India, Feb. 18 -- MDA sent land use change proposal despite denial

Private parties seek conversion of 15.3 acres of land; MDA sends to Govt. for approval

Mysuru: Despite the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) Commissioner earlier stating that no proposal had been submitted to the State Government to convert 'Special Agricultural Zone' land for residential use at the foot of Chamundi Hill, documents now indicate that such a proposal has, in fact, been forwarded to the Government for approval.

MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had maintained that no land use conversion proposal had been sent. However, records accessed by Star of Mysore show that, based on requests from private land owners, the MDA submitted a proposal in January to the Dire...