Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Budget for the year 2023-24 has evoked a mixed reaction from Legislators & Corporators alike. Former Mayor and sitting Corporator Ayub Khan, who made a mockery of convening the Budget meeting, ignoring the normal procedure of calling the meeting in March, said: “There was no mention of Unduwadi Drinking Water…
MCC presents surplus Budget; No new taxes
June 5, 2023Integrated Command and Control Centre to take strategic decisions on solid waste management Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation‘s Budget for the year 2023-2024 presented this morning had nothing new to offer to the residents of Mysuru though the civic body has allocated funds for regular development projects. Some of the projects that were proposed in…
Concrete blocks around trees uprooting city’s green cover
June 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) construction of concrete blocks and laying of interlock tiles around trees are weakening the roots and eventually killing trees, according to experts and environmental lovers. Mysuru, known for its dense green cover is losing it rapidly. According to ecologists, hundreds of trees which had weathered many storms fell because…
Water tax revenue doubled after weeding out illegalities: MCC Commissioner
June 4, 2023Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission to be implemented in district by next year: MP PratapSimha Mysore/Mysuru: Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that the MCC’s annual water tax collection rose to more than Rs. 93 crore last year from an average Rs. 48 crore the previous years, after illegal water connections were detected and all the connections…
MCC launches ‘My Life, My Clean City’ mission
June 2, 2023Aims to implement three ‘R’s of waste management — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has initiated the ‘My Life, My Clean City’ mission where the civic body will set up dedicated counters at various places, in which people will leave household items and furniture which no more are in their use…
MCC gets 15 e-auto tippers for garbage collection
June 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has got 15 e-auto tippers (EVs) worth Rs. 80 lakh for daily garbage collection from door-to-door in all the 65 wards of the city. ICICI Foundation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative handed over the tippers to Mayor Shivakumar, in the premises of MCC main office on Sayyaji Rao…
Lokayukta Raids
May 31, 2023Search on at homes, offices of 1 MCC, 2 MUDA officers, 1 Sub-Registrar Mysore/Mysuru: Coordinated Lokayukta anti-corruption wing raids are underway in different locations across Karnataka against Government officials who have allegedly amassed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The raids began at 6 am by over 50 Lokayukta Officers and staff. The…
MLA asks officials to expedite works
May 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Newly elected Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda asked Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials to expedite works and meet the aspirations of the people by timely deliverance of services. He was speaking at Chamaraja Constituency development meeting at the MCC Old Council Hall here yesterday. Directing the officials to work for addressing people’s problems, he said…
Cleaning of Raja Kaluves, big drains begin
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent Mysuru going the Bengaluru way during rains and wind, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is taking up measures to prevent any rain related disasters from taking place in city. Following complaints of weeds, overgrown bushes and silt inside Raja Kaluves and other big drains, hampering the smooth flow of sewage…
Human skull found while cleaning storm water drain at Agrahara?
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Workers telling that they had seen a human skull while cleaning the storm water drain at Agrahara has created panic among the residents. In the wake of monsoon, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up cleaning of drains in city and the MCC staff had taken up cleaning of the storm water drain at…
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