The Hindu       28.02.2017 

Budget: MCC submits wish list

A file photo of the Devaraja Market in Mysuru.  

Civic body’s priority is to reconstruct Devaraja, Vani Vilas, and Mandi markets

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may have to set aside a whopping amount in the forthcoming Budget to fulfil the wish of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which has submitted a long wish list to realise some its dream projects. It appears that the corporation’s priority is to reconstruct the city’s three heritage markets – Devaraja Market, Vani Vilas Market and Mandi Market – and Lansdowne Building.

While an allocation of Rs. 80 crore has been sought for the Devaraja Market, Rs. 25 crore each has been sought for the Vani Vilas and the Mandi markets. A sum of Rs. 30 crore has been sought for Lansdowne’s restoration.

The MCC has also proposed two new solid waste recycling plants (compost units) – at Kesare and Rayankere –at a cost of Rs. 25 crore each.

“Mysuru city generates around 410-430 tonnes of solid waste daily. Half of it is recycled into compost and the rest remains at the sewage farm. To reprocess the leftover waste, we thought of putting up two new plants, each capable of handling 150 tonnes,” said MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha.

Speaking to The Hindu , Mr Jagadeesha said there were many missing links in the UGD lines with many new layouts coming up across the city.

Sewage from many areas does not join the three Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) – at Vidyaranyapuram, Rayankere and Kesare – because of these missing links. The MCC has therefore proposed to connect the links and help complete the UGD network, he said. “This will also stop sewage flow into the water bodies such as Dalvoy Lake,” the commissioner replied.

The MCC has also sought Rs. 35.75 crore as land acquisition cost for the proposed drinking water project at Hale Undawadi.

The KUWSDB had prepared the Rs. 320-crore project to add 300 million litres per day (MLD) of water to the city and nearby villages.

A few other proposals had been listed in the memorandum submitted to the CM by an MCC team in Bengaluru recently.

Mysuru’s wishes