The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed many new pet rules but the one grabbing most headlines is One-Apartment One-Pet and One-House Three-Pets rule. And now Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is trying to follow some of these rules. Let’s hope they choose wisely. Since we are talking about mindless pet rules, may be we…
Laksha Vruksha project: MCC to plant 1.54 lakh saplings in 65 Wards
June 6, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in association with the Horticulture Department will plant 1.54 lakh saplings in its 65 Wards as part of World Environment Day celebrations, said Mayor B. Bhagyavathi. Addressing a press conference at the MCC Office here yesterday, she said that this is as part of the ‘Laksha Vruksha’ (one lakh…
Building violators Beware !
June 4, 2018Mysuru: Property owners, beware. If you have any violations in your buildings and if there are any differences between the Approved Plan and the Completion Report (CR), you will have to pay double the penalty. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has already begun the process of levying fines for violations at all zones where the…
Malls can collect parking fees
May 29, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had announced on Nov. 27, 2017 that it had taken a decision to prohibit the Mall owners in the city from collecting parking fees for two and four-wheelers. This order was also implemented accordingly and the Malls stopped collecting the fees. Meanwhile, the Mall owners tried to meet the MCC…
Tasting success, MCC to set up 15 more RO Plants in city
May 27, 2018Mysuru: Leaving nothing to chance during summer, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has started preparations to ensure citizens do not go thirsty. The civic agency is setting up many Reverse Osmosis (RO) drinking water plants at various locations in the city. The MCC has already set up 13 such RO units across the city and…
Pay for Mall Parking: High Court stays MCC’s don’t pay to park rule
May 24, 2018Mysuru: Has the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) failed in implementing its ‘no parking fee’ rule that was passed less than a year ago? This is the question that is being asked by citizens who are being charged parking fee at malls and commercial complexes. Though the MCC, on Nov. 27, 2017, had passed an order…
Nipah Virus Threat: Mysuru City Corporation takes precautionary measures
May 24, 2018Mysuru: With Nipah Virus posing a severe threat in neighbouring Kerala, in which over a dozen people have lost their lives in recent days, the Mysuru District Administration is on high alert and is leaving no chances to ensure that the deadly disease does not spread to the city and district. Explaining the measures taken…
Wealth out of Waste: MCC, ITC join hands to revamp solid waste management
May 20, 2018Mysuru: Solid waste management in Mysuru is set to witness a major revamp within two or three weeks, thanks to the highly ambitious and well-intended project of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) called ‘WoW’ or ‘Wealth out of Waste.’ It aims to segregate garbage at the point of generation and pack it into different coloured…
Traffic Congestion in CBD: MGP interacts with Merchants
April 24, 2018By R. Chandra Prakash, MGP Vehicular congestion in Central Business District (CBD) is escalating day by day. This has started to very adversely impact heritage, commerce and tourism of the city in general and of the CBD in particular. There is a feeling among the public that shop owners park their vehicles opposite their shops…
MCC cautions hotels, canteens to maintain cleanliness
April 19, 2018Mysuru: With the district reeling under summer heat, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken all preventive steps as a precautionary measure to arrest the outbreak of an epidemic. MCC has asked all hotels, darshinis, canteens and fast food joints to provide hot water to customers. They have been instructed to maintain hygiene and cleanliness at…
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