Mysuru: The general Council meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be held on Aug.27 at 3 pm at MCC premises, according to a press release.
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PoP Ganesha idols seized
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Even though the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has enforced a strict ban on manufacturing of Ganesha idols using Plaster of Paris (PoP), there are a few who continue to use this banned material. MCC Health Officer Dr. Jayanth, Environmental Engineer Arpita and Corporator Sridhar, who found persons making PoP Ganesha idols on Irwin Road…
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Street vendors asked to maintain cleanliness
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Street vendors in city have been asked to maintain cleanliness in the place of their business, failing which, they were warned of eviction. Speaking at the valedictory of the training programme and distribution of ID cards to streets vendors organised by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana at Vidya Shankar…
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Cash-strapped MCC to only take up priority Dasara works
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Does the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have money to spend for this year’s Dasara? This question is bothering Mysureans as the festival dates are nearing and they are not seeing the annual and ritualistic colourful makeover of the city. They are only a witness to minor road works at some parts of the city. …
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Primitive way of filling potholes !
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Though modern technologies are there to fill potholes, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is still using primitive method —bricks and mud to cover gaping potholes. Following heavy and continuous rainfall in city, most of the roads are pothole-ridden. Instead of covering the potholes with jelly stones and then asphalting the area, the MCC workers…
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Not Before Dasara: Town Hall Parking, Irwin Road Widening
August 19, 2019Timeline of Town Hall Parking Project • Project begins on April 11, 2011 • Project deadline 2012 not met • Project delayed every year since 2012 • 2019, 8 years on, project still in limbo • Now, MCC wants to relaunch pending works, seeks Rs.5 crore Mysuru: Just 40 days for Naada Habba to begin…
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Irwin Road widening still caught in land acquisition tangles
August 19, 2019Mysuru: One more ambitious project in city is the widening of the Irwin Road. This is another much delayed project caught in land acquisition and compensation tangles. Though the demolition of buildings for road widening again began today, the project is doubtful this Dasara. Irwin Road is one of the busiest roads and connects Sub-Urban…
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Mayor visits Ambale Annaiah Pandit Dharmashala
August 19, 2019Mysuru: Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath on Sunday visited Ambale Annaiah Pandit Dharmashala, a girl students hostel on Chamaraja Double Road in city and inspected the admission register and the records of daily activities of the hostel. She also heard grievances of the hostel inmates. Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath said that the girls hostel…
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No place to go | Loo blues: Defunct e-toilets leave users fuming
August 6, 2019By Rajkumar Bhavasar Making Mysuru open-defecation-free has been a promise of sanitation drives for at least 15 years. But latest statistics suggest that taxpayers’ money spent through the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to tackle this problem has by and large been flushed down the sewer. A majority of pay-and-use e-toilets in city are dysfunctional. Several…
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MCC on the verge of bankruptcy, alleges former Mayor
August 4, 2019Sandesh Swamy blames officers for the mess; writes to CM seeking stern action against them Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is on the verge of bankruptcy, thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of officers, bemoaned former Mayor and BJP leader Sandesh Swamy. Addressing a press meet at his office in city recently, Sandesh Swamy recalled that…
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