Mysuru: Speaking to Star of Mysore yesterday after becoming the Mayor, Tasneem Bano said that she was delighted to become the Mayor at an young age and also the first Muslim woman Mayor.

Listing out her priorities, she said that she would concentrate on continuing efforts for the city to retain the Cleanest City tag and also maintain the heritage characteristics of the city. Her other priorities include redressal of streetlight problems, revenue mobilisation and addressing other civic issues haunting the city for long, she added.

Newly elected Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar said that he will work towards keeping the city clean and making the city garbage-free. Pointing out that he will focus on development of Dalit colonies and addressing health issues, he said that all efforts will be made to end the stench emanating from the waste management unit at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram.

Elected to MCC Standing Committees

The following Corporators, representing different parties, were elected unopposed to the four Standing Committees of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) following the Mayoral polls held at the MCC Council Hall yesterday. 

Taxation, Finance and Appeals Committee- K. Nirmala, Savitha Suresh, N. Sowmya, M. Lakshmi,  Akmal Pasha, Samiullah and G.S. Sathyaraj.

Social Justice and Health Committee- Shobha, J. Gopi, Bhagya, Ayaz Pasha, Usha N.Narayan, Sharadamma and B. Bhuvaneshwari.

Town Planning and Reforms Committee-  Syed Hazratullah, Pailwan Srinivas, Ramesh, Rukmini Madegowda, Hazira Seema, Sunanda Palanethra and Pramila Bharath.  Accounts Committee- Ashwini Ananthu, Begum Pallavi, Chayadevi, Vedavathi, Ayub Khan, Arif Hussain and       Pradeep Chandra.