MCC Commr. to hold meeting later today Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has announced that henceforth, there will be no dumping of garbage, both wet and dry waste, at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram. This notification was released on May 28. The notice specifies that garbage dumping will not be permitted in Survey…
MCC gets tough: Segregate waste to avoid penalty
May 30, 2024Residents handing over non-segregated wet and dry waste at source to Pourakarmikas to be fined Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been facing numerous challenges related to the collection, treatment and management of solid waste, including lack of segregation of waste into wet and dry at the source and the poor implementation of Municipal…
MCC to call tender for road works
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to invite tenders to take up repair works of roads in the city that were severely damaged in pre-monsoon rain. This follows a report published in these columns of Star of Mysore (SOM) on May 28, headlined ‘Pride of Mysuru At Stake’, explaining about the alleged official…
Post rain, unhygienic conditions lurk threat of diseases
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The lackadaisical attitude of civic authorities in tackling post-rain related issues and their failure to address the dangers of stagnant rainwater in pits and drains, has exposed the citizens of Mysuru to the threat of various diseases. It may be recalled here that, diseases like Cholera and Gastroenteritis plagued the residents of Tagadur in…
Solid waste clearance at Vidyaranyapuram: Petition filed in High Court against tender process
May 29, 2024MCC Commissioner directed to appoint officer to submit reports, documents Mysore/Mysuru: The State Mission Director of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) from the Urban Development Department, Bengaluru, has directed the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to appoint an experienced officer to provide information and relevant documents pertaining to the tenders called for clearance of legacy waste…
Pride of Mysuru at stake
May 28, 2024Unkempt roads, incomplete works, footpath encroachments, menace of flex boards reflect official apathy Mysore/Mysuru: Is the administrative machinery taking people for a ride, blatantly ignoring the pride of Mysuru, that is synonymous with several sobriquets like ‘Cultural Capital’ and ‘Clean City’ to name a few. Despite many glaring evidences that mar the pride of the…
Alert locals ‘fix’ pothole
May 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A pothole on Kamakshi Hospital Road in Saraswathipuram has led to serial accidents, but the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials care a hoot to fix the issue at least in the interest of road users. The pothole can be seen on a stretch of road that connects the hospital from KG Koppal. Several two-wheeler…
Concerns intensify over contaminated drinking water
May 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: While the authorities in Mysuru district, along with the Health Department and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), are working hard to provide clean and tested drinking water to residents, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has made a serious accusation where he claimed that drinking water supplied to his Constituency is mixed with mud. The allegations…
11 Heritage Buildings listed for urgent repairs
May 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Mysuru, has completed a comprehensive survey of 129 heritage structures in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. This survey, initiated on Oct. 12, 2022, followed significant rainfall that exacerbated the deterioration of many already fragile buildings. The survey adhered to the grading norms specified in the Karnataka Municipal…
Leaking MCC roof: Rs. 1 crore DPR gets administrative approval
May 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A Detailed Project Report (DPR) to take up the water-proofing works of the leaking roof of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) main building on New Sayyaji Rao Road in city has got administrative approval. Following an inspection in the wake of water seepage from roof due to heavy rains recently, MCC Commissioner Dr. N.N. Madhu…
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