Continuous rains expose gross neglect of heritage building Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), tasked with maintaining the city’s many heritage buildings, is now under fire for failing to upkeep its own main building — a heritage structure — on Sayyaji Rao Road. Continuous downpour since yesterday has caused extensive leaks across offices and chambers,…
‘Dasara’ in Kannada becomes ‘Dara’, ‘Upasamithi’ becomes ‘Upamiti’ Mysuru: As Dasara unfolds, the streets of Mysuru shimmer with electric lights. However, significant lapses have been observed on Sayyaji Rao Road, where numerous electric lights are malfunctioning. A banner for Dasara Illumination Sub-Committee-2024 displays faded Kannada letters, transforming ‘Dasara’ into ‘Dara’ and ‘Sub-Committee’ (Upasamithi) into ‘Upamiti.’….
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A recent news report says that our local authorities have announced that all footpath encroachments along the Sayyaji Rao Road, the ‘Rajpath’ of our city, would be removed and every kind of roadside business there, would be banned, until our annual festival, the Dasara, is over. Yes, this term…
Mysore/Mysuru: The shop-keepers, who have been rented out shops in Devaraja Market on Sayyaji Rao road in the city, have written to the Law Minister, Chief Secretary of Government and Deputy Commissioner, raining complaints against the style of functioning of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner and demanding replacement for the Officer. They have urged the…
Street vendors return to encroach footpaths around Devaraja Market Mysore/Mysuru: Just a couple of months after an eviction drive was conducted by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) during which about 1,500 shops cleared from the footpaths of both sides surrounding Sayyaji Rao Road, near Dufferin Clock Tower and K.R. Circle, the street vendors have again occupied…
Mysore/Mysuru: Stringent enforcement of the election Model Code of Conduct proved a boon for officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this morning as they took action to remove footpath encroachments on Sayyaji Rao Road and surrounding areas. With the code of conduct in effect, no political party or elected representative can influence the eviction…
Sir, The unused subway on Sayyaji Rao Road presents several pressing issues. Firstly, its sporadic usage during Dasara, necessitating a new coat of paint each year, could be a more efficient allocation of resources and taxpayer funds. During the rainy season, the neglected subway transforms into a breeding ground for flies, mosquitoes, frogs and harmful…
Mysore/Mysuru: Footpath encroachments in the heart of the city is back to trouble pedestrians. The general public and road users are demanding the authorities to permanently rein in the encroachers along with roadside vendors to address the menace. The footpaths around K.R. Circle extending towards Devaraja Market on Sayyaji Rao Road, Gandhi Square and surroundings…
Mysore/Mysuru: The problem of private ambulances and goods vehicles parking along the side of the bustling Dhanvantri Road, stretching from Janatha Bazar Medical Store to Sayyaji Rao Road and from the Sayyaji Rao Road-Dhanvantri Road junction to the Government Ayurveda College Circle, is once again in the spotlight. This issue not only exacerbates existing parking…
MCC Officers say helpless due to ‘Political Interference’ Mysore/Mysuru: The bustling Sayyaji Rao Road and its surrounding areas in the heart of the city appeared noticeably empty last fortnight following an extensive operation conducted by the officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the local Police on July 19. Street vendors on the footpaths…
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