Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC has been accorded a special mention by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, considering the city’s enthusiastic participation in the Indian Swachhata League (ISL). Roopa Mishra, Joint Secretary to the Ministry, has stated that four cities from Karnataka — Karwar, Mangaluru, Holalkere and Mysuru, have been shortlisted for the special…
MCC launches mega cleaning drive for Dasara
September 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with an objective of keeping the city clean and hygienic during Dasara, launched a three-day mega cleaning drive today across the city. Mayor Shivakumar launched the drive by flagging off cleaning vehicles at Doddakere Maidan. MCC will clear Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste (comprising building materials, debris and rubble…
Dasara is here so are works on dark Ring Road stretch
September 21, 2022Work begins for underground cabling; tender for lights, switches yet to be called Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara festival is here and as in the past, the buzz around a dark and dangerous Ring Road can be heard again loud and clear. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) wants to illuminate the 42.5-km stretch for ‘tourist and passenger convenience.’…
MCC announces grand Mane-Mane Dasara
September 20, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Announcing a grand ‘Mane-Mane’ Dasara, Mayor Shivakumar said that every ward of the 65-member MCC will get a grant of Rs.2 lakh, exclusive of GST. Speaking at the Dasara Special Council meeting of the MCC here on Monday, Shivakumar said that the work on fixing potholes across the city has been taken up out…
Minister, Mayor pick up broom, lift garbage
September 17, 2022Over 350 volunteers join hands for ‘World Clean-Up Day’ Mysore/Mysuru: With just nine days for the Dasara festival to begin, a mass cleaning campaign was organised in the city this morning where over 350 volunteers cleaned certain roads that were full of garbage and plastic waste. The campaign was launched as part of ‘World Clean-Up…
No rains predicted for four days: MCC, MUDA and PWD take up road asphalting works across city
September 15, 2022Mayor, MCC Commissioner inspect works Mysore/Mysuru: With the Meteorological Department predicting no rains for four days from today, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Public Works Department (PWD) have taken up asphalting of various main roads across the city from today. Asphalting works are taken up on Vishwamanava Double Road,…
MCC prunes tree branches, replaces damaged slabs
September 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With hardly 10 days for the commencement of Dasara festival, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has begun pruning of protruding tree branches on Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap. Nada Habba Dasara will commence on Sept. 26 with President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurating the festivities atop Chamundi…
MCC Pourakarmikas stage demonstration
September 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Pourakarmikas staged a demonstration in the premises of MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning. The demands include construction of houses for Permanent Pourakarmikas under Gruhabhagya scheme at Malalavadi (Jayanagar), providing jobs on compassionate grounds for a family member of direct…
Mayor holds his maiden meeting with officials
September 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara hardly a few days to go, Mayor Shivakumar held his maiden meeting with officials at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Old Council Hall on Monday and discussed on addressing road issues. Addressing the meeting, the Mayor directed the officials to extensively tour all the MCC Wards in order to get first hand…
Mayor goes on city rounds
September 13, 2022Inspects condition of roads, hygiene and other civic amenities en-route Mysore/Mysuru: A week after he was elected as the new Mysuru Mayor, Shivakumar went on a city rounds, his first one, this morning, with the world famous Dasara less than a fortnight to go. Only on Friday last (Sept. 9), Mayor Shivakumar had set off…
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