Sir, The picture published above was taken at the adjacent area of Dalvoy Lake, where people are burning the waste unscientifically, leading to pollution of the Lake as well as the surrounding area. And the smoke/fumes from burning the waste again are a threat to the people residing in nearby areas. On behalf of the…

Sir, Hardinge Circle (Jayachama-raja Wadiyar Circle) is one the most important junctions of Mysuru city. It is one of the busiest Circles with vehicular traffic movement from six roads.  Also there is a lot of movement of KSRTC buses, private buses as well as two, three and four- wheelers. Earlier, traffic signal lights were functioning…

Sir, Through this column I wish to apprise the Civic Body in the temple town of Nanjangud on the worst state of some of the thoroughfares in the very heart of the town. The (Nehru) Circle right opposite the City Municipal Office adjacent to the Railway bridge, besides being already narrow, is always flooded with…

Sir, This has reference to the article on ropeway by Bhamy V. Shenoy in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 9. The article clearly, elaborately, pointwise, describes the needlessness of a costly project called the ropeway. The format of the article, basic question and answer type, makes it crystal clear to anyone, why it is foolish…

Sir, The Male Mahadeshwara Road, from Nazarbad Police Station to Dairy Circle, is crying for repair since more than a              year but nothing seems to happen in this high-traffic road.  The same can be said about many city roads. Is this the pace of work for road repair? Right from calling for tenders to completion…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the feeble condition of the tree on 3rd Main, V.V. Mohalla, which could uproot anytime. The condition of the tree is so precarious, with a crater like hollow, that it may uproot anytime and cause damage to nearby buildings and motorists by…

Sir, Though the idea of installing metal barricades as speed breakers instead of unscientifically executed speed breakers of various sizes and shapes, is definitely praise-worthy, the condition of most of the metal barricades are not satisfactory. Most of the metal barricades installed by the authorities concerned are not visible during night hours, since no  reflecting…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the bad condition of the roads in our locality. The condition of the road has been pretty bad with crater-like potholes and due to this there has been more accidents. On behalf of the residents of Srirampura 3rd Stage, I request the…

Sir, The Maruthi Tent Circle on Sahukar Chennaiah Road is a major junction where many motorists commute every hour. This is the main road that leads to RIE and AIISH. There are many schools, colleges and institutions too in this vicinity. Vehicles approaching will commute at a high speed as there is a declination on…

Sir, A lot of time has passed since the announcement of giving a facelift to the roads in the city and repairing the atrocious potholes that are present in almost all the roads. Then came the announcement of the granting of funds and then came the inevitable bickering and fighting for the funds. The Mayor…