Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 21 -- Environmental lovers riled over selecting ecologically rich site for the project; demand change in location

The proposed stadium of Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), at an estimated cost of Rs. 6 crore, at T. Narasipur in the district, has triggered a controversy. The environmentalists have raised exception, as the land earmarked for the project is an ecologically sensitive place.

The five-acre land in Survey Nos. 22 and 23 at Bhyrapura village in T. Narasipur, was handed over to DYES in October 2025. The land is a part of vast tract of land earlier belonging to Filature Factory of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Ltd., It is replete with 552 trees belonging to different species, ov...