Mysore/Mysuru, April 13 -- After its pilot litter-free street initiative on D.D. Urs Road and depending on its success, the MCC will extend the model to other prominent stretches, including the 2.5-km road around Mysore Palace and Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar.

Officials have already conducted a detailed assessment of the Palace surroundings, mapping the number of street vendors, the nature of waste generated and the peak hours when littering is most common. The findings reflect the challenges of managing waste in a high-footfall tourist zone.

Based on this, the MCC intends to replicate the three-shift cleaning system and install dustbins at 100-metre intervals, similar to the D.D. Urs Road plan.

Municipal vehicles will coll...