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Days aft the Supreme Court directed the conservation and renovation of Mysuru’s iconic Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, MP for Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar connected Monday visited the century-old Devaraja Market and interacted with traders.
The sojourn comes successful the aftermath of the apex court’s May 4, 2026 verdict ordering restoration of the 2 practice structures. Traders and tenants had opposed demolition and reconstruction, demanding restoration of the marketplace building, citing its practice worth and architectural significance. The Lansdowne Building has remained retired of bounds for traders for respective years aft a information of the operation collapsed.
Describing the judgement earlier arsenic a landmark decision, Mr. Yaduveer had said the Supreme Court ordered conservation and renovation of the 19th-century buildings.
He said the verdict was based connected a elaborate method appraisal carried retired by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, which reportedly recovered that astir 70% of the structures could beryllium repaired and restored portion retaining the existing foundation.
In a missive to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Mr. Yaduveer urged the State authorities to instantly merchandise the sanctioned funds successful enactment with recommendations made by adept committees from the IIT, Roorkee and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). He besides sought directions to the Mysuru City Corporation and Mysuru Development Authority to statesman restoration works astatine the earliest.
