Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 4 -- Highlights

* Formation of Greater Mysuru (Grade-1) on the lines of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)

* Approval likely in the upcoming Cabinet meet

* Rs. 500 crore available in MDA to be utilised

* Enhanced funding expected from Centre, State

* MCC jurisdiction to expand from 86.31 to 333.46 square kilometres

* Local Planning Area to increase from 500 to 1,000 square kilometres

* DPR preparation for Rs. 2,000 crore Peripheral Ring Road approved

* 1.25 lakh private residential sites allotted in Mysuru city outskirts

The State Government's official withdrawal of the proposal to form a 'Greater Mysuru City Corporation' (Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike) has not stalled the project's progress. It gained renewe...