Sir, Is MUDA’s proposed Peripheral Ring Road project the need of the hour? What must be the response of people’s representatives for citizens’ problems? Will this new road help general public to the benefit of all? Why not give a thought for faster public transport to ease movement of people at low cost and speed?…
Checking traffic offenders: Some suggestions to Cops
November 25, 2022Sir, This refers to the news item titled ‘Police intensify drive against traffic violators’ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore. Checking traffic offenders is fine but please do not harass office-goers during peak hours. This is my suggestion to the Police who are bent upon intensifying the drive against traffic violators. I for one do not…
Potholed busy road crying for attention
November 24, 2022Sir, The stretch from Seth Mohandas Tulsidas Hospital on JLB Road till NIE College is replete with potholes and road humps. With all kinds of vehicles plying on this road and many schools and colleges in the vicinity, this road is always busy and yet maintained in a pathetic state. Will the concerned ever look…
Devotees face hardship at Nanjangud temple
November 23, 2022Sir, On 16th November 2022, in the wake of ‘Karthika Masa,’ the Nanjangud temple witnessed a huge crowd at 12 noon. After more than an hour in the queue, the devotees’ exit from the temple complex after darshan was complicated by the inadept authorities. The “Mukhya Dhwara” from where devotees enter and exit the temple…
Footpaths encroached by street vendors in Vidyaranyapuram 2nd Main
November 22, 2022Sir, The stretch of footpaths on either side of 2nd Main Road and the corners connecting the cross roads in Vidyaranyapuram (near SBI Branch) is encroached by fruit /vegetable and flower vendors, two-wheelers and some times cars too. This is depriving pedestrians of their walking space and they are forced to walk on road risking…
Restore online water bill payment facility
November 21, 2022Sir, This has reference to the views expressed by many readers in this column on the subject of online payment of water bills. I am really at a loss to understand why the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is dilly-dallying in restoring the online water bill payment facility which existed earlier. This is not a new…
Sound system at cinema theatres and cleanliness
November 20, 2022Sir, When all things are getting modernised, cinema theatres are not exceptions. There are plenty of theatres with modern facilities. But it is a question mark, whether all are maintained properly for the utilisation to the viewers. They prohibit snacks brought by the viewers, just for the selling of snacks sold inside the theatres, with…
Fatalities due to absence of footpaths
November 19, 2022Sir, Around 40% to 45% of those who die in road accidents are pedestrians. The major cause for accidents is absence of foot-paths. Where footpaths do exist the reasons for fatalities is poor footpath design, width below specification, blocked or encroachment by vendors. The other contributory factors are absence of safe pedestrian crossing made worse…
Don’t destroy Mysore University’s heritage
November 18, 2022Sir, The correspondent of the letter titled “Give Autonomy, Special Status to University of Mysore” in Star of Mysore dated Nov. 6 has cogently argued not to restrict the jurisdiction of University of Mysore (UoM) by limiting its control to the colleges of just Mysuru city and district. Instead, he has argued to make the…
Resume city bus service to Mysore Airport
November 17, 2022Sir, With the normal flight schedules resumed at Mysore Airport, there is an increase in number of travellers opting for air travel. Before the Covid lockdown KSRTC was operating reasonably good number of services between Mysuru City and the Airport. It is high time for the KSRTC to resume their Airport services from Mysuru City….















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