Sir, The targeted testing [(Influenza-like illness or ILI) and (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections or SARI)] coupled with lockdown, introducing ‘Covid Mitras’ for proper triaging, providing home isolation kit, telemedicine, streamlining the oxygen supply, centralised bed allotment through covid War Rooms, increasing ventilator beds, stepped up vaccination, are some of the best decisions that the District…

Sir, There is scarcity of water in BSNL Layout, Doorvaninagar, Shaktinagar Post, near VTU Centre, Mysuru. This is happening quite frequently in the recent past. As a result, residents must run from pillar to post and plead with BSNL Society Association members to arrange water for day to day usage. From last 5-7 days residents…

Sir, There are many elderly bed- ridden people in Mysuru for whom the logistics of transportation and risk have been a deterrent to their vaccination. The rapidly emerging mutant variants of covid means that vaccinated family members and caretakers might still get infection and pass it on to these very vulnerable people in their care,…

Sir, Now, it is certain that various agencies of the Government have become desperate and carries out thoughtless and wasteful exercises. One such is the sanitisation drive at Agrahara (SOM dated May 10, P-5). Many of the fellow readers might have forgotten the “Sanitisation Tunnel” of last year. Fortunately, it was abandoned, long back. Pity,…

Sir, This is with reference to the letter titled “Odd age problem 44-45years” in Star of Mysore dated May 12. As a Senior Consultant Physician, I wish to clarify the grey area between completed and incomplete years of age. According to chronological age, starting from first birthday completing one year of age goes on every…

Sir, This refers to property tax issues raised by me in ‘Voice of the Reader’ column in SOM dated May 4. To my surprise, the MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag somehow collected my contact number, she herself called me and checked up if the issue was being resolved or not. It’s great that the Commissioner took…

Sir, In this column recently, a reader had furnished some details of ugly public behaviour at COVID Vaccination Centres. Best thing for the District Health authorities would be to conduct this service on ‘Door-to-Door’ basis. If the vaccine is coming to one’s doorstep, why would anyone take the risk of stepping out of their homes?…

Registered beneficiary denied vaccination at two centres Sir, On the evening of May 10, 2021, my son opened CoWIN portal to book an appointment for COVID vaccination. He got a slot and a confirmation SMS with reference ID 67706842826120 telling him to proceed to the Railway Hospital on May 11 between 3 pm – 5…

Sir, I duly endorse the view expressed by a reader, in this column under the heading ‘Irresponsible societal behaviour’ in SOM dated May 7. One of the major reasons for steep hike in Covid cases recently is due to utter carelessness of people. Carelessness is manifested in improper wearing of the mask. While a section…

Sir, Reading Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy’s article about the magnificent Brihadeeswara temple at Thanjavur in Star of Mysore dated Apr.27, my memory went back to my native place (Thanjavur) where I stayed for 24 years. After marriage I came to Mysuru. While I was there I used to go to the above temple every Thursday…