Sir, Of late we do not find Home Guards at junctions but can see the Traffic Police instead. These cops will be either sitting beneath the traffic umbrellas or on their bikes, where there are no traffic umbrellas. Most of the time they are busy talking on their mobile phones. There are plenty of traffic rules…
Legend behind dropping three coins into Trevi Fountain, Rome
September 30, 2019Sir, Kudos to Star of Mysore (SOM) for its Saturday topic-specific Supplements which make them a very good read. However, I want to draw your attention to Sept.21 Saturday Supplement covering “Gold in the Gutters” and more so the subtitle “Why do people drop coins into Rivers?” Attributing scientific reasons for dropping (copper) coins into…
Glittering profession
September 30, 2019Sir, This refers to the Weekend Star Supplement titled “Gold in the Gutters” (SOM dated Sept.21). It is an absorbing report throwing light on a fascinating and little-known profession of gold hunters who make a living by diving into the river, scouring the gutters near jewellery shops on Ashoka Road and sieving the sludge to…
Dasara: Fix direction indicators on KRS-JLB Road junction
September 29, 2019Sir, During Dasara period there will be a heavy flow of tourists coming from KRS Road towards Mysuru city. There are no direction indicators on this stretch at the junction of KRS Road and JLB Road. Tourists will definitely get confused without knowing which direction to follow to reach their destinations. A large permanent multi-lingual…
Rain water harvesting need of the hour atop Hill
September 29, 2019Sir, It was indeed heartening to read that there will be no water crisis atop Chamundi Hill (SOM dated Sept.23). Efforts of the District Administration in this regard are commendable. But nowhere in the report there is anything mentioned about harvesting the rain water. Chamundi Hill being a hilly forest region, gets ample rainfall which…
Rangayana Directors and Political Ideology
September 28, 2019Sir, It is interesting to note that the recent Government Order relieving the Directors of Rangayanas has generated a debate. I have attended a few programmes in Rangayana and it was quite obvious that the administrators were leaning towards a particular political ideology. A few months back there were a series of plays in the…
Let’s keep Mysuru clean!
September 27, 2019Sir, It is very important that we realise the importance of keeping our city clean, especially with “Nada Habba” Dasara round the corner. A lot of tourists throng into the city from different parts of the country and they tend to litter in public places. It is not only the duty of Mysuru City Corporation…
Need drinking water facility atop Chamundi Hill
September 26, 2019Sir, I am a resident of Mysuru and visit Chamundi Hill every Sunday morning. Since a month I kept checking for the availability of drinking water in this needful setup, but every time I checked, there was no water. Since this temple is a well-known asset to whole of Mysuru, thousands of people visit the…
Refurbish Corporation Zonal Offices
September 26, 2019Sir, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Offices badly need a thorough sprucing up. The Officers in-charge are failing to keep their surroundings tidy, free from dust and muck. Furniture in most of these Offices is outdated, damaged, torn and probably uncomfortable. There is no feel good factor for the people either who visit these Offices. Why…
Fleeting Happiness: Lights on Ring Road
September 25, 2019Sir, With Dasara-2019 round the corner, authorities are busy with last minute touch up works to make Mysuru as attractive as possible. The lights on Ring Road have been activated exactly after one year much to the joy and bewilderment of the residents and motorists. Joy, because the road looks beautiful and perplexed because someone…
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