Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is preparing to call re-tenders for the 6,000 sq.ft multi-level parking lot in the Town Hall premises to ease the problem of parking in the heart of the city. Re-tenders will be called for 30 percent of the works that are left unfinished. The Town Hall multi-level parking facility…
Survey of disabled persons to be completed in two months: MCC Addl. Commissioner
January 7, 2021Felicitation to Rural Rehabilitation Workers marks ninth anniversary of District Disability Rehabilitation Centre Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the survey launched by the MCC over six months ago for collecting vital data from all physically challenged persons residing in the city will be completed in two months, MCC Additional Commissioner N.M. Shashikumar said that the speciality of…
80,000 street lights to be replaced with LED bulbs
January 5, 2021Project worth Rs. 108 crore, global tenders invited MCC to save 40 to 55 percent of Rs. 28 crore spent annually on street lights Mysore/Mysuru: The 2015-16 proposal of the State Government to replace conventional street lights with energy-efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights in Mysuru will soon become a reality as the Mysuru City…
Urban forests keep city breathing freely
January 4, 2021High-density plantations implemented at Hebbal Lake and near Cheluvamba Park; more areas identified Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has set its sights on increasing the green cover in city as part of its strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change. For this, they have adopted a policy ‘forest within the city’ and has officially implemented…
Residents upset over improper filling of road cuttings
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the MCC has warned that unauthorised road cutters will be heavily penalised, Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) that functions under the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), has been accused of improper filling after it cut the road leading from KRS Road to Hebbal’s Kuvempu Circle. The MCC’s Underground Drainage (UGD) section and VVWW…
Govt. spikes MCC’s proposal on waiver of interest on water dues
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has spiked the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) proposal seeking permission to waive off interest on pending water bills of consumers which runs into crores of rupees. This has come as a shocker to Mysureans who were expecting the Government to okay this proposal in view of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Since the…
Helipad Locked ! Where will the VIPs land now ?
January 1, 2021Gate comes up overnight at Lalitha Mahal Helipad MCC has no clue who installed it, but nameboard indicated property belongs to P. D. Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: Just a day before the dawn of the new year, a gate has sprung up overnight at Lalitha Mahal Helipad area much to the surprise of morning walkers. The iron…
Water rate goes up for non-domestic users
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised drinking water tariff for non-domestic, industrial and commercial category consumers and the new rates will come into effect from Jan.1, 2021. In a press release here, Gurudatta Hegde, Commissioner of MCC, has appealed to use water judiciously and also pay the bill before the due date. Residents with…
MCC appoints Susthira Trust to manage C&D debris for five years in city
December 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Delhi-based Susthira Trust will manage Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris which is collected across the city for the next five years. This was unanimously decided at the Council meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) held here yesterday which was presided by Mayor Tasneem. This has provided a long term solution to the problem and…
MCC divided over giving contract to Bengaluru firm for debris management
December 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Discussions are on regarding giving contract to Bengaluru-based Susthira Trust for the management of building debris which has become a big menace for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) due to its illegal dumping of Ring Roads and Service Roads in city. The House was still deliberating on the subject as we went to press….
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