Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj and District Minister S.T. Somashekar hold progress review meeting at MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Local bodies including the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are well-known for their poor revenue mobilisation efforts. Tax loopholes, pilferages of water are aplenty often leading to a frequent rise in taxes, burdening the honest and allowing the dishonest…
Shelter-less woman rescued by MCC
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, who was living under a tree for the last five days in city, has been shifted to Rehabilitation Centre by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officers here yesterday. The woman had taken shelter under a tree near a Fish Stall in Saraswathipuram for the last few days. She had not moved out despite…
DEMOLISH, REBUILD Devaraja Market & Lansdowne Building
July 16, 2021Urban Development Minister earmarks Rs. 100 crore for Devaraja Market Rs. 45 crore for Lansdowne Building; Final decision in two months Mysore/Mysuru: Ending years of controversy surrounding two iconic structures of Mysuru City, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj today announced that both Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market will be demolished and reconstructed in its original…
Open Town Hall multi-level parking facility to public soon, Minister directs MCC
July 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: If everything goes well, owners of four-wheelers and two-wheelers can safely park their vehicles inside the Town Hall multi-level parking facility in city soon. After inspecting the multi-level parking area, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj directed the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to complete the pending works and make it available to public….
City hotels upset over hygiene raids by MCC
July 15, 2021MCC Health Department unaware! Not raids but inspection, claims Health Committee Mysore/Mysuru: The special ‘hygiene inspection drive’ launched by the Public Health, Education and Social Justice Standing Committee of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) against hotels, eateries and other food outlets has angered the Mysuru City Hotel Owners Association which feels that the Committee is…
MCC’s street vending zones: Submit objections by July 13
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion the setting up of vending zones at seven different places in the city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has invited objections, if any, from members of the public for the establishment of these vending zones. The MCC, which has issued a public notification in this regard dated July 5, has asked…
MCC to provide shelter from sun and rain to street vendors
July 8, 2021Distributes ID cards and vending certificates to 1,856 roadside vendors during first round survey Second round of survey expected to commence at the end of this month By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: In another step towards the welfare of street vendors, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come forward to provide shelters for street vendors doing…
Markets re-open but citizens stay away
July 7, 2021Traders undergo RT-PCR test Mysore/Mysuru: Not many customers walked into the three major markets which were re-opened after a gap of two months in city this morning. A majority of shops wore a deserted look with no footfall of people to Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilasa Markets. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had sealed down…
R.T. Nagar, Vasanthnagar water works to be speeded up
July 7, 2021Two more pumps needed to pump Kabini water to Mysuru city: MP Mysore/Mysuru: Link works to deliver drinking water to R.T. Nagar and Vasanthnagar Layouts must be completed within a week, directed District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The Minister on Monday inspected the linking works to R.T. Nagar from Kabini River and to Vasanthnagar from Melapura…
High Court orders formation of Ward Committees, Area Sabhas in MCC
July 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has ordered formation of Ward Committees and Area Sabhas in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and has set a two-month deadline for the same. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader and city resident G.R. Vidyaranya said that he, along with other party…
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