Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to scientifically dispose of mounds of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste being dumped across city daily. Thousands of tonnes of debris is illegally dumped at open sites, along the Ring Road, street corners and also on lake-beds and this has become a headache for MCC. At the…
HC warns to initiate contempt proceedings against MCC Chief
November 28, 2020Mysuru: Karnataka High Court has warned of initiating contempt proceedings against the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner for his failure to file a status report on under-construction illegal building that was causing obstruction to people’s movement, in city. Uday Kumar and four others from Mysuru, had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in HC contending…
MCC to hold Small Loan Mela for street vendors
November 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), under Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme), is organising ‘Small Loan Mela’ at MCC Zone-6 Office located on Sheshadri Iyer Road (opp. Vidyavardhaka College) tomorrow (Nov. 28) at 10.30 am and at Noble Function Hall located on Azeez Sait Road (Mahadevpura Road), Udayagiri here on Nov. 29. …
Deadline missed again!
November 25, 2020650 mts stretch of Irwin Road works unlikely to be completed by December; Project began 23 months ago Mysore/Mysuru: With the widening works on the remaining portion of Irwin Road from Nehru Circle to Government Ayurveda Hospital Circle going on at a snail’s pace, it is doubtful if the works would be completed by December…
Residents protest against unscientific works on Vinoba Road
November 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that unscientific works are being undertaken on Vinoba Road, residents and shopkeepers, led by former Corporator Prashanth Gowda, staged a protest near Lakshmi Vilas Bank at Shivarampet here yesterday. The protesters alleged that the widening and development works of Vinoba Road taken up at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh under SFC (State…
MCC plans Solid Waste Management in a year
November 25, 2020Disposal of waste has been the biggest challenge for all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including the fast growing Mysuru city. With generation of around 500 tonnes of waste daily, disposing it off has become a big problem due to resistance from local public against having solid waste processing units in their areas. As new Layouts…
District Minister directs MCC officials to stop works on modern abattoir at Kesare
November 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Taking note of severe objections raised by MP Pratap Simha and a couple of Legislators representing the city, District Minister S.T. Somashekar directed the MCC Commissioner to stop the works on the modern abattoir (Animal slaughter house) at Kesare in city. Somashekar was presiding over the Quarterly KDP (Karnataka Development Programme) progress review meeting…
COVID compensation: MCC hands over Rs. 30 lakh to Pourakarmika families
November 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Months after five Pourakarmikas died of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Monday distributed Rs. 30 lakh each to the families of two of the deceased as a relief, at a programme organised at the MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here. Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar and…
Think twice before you park vehicles under tree!
November 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Think twice before parking your vehicles under roadside tree in city. Over 15 incidents of trees falling flat on parked vehicles were reported from different areas in last one year. On Tuesday, two cars were damaged when a huge gulmohar tree fell on Ramanuja Road. Luckily, none was injured in the incident. In fact,…
Rs. 70 crore needed to re-build Devaraja Market
November 17, 2020Soil Bearing Capacity test conducted; Reveals presence of a variety of soil Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has to spend an estimated Rs. 70 crore to re-build the iconic Devaraja Urs Market in city. A portion of the market caved-in a few years ago purportedly due to lack of maintenance. Since then there has been…















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