Sir, I own a house in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage and have been diligently paying house tax for the past 19 years. Last year, when I went to pay the house tax during the first week of April to avail the 5 percent discount (as it was announced by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that it…
MCC blind to muck, filth under its very nose
January 6, 2018Mysuru: The efforts and the length that the District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is putting to see that the city regains its top ranking in the cleanliness drive in the country is truly laudable. They are leaving no stone unturned to create awareness among the public to participate in Swachh Survekshan 2018….
MCC Commissioner writes to RC on Mayoral polls
January 6, 2018Mysuru: With the Government announcing the Reservation Matrix for the Mayoral polls, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha has written to the Mysuru Regional Commissioner (RC) to announce the poll schedule and hold election to Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts. The Government which reserved the Mayor post to SC (woman) and Deputy Mayor post…
Swachhata awareness at SBM Colony
January 6, 2018Mysuru: The MCC officials recently held an awareness programme on the steps to be taken by the residents during the Swachh Survekshan at SBM Park in Sriramapura at the instance of Mysore Bank Colony Residents Cultural and Welfare Association. Speaking on the occasion, MCC Assistant Commissioner Javaregowda requested the residents to ensure segregation of garbage…
Local youths transform a smelly garbage dump into public shelter
December 30, 2017Mysuru: A garbage dump is a metaphor for everything that is wrong with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) today. But here is an example where residents, without the help of the civic administration, have transformed a smelly garbage dump into a beautiful place for people to take shelter, spend time and read newspapers, motivating them…
Hunsur Road near Paduvarahalli opens to traffic after 2 months
December 25, 2017Mysuru: The work on the installation of 17 magic boxes on the Hunsur Road stretch between Paduvarahalli and Kukkarahalli is complete and the road, which was closed for nearly two months opened to the traffic again from yesterday (Dec.24). At a simple function organised here yesterday, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar opened the stretch for traffic by…
MCC’s Property Tax Collection drive next month
December 24, 2017Mysuru: Despite best efforts of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to collect Property Tax, it has failed to cross the Rs. 100 crore mark even once in the last 12 years. Hence, a ‘Property Collection Month’ has been organised from Jan.8 to Feb.7, 2018. The total Property Tax collection for 2017-18 from 1,93,125 properties under the…
Special Swachhata Abhiyan begins tomorrow
December 23, 2017Mysuru: All efforts are going on by the District Administration to put Mysuru back on the top cleanliness rank in the country. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has strictly directed Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to maintain cleanliness in the city outskirts and the layouts adjoining the Ring Road. He has…
Mysuru Citizens Beware! Lest you pay hefty fines for littering public places
December 22, 2017Mysuru: The callous and careless dumping of garbage in public places will hopefully be a thing of the past as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to crack the whip by imposing hefty fines on the public. As part of the Swachh Survekshan, the MCC, trying to regain the top spot in the country…
An apology of Swachh Mysuru in Vontikoppal !
December 21, 2017Sir, This photo of overflowing garbage in Vontikoppal speaks volumes about the indifference of Mysureans to keep our city clean. On one hand we have several high-level committee meetings, call by Heads of various religions, participation by committed NGOs, marches by students etc., to create awareness on keeping city clean. Why are all such efforts…
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