Mangalore: Recently, the Mayor, deputy Mayor and City Commissioner for MCC, Dr.K.N.Vijayprakash and others travelled to Bangalore to receive the second prize among 9 city corporations in state as Mysore, CC was first for various reasons. The prize had Rs 3 lakhs in cash
What are the achievements of Mangalore City Corporation to deserve the second place among 9 in the state? It is now a fast growing city with infrastructures.
New projects were started during 2010 here:

1. Asha Chavadi, a forum for senior citizens to sit around and discuss their problems and solutions.
2. Nagara Mithra, relates to being friendly to the general public at large, to know their difficulties and bring hope to the deprived classes in the growing city. Demonstrations were minimized against MCC.
3. Sahaya Vani, a phone call intended to help those in distress for want of, say, basic needs, or in danger.
4. SC/ST students’ hostels get generator in the event of a power disconnection or breakdown.
5. SC/ST students encouraged to go on study tours to widen their outlook, knowledge and understanding in a wider world.
6. An insurance policy scheme for all MCC staff.
7. E-west, people’s awareness scheme on the west coast by electronic means.
8. h)    Mangalore One Centre started for information and action under one roof.
9. Solid waste management and Disease Control for college students, awareness programmes are conducted to guide them on a right path.
10. The first biogas plant installed in city for use.

Several such projects, costing around Rs.180 crores were started and are in progress within city limits.
The city roads have been improved in many areas, like Shakthinagar, Kadri, Carstreet and Nehru Maidan, even Falnir with concrete materials for smooth traffic run and to break traffic jams in peak hours, by widening them or making one ways. A hundred crore rupees were spent, and one more instalment of Rs100 crores is coming soon, from the state govt.. The roads are widened 4-ways or even 6-ways to accommodate Volvo bodies and tourist vehicles.
Several public parks have been improved or renovated in city. 4 units are set up to recycle and purify waste water with 90 to 100 MLD capacity a day to purify 95% .“Self declared” property taxes on income were collected in 2010.