The Hindu 07.01.2015
Six new layouts for Mysuru’s citizens
State government’s approval expected soon
The MUDA Chairman says about 15,000 to 18,000 sites could be created in the layouts.— File Photo: M.A. Sriram
The Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has sought
administrative nod from the government for developing five new
residential layouts in the city.
The new layouts
where the MUDA will take up plot development to carve out sites and
distribute it to the public include the Rabindranath Tagore Nagar 2nd
Stage; Krishnaraja Wadiyar Layout; Swarna Jayanthi Nagar; Lalitadrinagar
2nd Stage; and Shantaveri Gopalgowda Nagar 2nd Stage. Though these
projects were conceived a few years ago, it was kept on the backburner.
The
sixth new layout proposed by the MUDA is the Balahalli Layout, which
has already secured government clearance. A few minor clarifications
have been sought for the R.T. Nagar 2nd Stage and Nalwudi Krishnaraja
Wadiyar Layout, and are expected to be cleared soon.
With
growing demand for MUDA sites and over 1 lakh site aspirants whose
applications are pending, the authority has urged the government to
expedite administrative clearance. MUDA Chairman M.K. Mohan Kumar told
The Hindu
that about 15,000 to 18,000 sites could be created in the layouts of
which about 5,000 sites could be developed in Balahalli itself.
He
said the MUDA will take up earthworks to clear or level the land as a
precursor to layout development in anticipation of the administrative
approval. Apart from social obligations, we have to compete with
mushrooming private players in the real estate business,” said Mr. Mohan
Kumar.
R.T. Nagar 2nd Stage will be developed on the
lines of R.T. Nagar I st Stage where 1,760 sites of various dimensions
have been developed and is located opposite the University Layout
abutting the Outer Ring Road in Mysore South West. With broad roads and
open spaces to cater to future requirements, the layout is spread over
230 acres, but the sites have not been distributed due to litigation.
Mr. Mohan Kumar said the issue will be resolved soon. “We are confident
of getting the stay vacated,” he added. The Balahalli Layout, conceived a
few years ago, is also the location for establishing a satellite
township on a 500-acre land for which the MUDA had earmarked funds in
the 2014-15 budget.
The Krishnaraja Wadiyar Nagar is
slated to come up near the Yadahalli and Lingambudhi villages spread
over 205 acres. Likewise, Swarna Jayanti Nagar is poised for development
in Chowdahalli village spread over 181.05 acres.
The
administrative clearance for at least R.T. Nagar 2nd Stage and
Krishnaraja Wadiyar Layout could be expected before June, according to
Mr. Mohan Kumar.
But, given MUDA’s track record, it could take anywhere two to three years for the sites to be distributed.
