Mysore/Mysuru, July 3 -- Former Mayor Shivakumar has demanded for changing the software used to issue e-Khata at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for the inordinate delay being caused in providing service to the property owners.

Addressing media persons at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Shivakumar said "About 8,000 applications towards e-Khata are pending for disposal at nine Zonal Offices of MCC since the last few months, ever since e-Khata drive was launched. Ironically, Mysuru is the hometown of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, but the lacunae in providing error-free service is testing the patience of the people. The system was launched in an unscientific manner, as there is no sufficient data to process the applications."

The syst...