While the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has banned the usage of plastic flexes, buntings and banners in city, the rule doesn’t seem to apply for Kalamandira and Rangayana premises. Kalamandira premises has literally become a plastic fortress with plastic flexes erected by amateur theatre groups and institutions to advertise their upcoming events. Earlier, the Kalamandira…
Putting an end to monkey business…
March 18, 2017A group of 18 monkeys, which were creating nuisance by jumping on public and snatching bags, were caught with the help of Forest Department personnel and MCC staff near Kukkarahalli Lake on Thursday. Picture shows former Mayor R. Lingappa, MCC Veterinarian Dr. Suresh, Forest Department Veterinarian Dr. Nagaraj and others along with the captured monkeys.
Artistic touch to damaged manhole
March 17, 2017City artist Badal Najundaswamy, who is grabbing the attention of BBMP in Bengaluru through his creative art works to highlight civic problems, has now created a simple art work around a damaged manhole at Kukkarahalli in Mysuru to draw the attention of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities. Badal has drawn the round spectacles of Gandhiji,…
Street Food
March 16, 2017By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC About two years back, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had taken a decision to relocate the food vendors, spread all over the city. The reasoning behind such a move was two-folded. Firstly, licence was to be issued to vendors who adhered to basic hygiene principles and secondly, to…
MCC proposals find no mention in State Budget
March 16, 2017Officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) were in for a surprise yesterday when the Rs. 810 crore proposals for various projects in Mysuru sent by them did not figure in the Budget announcements made by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday. Interestingly, Siddharamaiah and District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa had shown keen interest in various developmental…
Seshadri Iyer Road divider works irk public
March 16, 2017The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up the works to fix dividers on Seshadri Iyer Road from Dhanvanthri Road Junction to Irwin Road Junction and make the stretch a double road. As the road is already narrow, people feel that once the median work is completed, the width of the road will further reduce,…
MCC instructs eateries to maintain cleanliness
March 14, 2017Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken steps to prevent spread of epidemic diseases. In a press release, MCC Commissioner has asked owners of hotels, canteens and fast food joints to provide hot water, clean food and ensure cleaning of vessels in hot water using a detergent. He has further asked the owners to get the…
‘Allow us to Live in Peace,’ plead Siddarthanagar Residents: Over 13 temples in one Layout !
March 13, 2017Residents oppose construction of Jain temple Strongly opposing the construction of a Jain temple at a residential site on Sanmarga in Siddarthanagar, the residents have urged the authorities to permanently stop the construction of the temple in the said residential area. The local residents, who noticed large scale digging works taken up at Site No….
MCC mulls at amendments to building bylaws
March 13, 2017MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha has said that the MCC was mulling on bringing amendments to the existing building bylaws, making it mandatory for building owners to have a solar power and rain harvesting systems. He was speaking at the workshop for scribes on ‘Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation’ organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA)…
MCC distributes free LPG stove and cylinders to poor
March 12, 2017Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) recently distributed free LPG stove and cylinders for 75 beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Caste and Backward Communities residing at Kumbarakoppal coming Ward. 28 for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16. Corporator Shivamadu, ex-Corporator Lalithamma Vishakantegowda and industrialist K.B. Lingaraju were present.
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