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• In a bid to cope up with the rapid development of the city and increasing number of vehicles, the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has embarked on a project to undertake widening of four congested roads at a cost of Rs. 7.12 crore.The roads to be widened are: Premier Studio to Kantharaj Urs Road via SJCE, Adichunchana-giri Road in Kuvempunagar, Gan-gotri Road from Paduvarahalli Circle to Bogadi Road and road between Kalamandira junction to Railway gate near Kukkarahalli Lake and works are expected to be completed in 11 months.
• Vehicular traffic on Adichunchanagiri Road where many educational institutions and residential layouts have been located has registered a two-fold increase during peak hours as the road is being used by motorists to reach Apollo Hospital, Cauvery School, BGS Educational Institutions, Vivekanandanagar etc.The stretch between Kalamandira junction and Railway gate near Kukkarahalli Lake will be doubled and the width will be 15 metres. The congested road between Paduvarahalli Circle and Bogadi Road via Open Air Theatre does not have footpath.
• The road between Premier Studio and Kantharaj Urs Road is a major thoroughfare in the city with institutions like AIISH, RIE and SJCE being located on the road which is also a short cut to enter Hunsur Road to reach B.M.Hospital, CIIL, Taluk office from the southern part of the city and it is proposed to widen the road from 7.5 mts to 11 mts.Interestingly, it is planned to widen these roads without felling any tree on either side, but no scientific survey was conducted to assess the density of traffic.MUDA Commissioner Dr. C.G. Betsurmath said tenders for the works had been invited and work would be launched in March.

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