The recent decision by the State Cabinet to upgrade the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) into the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC) by including the areas falling under the limits of urban local bodies on the outskirts of the city into its ambit was welcomed by former Chairman of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) H.V. Rajeev.
Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Saturday along with former Mayor B.L. Byrappa and others, Mr. Rajeev said the government’s move to create a GMCC will not only help improve the roads, underground drainage facilities, roads and other infrastructure on the newly developed layouts on the outskirts of Mysuru, but also fulfills the demand of residents of several layouts, who were opposed to become part of the urban local bodies on the outskirts of the city and instead sought merger with the MCC.
The Cabinet has proposed to create the GMCC by including Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC), town panchayats of Srirampura, Bogadi, Rammanahalli, and Kadakola, besides the gram panchayats of Chamundi Hills, Alanahalli, Siddalingapura, Dhanagalli, Ilvala, Beerihundi, Nagavala and Nadanahalli.
While MCC is presently spread across 88 square kms, the area will expand to 333.46 square kms after the formation of GMCC. The combined population of Mysuru city, Hootagalli CMC, Town Municipalities of Srirampura, Bogadi, Rammanahalli, and Kadakola, besides the eight gram panchayats, was 11,19,705 during the 2011 census, but the projected population of the area in 2025 is about 14,16,671, Mr. Rajeev said.
Over the last 30 years, the areas on the outskirts of MCC were developed by MUDA, various housing co-operative societies, and private developers into residential layouts. MUDA, Mr. Rajeev said, was merely an approving authority and was not responsible for the maintenance of the newly developed layouts by taking up drainage cleaning and road repairs or ensuring water supply and streetlights. “As a result, these areas were not being maintained by any authority,” he pointed out.
Providing modern underground drainage systems, sewage treatment plants, and other civic infrastructure in areas outside the limits of MCC was impossible due to fragmented authority and limited financial resources of the respective urban local bodies. Similarly, the development of connecting roads beyond the Outer Ring Road was also not possible. “Once all these areas come under a single administrative body, long-term solutions become feasible. Hence, Greater Mysuru is a solution for these problems,” he said.
Similarly, Mr. Rajeev pointed out that untreated sewage is being released into the grounds in many smaller layouts, which leads to pollution of groundwater. The urban local bodies outside MCC limits lacked the required technical capability, manpower, or financial resources to constructed sewage treatment plants before releasing sewage.
Also, due to inadequate sanitation workers, segregation of waste was also suffering, he said while hoping that the formation of GMCC will address the issue.
The creation of GMCC will also help generate higher tax revenue for the government, Mr. Rajeev said.
Meanwhile, the former MUDA chairman also referred to the curious situation in which the residents of several localities in Ward 65 of MCC had recently been brought under the jurisdiction of Srirampura Town Panchayat. But the residents, who had obtained khatas and plan approvals from the MCC refused to transfer their khatas to the town panchayat.
Similarly, the Residents Welfare Association of Vijayanagar Third Stage had sought to move out of the Hootagalli CMC limits and be included under MCC. The creation of GMCC will provide a solution for all these long-standing issues, Mr. Rajeev said.
Published – November 29, 2025 08:37 pm IST
