Facts about Mysuru City

1)Mysuru is the First cleanest city in India.

2)Mysuru railway junction is cleanest railways station in India.

3)University of Mysore(first university in Karnataka),sixth university in India and It was the first university in India started by Indians.

4)MMC (Mysore Medical college )1st medical college in Karnataka.

5)1st city to undertake planned development in Asia.

6)Mysuru is the Cultural capital of Karnataka.

7)Mysuru is called as the ashtanga yoga capital of India.

8)Mysuru is Famous for Mysuru Silk,Mysuru Masala Dosa, Mysuru mallige,Mysuru Pak sweet. Mysuru Beetle,Mysuru Bonda etc,...

9)World's largest corporate university (Infosys GEC) is situated in Mysuru.

10)Mysuru zoo is 2nd best zoo in Asia.

11)In 2010, the city of Mysuru became the first Wi-Fi enabled city in India,.Today, Wi-Fi enabled Mysuru is the second in the world after Jerusalem.

12)Indian election inks (marked on finger) is manufactured only in Mysuru.

13)One of four cities in INDIA where currency notes are printed.

14)2nd largest IT exporter in Karnataka after Bengaluru.

15)Mysuru Was Home To The First Private Radio Station In India. The official name of all India Radio"Akashavani is the contribution of Mysuru.

16)Mysuru's Karanji Lake's Aviary Is The Biggest 'Walk Through' Aviary In India.

17)Mysuru has India's First Intelligent Transport System.

18)St.Philomena?s Church in myusru is the India?s 2nd Tallest Church & second largest church in Asia

19)CFTRI is one and only food research organisation situated in Karnataka is in Mysuru.

20)DFRL is only one Defence food research Lab of India which is in Mysuru.

21)RMP is the only rare material plant in Karnataka after Mumbai that is in Mysuru.

22)World's largest paint manufacturing unit(Asian paints) is in Mysuru

23)One of Indian naval ship is named after Mysuru (INS Mysore)

24)Rolls Royce car company names their car collection as Rolls-Royce Bespoke Ghost Mysore.

25)India's first toilet for transgenders was started in Mysuru.

26)Asia's first TB hospital(PKTB sanitorium) was started in mysuru.

27)The rail museum in mysuru is the second one of its kind established in india after the one at delhi.

28)Mysuru is the second fastest growing city in Karnataka after Bengaluru.

29)Mysore Zoo is the 3rd Oldest in India.

30)Venkata subba shetty of mysuru was first aeroplane builder in india.

31)Mysuru Railway Station is the First visually challenged-friendly station in India.

32)Mysuru palace is the most visited monument in india,even more than taj mahal

Proud to be Mysurian

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