By 2031, when the population of the city is expected to touch 23 lakh, according to the draft master plan (revision 2), the residential area (urbanisation) would have touched 16,289.67 hectare.
Compared with land use pattern of the year 2009 on display along with the draft and related information at Nanjaraj Bahadur Choultry in the city, the current green-rich areas would become residential areas. Apart from Mysore taluk, neighbouring Nanjangud and Srirangapatna taluks are also included.
Take for example Hunsur road, where Huyilalu, Kumaravalli, Haniyanapura, K Hemmanahalli, Nagawala and other villages are located on the outskirts. In the year 2009, they were fertile land. In the next 19 years, Huyilalu and Nagawala among them will metamorphose into urban areas. Similarly on T Narsipura road, Chornahally, Yandahalli, Vajamangala among others will see newer extensions.
When Deccan Herald made a reality check at the choultry, agriculturists, senior citizens, site owners and last but not the least real estate agents formed the chunk of curious visitors.
An elderly person, who has invested in a villa site on Hunsur road, wanted to know whether the area will fall under the limits of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) in the coming years.
When he got to know that the extent of MCC will reach up to a village located near to the site, he was on cloud nine. Another reason was the fortune it will fetch, if sold at a higher price.
Two elderly persons were shocked to know that a particular area where many realtors have bought plots to develop layouts showed green on the chart. Another, in a rather sarcastic tone, said all this green patch will go one day and show only cream (refering to the patches of colour denoting residential areas marked in the map). A resident of Vivekananda Nagar was inquisitive whether a particular stretch of the road remains commercially active or will extend further.
Most of them were disappointed to know that the information in the form of compact discs (CD) was yet to be made available.
MUDA employees, deputed at the spot, had a ready answer: “It will be available in a day or two, but at a price.”
As a result, some were jotting down, some others capturing the pictures on their cellphone cameras. However, there were dedicated staff with two computers to reply to visitors’ queries.
There were also complaints about spelling mistakes. For Ayrahalli, it’s mentioned ‘Ay yarahalli’, for Yelwala, Elwala, and Balamuri and Balmari both are printed, leaving it to the choice of the visitors to decide the correct word. The Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) campus on Manandavadi road is written ‘CSTRI Campus’.
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