Mysuru:As part of its public outreach initiative to help citizens share their grievances and sort out issues related to property taxes, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched Janaspandana – a nine-day interactive initiative starting on Monday. Citizens keen on getting pending issues resolved, and looking to bring civic problems to MCC’s attention, can visit their respective zonal offices on the appointed day (see box below).The initiative is expected to serve a twin purpose – besides providing a platform wherein the public can take their problems directly to the local officials of the civic body without the assistance of any intermediary, MCC is providing an opportunity for defaulters of property tax to clear their dues.MCC commissioner KH Jagadeesh said that the initiative had been launched after he received many complaints from citizens regarding absence of officials at the zonal offices. “This is a great opportunity for them to get all their pending issues, such as issuance of khatas, clearance for building plans and disputes about property tax resolved. Janaspandana will continue till December 19,” said Jagadeesh.Jagadeesh said that officials assigned to all nine MCC zones would be present at each session, regardless of which zonal office the interaction was being held on the particular day. This would enable citizens residing in one part of the city clarify issues pertaining to properties. Also, the initiative will afford a chance for citizens to question officials about lapses in the city’s infrastructure, such as problems with dysfunctional streetlights, overflowing underground drains and irregularity in the supply of drinking water.Jagadeesh said that complaints related to issuance of khatas, and building plans accounted for a bulk of the grievances. “Janaspandana is an effort on our side to understand the problem at the grassroots level, and address issues of citizens to their satisfaction. We are planning to hold Janaspandana every month, but this can happen only if the response from the public is satisfactory,” the MCC commissioner said.Residents can visit their respective zonal offices on the appointed dates to get their issues resolved.

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