Mysuru, July 25 -- * Proposed in 2008 and launched in 2014; Mysuru's industrial community frustrated

* Exporters travelling to other cities for customs clearance, other formalities

Mysuru's long-promised Export Centre, conceived to support small, medium and large-scale industries, remains incomplete for more than a decade after work began, leaving the city's industrialists frustrated. Although the project was first proposed in 2008, construction has dragged on for 12 years without completion.

The centre was envisioned as a one-stop facility to help exporters complete customs clearance and other export-related formalities locally, eliminating the need to travel to Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai or Mumbai.

However, years of delays have turne...