Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, MP for Mysuru, at an interaction program on Greater Mysuru on Sunday. | Photo credit: MA SRIRAM
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, MP for Mysuru expressed support for the city’s planned and organic growth in line with its ethos of heritage and culture.
He was participating in a public interaction at ”Greater Mysuru or Greater Vision: What does the City Truly Need” organized by VR Trust on Sunday.
He said any growth of the city was inevitable but warned that unplanned expansion in the case of Mysuru would irreversibly damage its heritage and livability index.
The development of any city cannot be stopped, but its growth must be organic and policy-driven and must follow a clear framework of how the city should develop, Mr. Yaduveer said.
He pointed out that Mysuru has already expanded far beyond the existing boundaries of the Mysuru City Corporation, with areas like Bogadi, Kadakola and Koorgalli functioning as part of the city despite being outside the MCC boundaries. The question is not whether Mysuru should grow, but what kind of city one would like Mysuru to be in the coming years, Yaduveer added.
Highlighting the situation in Bengaluru, the MP said that rampant urbanization and development there has outstripped any planning. and solutions were conceived as an afterthought.
“We should not allow Mysuru to repeat the mistakes of Bengaluru,” he said, stressing the need to provide facilities to citizens without compromising the character of the city.
Pointing out that Mysuru’s economic growth rate has been relatively modest, the MP said planning should be realistic and in line with the city’s strengths.
The MP pointed out that opinion on Greater Mysuru was sharply divided, with one section supporting him mainly because of the expectation of a steep rise in property rates. “We are not against Greater Mysore or development. We are against growth that compromises the heritage and culture of the city,” he said.
Mr. Yaduveer called for the preservation of Mysuru’s core conservation zone and said it should not be negotiated. ”The city’s historic buildings have given Mysuru a unique identity and must be preserved. A clear strategy for industry and services – including IT that could work in tandem with Bengaluru, tourism infrastructure like hotels and promotion of medical tourism etc – could be created within five kilometers,” added Mr Yaduveer
The MP reiterated his opposition to the proposed flyover from Metropole Circle, warning that it would lead to felling of hundreds of trees around the Kukkarahalli Lake and spoil the heritage ambience.
He urged the citizens to learn from Bengaluru and ascertain whether the construction of flyovers in that city has at all helped in reducing traffic congestion. “We don’t need development for development’s sake,” he said.
Chamaraja MLA K. Harish Gowda said the concept of expanding MCC limits was meant to plan for future growth, but raised serious concerns about finances and manpower. He raised questions about funding, recruitment of additional staff and called for an analysis of MCC’s income versus its expenditure before accepting any challenge to Greater Mysuru.
former Chief Secretary A. Ravindra; Prof. NKlokanath, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore; Dr. Sushrutha Gowda of CR Trust and others were present.
Published – 14 Dec 2025 19:27 IST
