Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 2 -- Ittigegud, Nazarbad residents protest against handing over of building meant for Passport Seva Kendra

In the wake of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) renting out a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo - originally intended to house the Passport Seva Kendra and the Office of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) - to a private silk showroom, the concerned residents of Ittigegud, Nazarbad and surrounding areas staged a protest in front of the MDA building this morning urging the authorities to either open a Government Office or a Government School in the said building.

In their letter addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, who is also the MDA Chairman, the protestors said that the building earlier hou...