Mysuru: A team of 15 Corporators, representing Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), are on a tour to study other Corporations. They have left the city on Aug. 8 along with Govindappa, a development officer. The Corporators are on a tour to three City Corporations — Hubballi-Dharwad, Vijayapura and Ballari — to witness the best practices followed…
MCC’s drive against illegal water connections
August 7, 2017Mysuru: With illegal water connections and payment defaulters increasing day-by-day, MCC authorities led by Commissioner G. Jagadeesha began disconnection of such domestic water lines in Jayanagar. It is learnt that MCC had identified 1,700 such connections in Ward 19 and disconnected about eight houses. At that time the residents appealed Jagadeesh that they would pay…
Replace cement signboards with steel boards
August 6, 2017Sir, I am a resident of J.P. Nagar 7th Cross, ‘E’ Block, next to Sai Baba Temple Road. The cement signboards indicating the Cross, Main and House Nos. are in a bad condition — some of them are not visible and in some signboards letters are completely faded making it difficult for people in locating…
Tanker board says free water supply but water is sold for a price here!
August 4, 2017Mysuru: Chief among the civic responsibilities of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is to provide drinking water to the residents. And when there is a water shortage, the MCC supplies free water through tankers. The tankers are hired and sent to residential pockets almost every day to cater to the drinking water needs. However, misusing…
MCC conducts National Workshop on solid waste management
August 4, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, conducted a one-day National Workshop on Solid Waste Management at Administrative Training Institute (ATI) in city, this morning. The day-long workshop focused on educating Corporators representing 42 States across the country about the collection and segregation of…
North Indian Corporators visit City Corporation
August 4, 2017Mysuru: A 20-member team from five Corporations in North India’s three States’ visited Mysuru City Corporation recently to study how the City had bagged the ‘Cleanest City’ award twice and was placed fifth. In the three States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal located on the banks of River Ganga, there are 10 Corporations….
MCC appeals citizens to go for eco-friendly idols
August 4, 2017Mysuru: In view of the ensuing Gowri-Ganesha festival, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, in a press release, has appealed people to use only plain clay idols of Gowri-Ganesha and not to buy coloured or Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols which when immersed in water would release poisonous chemicals and pollute the water. He…
MCC fails to collect tax from over 100 Government Offices
August 1, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has failed to collect annual service tax from over 100 Government offices. This startling revelation came to light from a Corporator during the MCC Council Meeting held at MCC office here yesterday. It was said that out of 165 Government offices in the MCC limits, the tax is not recovered…
Dasara nears, still gutted ATM rooms continue to mar Palace entrance spot
August 1, 2017Mysuru: It is more than two months (May 12, 2017) since the ATM at the Varaha Gate in the Mysore Palace was completely gutted in an accidental fire. However, until today, it stands as an ugly testimony to the neglect of the authorities concerned. The State Bank of India ATM booth attached to the Mysuru…
Will this garbage pile at Yadavagiri be cleared?
July 31, 2017MCC Pourakarmikas, who clean the road, dump the collected garbage near House No. 55, 3rd Main in Yadavagiri. They say that the MCC lorry will clear the garbage but it is left uncleared since three months, says the SOM reader who has sent this picture and has also urged the authorities concerned to get the…















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