Sir, As per Central Government orders, all Telecommunication companies including BSNL are insisting that the users must link Aadhaar number with their mobile number. As a user of a BSNL SIM, I went to the BSNL office to link my Aadhaar number. To my dismay, the system there did not accept my fingerprint. This may…
Dumping of construction wastes
December 28, 2017Sir, The building construction wastes are being dumped near the Park or roadside in M-Block, Kuvempunagar and almost every area of Mysuru. Mysuru City Corporation has got all the authority to penalise those persons who are (constructing houses) dumping wastes near the public park or roadside which is causing health hazard. Hope the MCC will…
Mysuru Winter Fest: A feedback
December 27, 2017Sir, I would like to give a feedback to the District Authorities on the ongoing first Mysuru Winter Festival. The Musical Fountain at Kuppana Park was a non-starter at least on the first two days. There was not even enough lighting at the place; the traffic and the Circle leading to the Park was chaotic….
Two-wheelers without number plates on the rise
December 26, 2017Sir, Lately, there has been an increase in the number of two-wheelers (especially scooters) on the road that do not have a rear number plate. While the Traffic Police seem to be busy with only catching riders without helmets, there seems to be an increase in other violations such as signal jumping and speaking on…
Defective number plates
December 25, 2017Sir, This is with reference to letters published in this column on the use of defective number plates by several vehicle users. Different types of number plates are being noticed on city roads which are against the rules of Indian Motor Vehicles Act. The size of the number plate as well as the letters and…
Children are precious. Keep them safe
December 24, 2017Sir, Sometime back, near the JLB-Kantharaj Urs Road intersection, my vehicle was behind a Mahindra XUV car and I noticed a boy standing over the seat-headrest and popping almost half his body out of that car’s sunroof and wobbling to have a full view of the surroundings. I couldn’t resist myself from taking a picture…
Avoid inconvenience to ATM customers
December 23, 2017Sir, The main motto behind establishing ATM units by Banks is to avoid mad rush, elaborate process and to save time of customers as well as Bank staff. After establishing ATM units, most of the customers heaved a sigh of relief. But gradually this concept proved to be futile in the minds of customers. To…
Unusable footpath on Kalidasa Road
December 22, 2017Sir, The footpath from Reliance Fresh to 14th Cross on Kalidasa Road is in such a sorry state that it is practically unusable with wild growth, potholes, stones, concrete electric posts, encroachment etc. As a result pedestrians are forced to walk on the road, endangering their lives and hindering the free flow of traffic. The…
An apology of Swachh Mysuru in Vontikoppal !
December 21, 2017Sir, This photo of overflowing garbage in Vontikoppal speaks volumes about the indifference of Mysureans to keep our city clean. On one hand we have several high-level committee meetings, call by Heads of various religions, participation by committed NGOs, marches by students etc., to create awareness on keeping city clean. Why are all such efforts…
Stray dog menace: MCC clarifies
December 20, 2017Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Eradicate stray dog menace” (SOM dated 29.11.2017), the MCC staff have visited the spot at Subhashnagar on 9.12.2017 and captured the unsterilised dogs. Majority of the dogs found were sterilised. As per the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules 2001, we are not supposed to kill or relocate the stray dogs….
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