Sir, I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the dangerously damaged condition of the road near Putli Park Circle, Lions Bhavan Cross in Bannimantap. The stretch is riddled with deep and large potholes, making it extremely difficult — and unsafe — for motorists to ride or drive. This road is particularly critical as…
Mysore/Mysuru: Concerns have surfaced over an alleged encroachment attempt on land housing the Gadduges (Memorials) of Sri Siddharoodha’s disciples at ‘A’ Layout in Bannimantap, Mysuru. Hindu activist Lohit Urs, along with Siddalingeshwara and Raghavendra of the Kollapuradamma Temple in the same Layout, submitted a petition to the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) on Friday, urging swift…
Sir, I am writing to appeal to our Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, to postpone the foundation stone laying of the proposed Bus Station at Bannimantap and change the location. Since Bannimantap is located at the Northern tip of Mysuru, it is more inconvenient than convenient for the citizens of the Southern, Eastern and Western parts of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst intense opposition from the business community and city planners, the State Government has decided to go ahead with the relocation of the KSRTC Sub-Urban Bus Stand from Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road to KSRTC-owned land in Bannimantap, where its depot currently functions. Traders fear the move will hurt foot traffic and sales in the heart of…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the preparations for the new KSRTC Rural Bus Terminal in Bannimantap, discussions are underway with the Police Department to finalise traffic routes for buses entering and exiting the terminal. For now, a temporary route has been designated to avoid the traditionally congested Bannimantap Road, which is reserved during the Dasara Jumboo…
Mysuru: The 14th lamp lighting, oath taking ceremony and 10th Graduation ceremony of St. Joseph’s College of Nursing was held at St. Philomena’s College Indoor Stadium at Bannimantap in city recently. A total of 91 new students took up the Light from Nursing Teachers and Oath was administered by St. Joseph’s Hospital Nursing Superintendent Sr….
Mysuru: The members of the public and daily commuters, however, have their own suggestions on the issue of shifting of the Sub-Urban Bus Stand to Bannimantap. While several of them said they want the Bus Stand for long distance and Inter-State routes only to be shifted to the new location at Bannimantap and that the…
Develop the present Sub-Urban Bus Stand instead of shifting it to Bannimantap The Government’s decision to establish a new Urban Bus Stand at Bannimantap at a cost of about Rs. 120 crore has already roused controversy among the stakeholders. The latest one to protest against the location of the new Bus Stand has come from…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist It is hard to believe that the famous historic place, Bannimantap, will have a bus stand to be built at Rs. 120 crore on the 16-acre land the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has in its possession. Perhaps, nowhere else, such strange proposals to turn a garden and Parade…
Need to send DPR back to the Drawing Board By Bhamy V. Shenoy Several articles have been written on relocating Mysuru’s Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Is there anything new to discuss? Absolutely. Anyone travelling long distances from Mysuru knows the chaotic conditions at the Sub-Urban Bus Stand. The sheer volume of buses has reached a tipping…
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