Sir, I wholeheartedly welcome the direction by the Supreme Court to Railways to make available an oxygen cylinder in all the trains for emergency use. Recently, I was travelling back to Mysuru from Chennai by Cauvery Express. I was in a two-tier AC coach along with my wife. Nearly one hour after we left Chennai…

Sir, Despite stiff opposition and protests from the concerned citizens of Mysuru, the government has gone ahead with the straightening of the curve on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini. But there is a more dangerous curve than this road a little after Damden Apartments towards Lakshmikanthanagar turn on the Outer Ring Road, which probably needs urgent…

Sir, Nowadays it has become common to link Aadhaar Number to each and every transactions made and to be made by the citizen of the country. For example, Aadhaar is sought for getting admission of children to school, getting a bank account opened and also for Permanent Account Number (PAN). But it is quite surprising…

Sir, A  “left turn prohibited” road sign installed by the M – TRAC at the junction of Dhanvantri road and Dewan’s road  (near the petrol bunk) during Dasara is yet to be dismantled. This is causing utter confusion for the motorists who are not from Mysuru. Even the law-abiding citizens  of Mysuru are hesitant for…

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is gearing up to chase the ‘Cleanest City’ Award a third time. Here are a few suggestions: Impose hefty fine or jail for a few days for those who dump garbage on the vacant sites and at street corners. Educate public to get rid of the age-old habit. Introduce…

Sir, In some parts of the city, road safety indicators like the one shown in the photo (pic.1) were placed on either side of the road dividing concrete blocks, including on the Bogadi road. But these concrete blocks are not visible from a distance for vehicle riders coming from the city side due to the…

Sir, The train journey from Bengaluru to Mysuru takes about two-hours-and-forty-five minutes to three hours whether it is a Passenger, Express or Superfast one. Even the introduction of double track or electrification will not help to reduce the journey time because of platform problems in Mysuru City Junction. All the trains are parked at outer…

Sir, According to the World Bank, ‘ease of doing business in India’ has improved substantially and the country has gone up by 30 places. One supposes this applies only to foreign companies which want to invest in India and certainly not for the commonalty of the country. Here is a sample of the ‘ease of…