The City of Mysore owes its rich heritage and good planning to erstwhile City Improvement Trust Board (C.I.T.B.) which was founded by His Highness Sri Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar - IV and it holds the proud distinction of being the oldest planning institution in Asia. Innovative planning combined with a humanitarian approach has been the hallmark of this City Improvement Trust Board. The present inheritor of the C.I.T.B. is the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) which aspires to carry forward the same high standards set by the C.I.T.B. along with adopting new technology and techniques to take Mysore on a steep growth curve.