Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj launched the distribution of ‘Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka Health Card’ to Pourakarmikas at a programme organised at Town Hall here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Nagaraj said it has been decided to distribute ‘Ayushman Bharat- Arogya Karnataka Health Card’ to all Pourakarmikas of the MCC….
Stray dog menace in city: Funds misuse allegation baseless, clarifies PFA
January 20, 2022‘MCC pays just Rs. 870 per dog neutered while rules stipulate Rs. 1,400’ Mysore/Mysuru: The allegations of funds misappropriation in the stray dog sterilisation process in the city are unfounded and a figment of imagination. All the accounts are audited and publicly available for perusal, said People For Animals (PFA). At a recent meeting of…
Unscientific dumping of medical waste worries residents
July 25, 2021MCC Health Officer gets it cleared within 30 minutes of coming to his notice Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj, acting swiftly on receiving message about medical waste being discarded at the garbage bin in Chamundipuram Circle, has got it cleared within 30 minutes of him receiving the message. Yesterday morning,…
“I haven’t met my family since last 20 days,” says MCC Health Officer
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I have got an opportunity to serve people in the current Corona crisis. As a doctor, I cannot sit idle. I am doing the same service I do to my family. If you experience little discomfort, go to a doctor and take treatment. Negligence may emerge as a big problem,” said Dr. D.G. Nagaraj,…
‘Shop-keepers who flout plastic ban order to lose Trade Licence’
April 5, 2021Mysuru: MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj said that as per instructions from Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag, the enforcement of plastic ban in the city has been implemented from today. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that as most MCC staff and officials have been asked to undergo RT-PCR…
Single-use plastic ban: 250-Kg banned plastic seized
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Team of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials, lead by Chief Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj and Environment Engineer S. Mythri, raided a few shops in Devaraja Market here on Friday and have seized 250-kg of banned plastic covers and carry bags from Rekha Enterprises. Strict warning has been issued to the owner of the…
PPE kit Disposal Problem elsewhere but not in Mysuru
November 12, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam One of the major challenges in the treatment of COVID-19 patients has been the disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits used by doctors, paramedics and nurses in Covid Care Centres and designated Government and Private Hospitals. A few months ago, the State Government came under fire for dumping the used…
MCC sprays disinfectants in Wards
April 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As per the directions from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj along with three Abhaya teams are undertaking spraying of disinfectants and fogging in all areas regularly. Three Abhaya teams consisting of 54 personnel are working in two shifts daily and are disinfecting various places including private…
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