City Overview

Mysore City is situated in the southern part of the Indian State of Karnataka. It’s a capital city Mysore District, is one of the largest districts in Karnataka. The city is located about 135 km from Bangalore - the capital city of Karnataka state. The population growth is very high as for Indian conditions and it is expected to explode within the next decade, reaching by 2021 a doubling in size of the population as against that in 2001. Mysore is a historical and tourist center. Some of the major city problems are: traffic accidents, congestion and pollution. Mysore, with a population of less than one million has been recognized for aggressive waste management efforts and effective sanitation program. The city has been ranked as the cleanest city in India. To enhance capacity building capabilities the PLATFUS will be implemented within the project. PLATFUS will be a multi-functional web based platform intended as a facilitator for sustainable city strategy implementation. PLATFUS will be available for all key stakeholders in the city (with different functionalities). Through national ownership (specific national entity with the suitable IT capacity will be defined during the project implementation), the long-term sustainability will be ensured.