Mysore/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…
Month-long voter list revision from Nov.18
November 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following directions from Election Commission of India (ECI), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be launching a month-long voter revision drive in three Assembly segments of city (Narasimharaja, Chamaraja and Krishnaraja) from Nov.18 to Dec.17. The revision will take on all working days from 10 am to 5.30 pm during this period. As a…
Vijayanagar Third Stage will be maintained by MCC, clarifies MLA
November 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Cabinet giving nod for the formation of Hootagalli CMC and four TPs, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Vijayanagar Third Stage, which comes under his constituency, will continue to be maintained by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). In a clarification issued yesterday, Devegowda said that the residents of Vijayanagar Third Stage were…
Hootagalli CMC to be formed
November 13, 2020Mysuru City to get four Town Panchayats Bengaluru: In a big push for Mysuru city’s infrastructure development and formation of Greater Mysuru, the State Government has decided to form Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) comprising Koorgalli, Hootagalli, Belawadi and Hinkal Gram Panchayats, all in the outskirts of Mysuru. Briefing presspersons after the State Cabinet meeting…
Mysuru to be pothole-free in New Year-2021
November 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has an ambitious plan of filling up all potholes across the city before December 31. The Corporation has already released Rs. 10 lakh for each Ward for all 65 Wards to repair potholed roads all over the city. Tenders will be called soon to take up filling up of pothole…















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