Mysuru corporation to go paperless; to buy pothole filling machine

By NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Making Mysuru City Corporation paperless, buying a pothole filling machine, starting MRI and CT scanning centres for the sake of BPL patients, increasing financial help for terminally ill patients from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000, purchase of electric auto tippers for garbage collection. These are some of the announcements made in the budget of the corporation for the year 2022-23 here on Thursday.

Reading out the budget, M.S. Shobha, chairperson, Standing Committee on Taxation, appeals and tax fixation said the corporation would appeal to citizens who have not cleared water bills for long, to pay only the principal amount and the interest amount would be kept in abeyance. There are 1,64,072 legal tap connections and as on March, 2022 the total outstanding amount is Rs 222 crore which includes Rs 146 crore principal amount and Rs 74 crore interest on non-payment of bills. A proposal seeking the waiver of interest is pending before the Urban Development Department. Till the government takes a decision, the MCC would give a chance to water bill defaulters to clear the principal amount immediately.

It is also proposed to purchase more drinking water supply tankers in view of the severe shortage of vehicles. Presently, private tankers are hired for the supply of water in view of the summer season. Ms Shobha said to make MCC paperless, a new software would be incorporated and everything would be made online.