Mysore City Corporation

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Mysore City area.[4] It is the third largest Municipal Corporation in Karnataka being responsible for a population of 1 million in an area of 235 km².[5][6] Its boundaries have expanded more than 2 times over the last decade.[7]

Mysore City Corporation Mysuru Mahanagara Palike
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	8 July 1862[1]
Leadership
Municipal Commissioner	Gurudatta Hegde, IAS[2]
Mayor	Tasneem Bano[3], since 20 January 2020
Deputy Mayor	C. Sridhar, since 20 January 2020
Leader of the Opposition	M.U. Subbaiah, since 20 January 2020
Seats	65
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2018
Next election	2023
Motto
ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ಸತ್ಯ; ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ನಿತ್ಯ(Kannada) Kannada is truth; Kannada Forever
Meeting place
Corporation Building, Sayyajirao Raod, Mysore
Website
www.mysurucity.mrc.gov.in
Footnotes
Govened by: Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976

Mysore Palace

Its roles and responsibilities include the "orderly development of the city" — zoning and building regulations, health, hygiene, licensing, trade and education, as well as quality of life issues such as public open space, water bodies, parks and greenery.[8]

The MCC represents the third level of government (the Central Government and State Government being the first two levels). MCC is run by a city council composed of elected representatives, called "corporators", one from each of the wards (localities) of the city.

The elections to the council are held once every five years, with results being decided by popular vote. The members contesting elections to the council represent one of more of the state's political parties.

History

The Government of India passed an order in 1861 directing all states and provinces to form nagara sabhe. Mysore Town municipality (Nagara sabhe) was formed on July 8, 1862 with a population of the city, that included the palace and its immediate surrounding areas was just 30,000. Till 1892, the district magistrate (now deputy commissioner) was heading the body as commissioner. In 1892, members were elected by public for the first time. Among overall 21 members, nine were government nominees. In 1870, it became an autonomous body with the government delegating several responsibilities including police department. Also the government had entrusted the task of collecting revenue from every house to the civic body. In 1890, the government took over the responsibility of police. Now, the police department come under the home department, Government of Karnataka. The Mysore City Corporation (then nagara sabhe) building was constructed during the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. The foundation was laid in 1921. The architecture resembles the Palace, especially with its domes on the top. The town municipality became city municipality in the 1930s. The secretary to the Maharaja had the additional charge of administrator. The city municipality became Mysore City Corporation in 1979, after the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act was passed in 1976. The first mayoral polls was held in 1983 and P Vishwanath was elected mayor. There were 57 wards, which were increased to 65 in 1996. It remains unchanged till date. MCC celebrated 150 years of existance in Amba Vilas Palace Mysore Palace and the dignitaries such as Governor and Chief Minister and all the former mayors were felicitated on the occasion.[1]

Organization

Mayor will be elected for a term of one year and Corporators will be in office for 5 years[9]

Roles

Overseeing engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation, the corporation is headed by a Mayor, who is assisted by commissioners and council members.[10] The annual budget of the corporation for the year 2011–2012 was ₹4.27 billion (equivalent to ₹7.1 billion or US$99 million in 2019).[11] Among 63 cities covered under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Mysore City Corporation was adjudged the second best city municipal corporation and was given the "Nagara Ratna" award in 2011.[12]

Mysuru City Corporation to set up plant to recycle construction waste tying up with a NGO and reserved five acres of land near Koppaluru village on H D Kote Road for the same[13]

Initiatives due to COVID

Mayor and Deputy Mayor flagged off the service which will go around the city throughout the day selling fruits and vegetables at the doorsteps. The technicalities which earlier prohibited farmers from selling vegetables to HOPCOMS were resolved and MCC expanded the service to all 65 Wards.[14]

COVID-19 brought more challenges in Waste disposal and MCC took swift action with strict steps to collect and dispose waste Scientifically.

In a bid to prevent rush at vegetable market at MG Road, MCC had moved it to Dasara Exhibition Grounds. To prevent further spreading of Coronavirus, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) decentralised the vegetable market to seven different locations in city and appoint officials to administer the same.[15]

The waste collected from houses under quarantine was considered as Bio-Medical Waste and the MCC has deployed nine separate vehicles to collect the said waste which is being transported to the Common Bio-Medical Waste Processing Unit. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits provided to Cleaning Workers and Vehicle drivers and all the vehicles that are transporting waste were sprayed with Hypochlorite Solution and then cleaned on a daily basis. The waste collected from quarantined houses are buried inside a deep pit as per the instructions from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.[16]

MCC, under Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme), organised ‘Small Loan Mela’, a special micro-credit facility for Street vendors. Those willing to participate in the Small Loan Mela should compulsorily carry their mobile number linked Aadhaar card and bank passbook.[17] MCC has been in the forefront in the implementation of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). Of the total 11 Corporations in the State, the MCC has been in first place in receiving applications and disbursing loan to eligible vendors. The features of the schemes included seven percent subsidy in interest and mico-credit facility without security. The vendors to get a cash back of Rs. 1,200 annually in case they do business using digital applications. They are entitled for more loan facility in case of prompt repayment.[18]

Water supply and sewerage initiatives

Kukkarahalli Lake, which is in the city limits was heavily contaminated due to inflow of Sewage water. As a result of this, Water clogged and stagnant Water disrupted the Outflow. MCC took up cleaning works of Stagnant Water and released it into drains in the outskirts of city using Sucking Machines. Later Slush was removed using an earth-moving machine MCC planned a temporary solution so that the water flowing into the Lake would get diluted. A proposal for a permanent solution at a cost of about Rs.2 crore was submitted to the District Administration for approval.

Urban Development

Urban growth and expansion is managed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which is headed by a commissioner. Its activities include developing new layouts and roads, town planning and land acquisition. One of the major projects undertaken by MUDA is the creation of an Outer Ring Road to ease traffic congestion.[19] Citizens of Mysuru have criticised MUDA for its inability to prevent land mafias and ensure lawful distribution of housing lands among city residents.[20] The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation is responsible for electric supply to the city.[21]

A section of MCC owned Heritage Lansdowne Building (Named after second Viceroy who visit Mysore after restoration of administrative powers to Chamaraja Wadiyar) which was constructed on November 19, 1892 fell down due to heavy rains in August 2012 killing four persons. The vendors, who had occupied the building, were accommodated by MCC on the front side of the structure as a temporary arrangement.[22]

A portion of Century old Devaraja market, which is in the Heart of the city collapsed due to lack of maintenance. Soil Bearing Capacity (SBC) test was conducted and the report suggested to strengthen the loose soil spot and construct a drain to drain out the underground water, which required more time because of the varieties of soil and huge volume of water found underneath. A proposal to rebuild the Market at Budget of Rs. 70 crore was sent to the State Government for approval. Upon consent, the Corporation had planned to take up the soil testing in other places too as the type of soil is varying from one place to another. Members of Heritage Committee have given the nod for re-building it. A detailed report including SBC report and revised estimate will be submitted to the State Government.[23] In December 2020, Karnataka High Court stayed the demolition of Heritage buildings[24]

MCC expanded it's jurisdiction to include several villages on the outskirts such as Alanahalli, Srirampura, Chamundi Hill, Hootagalli and Hinkal due to presence of many Industrial and Commercial establishments in the erstwhile villages.[25][26][27] 77 Revenue Layouts are planned to be included to MCC under Akrama Sakrama Scheme, which will also increase the revenue to the Corporation[28][29][30]

Several areas outside the Outer Ring Road in Mysuru have witnessed growth in the last few years. There is a long-pending proposal to expand the jurisdiction of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to include eight gram panchayats on the outskirts of Mysuru in the expanded civic body into a ‘Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike’ or ‘Greater Mysuru’ in line with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike[31]

The localities of Vijayanagar Third Stage, Fourth Stage (First Phase), Garudachar Layout, Cauvery Layout, Wild Grass, Chennegowda Layout, Subramanyanagar and some of the areas adjoining the Ring Road which was handed over to the MCC maintenance, but Khata was not yet issued. Both localities are now planned to be included to newly formed Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC)[32][33][34][35]

As a result of Urbanisation, the water bodies declined from 12.84 sq km (2.53%) to 9.42 sq km (1.86%) from 2000 to 2016. The net decrease was 3.42 sq km, with an annual rate 0.21 sq km (i.e., 210 hectare). The forests declined from 11.25 sq km to 10 sq km and net decrease was 1.25 sq km, with an annual rate 0.08 sq km giving us a signal of Mysore, which was popular as a Pensioners’ Paradise evolving into another metropolitan city[36]

Smart City initiative

MCC is proposing Mysore to be considered for Smart city Project for which Davanagere, Belagavi, Tumakuru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Shivamogga, Mangaluru and Bengaluru are already a part of the Project. Under the scheme, the selected cities will receive Rs 500 crore each from the central government and a matching grant from the state for several initiatives. MCC had provided all the details of smart city mission parameters including its mobilization of resources, internal resources gathering, service capabilities management, number of individual toilets per household, public participation in the development of the city, audited account details, utilization of government funds, self-financing capacity and other details required for the scheme.[37]

Cleanliness, Drinking Water and Sanitation

Drinking water for Mysore is sourced from the Kaveri and Kabini rivers.[38] The city got its first piped water supply when the Belagola project was commissioned in 1896.[39] As of 2011, Mysore gets 193,000 cubic metres (42.5 million imperial gallons) of water per day. Mysore sometimes faces water crises, mainly during the summer months (March–June) and in years of low rainfall.[40] The city has had an underground drainage system since 1904. The entire sewage from the city drains into four valleys: Kesare, Malalavadi, Dalavai and Belavatha.[38]^:56 In an exercise carried out by the Urban Development Ministry under the national urban sanitation policy, Mysore was rated the second cleanest city in India in 2010 and the cleanest in Karnataka.[41][42]

Under 14th Finance Scheme, the MCC had installed e-toilets at various locations with a view to help people to answer nature call by using Rs. 5 coin. These were prominently established near places where the footfall was more including Central Business District (CBD). Mysuru, being an important destination, attracts lakhs of tourists every year. With no public toilets for the visiting public, the MCC had decided to set up e-toilets so that they can relieve themselves by inserting Rs. 5 coin. Unfortunately, there are no takers for these e-toilets may be due to cost factor or hygiene. At many places, miscreants have taken away the pipe, taps and other accessories inside these toilets due to absence of watch and ward.[43] To publicise Swach Bharat (A Cleanliness awareness drive) MCC choose Former Cricketer and Match Referee Javagal Srinath[44]

Mysore was judged as cleanest city of India in 2015 and 2016 by Swachh Bharat Mission. It emerged as second cleanest in the year 2010. Mysore declared as cleanest among medium cities in 2018 and 2020 and cam second in the same category in 2019.[45]

People's representation

The city is divided into 65 wards and the council members (also known as corporators) are elected by the citizens of Mysore every five years.[46] The council members, in turn, elect the mayor. The citizens of Mysore elect five representatives to the Legislative assembly of Karnataka through the constituencies of Chamaraja, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Hunsur and Chamundeshwari.[47] Mysore city, being part of the larger Mysore Lok Sabha constituency, also elects one member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. The politics in the city is dominated by three political parties: the Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS).[47]

List of Mayors and Deputy Mayors

Mayors

Name	Party	Tenure	Ward Number	Ward Name	Reservation Category
P. Vishwanath		1983-1984
R. J. Narasimha Iyengar		1985-1986
Bharathi[48]	Indian National Congress	2005-2006
		2006-2007
		2007-2008
		2008-2009
		2009-2010
Sandesh Swamy	Janata Dal (Secular)	22 April 2010 -21 May 2011[49]
Pushpalatha T. B. Chikkanna		2011-2012
Rajeshwari M C	Indian National Congress	30 April 2012-29 April 2013[50]
N. M. Rajeshwari Somu	Janata Dal (Secular)	5 September 2013 - 4 September 2014[51]	33		General (Women)
R. Lingappa[52]		9 October 2014 - 8 October 2015[53]
		2015-2016
M. J. Ravikumar[54]	Janata Dal (Secular)	7 December 2016 - 6 December 2017[55]	35
S. Bhagyavathi	Indian National Congress (Later Bharatiya Janata Party)	24 January 2018 - 17 November 2018[56]	23	Jayalakshmipuram	Scheduled Caste (Women)[57]
Pushpalatha Jagannath	Indian National Congress	17 November 2018 - 17 November 2019[58]	11	Shanthinagar (Mahadevapura Road)
Tasneem Bano	Janata Dal (Secular)	18 January 2020 - Present[59]	26	Meena Bazaar	Backward Class A (Women)

Deputy Mayors

Name	Party	Tenure	Ward Number	Ward Name	Reservation Category
		2005-2006
		2006-2007
		2007-2008
		2008-2009
		2009-2010
Pushpalatha Jagannath	Indian National Congress	22 April 2010 -21 May 2011
		2011-2012
Mahadevappa	Janata Dal (Secular)	30 April 2012-29 April 2013
V. Shailendra	Janata Dal (Secular)	5 September 2013 - 4 September 2014	9		Scheduled Caste
		9 October 2014 - 8 October 2015
		2015-2016
Rathna Lakshman	Bharatiya Janata Party	7 December 2016 - 6 December 2017[60]
Indira Mahesh	Janata Dal (Secular)	24 January 2018 - 17 November 2018	61	Kyathamaranahalli	Scheduled Tribe (Women)
Shafi Ahmed[61]	Janata Dal (Secular)	18 November 2018 - 17 November 2019	31	K.N. Pura (Ghousianagar)	Backward Class A[62]
C. Sridhar	Indian National Congress	18 January 2020 - Present	38	Giriyabovipalya	Scheduled Caste

List of Corporators

Councilors of Mysore[63][64][65][66][67][68]

Ward Number	Ward Name	Reservation Category	Corporator Name
1	Hebbal, Lakshmikanthanagar	Backward Class A Woman	B. Lakshmi
2	Manchegowdanakoppalu	General	Prema
3	Mahadeswara Extension	Backward Class B Woman	K.V.Sridhar
4	Hebbal, Loknayaknagar	General	Pailavan Srinivas
5	Kumbarakoppalu	Backward Class A	Usha
6	Gokulam	General Woman	SBM Manju
7	Metagalli	Scheduled Caste	V. Ramesh
8	Bannimantap HUDCO Layout	General	Akmal Pasha
9	Kesare	Backward Class B	Samiulla Khan
10	Rajiv Nagar	Backward Class B Woman	Anwar Baig
11	Shantinagar (Mahadevapura Road)	General	Pushpalatha
12	Shantinagar (Indira Gandhi Road)	General Woman	Ayaj Pasha
13	Udayagiri	Backward Class B	Ayub Khan
14	Satyanagar	Backward Class A Woman	Savud Khan
15	Rajendranagar	Scheduled Caste	Pradeep Chandra
16	Subashnagar	Backward Class A	Arif Husen
17	Bannimantap	General	Reshma Bhanu
18	Yadavagiri	Scheduled Tribe	Guru Vinayak
19	Jayalakshmipuram (V.V. Mohalla)	Backward Class A Woman	Bhagya Madesh
20	Vijayanagar	General	M.U.Subaiah
21	Gangothri	General Woman	C. Vedavathi
22	Paduvarahalli	Scheduled Caste Woman	Namratha
23	Subbarayanakere	Backward Class A	M. Pramila
24	Mandi Mohalla	General	C.Ramesh
25	Tilak Nagar	General	R.Rangaswamy
26	Meena Bazar	General Woman	Tasneem
27	Veeranagere	Backward Class A Woman	Mohamad RaPhik
28	Gandhinagar	Backward Class A	Dr. Ashwini
29	N.R. Mohalla	General	Syad Hasarathulla
30	Kyathmaranahalli	Backward Class A Woman	Usha
31	K.N. Pura (Ghousianagar)	General	Shaphi Ahamed
32	Ghousianagar ‘A’ Block (Osmania)	General	Shanthakumari
33	Azeez Sait Nagar	General	Bashir Ahamed
34	Kalyanagiri	General	Hajeera Seema
35	Sathagalli Layout First Stage	Backward Class A	Sathvik
36	Yeraganahalli (Ambedkar Colony)	Backward Class A Woman	Rukmini
37	Raghavendranagar	Backward Class A	Ashwini
38	Giriyabovipalya	Scheduled Caste	C.Sridhar
39	Gayatripuram First Stage	Scheduled Caste Woman	Sathyaraj
40	Lashkar Mohalla	Backward Class A Woman	M.Sathish
41	Devaraja Mohalla	General	R.Nagaraj
42	K.G. Koppalu	General Woman	M.Shivakumar
43	T.K. Layout	General Woman	Gopi
44	Janathanagar	General Woman	Savitha
45	Sharadadevinagar	General	K.Nirmala
46	Dattagalli	General	M.Lakshmi
47	Kuvempunagar	Backward Class A	Shivakumar
48	Jayanagar	Scheduled Tribe Woman	M.S.Shobha
49	Lakshmipuram	Backward Class A Woman	N.Sowmya
50	Sunnadakeri	Scheduled Tribe	V.Lokesh
51	Agrahara	Backward Class A	B.V.Manjunath
52	Ittigegud	General	Chayadevi
53	Kurubarahalli	Backward Class A	Roopa
54	Gundu Rao Nagar	General Woman	Puttanigamma
55	Chamundipuram	General Woman	M.V.Ramaprasad
56	Krishnamurthypuram	General Woman	Begum (Palavi)
57	Kuvempunagar-CITB	General Woman	M.C.Ramesh
58	Ramakrishnagar	General Woman	Sharath Kumar
59	Kuvempunagar ‘M’ Block	General Woman	Sunanda Palanetra
60	Ashokapuram	General Woman	Bhuvaneshwari
61	Vidyaranyapuram	General Woman	Shobha
62	Vishweshwaranagar	Scheduled Caste Woman	Shanthamma
63	J.P. Nagar	Scheduled Caste Woman	Sharadamma
64	Aravindnagar	General Woman	Champaka
65	Srirampura	Scheduled Caste	Geetha

See also

• Karnataka
• Mysore
• Municipal corporation

References

1. "150-years-still-going-strong". Deccan Herald. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. https://starofmysore.com/gurudatta-hegde-is-new-mcc-commissioner/ gurudatta-hegde-is-new-mcc-commissioner
3. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/tasneem-mother-of-two-is-the-first-muslim-woman-mayor-of-mysuru-mysore-6226593/ Tasneem-mother-of-two-is-the-first-muslim-woman-mayor-of-mysuru
4. Mysore City Corporation. Official website. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
5. "Religion PCA" (XLS). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
6. "Cities and Towns". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
7. Prasad Idiculla, Andolana (5 December 2020). "mysore-city-limits-have-been-extended". andolana.in.
8. "City/Town Summary" (PDF). Mysore City Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
9. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/One-year-term-for-mayor-stays/articleshow/12598284.cms One year term for mayor stays
10. "VOL 1_DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS & PROJECTIONS.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
11. "Rs. 3-crore surplus budget for MCC". The Hindu. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
12. "Mysore City Corporation gets award for better civic amenities". The Hindu. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
13. Mysuru City Corporation to set up plant to recycle construction waste http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78415117.cms
14. https://starofmysore.com/markets-on-the-move/ Markets-on-the-move
15. https://starofmysore.com/seven-markets-at-various-places-in-mysuru-from-today/ Seven-markets-at-various-places-in-mysuru-from-today
16. https://starofmysore.com/waste-collected-from-houses-under-quarantine-scientifically-disposed-of/ Waste-collected-from-houses-under-quarantine-scientifically-disposed-of
17. https://starofmysore.com/mcc-to-hold-small-loan-mela-for-street-vendors/ MCC-to-hold-small-loan-mela-for-street-vendors
18. https://starofmysore.com/mcc-tops-among-11-corporations-in-loan-disbursement-for-street-vendors/ MCC-tops-among-11-corporations-in-loan-disbursement-for-street-vendors
19. "Outer Ring Road may ease traffic woes in Mysore". The Hindu. 14 February 2004. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
20. "Forum says land mafia is thriving in Mysore". The Hindu. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
21. "Council passes amendment bill". The Hindu. 29 January 2005. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
22. https://starofmysore.com/lansdowne-building-fenced-with-iron-mesh/ Lansdowne-building-fenced-with-iron-mesh
23. https://starofmysore.com/rs-70-crore-needed-to-re-build-devaraja-market/ Rs-70-crore-needed-to-re-build-devaraja-market
24. HC stay on demolition of buildings welcomed https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hc-stay-on-demolition-of-heritage-buildings-welcomed/article33397297.ece
25. https://starofmysore.com/mp-writes-letter-to-mcc-on-including-villages-within-ring-road-in-the-council-agenda/ MP-writes-letter-to-mcc-on-including-villages-within-ring-road-in-the-council-agenda
26. https://starofmysore.com/cm-gives-nod-for-merger-of-four-gps-into-mcc-fold/ CM-gives-nod-for-merger-of-four-gps-into-mcc-fold
27. Creation of new TPs, CMC may help push development without burdening the MCC https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/creation-of-new-tps-cmc-may-help-push-development-without-burdening-the-mcc/article33104495.ece
28. https://starofmysore.com/mp-appeals-ministers-to-regularise-all-revenue-layouts-in-mcc-limits/ MP-appeals-ministers-to-regularise-all-revenue-layouts-in-mcc-limits
29. Akrama-Sakrama may help Mysore City Corporation with revenue http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/20994286.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
30. Akrama-Sakrama: forms can be downloaded from website https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/akramasakrama-forms-can-be-downloaded-from-website/article7026596.ece
31. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bruhat-mysuru-mahanagara-palike-plan-gets-a-new-push/article32756158.ece Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike plan gets a new push
32. https://starofmysore.com/clamour-grows-for-inclusion-of-layouts-within-mcc-purview/ Clamour-grows-for-inclusion-of-layouts-within-mcc-purview
33. https://starofmysore.com/vijayanagar-third-stage-will-be-maintained-by-mcc-clarifies-mla/ Vijayanagar-third-stage-will-be-maintained-by-mcc-clarifies-mla
34. https://starofmysore.com/hootagalli-cmc-to-be-formed/ Hootagalli-cmc-to-be-formed
35. https://starofmysore.com/hootagalli-cmc-and-four-town-panchayats-formed-govt-issues-gazette-notification/ Hootagalli-cmc-and-four-town-panchayats-formed-govt-issues-gazette-notification
36. ‘Pensioners’ Paradise’ evolving into another metropolitan city https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/pensioners-paradise-evolving-into-another-metropolitan-city-912700.html
37. Mysuru could make it to Smarty City Mission this year http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/76223616.cms?
38. "Mysore City Development Plan" (PDF). Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
39. "Second stage of Melapura water project inaugurated". The Hindu. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
40. Kumar, R. Krishna (12 June 2007). "Is Mysore city heading for a water crisis?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
41. Athrady, Ajith (10 May 2010). "Mysore comes clean over B'lore". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
42. India’s cleanest cities 2020 list: Madhya Pradesh’s Indore emerges as cleanest city; check top 10 https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/india-cleanest-cities-2020-list-indore-surat-mysore-ahmedabad-full-list-of-cleanest-cities/2060538/
43. https://starofmysore.com/mcc-plans-to-shift-e-toilets-to-govt-offices/ MCC-plans-to-shift-e-toilets-to-govt-offices/
44. https://starofmysore.com/javagal-srinath-mccs-swachh-bharat-ambassador/ Javagal-srinath-mccs-swachh-bharat-ambassador
45. Mysuru cleanest among medium-sized cities https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/mysuru-cleanest-among-medium-sized-cities-875600.html
46. "NGOs welcome formation of ward panels". The Hindu. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
47. "Triangular contest likely in four Assembly seats". The Hindu. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
48. https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=8069741&highlights=MUNICIPAL%20CORPORATION%20MAYOR MAYOR Bharathi entering the Council hall of Mysore City CORPORATION for a meeting on June 09, 2006 only to find the members' chairs empty. CORPORATION Commissioner K.N. Chandrashekar accompanies her. Photo: M.A. Sriram
49. ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ನ ಸಂದೇಶ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ಮೇಯರ್ https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2010/04/22/sandesh-swamy-is-the-new-mayor-of-mysore-city.html
50. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003002/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/246049/mysore-gets-first-dalit-woman.html Mysore-gets-first-dalit-woman
51. Will BJP have its first Mayor in Mysore City Corporation? https://www.deccanherald.com/state/districts/will-bjp-have-its-first-mayor-in-mysore-city-corporation-344604.html
52. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-remembers-gandhiji/article7718356.ece Mysuru-remembers-gandhiji
53. http://www.coastaldigest.com/mysore-mayoral-pollsonce-again-jds-bjp-join-hands-together?page=43 mysore-mayoral-pollsonce-again-jds-bjp-join-hands-together
54. https://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/m-j-ravi-kumar-of-jds-elected-as-mysuru-mayor m-j-ravi-kumar-of-jds-elected-as-mysuru-mayor
55. https://starofmysore.com/29th-mayor-m-j-ravikumars-term-ends-today-new-mayor-soon/ 29th-mayor M. J. Ravikumar term-ends-today-new-mayor-soon
56. https://starofmysore.com/mayor-bhagya-s-bhagyavathi/ mayor-bhagya-s-bhagyavathi/
57. https://citytoday.news/mysuru-mayor-post-reserved-for-scheduled-caste-women/ Mysuru-mayor-post-reserved-for-scheduled-caste-women/
58. https://starofmysore.com/city-mayor-and-deputy-mayors-tenure-to-end-on-nov-17/ City-mayor-and-deputy-mayors-tenure-to-end-on-nov-17
59. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tasneem-of-jds-elected-mayor-of-mysuru/article30595976.ece Tasneem-of Janata Dal (Secular) elected-mayor-of-mysuru
60. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Ravi-Kumar-is-the-new-Mayor-of-Mysuru/article16771833.ece Ravi-Kumar-is-the-new-Mayor-of-Mysuru
61. https://starofmysore.com/will-seek-co-operation-of-everyone-for-better-governance-mayor/ Will-seek-co-operation-of-everyone-for-better-governance-mayor
62. https://starofmysore.com/who-will-be-our-mayor-deputy/ Who-will-be-our-mayor-deputy
63. Ward quota list out https://www.deccanherald.com/ward-quota-list-out-682733.html
64. https://starofmysore.com/mcc-ward-wise-reservation/ MCC ward-wise-reservation
65. https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/mysuru/mysore-ward-new-members/articleshow/64343093.cms
66. https://karsec.gov.in/CommonHandler.ashx?id=453
67. https://karsec.gov.in/CommonHandler.ashx?id=386
68. https://karsec.gov.in/CommonHandler.ashx?id=384

External links

• Mysore district portal