MANDYA

city, southern Karnataka (formerly Mysore) state, southwestern India. It lies about 26 miles (41 km) northeast of Mysore on the Chamrajnagar-Bangalore Railway. The centre of a sugarcane region, its processing plants supply the sugar residues used in local paper manufacture and printing. Alcohol, tobacco, and vegetable-oil processing are other industries. Mandya has a government college and other colleges affiliated with the University of Mysore. The surrounding area is part of the Deccan Plateau. The Cauvery River supplies the Visweswariah Canal, the main irrigation source; and millet, rice, tobacco, and cotton are grown. Silk is produced, and textile weaving is the main cottage industry. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 119,970.