Tenders shortly to clear 7 lakh tonnes of legacy waste; Rs. 59 crore, 16 month project Mysuru: The controversial Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm, Vidyaranyapuram which has been inviting the wrath of local residents, thanks to the foul smell emanating from the rotting waste, will soon be cleared under Swachh Bharat…
Expansion of Mysore Airport: Hand over land already acquired: MP to officers
February 24, 2023Mysuru: With Rs. 320 crore already released and disbursed for land acquisition required for the expansion of Mysore Airport, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has directed officials to expedite the process of handing over 160 acres of land — to the Airports Authority of India — acquired as against 240 acres of land earmarked for the…
Mysuru selected for tourism development under Swadesh Darshan Scheme
January 6, 2023MP Pratap Simha moots round-the-year Exhibition Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that it is being mooted to organise exhibition at Dasara Exhibition Grounds 365 days of the year under the Central Government’s Swadesh Darshan Scheme.Under Swadesh Darshan Scheme, Union Ministry of Tourism has chalked out plans to develop Mysuru city as a full-fledged…
Utilise Rs. 100 crore to clear land acquisition hurdles: MP
December 29, 2022Mysore Airport runway expansion project. Administrative glitches Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has asked the officials from the Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC) Limited to complete the land acquisition process by the end of January 2023 to facilitate extension of the Mysore Airport runway. If the January-end deadline is met, the actual work…
Name Mysuru-Bengaluru Road as Cauvery Expressway: MP urges Union Minister
December 22, 2022On the lines of Yamuna Expressway, Ganga Expressway and Narmada Expressway Mysuru: With just months left for the inauguration of the long-pending and ambitious 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to name the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway after River Cauvery. The…
Mysuru to host Yoga Day with PM Modi on June 21
May 21, 2022AYUSH Ministry Secretary writes to State Chief Secretary to make preparations Mysuru: It is confirmed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Mysuru on June 21 this year. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha had urged PM Modi to attend the IDY-2022 main event in Mysuru. As it has been…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor: 80 percent works over; wrap up by October 2022
December 9, 2021Costs escalate from Rs. 8,066 crore to Rs. 9,366 crore By S.T. Ravikumar Despite project costs being escalated due to inflation, COVID pandemic and also new works that were not planned earlier, the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor is on the right track and it will be completed by October 2022. Logistic challenges notwithstanding, 80 percent…
MP Pratap Simha writes to DC on clearing Raja Kaluve and Lake encroachments
November 17, 2021Mysuru: Even as the city’s drainage system is under severe strain due to incessant rains since the past few days, MP Pratap Simha has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham seeking to clear Raja Kaluve and Lake encroachments in and around city. Pointing out that he visited many areas in the city…
MP Pratap Simha lashes out at Congress leaders over Bitcoin scam allegations
November 15, 2021Mysuru: Accusing Congress leaders of resorting to ‘Hit and Run’ tactics over allegations of Bitcoin scam, which they claim to have occurred and have been raising hues and cries on this issue for the past few days, MP Pratap Simha said that Congress leaders must understand that their allegations are just an empty rhetoric. Addressing…
MP Pratap Simha launches waste disposal vehicles
November 10, 2021Mysuru: Under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha launched waste disposal vehicles to cover 18 Gram Panchayats of Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, at the Taluk Office (Mini Vidhana Soudha) here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Pratap Simha stressed on the need for proper and organised disposal of wastes in all villages. He pointed…
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