and it looks awesome :banana:

Ramaswamy circle to law court road widening and pavement'in

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shantisagar hotel to depot Link road,Mysore suburb

Pavements done-but only on one side :(

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MINISTER INSPECTS MUDA WORKS

Former Minister too pours woes



Mysore, Feb. 1 (KCU&RK)- Urban Development Minister S. Suresh Kumar today inspected the development works being undertaken by Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in city.

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The Minister, who started the inspection at 9 am from Vartha Bhavan on Dhanwanthri Road, was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna, Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar, MUDA Superintending Engineer Shivakumar, Executive Engineer Veerabhadraiah, Town Planning Member M.N. Kumar, JNNURM Superintending Engineer Suresh Babu and Muda Zonal Officers.

Sports complex

Suresh Kumar first inspected the Rs. 2.5 crore sports complex under construction in Vijayanagar I Stage.

MUDA Zonal Officer Rangaswamy explained the features of the complex which houses courts for badminton and basketball along with an open air theatre.

The bemused Minister questioned the necessity of a theatre in the premises. Instead, Suresh Kumar suggested for a well-equipped gymnasium and skating rink in the complex.

Suresh Kumar later visited the park in Vijayanagar III Stage which is being developed and suggested to plant more trees to improve the ambience and attract birds. He also indicated to constitute a Park Users' Association to draw suggestions for its improvement.

The Minister, who inspected the ground level water reservoir, was told that it had to be linked to the distribution network. He also took a look at the link roads being constructed to connect Vijayanagar III Stage and Bogadi.

Former Minister's woes

Taking a break, Suresh Kumar called on former Minister M. Shivanna at the latter's residence in Vijayanagar III Stage. Shivanna complained of acute water problem, piling of garbage and other civic inadequacies in the area. He alleged that despite an instruction to handover the area to the City Corporation in 2002, nothing had transpired.

Taking a serious note of the allegations, Suresh Kumar assured to address the same as soon as possible.

The Minister will participate in a review meeting in the afternoon at MUDA followed by a meeting with elected representatives, it is learnt.

District police set up complaint cell

MYSORE: After the city police, now the district police have set up a complaint cell to receive unregistered complaints.

The cell at the District Police Office (DPO) will serve the complainants whose cases are rejected the district police. The district has 22 police stations in all and the public in these jurisdiction can approach the district complaint cell.

Earlier, the city police set up such a facility on January 31 to attend to complaints that the cops attached to the police stations do not receive complaints. Now, the district police have followed the model following suggestion from the DGP Ajai Kumar Singh.

IGP (southern range) Jeevan Kumar Gaonkar launched the public-friendly facility. According to SP Rama Subba, complainants who face difficulty to register their complaints at the jurisdictional police stations can approach the cell. The complainant will get an acknowledgment after receiving the complaint, which will be forwarded to the jurisdictional police station the same day and the First Information Report (FIR) will be registered.

Inspector-grade officials will man the cell on a rotation basis. There are 30 inspectors on service of the district police. The cell will be open on all days between 10 am and 8 pm.
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MUDA action: bright sign for real estate?

M B Maramkal, TNN, 31 January 2010, 09:08pm IST

MYSORE: That the MUDA collected Rs 14.6 crore through the sale of corner and stray sites recently has raised doubts over genuinity of the price.

Many wonder if it is an indication of the end of recession or a manipulative tactic by people in the real estate sector to attract business.

The fund-starved MUDA sold a 50x80 feet site in Vijayanagar for Rs 2.2 crore, against the expected Rs 80 lakh. What has left many surprised is that the prices were much lower even when the real estate business was in boom.

According to an engineer and contractor, this seems to be a tactic employed by the real estate agents to boost their business which had hit a rock bottom after the recession began two years ago. "How can one believe that the same site did not even cross Rs 3,000 a square foot when there was a real estate boom?" he asked, pointing to the present rate crossing Rs 5,000 per square foot.

Even in Bangalore's posh localities the site rates swing between Rs 2,500 and 4,000 per sq feet, he added. "However, if a buyer of the MUDA site is a real site seeker and not a businessman or investor, then it will augur well for the real estate business and construction activities in the city."

However, the developers are optimistic about the site rates and say the real estate activities are showing positive signs with increasing number of people evincing interest to buy sites, flats and houses.

Former president of BAI Mysore chapter Ravindra, who refused to go into the argument over the recent auction rates, said: "MUDA site buyers may not be genuine site seekers. But lack of sites, MUDA's failure to develop new layouts and failure of private housing societies to abide by their promises to distribute sites in time are forcing people to find alternative avenues to own a site or house, besides forcing them to knock at the doors of apartment builders and private sites owners."

Ravindra feels that the real estate sector in Mysore may bounce back to normal in few months.

Due to the recession there were neither buyers nor sellers, but now people have started making inquiries about sites, said Mahesh, a real estate agent from Kuvempunagar. The prices have gone up between 10% and 20% compared to last year.

Side effect:

The boom in real estate may be good news for banks and the rich who have parked their money in the sector, but not so for the poor and the lower middle class who have neither a house nor a site. With MUDA failing to clear the site aspirants' list with no new layouts in the offing, the dream of building a house might remain a distant possibility for many people.


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Mysore goin Bangalore way.........nooooooooooooooo

beda beda beda beda :ohno:

Infosys Mysore to get CISF security

PTI, 1 February 2010, 04:03pm IST

NEW DELHI: The Mysore establishment of software giant Infosys will be next to get CISF security cover after its office as well as the Electronics City complex in Bangalore were provided the same.

The government has sanctioned 48 posts of the paramilitary force in various ranks which will deploy its Quick Reaction Team (QRT) at the Infosys campus at Hebbal Electronics City, Hootagalli in Mysore.

Home minister P Chidambaram announced the decision at a press conference here.

"CISF continues to add new clients in the private sector. Additional posts were sanctioned for providing security to two establishments or installations.... Infosys Technologies Limited Mysore (48 posts)," he said.

According to senior CISF officials, the Infosys had requested the government for a security cover at their Mysore facility, similar to the one they got in July last year for their Bangalore campus.

The deployment of the force will take place soon, a senior officer said.

While the Bangalore facility of the software company has 101 CISF personnel, the Electronics City in Bangalore has 68 men for providing security cover.

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wideeeeee bogadi road :happy:

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Vani vilas road widening

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I feel Mr.Suresh Kumar is a Geniun Minister in Yeddiyurappa government. Fit for his Uraban development monistery post

I feel Mr.Suresh Kumar is a Geniun Minister in Yeddiyurappa government. Fit for his Uraban development monistery post

you are right visnaya

MINISTER WITH A DIFFERENCE

Mysore, Feb.2 (RK&KCU)- Usually any Minister irrespective of his or her status is always surrounded by party leaders and activists.

However, Minister for Urban Development S. Sureshkumar seems to be quite different.

When he went round the city inspecting MUDA works yesterday, not a single party worker or leader was around him except the concerned officials. When curious media persons questioned the reason behind that, the Minister said, "What does a party activist or leader do here? I had told them not to waste time being with me".

The unassuming Suresh Kumar clad in trousers and long shirt (Jubba) got in to the mini bus at Vartha Bhavan arranged for media persons. When even an ordinary Minister demands a special car with a beacon, Suresh Kumar going with media persons and mingling freely with them was highly appreciated.

The Minister even politely refused bouquets offered by officials asking them to shun formalities.

Let us hope every Minister takes a cue from Suresh Kumar's behaviour and emulates him.

SOM

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WORTH RS. 117 LAKH LAUNCHED IN SRIRAMPURA

Mysore, Feb. 2 (SH&ACP)- MLA and Chief Minister's Parliamentary Secretary S.A. Ramdas launched development projects worth Rs. 117.70 lakh in Srirampura, coming under Krishnaraja constituency here yesterday.

He performed guddali puja near Siddappaji Temple on Manandavadi Road for the works at 9 am after padayatra. The project is financed by the government grants under rural development programme.

The works include construction of 3,800 metre-long underground drainage, 400 metre-long box type 16 drains, 1200 metre-long U-type drain, metalling and asphalting of 3,170 metres of road.

MLA M. Satyanarayana, Central Relief Committee Chairman C.N. Manjegowda, Gram Panchayat President Ramesh, Krishnaraja BJP President Somasundar, Corporator of Ward No. 13 Guruprasad, Secretary Shivanand and officials of Mysore Urban Development Authority were present.

UNIQUE POST CARD STIR TO EXPEDITE MYSORE AIRPORT OPERATIONS

Mysore, Feb. 2 (RK&SH)- Nearly 100 activists under the auspices of Association of Concerned and Informed Citizen of Mysore (ACICM) today staged a unique post card stir in front of Mysore City Corporation to urge the State Government and Airport Authorities of India (AAI) for starting commercial online operations at the upgraded Mysore airport.

The activists, led by ACICM Convenor M. Lakshmana, dropped post cards addressed to the Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore-1 and the Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjug Airport, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003 in equal numbers into the two post boxes kept at the entrance to Corporation offices.

Speaking to reporters, Lakshmana complained that although work of upgrading the Mysore Airport had been completed spending crores of rupees, commercial operations at the facility had not begun due to lack of interest by the State Government and AAI, coming in the way of development of tourism in Mysore region. Infosys Technologies sources had declared their need for the facility on a regular basis apart from many other business houses and public of Mysore, Lakshmana said.

Mysore Airport was one of the 32 airports in the country awaiting commercial operations, he added. The post cards with hand-written matter carried the message demanding early activation of Mysore airport.

Mysore MP H. Viswanath, who visited the Hinkal Church this morning, also told reporters that he would take up the matter of starting commercial operations at Mysore Airport early with the State Govt. as well as AAI. Police bandobust had been arranged at the Corporation office.

RAMDAS INSPECTS ZOO, KARANJI LAKE

Workshop on Feb. 9 to seek suggestions from public for improving city

Mysore, Feb. 2 (KCU&KK)- CM's Parliamentary Secretary and MLA S.A. Ramdas today announced that a workshop on 2010-Budget and Mysore City would be organised in city on Feb. 9 to seek suggestions and ideas from citizens, NGOs and officers for improving the city.

Ramdas, who visited Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens and Karanji Lake here this morning, took stock of the current position and the developments needed.

The inspection was held today being a holiday for the Zoo. However, the disabled students are given special entry to the Zoo on Tuesdays.

Ramdas had a detailed discussion with the Zoo Director Vijay Ranjan Singh and Zoo Authority Secretary M.N. Jayakumar.

Vijay Ranjan Singh, who observed that the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) had passed an order instructing all Zoos not to rear elephants for want of good facilities, requested Ramdas to speak to CZA on that matter as Mysore Zoo had good facilities to rear elephants and were being nurtured well.

Additional space

Vijay Ranjan Singh pointed out that about 300 acres of land adjacent to the Zoo, belonging to the Forest Department, could be utilised for keeping rescued animals. Ramdas assured to discuss on this matter.

Heritage enclosures

Ramdas suggested to retain few heritage structures in the Zoo and convert them to core education centres. He also suggested to convert the existing library into digital format with audio-visual facilities.

Vijay Ranjan Singh also requested to expedite the process of constructing the multi-level parking facility in front of Zoo as it had become a sheer necessity.

Ramdas said that he would discuss with the government on handing over the controversial 35 acre land on Lalitha Mahal Road to Zoo to establish a good education centre.

Ramdas said that he would convince all legislators and Ministers to go in for adoption of animals in Zoo and set an example for the society.

Vijay Ranjan Singh observed that sewage water was getting mixed to Karanji Lake and requested Ramdas to initiate prevention of that. Ramdas also suggested to expedite the construction of the acquarium and repair of the bund road.

SOM

Mysore has a good public/citizen forums.

RS. 1.17 CR. FOR KARANJI LAKE: ADB TEAM CHECKS PROGRESS

Mysore, Feb. 3 (KCU&RK)- The utilisation of the Rs. 1.17-crore loan given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2003 for the renovation of the Karanji lake nature park was under scrutiny of the 8-member ADB team currently in the city.

The team went around the aviary, the botanical gardens, the butterfly park and the watch-tower built for bird watchers, all built or developed from the ADB funds.

The team was accompanied by Zoo Executive Director Vijay Ranjan Singh, Zoo Authority Member-Secretary M.N. Jayakumar, Deputy Director Bellia-ppa, MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna and Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar.

The Karanji lake has a huge diversity of butterfly species apart from birds like Crested Moorhens, Grebes, Herons as well as Spotted Owlets and Fishing Kites.

ADB TEAM IN CITY, INSPECTS MCC WORKS

Mysore, Feb. 3 (KMC&RK)- Eight senior officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), who arrived in city yesterday, will review ADB-funded development projects of the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) undertaken during 2002.

The team led by ADB Executive Director Michael Miari Fulcis, comprises Executive Directors Ashok Lahiri and Mar-wanto Harjowiryono, alternate Executive Directors Richard Edwards, Paul William Curie and Yasuyo Watanabe, senior development specialist, INRM, Atsushi Kaneko and Project Implementation Officer, INRM, Pushkar Srivastav.

The team inspected water treatment plants at Melapura and Rammanahalli, solid waste treatment plant in Sewage Farm where a part of Rs. 130-crore grant advanced by the ADB was spent by the MCC in 2002.

The delegation, after visiting the Palace in the evening, went to KRS and stayed overnight at the Royal Orchid Brindavan. The team also visited Dariya Daulat, Gol Gumbaz and Triveni Sangama yesterday.

The ADB team, which arrived yesterday, was given a traditional welcome at Srirangapatna by MCC Commissioner K.S. Raikar, MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna and others.

SOM

Brightest moon of '10 :happy:

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MYSORE: The State Government will be asked to hand over 150 acres of forest land to the Mysore zoo in order to set up a shelter for rescued and disabled animals, Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister S.A. Ramdas has said. A proposal for the same will be forwarded to the Government soon.

Interacting with officials at the zoo here on Tuesday, Mr. Ramdas said that the animal shelter was proposed to be set up on Mysore-Hunsur road (plot survey number 32). He said the zoo regularly received injured, orphaned and maimed animals, but was forced to turn them away because of the lack of infrastructure to care for these animals at the zoo. Legal issues would also be involved, he said, adding that the once the centre was set up, the zoo would take in these animals and care for them at the centre.

He also said nearly 125 enclosures in the Mysore zoo would be improved to enhance the ambience and surroundings for the zoo.

Mr. Ramdas said that he would also seek a budgetary grant for constructing an auditorium in order to screen audio-visual programmes related to wildlife at the zoo; the proposal for the theatre would be put forth before the Chief Minister for inclusion in the 2010-11 budget.

This would also encourage environmentalists and wildlife activists to enrol as members to avail the facilities, he said.

The officials informed Mr. Ramdas that the zoo required almost two lakh litres of water a day, upon which he directed the Mysore City Corporation to make separate provisions to ensure continuous water supply to the zoo.

The MCC executive engineer was directed to take steps to divert and treat the untreated sewage entering the Karanji nature park from Siddarthanagar at present.

Mr. Ramdas also inspected the Rs. 5-crore aquarium project coming up near lake Karanji under the Chief Minister’s special grant of Rs.100 crore for the city.

The issue of traffic congestion in front of the zoo came up for discussion and Mr. Ramdas mooted the idea of constructing a parking lot at the open space belonging to the Public Works Department in front of the Karanji Nature Park.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/04/stories/2010020451070200.htm)

The Union Urban Development Ministry has not approved nine projects for Mysore. Of the proposals, five are under appraisal of the CSMC and the rest have been returned to agencies directing them to give more details.

The cost of these nine projects is Rs. 702.03 crore and the share of the Centre and the State is Rs. 561.62 crore and Rs. 70.20 crore, respectively.

The Mysrore City Corporation (MCC) and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) have submitted three proposals each. The Tourism Department has submitted a proposal in 2007 on Tourist Infrastructure at Chamundi Hills (Rs. 34.96 crore) seeking approval while the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) sought approval for the water management through surface and rainwater harvesting at Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in 2009 (Rs. 3.3 crore). Approval was also sought on a proposal on Heritage Asset Management and Development Plan (Rs. 2.9 crore).

The MCC has proposed to implement conservation of natural lakes in Mysore in two packages (four lakes each) and comprehensive underground drainage scheme for city including providing sewer network for uncovered missing links.

The cost of all three projects is Rs. 405 crore and the share of the Centre and the State is Rs. 324.54 crore and Rs. 40.57 crore, respectively.

The MUDA has submitted three DPRs on construction of six-lane ring road (Rs. 90.70 crore) and construction of houses for economically weaker sections (Rs. 144 crore) and development of the Heritage Park on 35 acres of land in front of Lalitha Mahal Place (Rs. 20.5 crore). But the CSMC said that for clearing the heritage park project a mechanism for proper appraisal of the project should be constituted.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020753650400.htm)

Public participation sought in solid waste management (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020758540300.htm)
Set up folklore study centre at M.M. Hills (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020758370300.htm)

you are right visnaya

MINISTER WITH A DIFFERENCE



SOM

I agree with this Akash, Another person I can think of similar nature is Mr.George Fernandis. I have heard when he was Defence minister once went to Karwar port under construction and security stopped his car at the gate for checkking because there was only one car and no many follower car. Later they learnt that it is defence miniter they apolozied and allowed. That is called simplicity. Yet he was one of the most powerfull defence minister

I agree with this Akash, Another person I can think of similar nature is Mr.George Fernandis. I have heard when he was Defence minister once went to Karwar port under construction and security stopped his car at the gate for checkking because there was only one car and no many follower car. Later they learnt that it is defence miniter they apolozied and allowed. That is called simplicity. Yet he was one of the most powerfull defence minister

add - shobha karadlanje

some apt U/C in jayalakshmipuram,mysore

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'FILM CITY FOR MYSORE ON THE ANVIL'

Mysore, Feb. 7 (KMC&KK) - The State Government proposes to establish Kannada Film City in Mysore, disclosed actor and former Lok Sabha Ambarish and ad ded that an action plan for the ambitious project had been prepared.

Speaking to Star of Mysore on the sidelines of the golf tournament being played at Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Golf Course (JWGC) here today, Ambarish said that he, along with other veterans in the Kannada film industry had held talks with the Chief Minister in this regard, for which the State Government had responded positively.

To a query about the construction of a memorial in the name of his bosom friend late Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish said that he had impressed upon the State Government over the need to build a meaningful institution in Dr. Vishnu-vardhan's name in his native-place Mysore.

"MLA S.A. Ramdas has taken the initiative for the memorial which will be housing a personality development centre, educational sessions, library, yoga and meditation, fine arts and other educational aspects under one roof," Ambarish said.

SOM

* Land allotted to them has now become prime real estate
* Prime property: Clusters of residences are cropping up in industrial areas in Mysore.

MYSORE: Industrial sites are increasingly being converted for non-industrial purposes in Mysore even as potential entrepreneurs find it difficult to procure land for establishing manufacturing units.

While the original allottee may have acquired the land from the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) many years ago, it would have been sold to a third party at an exorbitant rate as a result of which speculative investment in industrial sites is on the rise in the city.

Suresh Kumar Jain of the Mysore Industries Association told The Hindu that nearly 17 acres of land procured at the rate of Rs. 1 lakh an acre for establishing a food park had changed hands thrice and was now reckoned to be prime real estate for a housing project. “Most of the investors would have purchased land from the KIADB at prevailing rates four or five years ago but are now ready to sell them at market price after effecting land-use conversion provisions and will thus reap a neat profit,” Mr. Jain said. When contacted, KIADB Development Officer for Mysore Shivakumar said that once the sale deed was issued, the board had little control over the future ownership or transaction pertaining to that land. He said there could be many reasons for the inability of entrepreneurs and investors to establish a unit, including a change in their fortunes or a change in plan.

Mr. Jain pointed out that the Government approved 13 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects under the State-level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLWCC) between 2001-02 and February 2007. But out of the nearly 380 acres of land that was allotted to the potential investors, not a single project has materialised till date. The non-flow of capital investment is not confined to Mysore alone. In neighbouring Nanjangud taluk, about 250 acres of land acquired from farmers to establish a textile park has no takers. Though the Government was confident that a textile park would help create jobs and give a fillip to industrial activity in the region, not a single unit has been established. The MIA pointed out that the change of land-use pattern was the maximum in Mysore, where educational institutions, including first grade colleges and management institutions, have sprung up, in Metagalli industrial suburb. Private apartments and residential zones have sprung up in Visvesvaranagar Industrial Area.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/08/stories/2010020854700100.htm)

^^ Bad :ohno:

ACICM SEEKS RS. 1000 CRORE ALLOCATION FOR CITY IN STATE BUDGET

Mysore, Feb.8 (KCU&KK)- Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) Convenor M. Lakshmana has sought an allocation of Rs. 1000 crore in the State Budget for comprehensive development of the city.

Addressing a press meet at Institution of Engineers here yesterday, Lakshmana observed that a development plan with an outlay of Rs. 200 crore should be envisaged to retain heritage status of city and creation of Greater Mysore. "Multi-level parking facility should come up at 25 places in city. Devaraja Market needs renovation immediately. The city boasting of about 50 lakes now has only two with many getting encroached upon which should be released. Tourism hitherto conformed to city and nearby places should be made to spread its wings to rural areas," reiterated Lakshmana.

Referring to the education sector, Lakshmana urged the government to allocate funds to upgrade CPC Polytechnic to a full-fledged Government Engineering College.

"Doubling of railway track between Mysore and Bangalore should be completed on top priority so also the commencement of flights from Mandakalli Airport," he added.

ACICM members Ravi, Viswa-nath and others were present at the press meet.

SOM

true yeddi must realize the potential of Mysore and see to that the city develops on par with any other tier two Indian city.

It already has wide roads they must think of BRTS in Namma Mysore??

JNNURM: UNION MINISTRY'S NO TO NINE PROJECTS OF MYSORE

Mysore, Feb.9- The Union Government is yet to clear 18 projects relating to Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) of Mysore and Bangalore.

The projects are estimated to cost Rs. 1,921.53 crore and the report comes in the midst of the opposition's criticism of State Government's under-performance in utilising funds sanctioned under the Mission. The Union Urban Development Ministry had approved in 2006 the City Development Plan (CDP) for Mysore with an estimated budget of Rs. 1,969 cr. over seven years.

The Centre has approved 66 projects for both Bangalore and Mysore. The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), headed by the Union Urban Development Secretary has not approved nine projects for Mysore. Out of them, five are under appraisal of the CSMC and the rest have been returned to agencies seeking more details.

The cost of these nine projects is Rs. 702.03 crore, with Rs. 561.62 crore is the share of the Centre and Rs. 70.20 crore is that of the State. Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) submitted three proposals each in 2007 on tourism infrastru-cture at Chamundi Hill (Rs. 34.96 cr.).

The Karnataka Zoo Authority has sought approval for the project on surface water management and rain water harvesting at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Rs. 3.30 crore).

The civic body has also submitted a proposal on implementing the project on conserving natural lakes in Mysore in two stages (four lakes each) and a comprehensive underground drainage scheme for city. The cost of these projects is Rs. 405 crore with Centre's share of Rs. 324.54 crore and State's share of Rs. 40.57 crore.

The projects proposed by MUDA with detailed project reports include construction of a six-lane ring road (Rs. 90.70 crore), construction of houses for economically weaker section of society (Rs. 144 crore) and development of the Heritage Park on 35 acres of land near Lalitha Mahal Palace.

SOM

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Ambitious plan for Dasara procession

TNN, 9 February 2010, 10:22pm IST

MYSORE: Even as it awaits to award tenders to rev up the Dasara procession route to match up to its status, the Mysore City Corporation on Tuesday launched groundwork for its ambitious plan.

In a pre-dawn operation, the MCC razed a roadside milk parlour and cleared the area. This is according to its plans to enhance the environs of the route of the Dasara procession.

The ambitious project sanctioned under the Rs 100-crore special grants from chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was promoted by former mayor Ayub Khan. But the project did not take off as the tender process remained inconclusive.

Now, it demolished the Nandini milk parlour located on the footpath for years. The place where the parlour is located was a bus stand during the time of Mysore Maharajas. The MCC had leased the property, which lapsed three years ago.

Armed with two JCBs and some 40 gangmen, the civic body pulled it down on Tuesday. The city police extended security for the one-hour operation.

MCC assistant commissioner Thimappa said they have cleared the parlour as per the plan to convert the route into Raja Path. The Rs 19.5-crore project is under process, he told reporters.

The MCC officials said they had taken permission from the Mysore-Chamarajnagar District Co-operative Milk Producers Societies Union (Mymul) for razing it.

The civic body is planning to beautify the place to enhance experience of the visitors, especially during the Dasara season. The plan is to convert the 5-km stretch from Hardinge Circle to Banni Mantap grounds as the Raja Path, which includes the Albert Victor Road and Sayyaji Rao Road. The project is delayed because the tender was cancelled twice.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Ambitious-plan-for-Dasara-procession/articleshow/5553550.cms)

Wow that would make the 5KM road ultra clean and mast.Mysore is no doubt the best cool mast heritage city in India.:banana:

RS. 14 CRORE NEW CITY BUS STAND TO BECOME CYCLE, TONGA STAND

Traffic Co-ordination Cttee. meeting

Mysore, Feb. 10 (KK&JP)- If it goes according to plans, then the Rs. 14 crore new city bus stand at K.R. Circle will turn into a tonga and cycle stand within a year. The KSRTC has been given an ultimatum to shift with a gentle advice 'move or else...'

Several decisions of this nature were taken this morning at a meeting of the newly-constituted Mysore Traffic Co-ordination Committee at the MUDA office. Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is also the Chairman of the Committee, Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal, Corporation Commissioner K.S. Raikar, MUDA Commissioner P.C. Jayanna, Traffic DCP Rajendra Prasad, ACP Shankaregowda, various MUDA, Corporation and Forest Department officials as well as CHESCom senior staff and the Convenor of a city-based NGO ACICM, Lakshmana, spent time seriously discussing what could be done about the city’s traffic woes.

The city bus stand would be shifted to the Suburban bus stand on Mysore-Bangalore road and the suburban bus stands would be located in four directions of the city, according to the Committee.

Parking system

It was decided that an automated parking system would be installed on a trial basis on the busy Devaraj Urs Road. There would be a parking toll and users would be allowed to park their vehicles for a period of three hours.

Suhail Yusuf of Brigade Shops and Establishments Association, Bangalore, who spoke at the meeting, claimed that the metered parking system was in use in Bangalore.

Cycle tracks

The Committee also decided that cycle tracks would be laid on several of the main roads and people would be encouraged to get on their bikes and get out off their cars. However, the main roads where these cycle tracks are supposed to come up were not specified at the meeting.

Signals to go

The meeting decided that the signals at the Mirza Road which links Hardinge Circle to Vasanth Mahal would go and it would become a round-about Circle.

Autos banned

From next year autorickshaws will not be permitted to transport school children.

Ring Road

The 9-km stretch of the Ring Road will also be completed and DC Manivannan said he wanted a quick execution of the project.

Earlier in the meeting, MCC Chief Raikar issued an ultimatum to the KSRTC officials that if the bus stand was not shifted, they would confiscate the buses and a penalty levied on the KSRTC.

The DC and MCC Commissioner also said that a subway would be constructed at Hard-inge Circle.

They also said that the tourist parking lot near the Gun House would have a multistoreyed parking along with an underground parking lot. The MCC will discuss this with the Palace Board and iron out the differences.

Meanwhile, the closed circuit cameras that have been installed at various points in the city also came in for heated discussion. Only 11 cameras work while 17 do not. The service provider, Nikil Enterprises, Bangalore, claims that nowhere in the agreement does it say that he has to provide the service.

But MCC officials claimed that he was dodging his responsibility. But the one document that could settle the issue, the tender document which spells out the modalities of the cameras, have vanished into thin air.

SOM

I am confident that nothing will happen to the city bus stand it will remain where it is.:cheers:

People will not stay mute.If required I too will participate in the protest.

* It will be sent to the State Government and the KSRTC for consideration

MYSORE: The traffic coordination committee constituted by the district administration has proposed to shift the new city bus-stand to the suburban bus-stand by next year.

At a review meeting here on Wednesday, KSRTC officials were told to shift the city bus-stand to suburban bus-stand and relocate the suburban bus-stand, which offers inter-district and inter-State services, to Saathgalli, Vijayanagar and Ooty Road.

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) is ready to hand over land for construction of a bus terminal on Ooty Road near Excel Plant.

Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is chairman of the committee, told The Hindu that it was only a proposal and would be forwarded to the State Government and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for consideration.

The traffic coordination committee proposed to have a parking zone near the city bus-stand and a cycling track around the palace.

The relocation of the bus-stand is expected to reduce congestion around K.R. Circle, according to members of the traffic coordination committee.

M. Lakshman, member of the committee, said the meeting took a few critical decisions that would help resolve 50 per cent of the traffic problems of Mysore.

He said that 88 residential layouts in the city, developed by realtors and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), would be brought under the jurisdiction of the Mysore City Corporation (MCC).

This would eliminate dual authority and bring in more coordination in resolving drinking water issues, garbage clearance, road maintenance, etc., according to Mr. Lakshman. The widening of jurisdiction of the Mysore City Corporation would also qualify it for additional funds from the Government, he said. The committee decided to take up widening of 20 important arterial roads in the city to ensure smooth traffic.

The traffic bottleneck at Hardinge Circle would be eliminated as it had been proposed to introduce a round-about route obviating the need for traffic signal lights with provision of subways for pedestrians which would ensure free movement of vehicles as at Millennium Circle, Mr. Lakshman said.

A decision was taken to expedite shifting of a few temples and a school at Medar Block as the track-doubling work from the Mysore-end has to be expedited. Mr. Manivannan issued directives that the Deputy Director of Public Instruction should scout for alternative and ensure that the school was shifted to a new premises at the earliest. Commissioner of Police Sunil Agarwal, MUDA Commissioner Jayanna and MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar were among those present.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/11/stories/2010021155770300.htm)

AIISH to be upgraded to super-speciality centre (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/11/stories/2010021150950200.htm)

M.G. ROAD MARKET: MUDA RELEASES RS. 25 LAKH TO KEA

Mysore, Feb. 11 (KK&KMC)- The construction of a full-fledged market on M.G. Road (Vani Vilas Road) behind Dasara Exhibition grounds in city — a long cherished dream of farmers of the district — will commence shortly, for which the Deputy Commissioner has released Rs. 25 lakh.

DC P. Manivannan, who is also the Chairman of Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), presented the cheque to Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chief Executive Officer Chandrashekar at the Janaspandana meeting held in MUDA office yesterday.

The proposed market is aimed at providing sheds and other basic amenities to the farmers who had been carrying on their trade in the open space for the past several decades.

Manivannan said that since the proposed land measuring 2.5 acres belonged to the KEA, the construction work will be taken up by the KEA itself.

He directed Chandrashekar to begin the tender process immediately and provide the market facility at the earliest.

Wadiyar's objection

The vacant land behind the Exhibition ground measures 80 acres. The scion of the royal family and former MP, Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar had approached the Court claiming his right over the land.

However, following the court's verdict in favour of the KEA, Wadiyar has approached the higher court, said Manivannan and added that Wadiyar had written a letter expressing his objection over conducting the meeting at the disputed land and planning the construction of a market there.

"In this backdrop, the MUDA instead of constructing the market on its own, has shifted the responsibility to the KEA since it owns the property, to avoid legal hurdles likely to arise", explained the DC.

SOM

MAYOR AGAINST SHIFTING OF CITY BUS STAND

Mysore, Feb. 11 (MTY&DM)- Mayor Purushotham today came down heavily on City Corporation officials for taking unilateral decisions at the meeting of Traffic Co-ordination Committee at MUDA office yesterday.

Addressing a press meet at his chambers this morning, Purushotham said that he was very much against the newly renovated city bus stand being converted into a tonga and cycle stand as discussed by Committee.

The city bus stand has been remodelled only a few months ago spending about Rs. 14 crores. But the officials, totally ignoring the opinion of people's representatives, have taken a unilateral decision in this regard. The officials have long been taking unilateral decisions as per their wish, ever since he assumed office, completely ignoring his and other people's representatives opinions and thus wasting public money, he alleged.

The Corporation Council meeting will discuss all the issues concerned with the citizens and take appropriate decisions in this regard, the Mayor said.

SOM

Nothing is going to happen,the bus stand will remain where it is.

Restoring the beauty of Chamundi Hills

TNN, 11 February 2010, 10:39pm IST

MYSORE: Every day hundreds of tourists visit Chamundi Hills by climbing steps but it seems none had bothered about the graffiti on structures alongside the steps. But, a group of volunteers including eight Sweedish persons, who recently paid a visit to the hills, resolved to remove the scar and enhance its beauty.

On Thursday the 16-member group completed the work. Thanks to the members of Bangalore-based NGO ICDE-India (Inter-Cultural Dialogue And Exchange), who are here on a three-month tour to study the country's heritage through community-based cultural and service-oriented programmes.

Its coordinator Shashikala told the TOI that during their recent visit to the Hills they were dismayed to see graffiti in the vicinity of the steps. The issue came up during a meeting and the members unanimously decided to remove it. As part of community activity day on Thursday, they took up the cleaning works early morning and completed by evening. She claimed the foreign nationals were extremely happy about the work they did on Thursday.

The 16-member group includes Arun, Pushpa, Aishwarya, Elisha, Anirudh, Nancy and Monty from India and Karen (coordinator), Eileen, Miranda, Eliza, Emile, Emma, Nina and Shivageethe from Sweden. They are camping in Mysore since mid-January and visiting old age homes, orphanages and destitute homes here.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Restoring-the-beauty-of-Chamundi-Hills/articleshow/5561987.cms)

:cheers:

MP, mayor question DC's

TNN, 11 February 2010, 10:43pm IST

MYSORE: The key officials' move to shift the city bus stand (CBS) from the centre of the city without consulting the elected representatives could be undoing the MCC's plans to decongest the busy area.

A day after the DC Manivannan-headed coordination panel for traffic management decided to give effect to the move that was thought of for sometime in the official circles, Mysore MP H Vishwanath and mayor Purushothama have objection to it. Is this Tughlaq durbar? Has the DC gone mad? The state government should not approve of this,'' a fuming MP said.

Questioning the basis for the proposal to move out the CBS to the KSRTC suburban bus stand, Vishwanath warned it could have serious implications leading to stoppage of funds from the Centre.

GENESIS

Some four years back, the MCC gave the NOC to KSRTC to renovate the bus stand, which acted as a stumbling block when the civic body wanted to stop the work some two years back. The heritage department has also warned the MCC, the nodal agency for the JNNURM works, that the go-ahead could prove costly for Mysore's landmark, the Amba Vilas Palace located next to the CBS. Though the MCC sought to move in by developing the space as a park, it was too late as the works have started. The idea to have the bus stand space used for non-motor vehicles and for parking was thought of then. When the MCC was devising Plan 2025, it factored in the traffic management at the tourist spots. It also believes that Mysore's image as a tourist-friendly place will get a boost if the city centre is decongested.

ADDING TO TAFFIC CONGESTION?

But the inability of the minister to manage affairs of Mysore coupled with the key officials going ahead with their plan of action could upset the plans. An angry MP asked: Did the official machinery consult the elected representatives? However, he admitted that the city centre will get crowded in case the KSRTC continues to operate out of the CBS. If the CBS can be shifted, why cannot they move in and ban construction of mega mall adjacent to the CBS? Will that not add to the traffic congestion? This is nothing but double standards.

THE POLITICAL ASPECT

The issue is also taking a political turn as the Congress MP smelt a rat behind the move. According to him, it is ploy by the BJP government to stonewall the development projects under JNNURM forcing it to stop funds owing to such anti-public moves. According to him, neither CM B S Yeddyurappa nor urban development minister Suresh Kumar are interested in the JNNURM projects.

Meanwhile, the mayor also joined the issue opposing the move terming it as unilateral. The officials should have consulted the elected representatives. "We also need to discuss it at the Council,'' Purushothama stated. He questioned what made the officials not to think about the traffic management when the project was devised? The mayor will write to the Centre and also move the subject to the Council.


BOX

Mysore MP accused Manivannan, who is also JNNURM special officer, of misleading him on the Centre's project. "Three times I initiated spot inspection and every time he proceeded on leave. This says a lot,'' he said. Vishwanath said a team comprising senior officials from the Union urban development ministry is visiting Karnataka to review the JNNURM works.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/TNN2-cbstimMP-mayor-question-DCs-moveSlug-Relocation-of-bus-stand/articleshow/5561981.cms)

:cheers:

Administrators firm on relocating city bus stand

TNN, 12 February 2010, 09:58pm IST

MYSORE: Braving criticism, the administrators on Friday continued to push for the idea to relocate the city bus stand (CBS), even as questions are being raised now as to why the KSRTC was allowed to renovate it when the land was still involved in legal wrangles.

While the official machinery admitted that the elected representatives are not consulted yet, it said their feedback will be taken before making any decision. Moving in for damage control, the Mysore city traffic coordination committee on Friday said it will consult the elected representatives including the coporators and the Mysore MP H Vishwanath.

The administrators have not yet decided to shift the bus stand but discussed it at a panel meeting to elicit the view of the stakeholders. The panel will consult the elected representatives on this, the committee convener and ACP (traffic) Shankaregowda said in a press release.

This comes on a day when the civil society joined the issue with the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) questioning the decision to allow the KSRTC to renovate the bus stand when the ownership of the land is in legal dispute.

The plot adjacent to the Mysore Palace, where the city buses are operating from for years now, is involved in legal wrangles. But the MCC gave no objection certificate (NOC) for the renovation of the CBS and the KSRTC officials who had knowledge that the project could be jeopardized because of this still went ahead with the renovation.

Now, this move is being questioned. The MGP stated: "The move appears to be arbitrary and without adequate application of mind. Incidentally, the ownership of the area is in legal dispute, and KSRTC should not have been allowed to spend Rs 14 crore of public funds without government ownership being finally established."

"This is a typical example of knee-jerk planning to which our city of Sir M Visveswaraiah fame is becoming increasingly prone to," the MGP president Maj Gen S G Vombatkere (retd) stated.

The MGP has posed some tough questions to the MCC: "When the KSRTC proposed renovating the city bus stand, did not the MCC know that it was right next-door to the Amba Vilas Palace? And speaking of heritage, can the MCC explain why the mall at Makkaji Chowka was permitted? Will the thousands of cars visiting the upcoming mall cause less dust and pollution or road congestion than a few hundred buses?"

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Administrators-firm-on-relocating-city-bus-stand/articleshow/5565945.cms)

This is a very pathetic situation....officials of different departments find it difficult to communicate clearly and we have to bear the brunt....aafter the mall at kr circle is finished, it is obvious that the vehicle count in the area is going to increase two folds....so i suggest that the current cbs be leased out to the mall for car parking...that way even the subways will be used by the car owners and we won't have to waste money over another car park and also avoid cribbing over govt. wasting 14 crore...what do u say akash??

This is a very pathetic situation....officials of different departments find it difficult to communicate clearly and we have to bear the brunt....aafter the mall at kr circle is finished, it is obvious that the vehicle count in the area is going to increase two folds....so i suggest that the current cbs be leased out to the mall for car parking...that way even the subways will be used by the car owners and we won't have to waste money over another car park and also avoid cribbing over govt. wasting 14 crore...what do u say akash??

Catchshash nothing is going to happen city bus stand will remain where it is :cheers:

You know MMC right?? :lol:

They want to prove who has more control and authority ;on the other hanD concerned citizen forum convener Mr Laxmana is never happy with any developments and also until his photo appears in the SOM.

No brisk developments happening at all when it comes to JNNURM projects,Only chamundi devi can save Mysore.

Mayor and MP are speaking some sense,no idea when they(MCC) will clear the encroachments near the central bus stand.

Shobha Karandlaje was doing a splendid job in Mysore until she fell victim to cheap politics.

this is the reason why smaller cities like mangalore, hubli and belgaum are moving ahead of mysore in terms of development because of their liberal and far sighted thinking....we must know when officials transform in mysore...:(

this is the reason why smaller cities like mangalore, hubli and belgaum are moving ahead of mysore in terms of development because of their liberal and far sighted thinking....we must know when officials transform in mysore...:(

Mysore is the most laid back city of our state or country for that matter.In the last ten years absolutely no develpoments and for me high rises or shopping malls are not development indicators,I am happy buying vegetables from nanjumaligae or having dosa at Bombay Tiffanys.

But atleast they must have started operating the airport much earlier.KSRTC is doing splendid job but visionles ministers and officials have only let the city rot,no progress in the implementation of light and sound show in the palace they promised ur heritage walk along sayyaji rao road till date nothing concrete has happpened.

I still find those vendors encroaching the sayyaji rao road pavements.

this is the reason why smaller cities like mangalore, hubli and belgaum are moving ahead of mysore in terms of development because of their liberal and far sighted thinking....we must know when officials transform in mysore...:(

Catchshah let me clear our misconception of mysore being second biggest next only to bangalore in our state.

Hubli-Dharwad is the second biggest and next is Mangalore then comes Mysore.

catchshahs check ur inbox

that is because we do not have an estimate of mysore's size right now.....all other cities have an estimate in 2009...do you have any idea where estimates for mysore in 2009 are??

that is because we do not have an estimate of mysore's size right now.....all other cities have an estimate in 2009...do you have any idea where estimates for mysore in 2009 are??

Mysore
City Summary
Urban Population 7.8 Lakhs
Area 128.42 Sq Kms
Total Water Supply 160 MLD
Per Capita Water Supply 125 PCLD
Summer Temp. 21�C-34�C
Winter Temp. 12�C-30�C

Mysore city corporation website:MCC

Mangalore

http://www.mangalorecity.gov.in/city-statistics_files/image001.gif

Mangalore city corporation website

Hubli -Dharwad like wise 202 sq KM

this data is according to 2001 census....but that is too old....moreover, we have to go over the built up area rather than just the area of corporation jurisdiction....plus many of the new localities of mysore are yet to be brought under the corporation limits...specially areas outside the ring road..

this data is according to 2001 census....but that is too old....moreover, we have to go over the built up area rather than just the area of corporation jurisdiction....plus many of the new localities of mysore are yet to be brought under the corporation limits...specially areas outside the ring road..

yes true in that case if u take mangalore it is expanded to 170 sq KM as of now,Hubli dharwad 250+ sq km
Mysore may be near to Mangalore

* Shifting the facility will be in the interest of the city: committee
* Committee proposes to shift the city bus-stand to where the mofussil bus-stand is located
* Mayor has termed the proposal ‘illogical’

Mysore: The Mysore City Traffic Co-ordination Committee, constituted by the district administration, has clarified that discussion on the issue of shifting the city bus-stand was held at a meeting here recently only to elicit the opinion of departments such as the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Police, Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and Mysore Urban Development Authority.

Discussions will be held with councillors of the MCC and with elected representatives of the city before arriving at a final decision on the issue, the committee said in a press release on Friday.

Reacting to criticism over its proposal to relocate the city bus-stand, the committee said that its members were of the opinion that that shifting the bus-stand would be in the interest of the city. The committee proposes to shift the city bus-stand to where the mofussil bus-stand is located and the mofussil bus-stand to four places — Satagalli (construction of bus-stand is under way), Vijayanagar (construction of bus-stand is under way); KSRTC bus depot at Bannimantap (the depot is yet to come up) and at Sewage Farm (land to be allotted by the MCC to the KSRTC for bus-stand).

Mayor Purushottam had alleged that the committee did not take the elected representatives into confidence before making the proposal. He termed the proposal to shift the city bus-stand “illogical”.

The committee has taken the decision in haste, Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere (retired) of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has said. The ownership of the land on which city bus-stand was located was in dispute, he said. In such a situation, the KSRTC should not have been allowed to spend Rs. 14 crore on renovating the bus-stand, he said. Why does the committee want to shift the bus-stand after it had been renovated? he said. He said the MGP’s repeated plea to the Government on forming an apex committee for Mysore city, headed by the district in-charge Minister with the Deputy Commissioner as its member secretary and heads of various offices in Mysore as its members, to plan and coordinate all civic works, had fallen on deaf ears.

“We have seen several proposals being made and dropped on constructing a bus-stand on the JK Grounds. Similar is the case with schemes proposed by visiting Ministers. The confusion among the public could have been avoided if the apex committee had been formed,” he said.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/13/stories/2010021357370300.htm)

Come 2011, every cop will be computer literate

TNN, 13 February 2010, 10:13pm IST


MYSORE: The year 2011 could revolutionize the way police work. From filing FIRs to investigations, everything will be computerized. In that process, all 2,500 police officers in the city from the rank of constable to the top cop will be made computer literate by the end of 2010.

With a strong belief that computer training would ensure effective services, over 60 officers above the rank of sub-inspector are undergoing training at the city police headquarter since mid-January. Classes are being organized by a private computer training firm at the commissioner of police office premises.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rajendra Prasad told STOI that computer knowledge is mandatory to tackle the modern day challenges. Most of the criminals are well versed in use of mobiles and computers. If the investigation officer lacks computer knowledge, it hinders probes, he said.

The officers are also being trained for the police information technology (Police-IT), an initiative by Karnataka police for computerization of the administration across the state. This will bring transparency and help officers professionally, Prasad, a nodal officer to Police-IT for Mysore city, stated.

Initially, only officers above the rank of sub-inspectors will be given training in batches. Each officer has to complete 48 hours of training divided into six modules-- computers, operating systems, network and folders, MS word, MS excel, MS power point and e-mail and internet. Later, all officers in the city will be educated in a phased manner, the DCP added. The city has a total of 2,500 policemen, including the city armed reserve personnel.

The syllabus for training has been framed by the state police computer wing headed by IGP Sanjay Sahay. The programme has been designed to suit the police job. Presently, officers are given training on six days, except Sunday, in two different batches.

A senior head constable admitted that many investigations fail and cyber crimes go unnoticed due to lack of computer knowledge.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Come-2011-every-cop-will-be-computer-literate/articleshow/5570141.cms)

Modhalu Hote ilasakae helidru eega computer bere namma police avaru kalitharae.

way to go

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS IN CITY

Mysore, Feb. 14 (KVV)- Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal has imposed certain permanent traffic restrictions in some areas of the city from today in the backdrop of the ongoing aquarium construction work adjacent to the east phase of Mysore Zoo.

Consequently, the vehicles coming from Race Course Road should reach Kurubarahalli Circle from the Boulevard Circle and then take a right turn to proceed on Vayuvihara Road reaching Malemahadeshwara Road.

Vehicles coming from Lalitha Mahal side on Lalitha Mahal Road should directly reach Kurubarahalli Circle and take a right turn and reach Mahadeshwara Road through Vayuvihara Road.

Vehicles coming from Nazarbad Circle should reach Lokaranjan Mahal through Vasantha Mahal Road.

SOM

Declare Mysore plastic-free, bicycle city

TNN, 14 February 2010, 09:19pm IST

MYSORE: Ahead of the annual exercise, the stakeholders in the city's growth have asked chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to declare Mysore as a
plastic-free city and also to grant it the bicycle city tag to enhance its image as a tourist hub.

They are also seeking inclusion of peripheral areas into the MCC limits under Greater Mysore scheme and have a survey to put in place metro rail system here. After collecting feedback from the stakeholders, a delegation comprising representatives from industry and NGOs met the CM at Bangalore and made their case for making Mysore bicycle city among other demands. BJP MLA S A Ramadass headed delegation interacted with the CM. Urban development minister Suresh Kumar, chief secretary S V Ranganath, development commissioner Subir Harisingh and principal secretary (finance) M R Srinivasa Murthy were present at the meeting, Ramadass stated.

Actor Bharati Vishnuvardhan, director Rajendrasingh Babu and Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran general manager Shankar Subramanyam were also present, he added.

Parking lots, survey also on list

The delegation made its case to the CM, who holds the finance portfolio, ahead of Karnataka budget on March 5. It has pushed the case to declare the city as plastic-free zone and also to make it tourist-friendly by granting it the bicycle city status to convey the message. It has asked for three mega parking lots under PPP model, survey for metro rail, separate authorities for Mysore tourism promotion and Dasara festivities. It also made out a case for setting up a film city to commemorate the services of thespian Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan. It sought to develop 35 acres plot in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace as a heritage park and science park and to give a go-ahead for setting up of Auto Nagar wherein all automobile-related services are planned to be placed under one roof.

Renaming of music varsity

The delegation has sought to rename the music varsity named after legendary Hindustani vocalist Gangubai Hangal. It should be named after the Mysore Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, they have argued. It also sought to illuminate the Mysore Palace 365 days a year unlike now when it is lit up on special occasions and during 10 days of Dasara.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Declare-Mysore-plastic-free-bicycle-city/articleshow/5573577.cms)

Mysore you are the Karnataka's pride..................

Auto Nagar means all garages will be located here? Not only automobile but also other welding shops?

I have seen many economical class tourists with huge luggages hanging on their shoulders walking on streets. For them it would be convenient if bicycle with good carrier is provided for rent at city's main railway station or bus stop then they can roam around the city with it and leave it at station when they are leaving the city. Don't understand why they are not using the luggage counters?

Mysore
City Summary
Urban Population 7.8 Lakhs
Area 128.42 Sq Kms
Total Water Supply 160 MLD
Per Capita Water Supply 125 PCLD
Summer Temp. 21�C-34�C
Winter Temp. 12�C-30�C

Mysore city corporation website:MCC

Mangalore

http://www.mangalorecity.gov.in/city-statistics_files/image001.gif


Made this just for Mysore & you :)

http://i47.tinypic.com/mua2vl.jpg

Sorry, the quality dropped when I uploaded it :(

Made this just for Mysore & you :)

http://i47.tinypic.com/mua2vl.jpg

Sorry, the quality dropped when I uploaded it :(

wow thanks :hug:

:happy:

Auto Nagar means all garages will be located here? Not only automobile but also other welding shops?

I have seen many economical class tourists with huge luggages hanging on their shoulders walking on streets. For them it would be convenient if bicycle with good carrier is provided for rent at city's main railway station or bus stop then they can roam around the city with it and leave it at station when they are leaving the city. Don't understand why they are not using the luggage counters?



Road to be widened without axing trees



Staff Correspondent

MUDA and MCC have also agreed to develop a cycle track on Lalitha Mahal Road

Decision comes in the wake of a meeting with representatives of NGOs and greens

‘Outer Ring Road should get the highest priority since it reduces traffic and minimises accidents’



The hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/26/stories/2010012652450300.htm)



^^


The most startegic road of mysore being widened under CM 100 crore grant

This is my favorite road in mysuru

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3921/dsc07151.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2315/dsc07150k.jpg


^^
Krishnamoorthy what is your take on it.I am really delighted to know that Mysore will get the first cycle track and you can see in the pics I have posted above the space to the left of the boulevard will be utilized for the cycle track.



Krishnamoorthy,I hope you remember this old article,There are many such roads in Mysore which can accomodate cycle tracks,I am happy that the authorities think totally different here.

I would be a great welcome if they implement this in Mysore,we mysoreans can do our bit in reducing carbon content.

^^ I prefer to have footpath at the extreme end, then cycle tracks and then road. From the pictures it appears that space is enough for both footpath and cycle track and the trees can be left as they are. In between footpath and trees whatever space available can be used for laying cables, etc.

^^ I prefer to have footpath at the extreme end, then cycle tracks and then road. From the pictures it appears that space is enough for both footpath and cycle track and the trees can be left as they are. In between footpath and trees whatever space available can be used for laying cables, etc.

Krishnamoorthy the other side of the road can also accommodate footpath :banana:

Thanx to the maharaja for planning such wide roads

wow thanks :hug:

:happy:

If there is anything else for anyplace in Karnataka you want made, I'll make it :cheers:

If there is anything else for anyplace in Karnataka you want made, I'll make it :cheers:

sure India101 :happy:

HYUNDAI SHOWROOM OPENS IN CITY

Mysore, Feb. 17 (SH&HT)- India's automobile major Hyundai Motors India opened its new showroom in the city on Tuesday. Apart from being the largest exporter of cars in the country, placed second among car manufacturers, the company opened its world class showroom in association with Advaith Hyundai in Belavadi Industrial Area on the Hunsur Road, about 10 km from city centre.

The authorised sales outlet and showroom providing sales, service and spare parts of Hyundai automobiles, covering a floor area of 38,000 square feet, was inaugurated by H.W. Park, Managing Director of the Company.

Cars of the company with brand names Santro, i10, i20, Getz, Accent, Verna and Sonata are offered for sale to customers at attractive prices. A Workshop for servicing and spare parts which has also been set up was inaugurated by A.K. Saxena, Director (Sales and Marketing).

Aimed at becoming more customer-friendly, Advaith Hyundai, operating under the name Advaith Advantage, has also introduced the system of exchanging old cars for new models, with bank loan facility. The facility was inaugurated by Y.S. Kim, Zonal Manager.

Hyundai Motors India has 285 dealers in India and 14 in Karnataka, disclosed H.W. Park. Advaith Group Chairman Dr. M.K. Panduranga Setty and others were present.

SOM

E-ticketing machine opened at rail station

Staff Correspondent

It is the first facility in Mysore division

MYSORE: The first anytime e-ticketing machine, which enables purchase of rail tickets electronically, was inaugurated at the Mysore railway station here on Wednesday.

Kuldip Chaturvedi, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), Hubli, inaugurated the facility, which is the first in Mysore railway division. Mr. Chaturvedi also inaugurated the executive lounge for passengers travelling in Shatabdhi Express and AC coaches. Divisional Railway Manager B.B. Verma and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Anoop Dayanand were present. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and SPML Technologies have jointly introduced the e-ticketing facility. Tour and holiday packages offered by IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Railways, can be booked through the machine, which provides services relating to e-ticketing, rail information and rail tourism.

Passengers can book their tickets by way of cash and credit card. They can also check availability of seats, train schedule, package details, etc., through the machine. The machine is currently a single utility machine capable of providing single window systems for services offered by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC), Mysore, BSNL, among others. Once the tie-up is approved, movie tickets, entrance tickets for the Mysore zoo can be bought from the machine.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/18/stories/2010021855990300.htm) :)

CITY JOURNO CRIES HALT TO SUB-WAYS IN K.R. CIRCLE

'City architects, engineers have no sense of heritage or aesthetics'

Mysore, Feb. 18 (KMC)- The District Administration's move to construct three subways at the historic K.R. Circle has been con-demned by journalist Gururaj.

He has also demanded that the existing "ugly" structures at the entrance and exit of the subway on Sayyaji Rao road be razed.

The subway entrance and exit must be replaced with gates that are at the ground level and aesthetically designed as befitting a Heritage City, he has suggested.

Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Gururaj came down heavily on the District Adminis-tration for giving the green signal for the construction of three new subways at K.R. Circle; one beneath the road from the Cycle Stand to City Bus Stand, the second one beneath the road between Shankara Chetty Jewelers to KSIC building and the third beneath the road from Geetha Book House to City Bus Stand, each at a cost of Rs. one crore.

"Each subway will have two entrances on either side of the road in the form of grotesque concrete structures rising to a height of 10 to 15 feet from the ground level," said Gururaj and added that the proposed entrances, totaling six in number, would mar the aesthetics and heritage value of K.R. Circle.

Gururaj flayed the bureaucrats of the city, accusing them of was-ting several hundred crores of rupees granted for the city's development by taking up projects that were "unscientific and devoid of any aesthetic sense."

Displaying photographs of subways constructed in few other major cities of the world, Gururaj rapped the District Administration for "lack of planning and design" while taking up such projects without considering the significance of heritage value and pointed out that the officials need not embark upon study tours to foreign countries since all the information could be obtained from the internet – which would be as good as a world tour – to study subways construction in developed nations, having major concern for aesthetics.

"Mysore is not just another city; it has a history of 548 years (1399 to 1947), being the only city in the world to have been under monarchy for the longest period of time," Gururaj pointed out and exhorted the intellectuals of the city, especially those having concern for Mysore and its heritage value, to condemn the bureaucrats' measures at defacing the city.

He also urged the authorities to desist from constructing these three subways that would ruin the beauty of K.R. Circle.

It may be mentioned here that the newly constructed subway in front of Bata Showroom on Sayyaji Rao road is too deep and too steep for the comfort of the users. Hence there is a natural tendency to avoid this subway. Are our planners listening?


SOM

* ‘Proposed structure at entrance of each of three subways mars circle’s beauty’

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/19/images/2010021952650301.jpg
Not in harmony?: The concrete overhead structure at the entrance of the subway on Sayyaji Rao Road in Mysore.

MYSORE: A controversy is brewing over the proposed move to construct subways at K.R. Circle as they are perceived to be out of sync with the heritage buildings in the area.

While there is no objection to the subway per se, what has triggered the controversy is the “proposed structure at the entrance of each of the three subways that is nearly 15 ft in height and mars the beauty of K.R. Circle”.

The issue has been raised by R. Gururaj, a journalist, who has called for replacement of the subway entrance with a new design that blends with the heritage status of K.R. Circle.

He furnished a few photographs of similar projects taken up in some European cities replete with monuments and buildings and pointed out that none of the subway entrance had concrete tower shooting into the sky.

The design was simple, functional and blended with the ambience of the place, he said and urged the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) to shelve the plan for the structures.

The cost of the subway is approximately Rs. 1crore and the project is being implemented under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM). But considering the lack of functional utility of the overhead structure, it is perceived that a simple design with grills and gate at the ground-level devoid of ugly ostentation can reduce the cost of the structure by half, according to Mr. Gururaj.

The proposed subways at K.R. Circle will be one the lines of the structure on Sayyaji Rao Road and Dhanavantri Road junction which has come under criticism for marring the heritage ambience of the place.

Mr. Gururaj called for the demolition of the structure on Sayyaji Rao Road and said the authorities should reconsider their plan for similar structures at K.R. Circle.

The three subways proposed at K.R. Circle would be built linking the bus-stand, KSIC building, Shankar Chetty Jewellers and Geetha Book House.

But the entrance and exit of the subways would have concrete overhead structures of nearly 15 ft., which would destroy the heritage ambience of K.R. Circle, Mr. Gururaj said.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/19/stories/2010021952650300.htm)

Unneccessarily it is occupying extra space through those projections.

I have already suggested in other threads that staircases to subways should be built as a part of building adjacent to footpath to avoid shrinking of footpath due to subways.

I think our discussion on the requirement of having subways around the KR circle was heard :happy:

But now I feel they must scrap the idea of subways around the KR circle as it would prove a disaster to mysore's heritage looks.:ohno:

I want the shopping mall coming up next to the KR Circle to be razed down completely,I want it to bleed.

I thank the concerned citizen's forum for their litigation which put a spanner in the works of the makkaji chowk shopping mall.

SUBWAYS: K.R. CIRCLE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 'MORROW NIGHT

Mysore, Feb. 20 (KK&KMC) – K.R. Circle, the central point of the City, will be closed for traffic movement from the night of Sunday (Feb. 21) for a couple of days’ time in view of the construction of subways across the three roads leading up to the Circle; the works scheduled to commence from Monday onwards (Feb. 22).

A spot inspection was conducted by Traffic ACP Shankare Gowda, MCC Superintending Engineer Mahesh and Assistant Commissioner (Zonal) E. Thimmappa at noon today.

Thimmappa told Star of Mysore that the three subways, each costing Rs. One crore, will be constructed using the latest design, keeping in mind the heritage value of the city.

Following the spot inspection, The Traffic ACP held discussions with the DC P. Manivannan.

SOM

Was floor is that Brigade project upto?

Brigade Horizon latest-click here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=50211257&postcount=389)

Sankalp Central park-click here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=50210821&postcount=388)

The tallest building in mysore is 18 storied located at the hebbal industrial area.

It is the branch office of Hindustan Unilever.

HI-TECH FOR KSRTC BUSES

Your bus just an SMS away

Mysore, Feb. 20 (JP) - The rupees 21 crore World Bank aided 'Sustainable Urban Transport Project' (SUTP) to reinvent KSRTC operations in the city will make the regular commuter an 'informed traveller' and also induce more people to use buses as a mode of conveyance, said Gaurav Gupta, Managing Director, KSRTC, speaking exclusively to Star of Mysore today.

"The use of new technology like Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) will provide the commuter with real-time information about the destination, the arrival and departure time of buses (the exact location to the commuter at any given time)," said Gaurav Gupta and added that the technology would be such that the commuter will only need to send an SMS query to get the information he or she needs on their mobile phones.

In a telephonic interview with SOM, Gupta said, "The KSRTC technology team who will be trained in the new technology, will control, monitor and regulate the frequency of buses, apart from monitoring position of each bus."

SOM: You are reinventing KSRTC operations in Mysore, aren't you ?

Gaurav Gupta: What you will be seeing soon is a KSRTC bus station that will look like the airport terminal which is totally citizen-friendly.

SOM interrupts: But the track record of KSRTC doesn't exactly shine, does it?

Gaurav Gupta: I don't agree with you.Compared to the rest of India, KSRTC's services are the best. I have studied road transport system in Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and have concluded KSRTC to be the best. We have even been getting turnkey projects from other States and will be executing one in Rajasthan.

SOM: To get back to the nitty-gritty of GPS and GIS. Who gives training to the KSRTC Core team ?

Gaurav Gupta: Vendors will be chosen after global tenders which, of course, will be scrutinised by the World Bank project team. Once the vendor is chosen, he will be expected to initiate the KSRTC technical officers into the new technology. All the local KSRTC officers who will be in charge of the project will be given training.

SOM: But wait, does this not mean study tours ?

Gaurav Gupta: Not in the way you mean. A core technical team of 20 KSRTC officers will be handpicked and sent for training abroad. They will also be sent on study tours to Shanghai and London.

SOM: Let's hang on there for a minute, Gupta. Two phrases which have all the hallmarks of World Bank gobbledegook — 'Sustainable' and 'Capacity building' — have led to the tarring of the World Bank Kar-nataka Western Ghats Project which saw several forest officers hand-picking themselves for a yearly one-month stay in London and all expenses paid. Will this project turn out to be another such WB disaster ?

Gaurav Gupta: No, I assure you that this will not happen at all. The 20 KSRTC officials will all be technically qualified who are expected to successfully implement the project. You need have no fears about another Western Ghats project mess.

You see, this sustainable urban transport project of the World Bank and the Government of India is to establish Mysore along with Bangalore, Pune, Indore etc. as pilot projects. But the Mysore project will be a model for the rest of the country.

SOM also contacted KSRTC's Mysore Divisional Controller Srinivas to get his views on the SUTP:

SOM: What is your take on the Sustainable Urban Transport Project ?

Srinivas: We have chosen some of the routes that have heavy traffic for the implementation of the project — like the routes from Ramakrishnanagar to Infosys. All the buses on this route will have GPS / GIS system while bus shelters along this route will have display screens that will show where the bus is at the exact moment and when it is expected to arrive at the particular bus shelter.

Som: So the commuter, on knowing it will take the bus another 15 minutes to come to this shelter, can do another chore?

Srinivas: Yes. You see unnecessary waiting at the bus stop will be eliminated. Soon the commuter will be able to get SMS alerts. This kind of Urban Transport Service is already in use in Tokyo and the Netherlands.

Som: The Managing Director has said that global tenders are being called for. But have some companies already made presentations about how they will execute this project?

Srinivas: So far a Tata ancillary company, TMT, SLN Technologies, Avego and Siemens and Ashok Leyland have made project execution presentations.

SOM: You mean tenders have been shortlisted?

Srinivas: No, but Siemens has set up a demonstration project at the City Bus Stand, Sankranthi Circle and the Mofussil Bus Stand. The buses plying on these routes have GPS and GIS installed with information being displayed at the above mentioned bus stands. The main control room for this system will be the City Bus Stand.

SOM

Mysore rocks :happy:

The tallest building in mysore is 18 storied located at the hebbal industrial area.

It is the branch office of Hindustan Unilever.

Is it already built?

Is it already built?

yes boss :)

More than 15 years old for sure.

Wow, I never even knew. Do you have any photos?

Wow, I never even knew. Do you have any photos?

I came across one on picasa but dint bother to save it.As it is an office complex so not much of importance I felt. :(

For real, no pic of Mysore's tallest building. I looked on Picsa and the only pic of a building I could find was the Mysore State Bank building which is even in Mysore.

For real, no pic of Mysore's tallest building. I looked on Picsa and the only pic of a building I could find was the Mysore State Bank building which is even in Mysore.

sorry I dint get you.....

I found the pic,India101 you can spot it behind

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/19/103837097_98c67766a2_b.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/balu/103837097/sizes/l/)

:happy:

haha, good enough.

sorry I dint get you.....

Somebody posted I photo of a building and said it was the Mysore state bank building? I don't think that exist does it? But I know it wasn't in Mysore.

Night shot of the Hindustan Unilever building

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/344909069_785b75c911_o.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mks_s2is/344909069/sizes/o/)

haha, good enough.



Somebody posted I photo of a building and said it was the Mysore state bank building? I don't think that exist does it? But I know it wasn't in Mysore.

there is a bank named state bank of mysore

Akash I meant the tall building which looked 30 storeys.

And I don't mean the one in Bangalore.

am not getting which building that is kindly post the pic here...... :)

Damnit, can't find it now. Well it looked like a 30 storey glass and concret building and said Mysore State Bank. Not State Bank of Mysore. I don't think it was in India even.

Damnit, can't find it now. Well it looked like a 30 storey glass and concret building and said Mysore State Bank. Not State Bank of Mysore. I don't think it was in India even.

hmmmm may be some branch office outside India.

Or maybe the person uploaded the wrong pic.

I'm still trying to find it.