Mysore/Mysuru, May 10 -- 'Restore, don't rebuild heritage landmarks Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building'

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to immediately release funds for the conservation and restoration of Mysuru's heritage structures, Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, in compliance with the recent Supreme Court directive.

In a letter to the Chief Minister, Yaduveer said, preserving Mysuru's traditional heritage buildings was a collective responsibility.

Referring to the Supreme Court's May 4, 2026, order rejecting proposals to demolish and reconstruct the 19th-century structures, he described the verdict as a landmark ruling aimed at safeguarding the city's archit...