Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 30 -- Neglected bus shelters expose huge gaps in civic planning, infrastructure

Mysuru city's civic administration continues to dream of grand projects such as Greater Mysuru, townships, a peripheral ring road and flyovers, but the reality on the ground tells a different story.

Basic public facilities remain neglected, with the condition of passenger shelters in BEML Nagar and Srirampura exposing the stark indifference of local authorities.

At BEML Nagar, the bus shelter is in a dangerously dilapidated state. The structure is crumbling, with one wall leaning precariously and threatening to collapse at any moment.

Commuters say that even sitting or standing nearby is unsafe. Vulnerable groups such as the homeless an...