MGP opposes railway construction near 108-year-old school in Mysuru

The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) urged Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikant Reddy to take immediate steps to halt railway construction in the open space adjoining the 108-year-old Government Vontikoppal School, alleging that reported residential apartment construction was continuing despite orders from the Regional Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner to stop the work.

In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner on September 23, MGP working president S.K. Dinesh contended that the railways could not claim exemption from State and municipal regulations for constructing residential apartments under Section 11 of the Railways Act.

According to MGP, the exemption under Section 11 applies only to core railway infrastructure such as tracks, bridges, tunnels, stations, and yards, and does not extend to residential apartments or a Kalyana Mantapa. It maintained that such constructions must comply with State and municipal regulations.