Mysuru authorities have cleared hundreds of tonnes of garbage that had accumulated for several years along both sides of the road at Lalithadripura on the city’s outskirts, following directions from urban development and Mysuru district minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah. CCTV cameras have now been installed at the site to prevent fresh dumping.
The clearance followed a surprise inspection by Siddaramaiah, during which he directed Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials to remove the waste and clean the entire stretch. The garbage heaps had turned the roadside into an open dumping yard, with waste being discarded indiscriminately, according to the report.
Visuals of the accumulated garbage were circulated on social media, prompting public outrage and demands for immediate action. Siddaramaiah revisited the location on Friday to inspect the cleanliness drive carried out after his earlier visit.
The MCC and Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) jointly undertook the removal operation and cleared hundreds of tonnes of accumulated waste. The action brought together two urban institutions responsible for work in and around the city, where administrative boundaries can complicate the management of public spaces and roadside areas.
Following the clearance, the MDA installed CCTV cameras to monitor the location and deter people from dumping waste again. The surveillance measure is intended to support continued vigilance after the removal of the legacy garbage, rather than treat the cleanup as a one-time operation.
Siddaramaiah directed officials from Alanahalli gram panchayat, Rammanahalli town panchayat, MCC and MDA to coordinate on maintaining the site. He asked them to keep continuous watch and take precautionary measures to ensure that the area remains clean.
The minister also instructed officials to improve the appearance of the stretch by constructing roadside footpaths and planting ornamental saplings to create green cover. These directions link the immediate sanitation work with changes to the road edge, where the absence of defined pedestrian infrastructure and maintained public space had accompanied the dumping problem.
The cleanup places responsibility on several local bodies to prevent the site from returning to its previous condition. The next steps identified during the inspection are continued monitoring through the installed cameras, coordination between the gram panchayat, town panchayat, MCC and MDA, and work on footpaths and roadside planting. MCC commissioner MK Savitha was present during the inspection.
