Overview
- The official gazette published on January 8 declares the expanded Mysuru area as a larger urban jurisdiction under the Greater Mysuru City Corporation.
- New limits consolidate the existing Mysuru City Corporation’s 65 wards with Hootagalli City Municipal Council, the town panchayats of Srirampura, Bogadi, Rammanahalli and Kadakola, and Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat.
- The notification lists additional villages from gram panchayats including Alanahalli, Siddalingapura, Yelwala, Dhanagalli, Beerihundi and Nagawala within the enlarged boundary.
- Residents can submit written objections or suggestions within 30 days to the Director at the Directorate of Municipal Administration in Bengaluru.
- The expansion increases the area from 86.31 sq. km to 341.44 sq. km, with reports citing goals of coordinated infrastructure planning and a projected population near 15 lakh.