Mysuru: The works on clearing seven lakh tonnes of legacy waste at Sewage Farm, Vidyaranyapuram in the city, is going on a war-footing. It has been six months since the works were launched in June and are expected to be complete by January 2026. The legacy waste — Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) that has been…
MCC collects Rs. 191.41 cr. Property Tax till Dec. 10, 2024
December 12, 2024Total target Rs. 225 crore; remaining amount to be collected by March 2025 Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has ramped up its efforts to collect Property Tax, a significant revenue source for maintaining the city’s infrastructure. With 2,25,000 registered properties and 1,95,000 revenue properties in Mysuru city, the MCC had set a target of…
Vishwamanava Double Road median set to bloom with ornamental plants
December 11, 2024Mysuru: The median along Vishwamanava Double Road, stretching from Kukkarahalli Lake Junction to Dattagalli, is set to become a visual treat as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has embarked on its beautification. The 4-kilometre-long, 20-foot-wide road divider will soon feature decorative flowering plants, making it an attractive landmark for the city. This initiative aims to…
Vision document to plan for next 50 years: Greater Mysuru needs strategic thinking
December 11, 2024By Bhamy V. Shenoy District in-Charge Minister of Mysuru, Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has taken the timely initiative in holding a public meeting to develop a vision document. Due to the failure of earlier Comprehensive Development Plans (CDPs) and Master Plans and also total failure on the part of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to…
Residents slam doors on e-Swathu awareness staff
December 9, 2024At MGP meeting, MCC Zonal Commissioners mention disrespectful behaviour by some residents Mysuru: While attempting to raise awareness about e-Swathu through a door-to-door campaign, residents often shut their doors on staff, lamented Anand, Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Office 8 and Mahesh Kumar Jigani, Commissioner of MCC Zone Office 4. At the monthly…
Gas pipeline project resumes after long delay
December 8, 2024Mysuru: The ambitious initiative to provide ‘direct to home’ Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to every household in Mysuru city has resumed after a delay of one and a half years. Works have restarted with fresh instructions from the Urban Development Department and residents will soon be able to access affordable cooking gas. Pipelines have already…
Delay in paying additional relief for land acquired: MCC furniture seized, released by Court official
December 7, 2024Mysuru: Embarrassing moments were witnessed at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on New Sayyaji Rao Road here on Friday, as the Court officials seized the furniture, following the delay in paying compensation to the owners of the land that had been acquired to build a Water Treatment Plant. The Principal District and Sessions Court had issued…
Embezzlement at Vani Vilas Water Works: Six time-scale staff dismissed from service
December 7, 202415 contractual meter readers relieved of their duties; Police complaints to be lodged Mysuru: In a crackdown on corruption, six time-scale staff members of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the water supply wing of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), have been dismissed from service and 15 contractual meter readers have also been relieved of their…
1.25 cr. Embezzlement at Vani Vilas Water Works
December 6, 20244 Water Inspectors and 18 Meter Readers siphon off money paid by 490 citizens towards pending water bills Mysuru: Mysuru seems to be grappling with a series of corruption scams involving public funds. After the massive illegal allotment of thousands of sites and the embezzlement of crores of rupees by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority…
MCC Leaks!
December 2, 2024Continuous rains expose gross neglect of heritage building Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), tasked with maintaining the city’s many heritage buildings, is now under fire for failing to upkeep its own main building — a heritage structure — on Sayyaji Rao Road. Continuous downpour since yesterday has caused extensive leaks across offices and chambers,…
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