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Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Devegowda assures drinking water supply to Mysuru villages and new layouts
Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA GT Devegowda on Thursday assured to ease the drinking water crisis by supplying water from the Cauvery River to villages and new layouts developed in Siddalingapura and Naganahalli on the outskirts of Mysuru. He was speaking after launching work for the construction of two overhead tanks with capacities of 1.8 lakh litres and 1.1 lakh litres at Belavadi village in Mysuru taluk, which is part of the Chamundeshwari segment. "The state govt has sanctioned Rs 30 crore for the project. Works will be completed soon," he said. "The two projects will ease the drinking woes of Siddalingapura, KR Mill, Belavetta, Old Kesare, Kamanakerehundi, Naganahalli, Shyadanahalli, Lakshmipura, Kalasthawadi villages, and the newly developed layouts in the area. Approval to ease drinking water problems of various villages in the Chamundeshwari assembly segment will be taken up at the next Mysuru Development Authority meeting," he stated. He said that the construction of underground drainage and other works have been taken up at a cost of Rs 8 crore at Belavetta. When local farmers complained about sewage water from stormwater drains from Old Kesare affecting agricultural activities, the MLA called MCC commissioner Syed Asif Tanveer and asked him to resolve the issue. He also assured the completion of skywalks and bus shelters at Belevatta by discussing with National Highways Authority of India officials.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MCC installs biogas plants to make crematoriums eco-friendly
1 2 Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is set to make all its crematoriums environment-friendly. In the initial phase, it is building two compressed biogas plants at Harishchandra Ghat near Chamundi Hills and Manchegowdana Koppalu graveyard. Each plant, costing Rs 98 lakh, will convert waste into compressed biogas for clean energy. Work on the compressed biogas plant at Harishchandra Ghat is complete, and production of gas from solid and biodegradable waste has started. As the conversion process takes 45 days, it will soon start using the biogas. It converts two tonnes of solid and biodegradable waste into biogas daily, which can be used in furnaces, reducing fossil fuel use and emissions. It is also a more cost-effective fuel source than commercial LPG cylinders for cremation, officials said. MCC executive engineer Mrtunjaya said currently, MCC uses 40 to 50 LPG cylinders at Harishchandra Ghat. "With the establishment of the biogas plant, the MCC can now produce 40 to 50 cubic metres of biogas by converting one tonne of organic waste. It can produce 80 to 100 cubic metres of biogas from two tonnes of waste daily. One hundred cubic metres of biogas is equal to 55 kg of LPG cylinders. From this plant, MCC can save its expenditures on LPG cylinders it is spending at Harishchandra Ghat crematorium," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo "The biogas, which will be set up by MCC at Manchegowda Koppal, will be used to light the streetlights, mainly at the graveyard. It can be used to light 14 to 18 lamps daily at this graveyard. It can save Rs 26,000 every month it spends on power bills at this graveyard," he said. Speaking to TOI, MCC commissioner Syed Asif Tanveer said as the work on the compressed biogas plant at Harishchandra Ghat is now complete, it will soon be used. "As there was resistance, the MCC delayed the installation of the biogas plants. However, he cleared the doubts of people, stating that this biogas produces fewer pollutants than wood or fossil fuels, contributing to cleaner air and a reduction in environmental impact," he said. Former mayor M Shivakumar demanded that the MCC must reduce the price hiked for cremations in the crematorium. "Instead, MCC must adopt other methods to mop up its financial resources," he said.
