CM orders swift white-topping Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately commence white-topping works in Mysuru city. Chairing the Karnataka Development Programmes (KDP) progress review meeting at the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat Hall last evening, the CM instructed officials to identify and repair all potholes without delay. He…
Dangerous potholes near Putli Park Circle
August 11, 2025Sir, I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the dangerously damaged condition of the road near Putli Park Circle, Lions Bhavan Cross in Bannimantap. The stretch is riddled with deep and large potholes, making it extremely difficult — and unsafe — for motorists to ride or drive. This road is particularly critical as…
MCC on pothole filling-spree
June 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As rains have given a break, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has embarked on a pothole filling-spree across all its nine Zones in city. Majority of roads riddled with potholes and craters were causing a lot of problems to motorists and the same was reported in newspapers. This forced the MCC Engineers to conduct…
With Dasara around the corner, filling up of potholes yet to begin
October 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the world famous Dasara-2023 festival (Oct.15 to 24) just about a fortnight to go, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is yet to take up filling up of potholes across the city. With lakhs of tourists, both domestic and International, expected to visit the city for Dasara, the MCC authorities seem to be in…
Make city roads pothole-free
May 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The citizens of Mysuru are lamenting that the city of Palaces has been turned into a city of bad roads and potholes as the officials concerned are lethargic to complete the works already started and to fill the potholes. The bad conditions of the roads in some parts of the city has made commuting…
Ex-serviceman killed as truck runs over
November 16, 2022Mandya: An ex-serviceman, who hit a bike and fell down while trying to avoid a huge pothole, was killed after he was run over by a truck near Kaaremane Gate near Mandya. The deceased is S.N. Kumar (39), a resident of Sathanur village in Mandya taluk. Kumar, after taking retirement from the Indian Army, was…
As frustrated people light diyas on pothole-filled roads… MCC to smoothen bumpy roads after Deepavali
October 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The pothole menace in Mysuru is often counted a major civic issue and road accidents continue to be reported because of the bumpy roads. In a city with traffic issues galore, potholes have become a new place to light Deepavali diyas. To vent their anger at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for its inaction…
Pothole-ridden roads a nightmare for motorists
November 24, 2021MCC attributes non-stop rains for pathetic condition of roads Mysore/Mysuru: Incessant rains battering the city for the past one month has damaged all major roads, leaving the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) with a gaping hole in the budget. First of all, only patchworks were taken up during Dasara instead of repairing the damaged stretches in…
Beware, crater-like pothole waiting to snuff out lives on Vani Vilas Road
November 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A huge crater-like pothole on Vani Vilas Road is waiting to snuff out lives or cause serious injuries. Motorists, especially two-wheeler riders, passing between City Law Courts Complex and RTO Circle have to be very careful as this dangerous pothole is located on the slope of the road and is not visible from a…
Mysuru to be pothole-free in New Year-2021
November 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has an ambitious plan of filling up all potholes across the city before December 31. The Corporation has already released Rs. 10 lakh for each Ward for all 65 Wards to repair potholed roads all over the city. Tenders will be called soon to take up filling up of pothole…













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