Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru, Nashua sign Twinning Agreement
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru-born Nashua, New Hampshire Ward 8 State Representative, Latha Mangipudi expressed happiness with the twinning agreement signed between Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Nashua, New Hampshire State, here recently. She was addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan, in the presence of Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President A.S. Satish and former…
MCC must take possession of 62 layouts, says former Mayor
July 28, 2017Mysuru: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to take possession of 62 layouts developed near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to ensure that the residents could take up property development work. Speaking to reporters at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Bhyrappa said that of the 62 layouts, six were developed by…
After plastic-free city: Green Mysuru Campaign
July 27, 2017Mysuru: After freeing the city from plastic, the District Administration has embarked on a mission to make roads in city and highways permanently green and Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has sought the assistance of government and private organisations to accomplish this mission. Addressing a meeting at his office here yesterday, Randeep said that the city…
Multi-level Basement Parking in Town Hall to be completed by Dasara ?
July 25, 2017Mysuru: To ease parking problem in the Central Business District (CBD), the Mysuru City Corporation had come up with an idea of constructing a parking lot in the Town Hall premises. Thus, the serene atmosphere of the place, which is now in an ugly mess, was destroyed. The work of constructing the multi-level basement parking…
MCC clarifies
July 24, 2017Mysuru: Following publication of civic woes in SOM WhatsApp Us column, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued the following clarification: For the news item titled ‘Will this blocked drain near Sri Nagaraja Theatre be cleared?’ published on July 16, the MCC has clarified that the blocked drain has been cleaned by clearing of waste….
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