By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC
A recent news item says it all: “A sharp dip in the foreigners visiting Mysuru.” A drop of 50 percent ! Alarm bells should be ringing all over but no one is bothered. Our former Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh was more busy visiting the Mysore Race Club (MRC) and keen on converting that sprawling land into a Botanical Garden or making a Fancy Disneyland in the Brindavan Gardens. Thank God for some sane voices, the lease of the MRC got extended for 30 more years. We are safe from the power-brokers and land-sharks for three decades at least.
