Mysore/Mysuru: A week following the extensive clean-up of Devaraja Market, where the walkway for over 1,500 shops was cleared of clutter and eviction drive to clear the footpaths surrounding both sides of Sayyaji Rao Road near K.R. Circle and the vicinity of Chikka Gadiyara Market (Dufferin Clock Tower), which were previously bustling with numerous hawkers,…
Kings of footpaths are encroachers: pedestrians in peril
February 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Footpath encroachments in the heart of the city is back to trouble pedestrians. The general public and road users are demanding the authorities to permanently rein in the encroachers along with roadside vendors to address the menace. The footpaths around K.R. Circle extending towards Devaraja Market on Sayyaji Rao Road, Gandhi Square and surroundings…
Missing footpath slabs invite danger
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: On one hand the footpaths are encroached by vendors, severely inconveniencing pedestrians, while on the other hand footpath slabs have gone missing inviting danger. This is the pathetic state of the footpath on New Sayyaji Rao Road from KSRTC City Bus Stand towards the west side gate of Mysore Palace. It has been several…
Walk around Mysore Palace at your peril… Stone balustrades crash at 57 places
October 19, 2021Footpaths cave in at 15 spots Mysore/Mysuru: Walking around the Mysore Palace in the heart of the city has become a dangerous task of late, especially when thousands are coming onto the roads at night to see Dasara illumination. The ornate stone balustrades of the Raja Marga have collapsed at 57 places with the pillars…
Hellish walk on footpaths
September 13, 2019Hop, skip, jump or dance to navigate across Mysuru’s footpaths and roads Official machinery has no time to repair roads as they are busy in Dasara meetings Mysuru: Amid calls that the Government should first improve road infrastructure before imposing hefty fines for traffic violations, here comes the latest statement from our Deputy Chief Minister…
Pedestrian death traps
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Danger seems to be lurking for pedestrians around the Core Heritage Zone in city, particularly around the Mysore Palace, K.R. Circle, Sayyaji Rao Road and the Jumboo Savari Route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap as concrete slabs and footpath tiles that were used to cover the roadside drains have been found either broken or…
Footpaths being repaired on war-footing, says DC
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Footpaths will not pose any danger to pedestrians and tourists as all the broken and damaged walkways will be repaired. Works are being carried out on a war-footing and the safety of pedestrians is paramount, said Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the Dasara Special Officer. Speaking to SOM this morning from his…
FOODPATHS: Pushing pedestrians off the footpath
August 18, 2018A photo feature by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Come evening and there is a Mela on certain city roads with vendors turning out in large numbers to sell everything from momos to gobi manchurian, egg, vegetarian and meat rolls to dosas, cut fruits, salted-and-peppered raw mangoes and pani-puris from their pushcarts. With people, especially youngsters and…
Footpaths in Mysuru are unsafe
November 28, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is relentlessly pursuing the mission of clearing the footpaths from hawkers and eating joints. However, it has completely failed in keeping them clean and fit for pedestrians to walk. Except for a few footpaths in the city, others are in bad shape. If the pedestrians are even a bit…
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