Mysore/Mysuru, May 23 -- Waste menace near CM Siddaramaiah's home ends after MCC's unusual strategy

After shooting all the arrows in its quiver, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched yet another unique campaign to deter unruly members of the public from dumping waste in vacant sites.

An vacant site on Sharadadevinagar-Kuvempunagar Road, near the residence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at T.K. Layout, had turned into a dumping yard.

Despite intensifying door-to-door garbage collection using MCC auto tippers, the waste menace persisted, adding to the worries of MCC officials.

More importantly, given the Chief Minister's reputation for speaking bluntly on civic issues, the officials were reportedly anxious about facing action i...