Sir, In spite of the guidelines regarding indiscreet use of ground water given by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on Feb. 24, 2021, individual persons and micro-size families are sinking borewells for personal use only. They do not benefit the poor and needy of Belavatha village, which comes under the jurisdiction of Siddalingapura Panchayat, Mysuru. These…

Sir, This has reference to the article Does Mysuru need an NGO platform like the one provided by MGP ? by Dr. Bhamy Shenoy (SOM dated Feb. 20, 2021) and a rejoinder from Ashvini Ranjan (MGP — A need for a stronger NGO platform in SOM dated March 1). Both of them have well established…

Sir, After a long wait, the covid vaccines have arrived all across the country and being given to all who wish to take and are eligible as per set procedures. The sheer volume of the exercise is scary but reasonably well done. Till the opening day, on Monday 1st March, there were some press reports…

Sir,                                                             My husband and myself took our first shot of Covid-19 vaccine and it gives me a sense of pride that our nation has managed the crisis so well. The credit should go to the Health Department and the medical staff.  Now it is in our hands (the general public) to carry this mission forward…

Sir,  The Bisilu Maramma Temple in Gangothri Layout celebrated some Jathra today (Mar.8) and the people were seen crowding inside and on the streets leading to the Temple. There was absolutely no covid protocols followed here as most people were neither wearing masks nor social distancing. I also saw some people defecating in the vacant…

Sir, I had gone to the Trauma Care Centre on KRS road for taking my vaccine shot. The new centre was well-prepared for the influx of patients. Proper arrangements were in place for registration, chairs were placed in queue, facilitating senior citizens to sit and proceed with registration. There were four rooms for vaccination, each…

Sir,  This is to register, record and acknowledge the excellent service rendered by the staff of JSS Hospital, M.G. Road, Mysuru.  My wife and I got jabbed against COVID-19 at the JSS Hospital this morning (5.3.2021). The Hospital experience was pleasant and hassle-free. The process is organised in stages: Getting our token numbers by showing…

Sir, I was delighted to read in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 5 that political heavy-weights like MP Pratap Simha, MLA G.T. Devegowda, MLA L. Nagendra and MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev are putting pressure on the Government for a separate Water Supply Board for Mysuru like the one in Bengaluru. This is not a new…

Sir, Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem rightly feels about today’s dilemma of every sick person about finding a right doctor ! (refer his column Over a Cup of Evening Tea in SOM dated Feb. 28). Every time I get badly ill, I pray God to show me a good, compassionate doctor who should spare some time…