Sir,

It is a known fact that most of the footpaths have been occupied by roadside eateries across the city and though we frequently hear the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities of clearing them, not much has happened in real terms.

I would like to mention one such eatery which is being run on Nazarbad Main Road, on the footpath abutting the Government Sindhi Higher Primary School for decades. I had written about this years ago twice in this column. However, the eatery still thrives.

The eatery does business from late in the afternoon till midnight. It has occupied an area of about 50 metres on the footpath. Since the eatery is located almost at the junction of B.N. Road and Nazarbad Main Road, it is definitely a grave traffic hazard as the pedestrians have to walk on the main road for about 50 metres and they run the risk of being hit by vehicles which take a sharp turn from B.N. Road on to the Nazarbad Road.

Has the Mysuru City Corporation issued trade licence to run this eatery, and if so how it was issued to carry on business on footpath so as to pose traffic hazard endangering the lives of pedestrians?

This apart, food is cooked in an unhygienic manner. Has the food regulatory authority, FSSAI, conducted inspection of the eatery and issued a certificate?

It is very unlikely that this nuisance has not come to the notice of the authorities concerned. It is high time the MCC officials and the Police removed this nuisance without further delay before some untoward incident takes place.

– K.R. Jayaprakash Rao, Nazarbad, 10.5.2025

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