Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, in a press release, has warned cattle owners not to leave them on roads and public places, as they were causing a lot of problems to the public besides hampering the smooth flow of traffic in city. The Commissioner said that the cattle were found near garbage…
Swachh Survekshan-2018: ‘Swachh Mysuru’ contests for citizens
November 21, 2017Mysuru: To regain the ‘Cleanest City’ tag, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be conducting ‘Swachh Mysuru’ contests ahead of Swachh Survekshan-2018 scheduled to begin from Jan.4, 2018. The contests will be held in five categories — Cleanest School, Cleanest Hospital, Cleanest Hotel, Cleanest Residential Welfare Association (RWA) / Ward and Cleanest Market Associations. All…
700 dustbins to maintain cleanliness on prominent roads of city
November 20, 2017Mysuru: In a bid to effectively implement ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ in city, MCC will place 700 dustbins along important commercial roads of the city at a cost of Rs. 33 lakh. MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, as part of an effort to keep the city clean ahead of the arrival of Swachh Survekshan (Survey) officials in…
MCC conducts footpath clearance drive
November 20, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and N.R. Traffic Police conducted a joint operation to clear the footpath encroachments on Nelson Mandela Road in Bannimantap here today. The drive was conducted following several complaints to MCC on public facing problems while commuting on the road. MCC Zone 7 Assistant Commissioner Mohan and N.R. Traffic Inspector…
Accidents on Hunsur Road not due to curve but drivers’ negligence
November 13, 2017Mysuru: Taking the District Administration, leaders of political parties and the PWD head-on for the implementation of the road straightening work on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House, ACP (Traffic) K.N. Madiah categorically stated that the accidents occurred due to the negligence of the drivers and not because of the curve on the road. He…
National Cleanliness Survey: MCC seeks scribes’ help to get top spot
November 13, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a meeting at the Old Council Hall here this morning to brief the Press on the ‘National Cleanliness Survey’ to commence on Jan.4 next to adjudge the cleanest city in the country and also to seek suggestions from the scribes in that context. The meeting was chaired by…
Tension in Devaraja Mohalla as horses run amok
November 13, 2017Mysuru: Tension prevailed for sometime at Devaraja Mohalla here on Saturday when two horses ran amok and tried to bite the public. The horses which ran amok on Devaraj Urs Road and on some roads in Devaraja Mohalla, tried to bite the public at some places resulting in the public running helter-skelter to avoid getting…
Street vendors evicted
November 10, 2017Mysuru: In a footpath encroachment clearance drive, Krishnaraja (KR) Traffic Police along with MCC’s Abhaya team, evicted street vendors, push cart vendors and other small vendors doing business on the footpath along both sides of the stretch of road from Najumalige Circle to Srinivas Circle, on Nov.7. The encroachment had caused severe inconvenience to the…
Plastic godowns raided; Five tonnes of banned plastic materials seized
November 9, 2017Mysuru: A team of officials, led by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, which conducted raids on plastic godowns in city yesterday, have seized five tonnes of banned plastic materials from the godowns. During the raid in Santhepet here, the MCC team seized plastic plates, tumblers and covers from the godown. The MCC team,…
Magic boxes to prevent rain havoc in Paduvarahalli
November 8, 2017Mysuru: The recent rains caused havoc in many areas across the city. It was probably for the first time that the officials were exposed to the lacunae when it came to managing rain-related woes. Among the areas which faced problem was Paduvarahalli where rain water entered houses, causing nightmare to the residents. In fact, Chief…
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