Only Rs. 67 crore Property Tax collected as against Rs. 150 crore target By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Perhaps for the first time in recent years, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is heading for a deep financial crisis with a sharp decline in Property Tax collection. The current COVID-19 crisis has delivered such a deadly…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s garbage problem is well-known but another crisis is growing in scale without attracting the same level of scrutiny or outcry. Thousands of tonnes of construction and demolition waste is illegally dumped at open sites, along the ring road, street corners and also on lake-beds. Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) efforts to streamline the disposal…
Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their drive against encroachment of public spaces, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities on Saturday cleared street vendors who had encroached footpaths in various streets of Mandi Mohalla. Following complaints that rampant encroachments was severely affecting pedestrian movement on footpaths, the MCC authorities, led by Zonal Officer Kuberappa, cleared the encroachments using a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two mini parks on two triangular vacant spaces at Vedanta Hemmige Circle on JLB Road in Lakshmipuram, developed by Santasa IVF Centre in association with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), was opened for public yesterday. The two triangular parks were inaugurated by Mayor Tasneem and MCC Commissioner Gurudutta Hegde by planting a sapling. The IVF…
Launched last year to mark PM Modi’s birthday, plan shelved now as MCC does not find ‘value’ Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of kilograms of e-waste collected from houses, commercial and business establishments in city have not so far been disposed of and the waste is still lying with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as the civic body…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ban on single use plastic remains on paper because it continues to be widely in use in markets across Mysuru. For vegetables, fruits, fish or other eatables many shops still continue to pack them in plastic carry bags. Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had set up teams for ensuring effective implementation of the ban but…
Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another effort to mobilise funds, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched a Mobile Trade Licence renewal drive. Yesterday, the MCC’s Zone-3 officials led by Zonal Commissioner T.S. Satyamurthy, carried out the drive at Dattagalli, collecting Rs. 1.28 lakh from shops in about ten commercial complexes. The officials also shut down three…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of Kannada film star late Dr. Vishnuvardhan’s birthday, Karunamayi Vishnu Abhimanigala Balaga had organised a function at Vishnuvardhan Park near Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Tasneem said, “Soon, this park will be officially named after Dr. Vishnuvardhan. We will put forward this matter during the…
By S.B. Devaraj Mysore/Mysuru: Corona has thrown out of gear for thousands of families. The closure of factories, shops and commercial establishments has thrown out of jobs. Now, they are into other professions to eke out their livelihood. Among them, some have taken to vending fruits, vegetables and other items on footpaths. Their lives have…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Infosys Foundation donated 4,000 PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) kits to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday. Taking note of the rising number of COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru district, Infosys Foundation donated PPE kits following an appeal by the MCC. Infosys Mysuru Manager Anant Bondade handed over the…
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