Such acts kill birds, reptiles and cause problems to humans Mysuru: With summer fast approaching and grass and plants drying up, there is a rise in incidents where miscreants are setting fire to dry grass and plants at vacant places in city which are not only killing birds and reptiles, which have taken shelter there,…
Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building to be razed
January 30, 2019MCC Council approves decision; sends recommendation to Govt. Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council, yesterday resolved to recommend to the State Government to demolish and rebuild the iconic Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market during the Council meeting held at the Old Council Hall of the MCC which was chaired by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath. It…
Two bills raised for one work; Rs. 1.40 crore misappropriated
January 30, 2019Corporator M.U. Subbaiah demands lodging of Police complaint Mysuru: At yesterday’s MCC monthly meeting, the Council witnessed chaotic scenes over the alleged corruption where two bills worth Rs. 1.40 crore were sanctioned and approved for one work on M.G. Road. Corporators alleged that bogus bills were raised by the officials. Taking the issue seriously, Mayor…
MCC installs smart LED display boards
January 23, 2019To convey messages on Swachh Survekshan, tourism among others Mysuru: LED electronic displays are an excellent way of conveying information visually. It directly communicates with the audience, drives home the message in a convincing way and at the same time, the displayed information can be updated at regular intervals. Realising the efficiency and importance of…
Putting a spanner in MCC works…
January 23, 2019While the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is doing all that it can to project Mysuru as the cleanest city in the ongoing Swachh Survekshan, the ornamental cement bollards (a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area on the footpaths, making it a place exclusive for pedestrian movement) installed in the surroundings of…
Shelters Miss the Bus
January 19, 2019By Ramesh Kebbehundi Bus riders are always at risk of getting caught in rain or dealing with blistering heat and freezing cold. They pay taxes like everyone else and they deserve basic infrastructure. Unfortunately, many bus shelters in Mysuru city are in a dilapidated state and filled with muck, cow dung and walls adorned with…
MCC spreading message on Hasiru Nagara, Swachh Mysuru
January 19, 2019By Ramesh Kebbehundi Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha said that beautification of bus shelters located in various parts of the city has been taken up as part of Swachh Mysuru, Hasiru (green)Mysuru campaign. CC) Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha said that beautification of bus shelters located in various parts of the city has been taken…
Conquering the strip between two roads
January 19, 2019Buoyed by the positive response to median strip gardens at Hardinge Circle and some roads, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is extending the beautification project to other areas too. While the median gardens (median strip or central reservation is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways, such as divided highways,…
Swachh Bharat Brand Ambassador
January 19, 2019Seven-year-old Rifah Taskeen, who broke the record and drove 16 vehicles, and became the youngest to drive multiple wheeled vehicles, has been chosen as MCC’s Swachh Bharat Brand Ambassador. The little girl was later congratulated by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath and was told to involve more and more people to keep the city clean.
Kerala’s garbage raises a stink in Mysuru
January 18, 2019Two waste-carrying trucks from Kerala stopped at Gundlupet Mysuru: Kerala that is facing a huge crisis in solid waste management has found a convenient way of getting of waste: Dump them in Karnataka. Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is seeking public cooperation in a bid to reclaim the Cleanest City tag in India,…
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