India, Aug. 26 -- Sir,

This has reference to "MDA site e-auction bumper - 20x30 Rs. 2 crore, 50x80 Rs. 9 crore" (SOM dated Aug. 23, 2025).

The basic necessities of human life and survival are food, water, shelter and clothing. The City Improvement Trust Board (CITB), and later the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), were created with the very purpose of helping the have-nots and the common man secure a roof over their heads at affordable prices. Instead, MUDA ended up encouraging private developers left, right and centre, allowing them to create layouts and sell plots at fancy prices, defeating the very purpose of its establishment.

Now, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has sold sites in e-auction at shockingly high prices...