Mysuru, Nov. 5 -- The flower decorators (florists) on Valmiki Road in Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli) can henceforth conduct business with ease, with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) building a shelter for them.

Following instructions of Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, the shelter with zinc sheet covering the total area of 130 feet in length and 10 feet wide, provides a cover for the petty shops of flower decorators, was erected by MCC using the special funds of Rs. 13 lakh, benefiting a total of 13 florists.

While the florists had themselves spent on fabricating the petty shops in metal in the size of 10x10 feet, spending Rs. 40,000 each and installed in a row on concrete surface on the footpath, they were in a dire need of a shelter to avoid...