Tag: Hunsur Road

Heritage Panel demands stoppage of road straightening project
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Heritage Panel demands stoppage of road straightening project

November 2, 2017

Mysuru: Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere, who was recently reappointed as a member of the Mysuru Heritage Region Development and Protection Committee, has urged the Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highways Sub-Division, not to commence the project work of straightening the Hunsur Road before consideration of the matter by the Heritage Committee. In a letter to the…

Condition of roads alone is not cause for accidents, Says retired Traffic Police Officer Shankaregowda
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Condition of roads alone is not cause for accidents, Says retired Traffic Police Officer Shankaregowda

October 26, 2017

Mysuru: The condition of roads alone are not responsible for accidents. Just blaming them does not serve any purpose. The road users who violate traffic rules are also responsible for accidents, said Traffic Police Officer Shankaregowda (Retd.). He was reacting to the widespread opposition to the straightening and widening of the curve near Jaladarshini Guest…

Let the bend remain near Jaladarshini !
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Let the bend remain near Jaladarshini !

October 23, 2017

Sir, Our forefathers who built tanks (Lakes) had a clear idea of the topography of the land around it and designed their villages in such a way that rain water or any water would flow into the Lake. The channels or canals that carried the rain water into the Lake were not filled with water…

Ending the road Bend: Protest  Zone
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Ending the road Bend: Protest Zone

October 22, 2017

Mysuru: Nearly a thousand protestors formed a Human Chain opposing the State Government’s Rs. 12 crore plan to widen and straighten the Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. Through Human Chain and silent march, they debunked the government theory that the road is leading to accidents and appealed to the authorities not to cut trees….

A bend in the road: How to fix it?
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A bend in the road: How to fix it?

October 22, 2017

By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Over a thousand citizens of Mysuru, comprising a few NGOs, assembled this morning at the Kalamandira premises and then marched towards the bend near Jaladarshini Guest House in a straight human chain to protest against the Government’s decision to straighten this stretch of road at an estimated cost of Rs. 12…

Silent protest against road straightening tomorrow
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Silent protest against road straightening tomorrow

October 21, 2017

Mysuru: The concerned citizens of Mysuru and a few NGOs including Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Kukkarahalli Kere Ulisi Samithi, Let’s do it!, Clean Mysuru Foundation, Swachha Mysuru, Green Mysuru, Mysuru Memes, Wild Mysuru and Samarpana Foundation, are going to form a Human Chain and stage a Silent Protest without obstructing traffic, at 11 am at…

MGP, others protest against straightening of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini
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MGP, others protest against straightening of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini

October 17, 2017

Mysuru: Opposing the illogical decision of the District Minister to initiate the Rs. 12 crore project to widen and straighten the curve on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House, the members of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) staged a protest near Kalamandira junction, here last evening. The activists, holding placards, shouted slogans like “Cut speed,…

Road straightening work delayed
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Road straightening work delayed

October 16, 2017

Mysuru: The road straightening work near Jaladarshani Guest House, opposite Kalamandira on Hunsur Road, which was to begin today has been postponed. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Executive Engineer T.R. Shivaram told Star of Mysore, here yesterday that since the District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MP Pratap Simha and other people’s representatives…

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