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
October 26, 2017Mysuru: 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…
vox populi vox dei… vox populi vox dei… vox populi vox dei…: Mysuru’s human chain speaks
October 23, 2017By S.G. Vombatkere The peacefulness of the “human chain” demonstration belied the very strong message that it sent to the Government of Karnataka (GoK) that the Project is an utter waste of money, because the reason for accidents is not the curve in the road but the over-speeding of vehicles in that stretch of road….
Let the bend remain near Jaladarshini !
October 23, 2017Sir, 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
October 22, 2017Mysuru: 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?
October 22, 2017By 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
October 21, 2017Mysuru: 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…
Where is the necessity to straighten Jaladarshini Road?
October 19, 2017Sir, Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere’s letter on straightening of Jaladarshini Road hits the nail directly on the head (Star of Mysore dated Oct. 12). There is ample clarity and reason to give up such useless projects. I remember another letter some years back by retired Engineer H. R. Bapu Satyanarayana, on the same topic after…
MGP, others protest against straightening of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini
October 17, 2017Mysuru: 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
October 16, 2017Mysuru: 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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