Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 13 -- Alleging large-scale irregularities in land use near Chamundi Hill, Krishnaraja MLA T. S. Srivatsa has charged that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) illegally converted 47 acres of land, valued at about Rs. 500 crore, from a no-development and special agricultural zone to a residential zone.

Speaking at a press conference near the encroached lake in K.C. Layout yesterday, he said the proposed conversion violates existing laws and threatens the greenery surrounding Chamundi Hill.

Citing the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP)-2031 approved by the State Government in 2018, Srivatsa noted that no environmentally harmful development is permitted within a 100-metre radius of Chamundi Hill, which is officially...