Sir, Some of the parks in our city have become dog sanctuaries. I am attaching a picture taken at Kukkarahalli Lake sometime back. The sight of a pack of dogs going together is scary and it is a nightmare for morning and evening walkers. A single bite can infect the victim with rabies and its…

Sir, In today’s rat race, our children, from the tender age of 3, are forced to run with academic grades and related home work. In the process, it is routine for them to accept the tension in life from a tender age. Children are moulded to fit into the examination process and adults expect the…

Sir, Read the recent article “Shelters miss the bus” in SOM dated Jan. 19. The reason for the state of these shelters is that they are built with materials that can be easily vandalised. Hence, it is the duty of citizens to give ideas to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) so that we can have great…

Sir, The timers of the traffic signal lights installed near V. V. Mohalla Police Station need to be re-set. By the time the last few vehicles move from Yadavagiri side towards Vontikoppal side and reach the junction of Gokulam road and Temple road, the signal from Gokulam side would have turned to green. This causes…

Sir, On Adichunchanagiri Road, near RMP Colony and behind Banashankari Temple, there is a Park. It is a known fact that it has not been developed for many years for the best reasons known to MUDA/ MCC. First there were four flood- light posts. Recently another four such lights were added. Now attempts are made…

Sir, This is with reference to obtaining Encumbrance Certificate (EC) from a Sub-Registrar’s Office. The Sub-Registrar Offices in Mysuru are usually surrounded by brokers/middlemen who, when approached for getting an EC for a minimum of one year, guarantee us to get us the EC the very next day for a payment of Rs.300. He also…

Sir, Bengaluru is connected to New Delhi via Kacheguda/Secunderabad by 12649/12650 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (5 days a week). The prestigious train operates only via Andhra Pradesh on Bengaluru-Gooty-Dhone-Kurnool line and thus there exists no room for this train’s stoppage anywhere within Karnataka.  Further, there is now an urgent need to connect the interior Karnataka…

Sir, I happened to stay in Indore city for about a week during our trip to Ujjain and Omkareshwar recently. It leaves me with little doubt in Indore scoring a hat-trick in Swachh Survekshan-2019 by retaining the Cleanest City tag this year also. There is a lot to learn from them. Here are a few…

Sir, Come January, “Swachh Bharat” is on politicians’ and officials’ lips? Why? Simple. Everyone wants Mysuru to regain the “Cleanest City” tag. Once Swachh Survekshan team comes, inspects and then announces the list, the drama is over. Then the blame-game starts if we do not get the top ranking. Why does the Mysuru City Corporation…

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) intends to make the city more beautiful by creating median strip gardens (SOM dated Dec.18). Many readers have commended the idea. As it is, almost every day, we are having a number of road accidents. Instead of focussing on cruising, people are looking this way and that way, while…