Sir, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in his tweet has said that the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru will be reduced to 75 minutes (Zip from Mysuru to Bengaluru in 75 minutes from October in ‘Star of Mysore’ dated 29.3.2022). True, it sounds alluring in an environment when life these…

Sir, The news of vehicle users of Mysuru city paying Rs. 23.6 crore as traffic fines for just     three years from 2019 to 2021, which included lockdown periods, indicates the extent of traffic rule violations (Star of Mysore dated Mar. 19, 2022). Thus, Mysuru city secured top rank in traffic fines among all tier-2 cities…

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of authorities the difficulty being faced by people living and travelling around Alanahalli region, particularly the Ring Road stretch between Devegowda Circle and T. Narasipur Circle (the distance between the Circles is just around a km or so). There are at least 7 to 8 liquor…

Sir, City bus route No. 10A which was operating from J.P. Nagar last bus stop to L&T via Chamundipuram, Ashoka Circle, Ramaswamy Circle, Vontikoppal and route No. 11R which was operating from the same route to city bus stand via K.R. Hospital was stopped a year ago. These two buses were very helpful to the…

Sir, We wish to draw the attention of the local MLA, Deputy Mayor and Muda Commissioner towards the poor maintenance of parks, roads and street-lights in our locality (Devanur 3rd Stage, now known as Rajivnagar 3rd Stage). The new layout was developed by MUDA and sites were distributed during 1991 but not a single house…

Sir, Recently, there was a drive to prevent/stop footpath encroachment by businesses and households in central business area of city. The Mysuru City Corporation served notice and imposed fine on defaulters. The picture alongside shows the entire footpath of approximately 15-plus feet on either side of the road being occupied. This is common throughout the…

Sir, This is to draw the attention of the authorities/ Corporator/MLA concerned towards the sad state of the road from Jawa Main Road intersection upto the Gurudwara (I do not know if the area comes under Yadavagiri or Brindavan Extension). This road is so much pothole- ridden that all vehicles need to slow down to…

Sir, This is to highlight the unavailability of city buses in some areas. Commuters, mostly school/college-going children and office-goers, will always be in a hurry to catch their bus/train to reach their destination. No matter what, it’s always a challenge to catch the bus/train. Most of the time people have to face a lot of…

Sir, On my way to office, daily I pass through the three traffic junctions in the morning as well as in the evening — KRS Road – Vontikoppal junction, Jayadeva Hospital – KRS road junction and Hebbal Ring road junction. Signal jumping has become rampant at these three busy junctions especially during peak hours inconveniencing…

Sir, This refers to the letter by K.V. Srinivas (Camp: USA) in SOM dated 4th March 2022, suggesting additional writing on vehicle number plates like “Sandal State, Coconut State… etc” on the lines of his observation in the State of New Jersey in USA. I checked the Motor Vehicle Act in this regard and it…