Mysuru, May 24 -- Minimal role of Legislators in Mysuru urban planning in a bureaucrat-driven structure

The State Government has officially dissolved the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), and effective May 23, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has come into existence.

The newly constituted Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has been modelled on the lines of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), significantly altering the structure and functioning of its predecessor, the MUDA.

Unlike the MUDA Board, which had as many as 14 Legislators as members, the MDA Act provides for the inclusion of only one MLA. This marks a major shift in the balance of power, from elected representatives to bureaucrats.

The MDA will be predom...