Mysuru: Edin Bridge Foundation, Mysuru and SDM IMD, Mysuru in association with Excelsoft Technologies, Mysuru had organised a one-day industry & culture conference “HR Dasara – An insight to Mysuru Industrial Prosperity” at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDM IMD),Mysuru.
The conference was inaugurated by Mysuru- Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Guests of Honour Dr. N. R. Parasuraman, Director and Professor – Finance, SDM IMD, Mysuru & D Sudhanva, Co-founder and CEO, Excelsoft Technologies, Mysuru.
The conference focused on the industrial development & overall growth of Mysuru, ongoing and upcoming industrial projects of Mysuru, the challenges faced by the industries and the growth potential of Mysuru.
The conference also emphasised the economic development of Mysuru, the contribution of various sectors to the GDP, and new job opportunities.
In his keynote address, MP Pratap Simha spoke on the history of Mysuru industrial development. He said Mysuru was a highly industrialised state under Wodeyars. They never concentrated on one city for industries. They set up industries in Mysuru, Mandya, Nanjanagudu, Bengaluru, Shivamogga, etc. The contribution by Wodeyars to the erstwhile Mysore State was immense. The hydel power project at Shimsha in the early 1900s, Mysore Lamps Factory, Sandalwood Oil factory, Mysore Paints and Varnishes, and Ideal Jawa are some of the major industries which were established during Wodeyars’ regime.
He also spoke on the status of some of the ongoing industrial development projects like the 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Economic
Corridor project of Rs. 8172 Crore which will reduce travel time between the two cities from three hours to just 90 minutes and the Multi-Modal Logistic Park (MMLP) which is coming up at Kadakola near Nanjangud in 61 acres of land which will have a cold storage unit, state-of-the-art first-of-its-kind in Karnataka warehouses, two Railway lines — loading line and engine escape line, facility for custom clearances for export and import cargo, hi-tech signaling and telecommunication units, CC Block Pavement, administrative block, connecting roads and drainages, pumphouse, rainwater harvesting units and a host of other features needed for shipping and receiving goods.
About 200 delegates which include Industrialists, Business Leaders,CEOs, CHROs, HR Professionals and Management academicians, and students attended the conference.
