Mysore/Mysuru: MCC Commissioner Dr. N.N. Madhu said that everyone should make a pledge on saving water and to ensure that the city does not face drinking water crisis during summer. She was speaking after inaugurating ‘International Water Day’ celebration organised by Mysore City Corporation (MCC) at Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) on KRS Road here…
No drinking water crisis in Mysuru till May-end
March 6, 2024Scorching heat, low storage levels at Dams heighten concerns; Officials ready with contingency plans Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru urban and rural areas staring at a possible drinking water crisis, officials from the District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are actively formulating strategies to address the situation. Notwithstanding the depleting levels at Krishna Raja Sagar…
Works on to repair damaged water pipeline at Bamboo Bazaar
February 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, the damaged drinking water pipeline near Railway Underbridge (RUB) at Bamboo Bazaar in Yadavagiri here is being repaired. Following a report published in this regard in Star of Mysore on Feb. 4, Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) engineers, who woke up to the situation, undertook the repair works, to plug the leakage of…
Drinking water goes down the drain
February 3, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A huge quantity of water flowed waste with the drinking water pipe near Yadavagiri Railway Underbridge (RUB) at Bamboo Bazaar in the city damaged, with neither of the authorities concerned fixing the damage. The water was sprinkling like a fountain prompting the road users to exercise caution to avoid getting drenched. Even though the…
Avoid Karanji Tank Bund road for 15 days
November 25, 2023MCC takes up 200 MM pipeline works from Karanji Pump House to Vasanth Mahal at Rs. 50 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: Karanji Tank Bund road that connects Vasanth Mahal junction from Rana Pratap Singh Circle near Mysore Race Club (MRC) in the city is closed for laying 200 MM pipeline, with the works taken up by Vani…
Delay in fixing water meter issue: Woman protests in front of MCC Commissioner’s car
August 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Irked over the nonchalant attitude of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) Officers in looking into her prolonged grievance, a woman has taken the Officers to task and the video of which has gone viral on social media. According to the video, the woman who is currently residing in Bengaluru has a house in Mysuru,…
MCC to launch QR code for easy water bill payment
July 23, 2023By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the water supply arm of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which continues to make technological advancements to enhance consumer experience, will soon launch a dynamic QR code system for water bill payments. Through this system, which will be implemented within a week, a QR (Quick…
Govt. Depts owe Rs. 45.65 cr. water dues to MCC
June 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is looking at new means and ways to augment its resources, here is a startling news that many Government Departments collectively owe the MCC Rs. 45,65,26,137 as water bill dues, which include Rs. 24,83,76,256 of Gram Panchayats that come under the purview of the MCC. According to…
After JUSCO failure, MCC again mulls privatising water supply
January 24, 2023Mysuru: Water supply to Mysuru city by Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) has not been effective and comprehensive all these years despite crores of rupees being pumped into the system and the supply network being handed over to private players in the past. Activists and civic experts have always criticised the VVWW for not being…
Corporator holds ‘Water Adalat’
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A ‘Water Adalat’ to solve the problems pertaining to the supply of drinking water by Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) was held in MCC Ward Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in city on Monday. Speaking to media persons, Corporator K.V. Sridhar said that the Water Adalat was held for the first time on an…
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