Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 9 -- With authorities refusing to issue e-Khatas, over 2,000 traders operating at the Bandipalya APMC are facing severe hardship.

After the State Government made e-Khata mandatory for all properties, the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) - itself a recognised local authority - has also been caught in the bureaucratic gridlock.

Traders argue that the crisis will persist unless APMC properties are exempted from e-Khata requirements, just as in the case of KIADB and Housing Board properties.

The APMC had earlier been empowered by the Government to sanction building plans and had developed essential amenities for farmers and traders. But the Government's sudden halt on APMC's plan-sanctioning powers has broug...