Sir, We, the senior citizens of Ramakrishnanagar in city, are engaged in environmental and social volunteering services in our locality. On behalf of all the residents who have installed Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) facility, we are highlighting our grievances. With great fanfare, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) came out with an announcement on  on Jan.25, 2021…

Sir, This is with reference to the news report in yesterday’s SOM which says that as per a statement issued by the District Health Officer (DHO), thirty private hospitals in the district have agreed to get empanelled under the relaunched Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme. I wish the DHO Office had also released a list of…

Sir, Apropos “MCC proposes innovative precast multi-level parking”, I hope the authorities concerned will proceed positively without any delay by citing various rules and regulations. This is definitely a long over-due proposal, which will mitigate the current woes faced by motorists to park their vehicles in the Suburban Bus Stand basement. Only very limited parking…

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has proposed innovative precast multi-level parking lot near KSRTC Suburban Bus Stand, which seems quixotic (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 18, 2022). It is shameful, as the work on building a parking lot at Town Hall started in 2011 is yet to be completed and only God knows how…

Sir, At Yaraganahalli Crematorium one can see that the dead bodies are cremated as per the whims and fancies of the family members of the deceased persons. Despite having two platforms made for the funeral pyre, the bereaved relatives are cremating the bodies on their own will at which ever place they feel suitable within…

Sir, From the last two to three  months, we have been seeing that a group of pigs is roaming around near Rotary School, ‘H’ block, Dattagalli 3rd Stage in the city. For some time we thought  they were wild pigs which came from nearby villages like Kergalli.  But after observing keenly, we came to know…

Sir, The footpath near new Deputy Commissioner’s Office complex on Mysuru – Bannur Road is blocked by a street vendor. As a result, pedestrians walk on the footpath on this busy stretch. There is no hump or traffic signal on this particular stretch near CPWD Office to cross which is also life threatening. Vehicles move…

Sir, Recently I travelled in Chennai Express train which departs Mysuru Railway Station at 9 pm from Platform No. 4. The Chamundi Express train arrives on Platform 5 at the same time. The stairs connecting platforms 4 and 5 are very narrow and leads to crowding at times. Though there were other platforms without any…

Sir, I am a commuter of KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) city bus. The following buses which were stopped two years back due to Covid-19 pandemic are yet to resume operations: Route No. 10A of Kuvempunagar Bus Depot which was operating from J.P. Nagar last bus stop to L&T via Chamundipuram, Ramaswamy Circle, Dasappa…

Sir, We have heard a lot about fake currencies earlier too, for instance coin in the denomination of Rs. 10. Recently I had visited Shirdi and could see people exchange Rs. 10 coin, but whereas in Karnataka especially in Mysuru, the traders do not accept Rs. 10 coin. I feel certain awareness should be created…