Authorities play hide-and-seek; Ring Road in darkness again Mysore/Mysuru: Motorists dread to travel on the 42-km-long Outer Ring Road (National Highway 275-K) during nights as the stretch is pitch dark in the absence of street-lights. Despite several announcements made by elected representatives, Ministers and officials, the road plunges into darkness after 7 pm, endangering the…
Rs. 5.25 crore project to replace rodent-eaten wires: Pratap Simha
March 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: When the issue of dark and dangerous Ring Road was brought to the notice of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, he told Star of Mysore this morning that a project is being finalised by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to replace all the underground rodent-eaten wires along the…
District Minister performs Guddali Puja for improvement of Ring Road
February 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar on Monday performed ground-breaking (Guddali Puja) ceremony for strengthening and improvement on the stretch (from KM 10 to KM 41.535) of NH-275K (Mysuru Ring Road with construction of Service Road) of Ring Road, near Maramma Temple at Dattagalli. Speaking on the occasion, Somashekar said that the works on the stretch…
Dumping your trash slyly on Ring Road?: 75 CCTV cameras to watch you, catch you
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: To give some muscle to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to stop people from dumping garbage on the Outer Ring Road, CCTV cameras will be installed all along the 43.5 km stretch. Officials say that digital surveillance instils fear among those who are throwing garbage illegally. They say that the initiative will be of…
Fine, jail term for Outer Ring Road garbage dumping
February 9, 2021District Minister S.T. Somashekar directs officials to follow Bengaluru model Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar claimed that efforts were on to ensure that the city was clean on all 365 days. He also warned of stern action against those dumping debris and garbage on the Outer Ring Road. Speaking to reporters on Sunday after…
Four Road Under Bridges to come up on Outer Ring Road
February 9, 2021Estimated cost Rs. 70.58 crore; MP Pratap Simha holds meeting with highway engineers Mysore/Mysuru: A proposal has been submitted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to construct four Road Under Bridges (RUB) along the 41.5 kilometre Outer Ring Road that has been declared as National Highway-275K by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. …
Centre has sanctioned Rs. 161 crore to asphalt Ring Road: MP Pratap Simha
February 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 161 crore to asphalt the entire Outer Ring Road (ORR) of the city and Rs. 7.5 crore to asphalt the stretch from Hinkal Junction to Manuganahalli on Hunsur Highway, under Swachh Survekshan Abhiyan. He was speaking after launching Cleanliness Drive at Hinkal Junction…
Driver killed as car topples on Ring Road
February 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 34-year-old man, who was behind the wheels of a car, was killed, when the car toppled after he lost control of the vehicle on the Outer Ring Road near Bogadi junction on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Naveen, a native of Arasikere taluk in Hassan district and presently residing…
MP identifies waste dump plots on Ring Road
February 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar forming six teams of Government officials to clean up the mess and to watch out for those who dump garbage on the 43.5-km Outer Ring Road (ORR), Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha visited some of the stretches yesterday. The 43.5-km stretch is a part of…
Six teams to ensure a clean Outer Ring Road
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dumping of garbage and construction debris on both sides of the 42-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) by citizens has become a regular affair. Not anymore, as six teams comprising officers from various Departments have been constituted to clean up the mess and to watch out for dumpsters. Bulk of solid waste bags, plastic, fruit…
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