Contractor delays Chamundi Hill retaining wall project for similar work at Madikeri

PWD to terminate contract; to call for fresh tenders; work to spill over to 2026

Mysore/Mysuru : The construction of a retaining wall along the landslide-prone stretch between the View Point and the Nandi Statue on Chamundi Hill has once again come to a halt.

The contractor entrusted with the project has reportedly diverted attention to a similar retaining wall construction in Madikeri, Kodagu district, leaving the Chamundi Hill work incomplete and neglected. Having taken simultaneous contracts at both locations, the contractor is said to have prioritised the Madikeri project over Chamundi Hill.

Owing to the lack of progress, the Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to terminate the contractor’s

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