Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) awarded a tender to the New Delhi-based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the conservation and rejuvenation of Kukkarahalli Lake in city. This tender has now reached the Lokayukta, with allegations of misusing public funds and causing a financial loss of lakhs of rupees to MUDA.
The complaint, filed on June 14 and a copy obtained by Star of Mysore, was submitted by N. Nagaraj, District Secretary of Karnataka Rashtra Samithi Party, Mysuru, and a resident of Gayathripuram, Mysuru. According to the agreement, MUDA paid INTACH Rs. 63,80,000 (monthly stipulated amount of Rs. 7.9 lakh) to complete the DPR within nine months.
