Sir, Apropos the letter titled ‘Refrain from excess tourism in Mysuru’ by A. Shivaprakash (SOM dated Oct. 30). The world is in an unprecedented period of tourism growth and not everyone is happy about it. A report says that in 2030 there will be around 1.8 billion tourists in the world, thanks to cheap flights,…

Sir, One of the major causes of air pollution in Delhi is said to be due to the stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and Haryana. Smoke from this burning produces a cloud of particulates visible in images from space, and has produced a “toxic cloud” in New Delhi, resulting in declarations of an air-pollution…

Sir, Periodically from the Office of the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, news bulletins are released mentioning about the traffic fines collected by the Traffic Police under different traffic rules violation heads. Till date they have not given the split-up figure for the registration number plate rules violation. Apparently, a serious traffic offense like riding without…

Sir, The scheme of selling medicines at subsidised cost in Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras by Government of India for the benefit of common man, poor people in particular, is launched about three years back. I hadn’t experienced the benefit so far as I never thought of going there since it’s a habit to buy…

Sir, This is with reference to Tourism Director’s statement on boosting tourism in Mysuru (SOM dated Oct. 27). Genuine Indian and international tourists love to see natural beauties as it is. They don’t appreciate decoration, but basic facility. At present, the facility standard provided in popular tourist places is really poor. There is not a…

Sir, Mysureans are still waiting for a direct train to Hyderabad. Every day hundreds of passengers travel to Hyderabad and vice versa. Hence, a direct train is necessary to make travel easier, so that we can save some time and avoid catching connecting trains at Bengaluru. It will definitely benefit many senior citizens, businessmen, technicians…

Sir, It was heartening to note that  Dasara celebration was being revived at Srirangapatna on a grand scale reminiscent of the bygone era (SOM dated Oct. 17). The report stated “CM H.D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated the event by offering flowers to the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed in a wooden Ambari on the caparisoned elephant Abhimanyu…

Sir, While thanking the District Administration and other authorities responsible for conducting Dasara Marathon Run-2018 on Oct.14 for various age groups including senior citizens, I as one of the senior citizens would like to place on record that the mega event was organised in a smooth and systematic way. While many of the seniors reported…

Sir, After years of persuasion with the civic authorities, one contractor was awarded the work of re-laying the road connecting Excel Waste Management Plant and Manandavadi Road at Vishweshwaranagar. This Road has a very high traffic density as it has Maharshi School, Madhava Shenoy Choultry, Gopalaswamy College, Sankalp Apartments and one more industrial establishment of…

Sir, In spite of vigilant checks by the Traffic Police at many vantage points, we still can see plenty of traffic rule violators. In the above photo one rider appears to be of under-age riding without helmet and the other rider is a smart guy who has removed the registration number plate of his vehicle…