Sir, Nivedithanagar Park is renowned as one of the best parks in Mysuru, boasting lush greenery and natural beauty, thanks to the dedicated gardener who takes utmost care. A large number of visitors, including both seniors and young individuals, frequent the park to enjoy leisurely walks and spend quality time. However, the park lacks several…

Sir, According to Prof. N.S. Rangaraju, a member of the District Heritage Committee, out of 129 heritage structures, 50 to 60 structures need urgent restoration (‘11 heritage buildings listed for urgent repairs’ in SOM dated May 25). However, only 11 heritage buildings have been identified for urgent repairs at an estimated cost of Rs. 96,80,59,838…

Sir, This has reference to the news item titled ‘MCC gets tough: Segregate waste to avoid penalty’ published in SOM dated May 30. In this connection, I wish to bring the following facts for the information of the MCC and needful action at their end. The door-to-door garbage collection in our area (Ramakrishnanagar G Block)…

Sir, This is regarding the news item titled ‘11 heritage buildings listed for urgent repairs’ (SOM dated May 25). It is disheartening to note the absence of any positive action towards renovation or reconstruction of the Devaraja Market building and Lansdowne building in the proposed list. Lansdowne building collapsed on Aug. 8, 2012, and Devaraja…

Sir, Unfortunately, an entire family of four persons perished because of LPG leak in their house at Yaraganahalli (Star of Mysore dated May 22, 2024). ‘LPG’ stands for ‘Liquefied Petroleum Gas.’ It is a mixture of Butane and Propane gases, in varying proportions. It is stored under pressure in a cylinder, in the form of…

Sir, Is it a mere coincidence that the roads are almost always damaged near the traffic signal lights? There are either potholes or road cuts there. Sometimes it is a hump. These are the places where every second counts. But the vehicles will have to go slow because of the damage on the road. Result:…

Sir, The traffic in Mysuru is going from bad to worse. The one-way streets like Kalidasa Road, Devaraj Urs Road etc., are full of two-wheelers, autos and cars coming in the wrong direction. People have not spared even the Ring Road where the wrong direction traffic is rampant. To make things even worse, we have…

Sir, This is to bring to your attention the issue of stray dogs at the Karnataka Government Ayurveda Hi-Tech Hospital, Brindavan Extension, KRS Road, Mysuru. Recently, I visited the hospital for treatment and was advised by Dr. Roopa L. Gowda, a senior doctor, to stay on the premises for eight days for Panchakarma treatment. Being…

Sir, Quite often, the citizens raise civic issues in Mysuru and rightly question the services provided by the local government authorities. Here in SBM Layout, Bogadi, garbage dumping is going on openly by some people. The sad part is that garbage is dumped right under the tree at SBM Layout entrance where a board clearly…

Sir, I am residing behind Sai Baba Temple in J.P. Nagar, Mysuru. Earlier, garbage collection auto used to come to our locality on alternate days. But nowadays garbage collection auto is not coming regularly. So, we the residents are put to a lot of  hardship. The garbage accumulated at households has to be disposed at…