Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) is widening the Mysore-Kushalnagar-Sunitcoppa -Madikeri road and has announced that houses and shops which had cut into the boundaries marked by the Public Works Department 7 years ago will have to vacate by April 20.
The notice has send certain residents of Sunticoppa into a tizzy as many have encroached the boundaries with their shops and residences. The residents in turn are asking for compensation from the corporation. KRDCL has refused any compensation stating that the ‘ boundary stones were fixed after measuring the width of the road for widening nearly seven years ago and the case of shops and residences over the boundary line is simply a case of illegal encroachment.