India, April 27 -- MUDA backs out of ambitious middle-class housing scheme despite 26,000 applications in demand survey

By S.T. Ravikumar

Mysuru: The dreams of countless citizens hoping to secure a site or house in Mysuru have once again been shattered as the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has decided to call off the Group Housing Scheme. Despite farmers parting with their lands for urban expansion and despite the creation of planned residential layouts, MUDA has failed to fulfil its primary mission: Allocating sites fairly.

Applicants, who have dutifully waited for years and applied multiple times, were promised site distribution based on seniority (number of attempts) and eligibility. However, the dream of building a home ...