Mysore/Mysuru, Oct. 17 -- * 50 LIG houses built by CITB now MDA, illegally occupied by people with political blessings

* Shock-1: Majority occupants have rented out their illegally-occupied houses

* Shock-2: In 32 years no officer has inspected or evicted the illegal occupants

In a shocking case of unregulated urban development, a 50-unit housing layout originally built by City Improvement Trust Board (CITB, later renamed as Mysuru Urban Development Authority-MUDA and now, Mysuru Development Authority-MDA), for economically weaker sections has remained in bureaucratic limbo for over three decades - forgotten, unregulated, and quietly taken over.

For 32 years, several families have illegally occupied these houses. Some have even conver...