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
June 15, 2023Mysore/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
December 9, 2022MCC 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…
Irresponsible citizens turning Cleanest City into a garbage dumping yard
August 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru which had bagged the ‘Cleanest City in India’ tag twice seem to be clueless about handling garbage menace. While civic workers are doing their best to keep the city clean and tidy, irresponsible people are discarding garbage all around the city making the efforts civic workers go waste. Heaps of garbage can be…
Pourakarmika strike raises stink in city
July 4, 2022Waste 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
May 29, 2022Tractors 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…
Garbage dumping on Ring Road: Srirampura TMC forms special team to impose spot fine
April 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Srirampura Town Municipal Council (TMC) has constituted a special team to prevent dumping of wastes of all kind on the Ring Road coming under its jurisdiction. Srirampura TMC Executive Officer Sridhar, in a press release, has stated that though Srirampura TMC has given prominence to keep the places under its jurisdiction clean, the public…
MCC to penalise people for indiscreet dumping of waste
January 29, 2022Mysore/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
January 22, 2022Mysore/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…
Bad roads, garbage dumping worries residents of Dattagalli, Srirampura
December 8, 2021Mysuru: The residents of Ashwathama Layout at Somanath Nagar in Dattagalli 3rd Stage have alleged of bad roads in the locality. Thanks to two septic tanks constructed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for which the roads were dug up. The residents said that after the roads were dug up for the construction, the dug…
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