Mysore :

Mysore City Corporation’s offer to pay compensation of `1.99 crore to take possession of renowned writer R K Narayan’s house in Yadavagiri has been rejected by one of the three legal heirs of the building.

This comes as yet another setback for the MCC after it received no response to the global tender of `35 lakh floated to renovate the building. After being pulled up by the Urban Development Department for delaying work on the building, MCC took the matter seriously and began consulting Narayan’s legal heirs.

According to sources, Bhuvaneshwari, Narayan’s granddaughter, has demanded that MCC pay compensation according to the market value. The civic body plans to convert the building into a memorial as a tribute to the writer.

On Thursday, Bhuvaneshwari visited MCC, which had invited her to finalise the compensation before the building could be taken into their possession. During her meeting with MCC commissioner P G Ramesh, assistant commissioner Veena and Zone 6 development officer Jagadish, the authorities said they would pay `1.99 crore according to the guidance value fixed by the government. However, Bhuvaneshwari did not agree. According to MCC sources, she demanded they pay compensation of `3 crore.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Yathiraju / August 23rd, 2014