Sir, An eco-friendly attitude was established amongst the residents of a few areas when they decided to ban the usage of plastic bags. Instead groceries were delivered in paper bags. I felt a sense of pride when we locals were really implementing the ban of plastic bag rule. But I was disappointed when I notice…

Sir, Deepavali, the festival of lights and crackers is here. The fervour with which we celebrate the festival, the same precaution need to be taken while  bursting fire-crackers. Here I would like to mention the dangers of injury to eye due to crackers and the precautions that need to be taken to prevent eye injuries….

Sir, It has been mentioned in the article “Mysuru Memories — Rajamantra Praveena Kulapati H.V.Nanjundaiah” (SOM dated Oct. 22) that the initial steps with regard to the birth of Mysore University were taken by the Maharaja Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar, his mother Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa and Dewan Sir M. Visvesvaraya in 1913-14. In order…

Sir, After reading Nikam’s article “Destination Devaraja Market” and the use of 3.5 acres of land of market for development (SOM dated Oct. 27), I would like to share my view as a Tourism Professional. The economy of Mysuru depends on Tourism Industry and the main attraction of this city is the Mysore Palace. We…

Sir, Apropos the letter titled ‘Refrain from excess tourism in Mysuru’ by A. Shivaprakash (SOM dated Oct. 30). The world is in an unprecedented period of tourism growth and not everyone is happy about it. A report says that in 2030 there will be around 1.8 billion tourists in the world, thanks to cheap flights,…

Sir, One of the major causes of air pollution in Delhi is said to be due to the stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and Haryana. Smoke from this burning produces a cloud of particulates visible in images from space, and has produced a “toxic cloud” in New Delhi, resulting in declarations of an air-pollution…

Sir, Periodically from the Office of the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, news bulletins are released mentioning about the traffic fines collected by the Traffic Police under different traffic rules violation heads. Till date they have not given the split-up figure for the registration number plate rules violation. Apparently, a serious traffic offense like riding without…

Sir, The scheme of selling medicines at subsidised cost in Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras by Government of India for the benefit of common man, poor people in particular, is launched about three years back. I hadn’t experienced the benefit so far as I never thought of going there since it’s a habit to buy…

Sir, This is with reference to Tourism Director’s statement on boosting tourism in Mysuru (SOM dated Oct. 27). Genuine Indian and international tourists love to see natural beauties as it is. They don’t appreciate decoration, but basic facility. At present, the facility standard provided in popular tourist places is really poor. There is not a…

Sir, Mysureans are still waiting for a direct train to Hyderabad. Every day hundreds of passengers travel to Hyderabad and vice versa. Hence, a direct train is necessary to make travel easier, so that we can save some time and avoid catching connecting trains at Bengaluru. It will definitely benefit many senior citizens, businessmen, technicians…