Mysore/Mysuru, July 21 -- Former Mayor Shivakumar appeals for urgent restoration of 11 historic structures

Fourteen months after the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage in Mysuru completed a detailed survey of 129 heritage structures within the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits and recommended urgent restoration of 11 dilapidated buildings at an estimated cost of Rs. 96.80 crore, no action has been taken and not a single rupee has been released by the State Government.

Raising the issue at a press conference held at a private hotel this morning, former Mayor Shivakumar expressed deep concern over the inaction.

He pointed out that although Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hails from Mysuru - a city with 234 listed and declared...