Sir, This beautiful antique lamp- post is located near Sangeetha Vidwan Devendrappa Circle (Dhanvantri-Dewan’s Road junction). Will the officials concerned first remove the ugly plastic wrapper on the pole and then make this antique lamppost operational as early as possible? – Mysuru Shantharam, Mysuru, 26.7.2017 You can also mail us your views, opinions, and stories to…
Stray dog menace in Ramakrishnanagar
July 31, 2017Sir, This refers to the various letters and factual reports on ‘stray dog menace’ that appeared in Star of Mysore recently. I would like to add that in Ramakrishnanagar-I Block also this menace is increasing. Some times there are so many, clustered together, like there is a ‘Summit Meeting of dogs’. On a serious note,…
Iron bollards: Some thoughts
July 30, 2017Sir, Apropos to the article “MCC hits upon novel idea” (Star of Mysore dated July 23), I have a few thoughts which may be debated. Even though the idea may be novel of the MCC to introduce Iron Bollards to end parking and hawking menace, my question was, has the MCC considered the plight of…
Introduce circular bus route on experimental basis
July 30, 2017Sir, I fully endorse the suggestion by Vasanth (SOM dated July 26) on introducing circular bus routes without touching CBS. As of now, it appears that the concerned are just following the traditional method of increasing frequency of buses depending on the commuters without exploring other options. Unless they travel regularly to different parts of…
Thanks for writing on EPW
July 29, 2017Sir, KBG’s Abracadabra in yesterday’s SOM was a remarkable recollection of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). My introduction to the magazine came in early 1970s when I was a student at the Central College in Bangalore studying B.A Economics (Honours). During one of the debates in the campus, a senior of mine was extracting content…
Traffic woes near schools: Depute School Traffic Wardens
July 28, 2017Sir, With reference to the traffic issues at schools published in this column (SOM dated July 25), I would like to add some more points on the safety of school children at their schools. As suggested by the reader, the Traffic Wardens Organisation (TWO) in association with city Traffic Police are organising traffic awareness programmes…
Unscientific planting of tree-saplings on NH
July 27, 2017Sir, I am concerned about government planting tree-saplings on the NH (T. Narasipur Main Road) unscientifically even without thinking that the NH will get broader; at least in ten years it may become four-lane. The saplings planted on either side of the road which is just 6 feet away from the road edge will definitely…
Introduce circular bus routes without touching CBS
July 26, 2017Sir, At present, city buses unnecessarily travel around Mysore Palace, Pathashala, Hardinge Circle and City Bus Stand (CBS). The buses that end its journey in CBS should only enter the city bus stand; rest of the buses should not enter CBS at all like in Bengaluru. For instance, Route No. 20 from Sharadadevinagar to JP…
Traffic woes near Schools: Some suggestions
July 25, 2017Sir, As schools are essential parts of our life, one will find them in all residential areas, commercial areas and even on main roads. Without going into the details of the traffic problems near these schools, I would like to make some suggestions which would require active participation of the school, civic body, Traffic Police…
Provide entry point on Ring Road near Narayana Hospital
July 24, 2017Sir, The other day one of my relatives complained of chest pain and we immediately shifted him to Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru, via Ring Road. To our surprise, when we approached the hospital, we went further half-a-kilometer to take ‘U’ turn to enter the emergency ward. It is really difficult to understand why there is…
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