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Bannimantap’s rampant garbage crisis exposed
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Bannimantap’s rampant garbage crisis exposed

August 4, 2024

MCC’s much-publicised ‘Operation Night Raid’, to combat illegal garbage dumping loses momentum Mysore/Mysuru: A visit to Bannimantap reveals a troubling shift in Mysuru’s cleanliness status, once celebrated as the cleanest city in the country. The area is now plagued by heaps of garbage dumped along the roadside and a foul odour from unattended wet and…

Garbage on Lalithadripura Road irks daily walkers
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Garbage on Lalithadripura Road irks daily walkers

June 15, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Garbage dumped on Lalithadripura Road near Lalitha Mahal helipad has irked morning and evening walkers, who have urged the authorities concerned to get the same cleared as it is spoiling the environment. Daily walkers on this route and also tourists who take this road to JSS Ayurveda Hospital, Indus Valley Ayurvedic Centre (IVAC) and…

Littering in public to invite penalty from Jan. 1, 2023
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Littering in public to invite penalty from Jan. 1, 2023

December 9, 2022

MCC Council approves move amidst din; CCTV cameras at dumping spots Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the din and chaos that prevailed over issues concerning installation of mobile signal antenna booster poles and election to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Standing Committee heads at the MCC Council meeting yesterday, the Council approved penal action on those who litter…

Pourakarmika strike raises stink in city
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Pourakarmika strike raises stink in city

July 4, 2022

Waste piles up on road sides CM holding conciliatory meeting Mysore/Mysuru: If you are wondering why most parts of Mysuru city are stinking with mounds of garbage on the streets and garbage bins, the simple reason is that the Pourakarmikas are on an indefinite strike. Garbage has been piling up as the indefinite Statewide strike…

Garbage spreads to newer areas
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Garbage spreads to newer areas

May 29, 2022

Tractors dump waste daily near Lalitha Mahal Palace, opposite JSS Ayurveda College Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when there are talks to expand the jurisdiction of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to include several villages on the city outskirts and upgrade the Civic Body into a ‘Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike’ or ‘Greater Mysuru’, waste is being continuously…

MCC to penalise people for indiscreet dumping of waste
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MCC to penalise people for indiscreet dumping of waste

January 29, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: After creating widespread awareness against indiscreet dumping of waste and garbage, the MCC is all set to penalise the public if they are found dumping wastes in a haphazard manner anywhere in the city. MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has asked the public to co-operate with MCC garbage collectors who arrive at doorsteps daily….

Garbage heap catches fire behind V.V. Market
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Garbage heap catches fire behind V.V. Market

January 22, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Heaps of garbage behind Vani Vilas (VV) Market near Agrahara caught fire causing tension for sometime this morning. Members of the public, who noticed fire immediately informed the Saraswathipuram Fire Station and also to the MCC Abhaya team. Soon, Fire and Emergency Services personnel of Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade, who rushed to the spot, managed…

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