Mysuru, March 26 -- Karnataka Chief Secretary Dr. Shalini Rajneesh has directed the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) to take immediate steps to resume the long-stalled construction of the Mysore Export Centre at Hebbal Industrial Area, which has been in limbo for 17 years.

Her directive comes in response to Star of Mysore report titled, '17-year Limbo! Mysore Export Centre building incomplete since 2008' published on Mar. 25.

In a letter to the Principal Secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce, with copies marked to the CEO of KIADB and the President of Mysore Industries Association, Dr. Shalini Rajneesh highlighted that the Mysore Export Centre construction project, undertaken by KIADB, was awarded to...