Sir, Come January, “Swachh Bharat” is on politicians’ and officials’ lips? Why? Simple. Everyone wants Mysuru to regain the “Cleanest City” tag. Once Swachh Survekshan team comes, inspects and then announces the list, the drama is over. Then the blame-game starts if we do not get the top ranking. Why does the Mysuru City Corporation…

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) intends to make the city more beautiful by creating median strip gardens (SOM dated Dec.18). Many readers have commended the idea. As it is, almost every day, we are having a number of road accidents. Instead of focussing on cruising, people are looking this way and that way, while…

Sir, It is very difficult to find a place to park a four-wheeler for a short while when we need to pick up or drop passengers at the Suburban Bus Stand. Available parking space at the basement is loaded with goods of shop-keepers and two wheelers, leaving a small stretch for four-wheeler parking. The space…

Sir, While thanking all concerned for extending train services up to Ashokapuram and vice-versa which is a boon and convenient to many commuters of Southern part of Mysuru, we request the Railway authorities to provide a stop for early morning Vishwamanava Express at Chamarajapuram Station. This Station is surrounded by many extensions and is easily…

Sir, Out of curiosity, after reading the news report “Rs.150 Crore Govt. Land Reclaimed — Welfare Association claims ownership of Doddakere land, officials say it’s illegal” (SOM dated Jan. 10), I verified the facts and indubitably Tahsildar’s action, of clearing the land and erecting a board mentioning that it is a government land, appears to…

Sir, I read with interest the news report on Median Strip Gardens (SOM dated Dec.18). It is a good initiative on the part of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Apart from those plants mentioned in the report, Bougainvilleas could also be planted on a large scale, particularly around trees, as they bloom throughout the year…

Sir, All of us should have been concerned the way K.R. Hospital has been deteriorating over the years. Like most government institutions (Schools, Universities, Public Sector Companies, Public Libraries), K.R. Hospital has also been suffering because no one is held accountable. All these institutions are not able to practice the most basic management principle of…

Sir, It is heartening to observe that the initiatives taken by our MP Pratap Simha in extending a number of trains from Bengaluru to Mysuru are bearing fruits. Railways have positively responded to the requests of our MP in extending the trains. This in turn augmented the train services between Chennai and Mysuru also. Till…

Waive off Income Tax levied on medical reimbursement to pensioners Sir, After having paid Income Tax throughout our career, now at the twilight of our lives with many health issues, we have been surviving due to the benevolence of some of our past employers who reimburse a part of our actual medical expenses incurred. Sadly,…

Sir, It is given to understand that Train Numbers 16535/16536 Mysuru – Hubballi Hampi Express runs combined with an RSA with 17307/17308 Mysuru-Solapur Golgumbaz Express. Also 16209/16210 Mysuru-Ajmer Express runs combined with an RSA with 16229/16230 Mysuru – Varanasi Express. All these trains run with a combined rake sharing arrangement (RSA) with 4 rakes each…