Sir, I had been to the RTO Office (Mysore West) recently, in order to add licence to drive another class of vehicle in addition to the existing one. As we all know, now the Central Government has made online facility (website: https://parivahan.gov.in) available to fill the applications related to Learners Licence, DL etc., and also…

Sir, Roopanagar is a beautiful Layout in Mysuru that is home to many professors, doctors, engineers, literary personalities, NRIs, and other professionals. The residents  have been requesting the officials concerned including all the elected representatives, for several decades now to provide potable river water connection to the Layout. It has been 70+ years since India…

Sir, In spite of having barricades to slow down vehicles on Hunsur Road, the woes faced by the motorists at the “T” junction of Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road is yet to be mitigated. Vehicles come from three directions and block free movement towards all the three directions causing utter confusion. Every motorist is “in…

Sir, I am deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Indrani, CFTRI scientist, who passed away in an accident in Lucknow recently. She was absolutely the best teacher I ever had and she was one of my favourite teachers too. I was a student in International School of Milling Technology, CFTRI, Mysore (32nd batch student) in…

Sir, Kudos to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for facilitating bill payment for water dues online. However, there are a couple of implementation problems that need to be solved. One is bills of value below eighty rupees are not allowed. Second, consumers need to be allowed to pay advance towards bills likely to be due….

Sir, In every place including our city people are facing scarcity of potable water with monsoon rains failing at catchment areas of many rivers including Cauvery. Such being the case, all of us have to judiciously use water. But in our city we often see potable water going to drains by leakinsg water pipes unattended…

Sir, This refers to the recent news item that the cost of Rail Line between Mysuru-Belagola and then on to Kushalnagar has entered the “pink book”. This would mean that it is practically ready for execution. Considering that Railways are building a huge office in Madikeri, it is clear that their immediate aim is to…

Sir, With the increase in number of flights from one to four flights per day, the number of passengers/tourists flying in and out of Mysuru will definitely shoot up. While it is not a difficult task to get dropped to the Airport, at times it is difficult to get a cab from Airport to Mysuru…

Sir, This has reference to the news item titled ‘High Beam Horror’ in SOM dated July 19. High beam is a nightmare for all drivers, particularly two-wheeler riders and more particularly for senior citizens (I am 76 and since 10 years I have stopped taking out my car after 6.30 pm, mainly due to this…

Sir, Indeed the use of high beam lights by motorists is risky for other road-users (High Beam Horror, SOM dated July 19). Use of high beam is rampant not only on peripheral roads of the city, but also in the heart of the city. However, it is very difficult to catch such violators as providing…