Sir, Reading in yesterday’s SOM a write-up about “Tracing Mysore’s Footprints of Freedom Struggle,” to recall the past in connection with the 73rd Independence Day celebrations tomorrow (Aug. 15), my thoughts went down the memory lane to the year 1947-48. Those two years I was a resident-student of Gurukula Ashram, Kengeri, near Bengaluru, where education…

Sir, The Ring Road on the periphery of our city was constructed for smooth flow of traffic and to de-congest the inner roads by diverting unnecessary traffic and has been a boon for motorists both from within the city and outside Mysuru. Especially, it has been of immense use for heavy transport vehicles which need…

Sir, I was back in Mysuru, after working for a few years in the Gulf. Quite a few important works were waiting for me to attend to on my arrival. And on top of the list was work at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). With an application written in English, I went to MUDA to…

Was the warning of rain and widespread destruction in Kodagu region meant to be ignored? Sir, This refers to the letter titled “Geologists must stop acting like Astrologers” (Star of Mysore dated July 3, 2019) by Prof. Yadupathi Putty of Krishnamurthypuram. The correspondent was so sure that the disaster in Kodagu region will not be…

Sir, I regularly pass through Irwin Road to drop my wife to her office which is near the Suburban Bus Stand. But over the last two years, there is no city bus facility near to the Bus Stand. This is because of Irwin Road widening project which has been stalled now. It is a very…

Sir, This refers to the Weekend Star Supplement on ‘Kukkarahalli Kere, a walker’s heartthrob’ in SOM dated Aug.3. The above photo tells us that it is a runners or joggers’ Lake. In my opinion, the Lake should be used only for walking purpose. Many times I have seen that the joggers don’t mind the people…

Sir, An opening near a small culvert next to NIE on the busy H.D. Kote Road is posing danger to motorists and other road-users. Though there is a protection wall over the culvert, the area before the culvert is not flat and the entire trench is very close to the road. It is more dangerous…

Sir, “After water bills, MCC moots launch of online Property Tax payment” (SOM dated Aug.3) is indeed good news. MCC has been following archaic method of tax collection while BBMP and a few other civic bodies in the State have automated tax payments. Sadly, MCC continued to live in the past! The tax-payers have to…