Mysore/Mysuru: In a fresh headache for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is already grappling with solid waste management issues, dumping sites and non-segregation of waste at the source, residents of Old Kesare have opposed the dumping of waste at the Old Kesare Solid Waste Treatment Plant. Yesterday, vehicles heading towards the Plant to dump…
MCC Commissioner directs Pourakarmikas not to accept unsegregated waste from houses Mysore/Mysuru: Grappling with the problem of non-segregation of dry and wet waste at source by most households, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has initiated tough measures to ensure compliance. In addition to levying penalties for non-segregation, MCC has directed door-to-door Pourakarmikas not to accept…
MCC Commr. to hold meeting later today Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has announced that henceforth, there will be no dumping of garbage, both wet and dry waste, at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram. This notification was released on May 28. The notice specifies that garbage dumping will not be permitted in Survey…
Residents handing over non-segregated wet and dry waste at source to Pourakarmikas to be fined Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been facing numerous challenges related to the collection, treatment and management of solid waste, including lack of segregation of waste into wet and dry at the source and the poor implementation of Municipal…
Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to invite tenders to take up repair works of roads in the city that were severely damaged in pre-monsoon rain. This follows a report published in these columns of Star of Mysore (SOM) on May 28, headlined ‘Pride of Mysuru At Stake’, explaining about the alleged official…
Mysore/Mysuru: The lackadaisical attitude of civic authorities in tackling post-rain related issues and their failure to address the dangers of stagnant rainwater in pits and drains, has exposed the citizens of Mysuru to the threat of various diseases. It may be recalled here that, diseases like Cholera and Gastroenteritis plagued the residents of Tagadur in…
MCC Commissioner directed to appoint officer to submit reports, documents Mysore/Mysuru: The State Mission Director of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) from the Urban Development Department, Bengaluru, has directed the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to appoint an experienced officer to provide information and relevant documents pertaining to the tenders called for clearance of legacy waste…
Unkempt roads, incomplete works, footpath encroachments, menace of flex boards reflect official apathy Mysore/Mysuru: Is the administrative machinery taking people for a ride, blatantly ignoring the pride of Mysuru, that is synonymous with several sobriquets like ‘Cultural Capital’ and ‘Clean City’ to name a few. Despite many glaring evidences that mar the pride of the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A pothole on Kamakshi Hospital Road in Saraswathipuram has led to serial accidents, but the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials care a hoot to fix the issue at least in the interest of road users. The pothole can be seen on a stretch of road that connects the hospital from KG Koppal. Several two-wheeler…
Mysore/Mysuru: While the authorities in Mysuru district, along with the Health Department and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), are working hard to provide clean and tested drinking water to residents, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has made a serious accusation where he claimed that drinking water supplied to his Constituency is mixed with mud. The allegations…
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