MCC’s much-publicised ‘Operation Night Raid’, to combat illegal garbage dumping loses momentum Mysore/Mysuru: A visit to Bannimantap reveals a troubling shift in Mysuru’s cleanliness status, once celebrated as the cleanest city in the country. The area is now plagued by heaps of garbage dumped along the roadside and a foul odour from unattended wet and…
Combating plastic pollution innovatively: MCC to launch PET recycling, cloth bag vending machines
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To curb the use of plastic, which poses a significant threat to the environment, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is set to introduce an innovative system. The new initiative includes the installation of Plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling machines and cloth bag vending machines at various locations in the city. The MCC has…
Respond to notice else MCC will shift abandoned vehicles to scrapyards
July 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a crackdown on abandoned vehicles cluttering the city’s roads, which are not only marring the city’s aesthetic but also raising concerns about potential misuse and safety risks. The MCC will now trace the owners of these vehicles and issue notices. If the owners cannot be located, the…
Introduce One Time Settlement Scheme for property tax payers
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to introduce ‘One Time Settlement Scheme’ for the benefit of property tax payers. He was addressing media persons at Patrakarthara Bhavana in the city recently. Swamy, also a BJP leader said “Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has introduced One Time Settlement Scheme for the…
Mysore Palace, its unabated menace of footpath vendors
July 28, 2024No Police action still, even as Mysore Palace Board writes seven letters to City Police Chief to clear footpath encroachment Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Palace, the world famous tourist attraction, is grappling with the menace of footpath vendors, who have occupied substantial portion of the footpath in the front, with the authorities concerned lacking in vigour to…
MCC polls soon, says new State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi has said that the elections will be conducted to all the City Corporations in the State, including Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) soon. Speaking to media persons at the premises of Mysore Bar Association on Saturday, Sangreshi said he assumed the Office as State Election Commissioner on Friday (July 26)….
MCC warns cattle rearers
July 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, in a press release, has warned cattle owners not to let their cattle roam freely in public places and roads. Pointing out stray cattle were hampering smooth flow of traffic and scattering garbage from bins while foraging for food, the MCC Commissioner stated that, though oral instructions…
To demolish or not to demolish Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building – Be Wise, Demolish
July 25, 2024By Dr. H.S. Sadath Ali Khan, Former Professor, Agriculture Marketing, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad A million dollar question being faced by many intellectuals, politicians, bureaucrats and heritage experts of Mysuru city is whether to demolish or not to demolish Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Buildings, the two most prominent heritage structures located in the heart…
MCC calls tender for drinking water, UGD works planned at Rs. 15 crore
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has invited tenders for 12 works proposed to be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 15.18 crore in the city. Among the total works, four works will be taken up under 15th Finance Commission grants and eight under MCC funds. MCC has initiated to take up drinking water…
4,000 houses to be allotted in KR Constituency in the next three years: MLA Srivatsa
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency MLA T.S. Srivatsa has assured to take measures to allot 4,000 houses to houseless in the next three years. He was speaking during a programme organised to symbolically distribute the title deeds, release of rights documents and No Objection Certificates (NOC), to the beneficiaries of Ashraya Houses of KR Constituency —…
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