Virajpet MLA & Assembly Speaker K.G.Bopaiah informed that Karnataka State Transport Corporation has agreed for a new bus depot for Kushalnagar . While the Kushalnagar depot may see the light of the day soon, the earlier sanctioned depot at Virajpet will have a to wait due to a land dispute.
Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan has demanded a separate division for Madikeri and a proposal for the same is with the state government. Madikeri is currently served by Puttur division.