Mysore/Mysuru, March 14 -- Following the announcement made by Sericulture Minister K. Venkatesh in the Assembly recently to drop the proposal for constructing a stadium on land belonging to the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at Bhyrapura in T. Narasipur, the process has begun to withdraw the land earlier allotted to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES).

The KSIC Filature Factory has about 13.8 acres of land, of which 5.8 acres had been handed over to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports for building a stadium. The Khata for the land had also been issued in the name of the department.

However, after the proposal came to light, 'Parisarakkaagi Naavu' and several environmental organ...