Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 18 -- * No money available to raze & rebuild dilapidated Saraswathipuram Fire Station, says Home Minister

* Rs. 30 crore proposal not included in 2025-26 budget

The long-pending renovation and restoration of the 126-year-old heritage Fire Station on Kantharaj Urs Road in Saraswathipuram has been pushed further into uncertainty, with the State Finance Department citing financial constraints and the absence of budgetary allocation.

Responding to a question by Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar informed the Legislative Assembly yesterday during the ongoing Winter Session in Belagavi that the century-old heritage structure will be demolished and reconstructed in the same architectural style....