Meeting with Chief Secretary tomorrow; Tenders to be called soon: MP Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The controversial Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm which has been inviting the wrath of local residents, thanks to the foul smell emanating from the rotting waste, will soon be cleared. There are over 7 lakh tonnes of…
Rs. 57 crore to clear legacy waste at Vidyaranyapuram
December 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government will soon approve a Detailed Project Report (DPR) worth Rs. 57 crore to clear mounds of legacy waste that has piled up over the years, causing unbearable stench at the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram here. “Over 6.5 lakh tonnes of waste have accumulated…
Kesare, Rayanakere waste plants to be reality in two months
November 9, 2022Vidyaranyapuram Excel Plant to be shut; 7 lakh tonnes of legacy waste to be cleared CAPACITY, COST, TIMELINE Kesare Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plant: Up to 300 tonnes to be ready by Dec. 15 Rayanakere Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plant: Up to 200 tonnes by January 2023 Project Cost: Kesare Rs. 22 cr.;…
Indira Canteen Reality Check – 9: Cleanliness given priority at Sewage Farm Canteen
March 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Cleanliness is given priority at the Indira Canteen located at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here. This canteen has facilities such as pure drinking water and hot water to wash utensils. CCTV camera is also working well here. The entire Indira Canteen premises is clean and tidy with MCC Pourakarmikas cleaning the premises now and…
Cabinet approves Rs. 14.38 crore DPR for clearing solid waste pile at Vidyaranyapuram
September 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) worth Rs. 14.38 crore to clear mounds of legacy waste that has piled up over the years, causing unbearable stench at the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram, Mysuru. Over 3.08 lakh tonnes of waste will be cleared…
Sewage Farm-like waste dumping spot on city outskirts irks residents
April 26, 2021By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: In a sharp contrast to Mysuru’s honour of bagging the Cleanest City tag for two successive years just a few years ago, a Sewage Farm-like waste dumping spot has come up on the outskirts of the city, which has irked the residents. Heaps and mounds of wastes, garbage and debris that…
Stink will Stop?
March 15, 2021MCC invites tenders to remove mounds of garbage at Sewage Farm Tenders worth Rs. 10.13 crore for biomining, transportation and disposal Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief to nearly a lakh residents living around the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has finally called for…
MLA opens project to supply water to grow grass
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Realising the short-supply of water to grow enough grass for animals at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram, Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas on Tuesday, opened the works to supply water to the grassland through pipelines. The works will supply water to the vast vacant space in the Sewage Farm to enable the growth of lush green…
Project clearing Excel Plant stench caught in tender quagmire
September 1, 2020MLA Ramdas writes to MCC to stall tender process of Bioremediation project Mysore/Mysuru: The desperate wait of over 50,000 residents living around the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram for relief from foul smell has just got longer as the project to clear the legacy waste is stuck in…
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