Sir, An opening near a small culvert next to NIE on the busy H.D. Kote Road is posing danger to motorists and other road-users. Though there is a protection wall over the culvert, the area before the culvert is not flat and the entire trench is very close to the road. It is more dangerous…

Sir, “After water bills, MCC moots launch of online Property Tax payment” (SOM dated Aug.3) is indeed good news. MCC has been following archaic method of tax collection while BBMP and a few other civic bodies in the State have automated tax payments. Sadly, MCC continued to live in the past! The tax-payers have to…

Sir, This has reference to the letter by Chandrahas on bright light of vehicles on road. The problem is seen during day time also and it is given to understand that authorities at RTO insist on this and refuse registration if the lights are not on when the vehicle is started. How far it is…

Sir, Apropos the report titled “HONEST DEED” on the front page in yesterday’s SOM, I want to congratulate two sets of people. A father and a son from our city became instantly famous for their wonderful display of corruption-free character. They became famous for their mental strength to resist temptation. I said two sets of…

Sir, Like the ‘high beam’ menace, another menace is the use of different types of LED lights fixed at the front or at the rear of the vehicles. Some motorists have fixed decorative LED strobe lights or flash lights to the brake, causing optical disturbance to other motorists. Though these vehicles can boast of higher…

Sir, The footpath on Devaraja Urs Road at Santhapet Road intersection (close to K. R. Circle) is in a very bad condition (see photo) and it is risky to walk over it. In addition, Dasara, which attracts both national and international travellers in large numbers to the city of Palaces, is fast approaching. As it…

Sir, Now that a new Government under the leadership of B.S. Yediyurappa has come to power in the State, I feel this is the right time to take up the long-pending issue of MUDA-allotted ‘B-Kharab’ land classification in Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41. I had purchased a site in K.C. Layout…

Sir, It is heartening to note that the far cry of the citizens in respect of safe roads and footpaths have finally been heard! In a landmark judgement, the High Court of Karnataka declared that the right to have safe and good motorable roads and footpaths is a fundamental right of citizens under Article 21…

Sir, I read with interest a news item (not in SOM) about the expectations of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to maintain city’s cleanliness by Educational Institutions “AT THEIR EXPENSES.” Expecting community participation is most welcome, but in the name of instilling awareness about cleanliness, it is not justifiable that an organ of the responsible Government…

Sir, Yesterday morning as I was taking my vehicle inside the old Law Courts Complex compound, I could see a young disabled man struggling to cross the road (because of peak hour traffic) near the Circle to go to the other side of the road into the Court. But I was very happy to see…