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The Hindu Bureau

Mysuru will be developed as Bengaluru’s twin city, claims Minister

Minister for Urban Development B.S. Suresh said the State government looking forward to taking up development projects in Mysuru enable the city to grow as Bengaluru’s twin city.

Mr. Suresh arrived in Mysuru on Monday and held discussions with officials with regard to progress of work on the preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for a flyover at the Manipal Hospital junction on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway and a Peripheral Ring Road, besides a group housing project proposed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), told reporters that the city was growing at a very fast pace and there was a need to resolve the traffic woes plaguing the people.

As Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also hails from Mysuru, is of the opinion that Mysuru should be developed as a twin city of Bengaluru, the government is planning to construct about four to five flyovers at a cost of ₹2,500 to ₹3,000 crores, he said.

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