Mysuru: The works on repairing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) office main building on Sayyaji Rao Road in city, which is leaking  following recent rains, will be taken up from tomorrow.

As there was no provision made to allow smooth passage of rain water on the terrace of the heritage building, rain water began to seep from the roof. The recent downpour had caused extensive leakages across offices and chambers, including the MCC Commissioner’s chamber and the Old Council Hall. Even a portion of the Plaster-of-Paris (PoP) false ceiling in Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar New Council Hall on the ground floor had collapsed.

After obtaining permission from the Heritage Department to install pipes for smooth flow of rain water and repair the building keeping the heritage values intact, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared with an estimate of Rs. 80 lakh for the repair works. Tender process has been completed and the tender has been awarded to one Ashok Kumar besides issuing him the work order to commence the repair works.

Ashok said, there was a delay in taking up repair works as construction equipment has to be brought from Jodhpur in Rajasthan and workers with skills in repairing heritage buildings have to be brought from Jharkhand.

As of now, a machine to grind lime stones and other equipment has been placed in MCC premises, Ashok said. “As lime stones will arrive on Monday, the works will commence from tomorrow and will be completed in a month’s time,” he added.

Meanwhile, MCC officials have got a portion of the PoP false ceiling in the New Council Hall, which had collapsed, repaired.