MUDA’s group housing scheme to spur city’s vertical growth

Demand survey for MUDA’s apartment project launched

The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is set to give thrust to vertical growth of the city with the launch of group housing scheme on the lines of BDA apartments. The high-rise apartments of MUDA will be designed to be G+13 or G+14 buildings and will be the tallest for a city where the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) was kept low to discourage vertical growth all these years. FAR or floor space index is the maximum permissible area on which construction is allowed on a given plot of land The low FAR encouraged the horizontal sprawl of Mysuru which now extends beyond 15 km to 20 km or more from the heart of the city. The horizontal sprawl is perceived to be inimical to the urban conglomeration in the long run as it will encourage the rampant conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.