Sir, I am a resident of Udayagiri and would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the poor quality of roads in our locality including the Rajendranagar Main Road. They have not been repaired since 2 years. I had complained regarding the same to the local officials yet no action was taken….

Sir, I  am a regular walker from my residence at K.C. Layout to the temple at the foot of Chamundi Hill. This stretch joins the main Chamundi Hill road and is a walkers’ delight with no traffic. Of late, the traffic on this stretch has increased manifold because of several resorts on that road. This…

Sir, It is observed everywhere nowadays that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is laying interlocking tiles for the footpaths. It is indeed a good initiative which provides safe and comfortable walking area to pedestrians. But, unfortunately in many areas due to improper maintenance and timely not removing the weeds, grass, small plants that are growing…

Sir, In Jayanagar, Bengaluru, the Newspaper Sections of Central Public Libraries work on all 365 days without any holidays.  But in Mysuru Public Libraries, Newspaper Sections will be closed for more than 8 days in a month. As Newspaper Sections are utilised by students / user public and newspapers are to be read on a…

Sir, Reading the news about the Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra K.B. Ganapathy getting the Hon. Doctorate from Mysore University, I was reminded of what Justice Michael F. Saldanha of Karnataka High Court had written about him in 2018. Paying a tribute to Fr. Denis Noronha, a household name in Mysuru those…

Sir, The news item titled “Fund crunch hits restoration of Saraswathipuram Fire Station” is an indication of the sorry state of affairs as far Mysuru city development is concerned (refer SOM dated Sept.3). Four years back this heritage building collapsed due to lack of proper maintenance but the authorities are sleeping over to decide whether…

Sir, A few months back, MCC took up the work of constructing a drain culvert on the road joining Mahadeshwara-Vijayanagar Railway Layout, at the right turn of the Main Road leading to Vijayanagar Water Tank.  Now the said work is completed and the road thrown open to public. But it is really a pity to…

Sir, This is to bring to the attention of the MUDA authorities concerned that there are garbage dumps (see photo) piled up in Sathagalli A Zone Layout under MUDA’s jurisdiction.  There are around 50 sites in Sathagalli A Zone and the residents/site owners are paying the annual property taxes regularly. So then where is the…

Sir, This is to draw the attention of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) towards the pig menace in Brindavan Extension.  I request the authorities concerned  to relocate the pigs and their piglets, which seem to have ‘permanently’ settled in Brindavan Extension, destroying gardens and attacking children when playing. Hope the concerned will take immediate action…

Sir, Recently a lady traveling by train was tried to be robbed of her possessions in a  moving train and was harassed. She had to wait until the next station to complain about the incident. Keeping this in view, I always think that the trains that we travel are not safe. Be it a chair…