Mysore/Mysuru: Appealing to those who have kept their water bills pending for a long, the Mysuru City Corporation has urged them to make use of the new scheme implemented from July 15 this year. As per the scheme, if the bills are paid in one go, the interest on the amount will be kept in…
Ban on single-use plastic from July 1: MCC collects Rs. 12 lakh fine, seizes 1,350 kg banned plastic
August 4, 2022Awareness programme held on what types of plastics are prohibited Mysore/Mysuru: Conveying that it has strictly enforced the ban on single-use plastic notified by the Centre under the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has sought cooperation from all stakeholders in…
Citizens vent their ire against MCC for shoddy road works
August 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The poor quality and unscientific civil works carried out by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in front of KSRTC sub-urban bus stand has once again attracted the ire of tax-paying citizens. It may be recalled here that Star of Mysore had recently reported the poor quality of works carried out by the MCC ahead of…
Over 7 quintal banned plastic seized, Rs. 95,100 fines imposed
August 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their drive against storing and selling of banned plastic items in city, the staff of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) led by MCC Additional Deputy Commissioner M.J. Roopa, yesterday conducted raids on shops selling and storing banned plastic items and have seized over 7 quintal of banned plastic besides imposing a total fine of…
No water supply since 5 days: Angry residents stage empty pot protest
July 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The residents of Srirampura, Vivekanandanagar and surrounding areas coming under Ward No. 59 and 64, staged an empty pot protest in front of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) office this morning. Prior to this, the angry residents, led by former MLA M.K. Somashekar, had blocked roads near Vivekananda Circle in city this morning. As neither…
MCC Zone-3 Office to be ready in six months
July 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) performed guddali puja for the construction of the ground floor of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zone-3 Office this morning. The MCC Zone-3 Office will come up on Vivekananda Road in Sharadadevinagar. GTD said that MCC Zone-3 Office is being constructed at a total cost of Rs. 4 crore…
Building inside Jayanagar Park: PIL to be filed in High Court
July 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) will be filed in the Karnataka High Court to force the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) against the construction activity at Jayanagar Park. The MCC is constructing a building inside the small park on 2nd Main Road in Jayanagar, in complete violation of Karnataka Parks, Play Field and Open Spaces…
Plastic ban: Hoteliers cite lack of alternatives, seek restraint
July 23, 2022Decry MCC move to levy fine between Rs. 3,000 – Rs. 10,000 from hotels Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have enforced a blanket ban on all kinds of single-use plastic products with effect from July 1. But in the absence of alternatives, lack…
City roads await Dasara for salvation
July 22, 2022Enthusiasm shown to re-asphalt routes taken by PM’s cavalcade clearly missing this time Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to celebrate Dasara 2022 in a grand manner as there was no opportunity to showcase pomp and glory in the last two years owing to COVID pandemic. Though the High-Power Committee meeting held in Bengaluru, chaired…
2,446 beneficiaries to get houses under ‘Housing For All’ scheme
July 21, 2022Housing Minister V. Somanna to lay foundation stone at Mandakalli on July 23 Mysore/Mysuru: Housing Minister V. Somanna will lay the foundation stone for the mega housing complex for 2,446 eligible beneficiaries living in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits coming under Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, at Mandakalli-Dadadahalli Road, behind Mysore Airport in Mandakalli, at 4 pm…
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