Mysore/Mysuru: The facade (chajja) of a century-old private building collapsed last evening on the busy Sayyaji Rao Road, also known as Jumboo Savari Road. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as the building was unoccupied at the time and there was no pedestrian movement on the footpath where the debris fell. The property, owned by senior…
District Heritage Sub-Committee dominated by officials with no expertise Mysore/Mysuru: Sayyaji Rao Road is the most prominent among the 17 designated heritage streets in Mysuru and has over 500 heritage buildings lining its stretch. However, both Government and privately owned structures on the road are suffering from gross neglect by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and…
Why lock them for 355 days and open for just 10 days? Citizens question logic Mysore/Mysuru: Two pedestrian subways — one on Sayyaji Rao Road and another near the Mysore Palace — built years ago at a cost of crores of rupees in taxpayers’ money, have once again been unlocked for public use only for…
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…
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