Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra visited the sewage water treatment plant and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) solid waste management plant at Kesare on Friday morning and inspected both facilities. Justice Phaneendra first visited the sewage water treatment plant, where he inspected the equipment, machinery, functioning and maintenance of the facility. Expressing satisfaction…
PET bottle recycling, cloth bag initiatives fizzle out as city drowns in plastic Mysore/Mysuru: Launched under the banner ‘Reuse for a Better Tomorrow,’ the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ambitious PET bottle recycling project promised to transform public participation in plastic waste management through incentives. But a year after its launch, the project has quietly faded…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s busiest stretches are increasingly turning unsafe as roadside vendor carts and makeshift stalls continue to occupy footpaths and even spill over onto roads, inconveniencing pedestrians, commuters and residents alike. The unchecked encroachment has worsened traffic movement and created hazardous conditions that have already claimed lives. The latest tragedy occurred last Thursday at Vivekananda…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif has said that the use of e-AASTHI software has been made compulsory at MCC for the ease of creating property records and transfer of rights. At all the Zonal Offices of MCC, the timeline is set for the disposal of applications under the ‘first in, first…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru may have clinched third place in the Super Swachh League under Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 in the 3–10 lakh population category, but residents say the reality on the ground paints a very different picture. While the city basks in the glory of being listed among India’s cleanest, local residents are questioning the Mysuru City…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following numerous public complaints that bribes ranging from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 1 lakh were being demanded from property owners at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Offices for getting e-Khata of properties and other related works done, the Lokayukta officials carried out raids on 5 MCC Zonal Offices and 3 Town Panchayats (TPs) in…
Former Mayor Shivakumar appeals for urgent restoration of 11 historic structures Mysore/Mysuru: Fourteen months after the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage in Mysuru completed a detailed survey of 129 heritage structures within the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits and recommended urgent restoration of 11 dilapidated buildings at an estimated cost of Rs. 96.80 crore,…
Last Saturday, I wrote about heart attacks. The very next morning, my father, K.B. Ganapathy, passed away due to a massive heart attack. He was 85. It was the kind of ending he wished for — a long, healthy life and a sudden death. He lived a fulfilled life brimming with adventures and enough stories…
Stands behind Noida and Chandigarh in 3-10 lakh population category Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru has been ranked the third cleanest city in India under the ‘Super Swachh League Cities’ category (for cities with a population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh) for the year 2024-25. The announcement was made by President Droupadi Murmu this morning at Swachh…
MCC clears silt from stormwater drains to ensure smooth rainwater flow Mysore/Mysuru: Overflowing manholes have become a frequent sight across Mysuru city, as many residents continue to illegally connect rainwater from rooftops and wastewater from bathrooms and kitchens directly into the Underground Drainage (UGD) system, despite clear guidelines from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). MCC…
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