MCC to replace bulbs, restore wires, maintain streetlights and pay power bills Relief soon for daily commuters travelling on the pitch-dark 42-km stretch Mysore/Mysuru: Increased crime rate, accidents, repeated complaints by residents and commuters and fervent appeals by the Police have forced the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to…
Year’s first rain disrupts normal life
March 20, 2022Heavy downpour and gusty winds uproot trees, electric poles Mysore/Mysuru: The year’s first rain in city yesterday, disrupted normal life and the heavy downpour, accompanied by gusty winds, brought down a couple of trees and electric poles. As many as three trees and over 10 electric poles came crashing, disrupting traffic. The rain commenced at…
Bathing units sought in all 65 Wards for Pourakarmikas
March 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Pourakarmikas or sanitation workers regularly deal with hazardous waste and sometimes, enter high-risk confined spaces like sewers and septic tanks for cleaning. They are exposed to dangerous viruses and bacteria that would ruin their health. “To save them from the risk of being infected, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) must construct bathing units in…
MCC seeks CSR funds to develop parks, circles
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: If everything goes as per plans, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits will sport spic-and-span parks covered with greenery. The MCC has proposed to draw funds available with industries under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for developing parks and circles with the aim of enhancing the beauty of the city and giving more lung spaces…
Outdated chlorination machines pose huge risk
March 11, 2022Only one out of 13 water purifying plants in city uses modern leak-proof vacuum feed technology Staff not professionally trained to handle the highly sensitive job at MCC’s Vani Vilas Water Works By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: Lakhs of city residents get purified drinking water daily through Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the drinking water arm…
MRC pays Property Tax of Rs. 2.55 crore in protest
March 9, 2022If vacant spaces of sports activities are taxed, it is a death knell for sports: MRC Chairman Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Race Club (MRC) has paid a Property Tax of Rs. 2.55 crore to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for 2021-22. In a press release, the MRC has stated that they paid the tax under protest…
‘Super commercial’ category in Property Tax withdrawn
March 9, 2022From April 1, it will be uniform tax for all commercial properties in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: In a major relief to the business and trading communities of Mysuru, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has withdrawn the ‘super commercial’ Property Tax category. In an order issued on Feb. 23, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has stated that…
120 MUDA Layouts to be handed over to MCC
March 3, 2022Process to be completed in a month, assures MUDA Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The process of handing over Layouts formed and approved by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for upkeep and maintenance has begun and it will be completed within a month, said MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh. Once the Layouts…
Rs. 190 crore water dues burden MCC
February 28, 2022Month-long disconnection and regularisation drive begins Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), through its water supply arm — Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) — supplies water regularly to 1,85,000 houses, apartments, residential colonies, hostels and commercial complexes. Of them, only 80,000 pay their water dues and the rest do not pay a single rupee though…
Annual CAVA Mela & Art Expo
February 26, 2022Display and sale of a variety of art works to conclude tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day annual CAVA Mela (2021-22) began at the College campus (German Press premises) in Siddarthanagar here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating the Mela, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that he came from a science background and as such…
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