By Bhamy V. Shenoy The latest ‘great idea’ to promote tourism under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme is to install stainless steel railings on both the sides of 1,008 steps leading to Chamundi Betta. In this background, there is a need to select projects undertaken or proposed to promote tourism…
Will the ropeway reduce vehicular traffic? No Will tourists pay for a limited scenic ride? No Is the project economically viable? No Will it disrupt sensitive ecosystem? Yes Will it destroy spiritual environment? Yes Is it destined to be an eyesore finally? Yes By Bhamy V. Shenoy Ever since the Karnataka Government has approved the…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy In the world, the western democracies led by the US have threatened to stop the natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here in Mysuru, a similar thing is being carried out to stop Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Corporators led by BJP MLAs. Stopping Russian…
Need to look into why some BJP leaders are opposing piped gas project in Mysuru Respectful Prime Minister Shri Modiji, I write this letter with the utmost urgency to draw your attention to the gross injustice that is being done to Mysuru city by your own party MLAs and Corporators of the city. They are…
International oil expert says MCC should approve people-friendly project without any misgivings Mysore/Mysuru: The move to put hurdles on the ambitious gas pipeline project by a section of Corporators and elected representatives is unfortunate and will go down in Mysuru’s history as a chapter of infamy. This is nothing but betrayal of the city by…
Solid Waste Management and Beautifying Parks By Bhamy V. Shenoy and S. Shobana During the short period that Shilpa Nag served as Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, two vision groups were formed despite the pandemic. Vision of the first one is to make Mysuru free of Single Use Plastic (SUP) through people-driven movement to have…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy To promote consumer rights and responsibilities, there are two occasions to celebrate — on March 15 is World Consumer Day (WCD) and on December 24 is National Consumer Day (NCD). Despite ample opportunities provided by these two celebrations over the years, consumer movement in Mysuru has made little progress. One can…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Save Chamundi Hill signature campaign has got over 7,000 signatures in two days and a majority of the signatories are college students and youths who are aware of the mindless destruction. “But looking at the response of people, we felt that more awareness is needed to save the Hill. We have a long…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy Way back in the early 90s, when IFS Officer Dr. Kodira A. Kushalappa was Conservator of Forests in Mysuru some efforts were made to green Chamundi Hill using a Norwegian grant. One should wonder why our leaders did not think of greening ourselves and had to depend on foreign aid. On…
What happened to Centre’s Rs. 100 crore PRASHAD Scheme? Need to abolish Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat Mysore/Mysuru: After the successful online petition to stall cutting of hundreds of trees at the foot of Chamundi Hill for Heli Tourism project, with over 80,000 signatures, forcing the State Government to do a rethink on the project, Mysureans…
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