Mysuru, Oct. 17 -- The long-shut pedestrian subway on Sayyaji Rao Road and the one near Dasara Exhibition Grounds, Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, have been reopened following public demand and action by Mysuru City Corporation.

The subway had remained locked since last year's Dasara. On Aug. 25, 2026, Star of Mysore highlighted the problem in a report titled 'Subways to Hell', drawing attention to the need to reopen and maintain the city's pedestrian subways.

The MCC subsequently took up restoration work to improve key public spaces ahead of the Dasara festivities. At the Sayyaji Rao Road subway, iron sheets have been installed at the entrances to prevent rainwater from seeping in. The subway, which had remained unused for nearly a year and ac...