About Mysore
Mysore has traditionally been home to industries such as bronze work, weaving, and sandalwood carving together with the making of lime & salt. The planned industrial growth of the city and the state was first conceived at the Mysore economic conference in the year 1911. This led to the formation of industries like the Mysore Sandalwood Oil Factory in 1917 and the Sri Krishna rajendra Mills in the year 1920.
For the business development of the city, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has created 4 industrial locations in as well as around the city, in Belawadi, Belagola, Hootagalli and Hebbal areas. The development of the information technology industry in the first decade of the 21st century has resulted in the city budding as the second greatest software exporter in Karnataka, after Bangalore.
The city added Rs. 1363 crore to Karnataka's information technology exports. Mysore is gradually becoming a user city with a very big exterior population working with the industries and IT hubs. The major industrial areas in Mysore are Belagola, Nanjan gud, Thandya, Koorgally 3rd Phase, Kadakola, Hebbal, Hootagally, Belavadi, etc. Moreover, the cost generally charged for goods transportation from Mysore starts at 800/-. The prices may vary in accordance with the type, weight, quantity of material and distance to be travelled. The areas nearby are Udupi, Tumkur, Shimoga, Ramanagar, Mandya, Kolar, Kodagu, Hassan, Davangere, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Chikamagalur, Chickballapur, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, etc.
