Mysore/Mysuru: While only three properties extending up to 60 metres have to be demolished to realise the full benefits of a widened and a beautified Irwin Road, asphalting works have been undertaken under the initiative of Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra. The work that was on since the last three days has been completed today. Following…
Court cases hold up 60 mts work on Irwin Road
December 2, 2021Two property owners approach High Court against demolition move We are ready to complete road widening work but our hands are tied: MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Only two properties extending up to 60 metres have to be demolished to realise the full benefits of a widened and a beautified Irwin Road. The Mysuru City Corporation has not…
Irwin Road widening hurdles to be cleared
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: All the bottlenecks for the widening of the much delayed and much controversial Irwin Road will be cleared within a month, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha told reporters at a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday. Now the only contentious property on the road is the Jumma Masjid. The Wakf Board that manages the…
Unidentified man dies in road accident
June 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was crossing the Irwin Road, was killed on the spot when an unidentified vehicle rammed into him and sped away. The incident took place between 1.30 pm and 12 midnight on June 2. The man was crossing Irwin Road near K.R. Hospital bus shelter when a speeding vehicle coming from…
The Irwin Road Imbroglio
January 3, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The very short but undoubtedly the most important and busiest stretch of the Irwin Road that runs across the main business hub of our city is now thankfully open to traffic, although I cannot say for how long it will remain so. I say this because with some more…
Illegal water pipes discovered
December 15, 2020Digging as part of Irwin Road works exposes underground pipes illegally laid to supply water to areas on either side of the road. Mysore/Mysuru: Leakage and pilferage apart, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been struggling to regularise unauthorised water connections in city. At almost every MCC Council meeting, the issue of illegal water connection…
Deadline missed again!
November 25, 2020650 mts stretch of Irwin Road works unlikely to be completed by December; Project began 23 months ago Mysore/Mysuru: With the widening works on the remaining portion of Irwin Road from Nehru Circle to Government Ayurveda Hospital Circle going on at a snail’s pace, it is doubtful if the works would be completed by December…
Irwin Road-widening picks up pace: Portion of District Industries Centre demolished
August 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Works on demolition of properties for the widening of Irwin Road picked up pace with the demolition of a portion of the District Industries Centre (DIC) building near Government Ayurveda College Circle on Thursday. A portion of the DIC building measuring 10ft. wide and 300 ft. in length was demolished using an earth excavation…
MLA inspects Irwin Road works
July 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing Irwin Road widening and development works, taken up at a cost of Rs. 4 crore, will be completed in two months. With the works being expedited, MLA L. Nagendra inspected the progress of the works yesterday. During the inspection, Nagendra instructed the officials to fast track the widening (18 metres) of 550-metre…
Three-month traffic ban on Irwin Road
June 17, 2020After widening, it will be a 60-feet road including footpath Mysore/Mysuru: Following a request by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to Mysuru Police to impose a ban on traffic on the Irwin Road to take up road widening works, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta has banned the movement of all types of vehicles on Irwin…
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