Mysore/Mysuru: Once celebrated as the cleanest city in India, Mysuru now faces a troubling decline in its cleanliness status, particularly in Bannimantap. The area is plagued by heaps of garbage along roadsides and a pervasive foul odor from unattended waste. Raja Kaluve, a vital drainage channel, is choked with waste and overgrown weeds, obstructing water flow and creating stagnant pools that breed mosquitoes and other insects.
Unhygienic conditions are widespread in Bannimantap, affecting areas such as Jodi Thenginamara Road, Bannimantap Industrial ‘A’ Layout, and Hanumanthanagar. Despite these dire conditions, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has made little progress in addressing the issue.
The problem extends city-wide, yet the MCC has not taken significant action, even as the threat of dengue looms. A hazardous sinkhole, roughly four feet deep, on Jodi Thenginamara Road has been inadequately covered by locals with plants and bricks, but remains unaddressed by the MCC.
Garbage is often dumped along roadsides, including near the burial ground and by MCC’s auto tippers, which are parked roadside before heading to disposal units. The MCC’s struggle to find an appropriate garbage disposal site exacerbates the issue. Raja Kaluve near the crematorium emits a foul smell due to dumped garbage, troubling residents of JnNURM-funded homes, casting doubt on the MCC’s competence.
The much-publicised ‘Operation Night Raid’ to combat illegal garbage dumping seems to have lost momentum, as litter continues to accumulate near the Hanumanthanagar Primary Health Centre and in vacant plots.