India, Oct. 15 -- Mysuru, Oct. 15 (RK&BCT)- The long-pending and much-anticipated proposal to form the 'Greater Mysuru City Corporation' (Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike) by merging the surrounding City Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has hit a roadblock, with the State Government officially withdrawing the plan.

The move comes as a setback to many Mysureans who had envisioned their rapidly growing cultural city being elevated to Grade-1 municipal status, which would have brought greater administrative and developmental advantages to the region.

The proposal sought to bring together five City and Town Municipal Councils and seven Gram Panchayats - comprising a total of 20 villages - under a ...