Mysore/Mysuru, May 20 -- * Mounting civic problems raise questions ahead of MCC expansion

* Potholed roads, garbage dumps expose gaps in city management

Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) prepares to expand its limits and transform into a Greater Mysuru City Corporation, serious questions are being raised about its ability to manage the city's mounting civic issues.

Modern Mysuru, envisioned by erstwhile Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar with well-planned infrastructure suited to his era, appears to have gradually lost its charm amid what many see as administrative inefficiency and neglect.

Potholes in the heart of the city continue to endanger commuters. A massive pothole in front of the KSRTC Sub-Urban Bus Stand, on an alr...