Mysore/Mysuru, April 22 -- Govt. backs out of stadium project; land back with Sericulture Department

The Karnataka Government has formally withdrawn its earlier order transferring 5 acres of land from the Department of Sericulture and the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at Bhyrapura village in T. Narasipur taluk to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for building a stadium.

Sericulture Minister K. Venkatesh had announced in the Assembly on Mar. 9 that the proposal to build a taluk-level stadium on 5.8 acres of land within the 13.11-acre factory campus had been dropped. However, the absence of a formal order had raised doubts over the Government's stand.

The withdrawal was officially notif...