Sir, My first visit to Chamundi Hill, as I remember, was when I was in class 4 in 1974. I have been visiting the Hill since then on all possible motorable and walking paths. I find this agitation to leave the hills as it is an ill-conceived idea and a short-sighted one. I am amazed…

How can MCC engineers replace doctors in public health? Sir, Karnataka’s move to replace Medical Health Officers (MHOs) in Municipal Corporations with Environmental Engineers is being justified because engineers can handle sanitation, vector control and civic health issues (MCC Health Officer OUT, Executive Engineer IN — SOM dated Jan. 24).  This reasoning is fundamentally flawed….

Sir, About two months back, Mysuru City Police (Traffic & Signal Section) installed the long-awaited traffic signal lights at the busy Gokulam Road-Hunsur Road junction. However, it is unfortunate that these traffic signals are yet to be commissioned. As a result, motorists are left to fend for themselves at this crucial junction, guided only by…

Sir, Maharana Pratap Singhji  Road is a busy junction located at the intersection of Karanji Lake Road and M.G. Road. Regrettably, the display board bearing the name of Maharana Pratap Singhji, situated on the Race Course side, is presently in a dismantled and neglected condition. This reflects poorly on civic responsibility and amounts to disrespect…

Sir, Reading the news item titled  ‘Auto drivers assault bike taxi passenger’ in SOM dated Jan.24 reminded me of my childhood days in the 1960s  and early 1970s. In those days, the very Railway Station, where the above incident happened, used to be full of horse-drawn tongas. We would bargain with the tongawallah for a…

Sir, I wish to draw the attention of the authorities and the general public to a serious civic issue prevailing in Mysuru city — the alarming lack of public dustbins within the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. It is evident that the Corporation shows visible concern for cleanliness mainly during the Swachh Survekshan period. For…

Sir, I am a resident of KBL Century Phase 1, near Lingambudhi Palya in Srirampura Second Stage, Mysuru. For over three years since building our home here, our peaceful evenings have become suffocating due to a pervasive foul smell that blankets our area and spreads across at least 3-4 km, affecting adjacent neighbourhoods like Dwarakanagar…

Sir, This is to bring to your attention a public-interest issue from Rajarajeshwarinagar, 1st Cross Road, near GBJ Hospital, Mysuru. This stretch had witnessed a few accidents in earlier years, including a fatal incident. In response, the authorities installed temporary barricades, after which no further accidents have been reported. Residents acknowledge that these barricades have…

Sir, Sayyaji Rao Road — our historic Raja Marga and the pride of Mysuru’s Dasara procession — today presents a sorry sight. Broken tiles, neglected infrastructure and an unscientific pedestrian subway have turned this once-royal stretch into a zone of filth, stench and public inconvenience. What should reflect Mysuru’s cultural grandeur now resembles a neglected…

Sir, The Contour Road in Gokulam is in a pathetic state. It highlights how little we care about lives and public property. Someone has cut the road — either authorised with permission, unauthorised without permission, or by civic agencies. After completing the work, someone used to place a few stones there. Recently, potholes were filled…