Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 10 -- Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh responds to MLC K. Shivakumar

Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh has announced that with the Chief Minister's approval, the State Government has decided to establish a 'Greater Mysuru City Corporation' to fast-track Mysuru's development.

He confirmed that officials have already been instructed to purchase 300 acres of land for the distribution of residential sites to citizens.

Responding to a question by MLC K. Shivakumar during Question Hour on the second day of the Winter Session at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi yesterday, the Minister noted that lakhs of people across Karnataka are seeking residential sites.

Within the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA)...