Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which has taken a lot of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, is now supplying RO (Reverse Osmosis) water through tankers to quarantined areas in city. The MCC, through Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), is supplying RO water to hotspot areas namely Vijayanagar 1st and 2nd Stages,…
DC instructs officials to take measures to avert drinking water crisis during summer’
March 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the summer season hardly a few days away, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar directed the officials to take appropriate measures to ensure that there are no drinking water problems in the district during summer. Presiding over a meeting of Taluk-level officials at his office here recently, Sankar asked the officials to identify trouble…
Smart card mode for drinking water ATMs
June 9, 2019Cabinet decides to privatise their management through tenders in each taluk Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has decided to outsource the management of water dispensing ATMs to private agencies to ensure 24×7 availability of safe drinking water to people. It is also decided to have a smart card-based system for drinking water ATMs. Speaking to…
Drinking water woes come to the fore in MGP meeting
May 14, 2019Mysore: Drinking water woes in may parts of the city was the main issue at the Mysuru Grahakara Parishat’s (MGP) monthly meeting held at the Parishat’s office in Yadavagiri on Sunday. MGP Member Mansoor Ahmed, who was among the first speakers at the meeting, said that Siddique Nagar used to get water from borewell and…
No KRS water to VC Canal from May 8
May 6, 2019Water only for drinking to Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru Mysore: Though mercury level is on the rise, there is some hope when it comes to drinking water storage in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir in Mandya. Water level at the Dam stands now at 84.21 feet, just enough to fulfil the drinking water needs. The…
No dearth for drinking water till June, says Chief Secretary
May 2, 2019Bengaluru: Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaybhaskar has said that there will be no dearth for drinking water till June across the State including Mysuru and the State Government will ensure sufficient supply of water till the end of summer. After a review meeting with District Administrations of Karnataka on Tuesday, Vijaybhaskar told reporters that Chief Minister…
MCC to ease drinking water crisis in city
April 26, 2019Deploys 42 water tankers during this summer Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has deployed 42 water tankers to supply drinking water to affected areas of the city this summer. Following complaints of disruptions in water distribution system in the past one month, MCC has been supplying water through Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW). …
Drinking water dues in Mysuru hit Rs. 162 crore
January 2, 2019KPTCL, CESC, Railways, PWD, Police, MUDA, owe lakhs of rupees to MCC Mysuru: Drinking water dues have touched a whopping Rs. 162 crore in Mysuru city, and government departments and corporations are among the top defaulters, together owing Rs. 27.17 crore to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which has resolved to step up the drive to…
Tasting success, MCC to set up 15 more RO Plants in city
May 27, 2018Mysuru: Leaving nothing to chance during summer, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has started preparations to ensure citizens do not go thirsty. The civic agency is setting up many Reverse Osmosis (RO) drinking water plants at various locations in the city. The MCC has already set up 13 such RO units across the city and…
Girijana Haadis lack drinking water
February 27, 2018Periyapatna: Many Girijana Haadis (Tribal Hamlets) in the taluk have been receiving contaminated drinking water from the past several days and the apathetic attitude of the officials concerned have only compounded the problems of tribals. More than 100 tribals living in Maralukatte Girijana Haadi have been suffering from untold misery as the hamlet has no…
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