Karnataka minister Nirani rules out sale of Mysore Lamps to pvt parties

Belagavi, Dec 14: Karnataka Industries Minister Murugesh R Nirani on Tuesday ruled out selling or transfer of any part of land belonging to Mysore Lamp Works Limited factory to any private entity, but to use it to showcase the state’s rich culture and heritage.
“I have clarified very clearly in this House that there is no question of selling or transferring the land. Our aim is to use the available space to showcase our rich culture and heritage by implementing a novel project,” he said.
The minister was replying to the Opposition’s query in the Upper House on the second day of the winter session of assembly here.
Nirani said the project will be undertaken under the eyes of a public charitable trust named “Bengaluru Heritage and Environment Trust”, which was registered on June 8 this year.
The government has already issued an order on December 1 last year approving implementation of the project on the land belonging to the company, he said.
The 21-acre land owned by the company was declared sick in 1996. The Labor Department had permitted closure of the company in 2002 and subsequently it was closed in 2003.
The government has created a corpus of Rs 25 crore and released Rs 10 crore to the trust in May 2021. The trust is preparing a detailed project report.
The main objective of the trust is to preserve, create, exhibit, fund or promote any monuments, places or structures of artistic or historic interest and also preserve and increase the green space in Bengaluru and promote the state’s culture and heritage.