Sir, Recently we, senior citizens, had been to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Office at Sharadadevinagar to submit last year’s property tax paid receipt xerox copy.  Unfortunately, the condition which prevailed there was horrifying. The Zonal Office was terribly crowded. Though the Government has formed norms for the people to follow, nobody observed it….

Sir, The photograph shows a deadly and unscientific road hump near the main entrance of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) on KRS Road near City Railway Station. This hump doesn’t conform to any of the civil engineering standards or measurements.  It will create total unsafe condition for pedestrians and also for two-wheeler riders using this…

Sir, The footpath on KRS Road, beside the CFTRI campus, has opened up at two places (see photo). It is risky for pedestrians, especially when they walk while talking over the mobile or watching videos or whatsApp while walking.  The risk is higher during the night time if streetlights are not working or electricity goes…

Sir, Years back the Revenue Department introduced Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) in Mysuru to provide a Property Register (PR) card for every property owner. Now when we collect the payment challan of taxes from MCC, we find a new number allotted called PID (Property Identification Number). But both these numbers are different. Soon, MUDA…

Sir, The property tax collection by MCC has not been planned properly and there is no coordination between the Corporation and the bankers who receive the amounts at the counters.  By avoiding online acceptance for one more year with lame excuses of COVID-19, the MCC continues to inconvenience the tax-payers by making them wait for…

Sir, I had written in this column on May 9, 2020 regarding MCC property tax collection. While the MCC has introduced a scheme for generating SAS forms, it lacks in implementation. Every tax-payer is asked to provide a copy of last year’s SAS form and his mobile number for generating the SAS form for this…

Sir, This has reference to the news item “Mysuru should become a model for green cover” in ‘Star of Mysore’ dated May 23. All these rhetoric of our people’s representatives are short-lived and just fade away once the event is over. The media and the general public for the last few years have been vociferously…

Sir, Years back the Revenue Department introduced Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) in Mysuru to provide a Property Register (PR) card for every property owner. Now when we collect the payment challan of taxes from MCC, we find a new number allotted called PID (Property Identification Number). But both these numbers are different. Soon, MUDA…

Sir, I would like to congratulate both Manasa Rao and Dr. Sagarika Nithyanand for their brilliant idea of helping the women in these tough times with Menstrual Hygiene Kits. I would also like to congratulate ‘SOM’ for publishing a full page article (The ‘Saviours’ of Womenfolk: Two young Mysureans distribute 14,000 Menstrual Hygiene Kits in…

Sir,  The stipulation that wearing of masks is compulsory is not at all being followed in the city. One has to only take a short drive outside to observe this. You will see auto drivers chatting in a group, at the auto stands, with most of them not wearing masks. Newspaper vendors do not wear…