Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, I read the news item “Dasara decoration: Cause for delight but a word of caution” in yesterday’s Star of Mysore about a Mantap with a lotus design erected at Kurubarahalli Circle (leading towards Chamundi Hill)on Lalitha Mahal Palace Road. The caption has a remark that the design is masking traffic signals. I travel on…