Sir, We understand that doubling of tracks between Bengaluru and Mysuru has been completed along with electrification of Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru corridor. We are also happy to note the introduction of new Humsafar Express and extension of Anubhuti service till May for Shatabdi. As doubling of the tracks and electrification is now successfully completed, the Railway authorities…

Sir, I travelled to and fro from Hassan, on an official work in company’s car driven by one of the experienced officers, on Saturday, the 24th and Sunday, the 25th of February. I noticed that the distance between Mysuru and Hassan was about 120 kms and with not much of traffic on this road and…

Sir, Believing the Government’s announcement that the Urban Property Ownership Record [UPOR] is going to protect the interests of the genuine property owners, lakhs of citizens of Mysuru got their property ownership recorded under the UPOR scheme. In the process, they incurred financial costs apart from the substantial physical efforts. To a common property owner,…

Sir, I am a daily commuter from Metagalli to Kuvempunagar in City Bus Route No. 72. This bus bridges the South Western part of Mysuru with North Western part covering vast areas like Srirampura, Vivekanandanagar, Kuvempunagar, Ramakrishnanagar, Saraswathipuram, Gangothri Layout, T. K. Layout, Janathanagar, AIISH, Regional College, SJCE, Manasagangothri, Vijayashreepura, Jayalakshmipuram, V.V. Mohalla, Gokulam, Sanatorium,…

Sir, When I moved into Jayalakshmipuram some 18 years back, I noticed that the Street in front of my house did not have any name. A detailed study of the area showed that there were several anomalies. Before listing these anomalies, let me reiterate what I believe should be a logical method of naming of…

Sir, I am a regular visitor to Shivaji Park in N.R.Mohalla. It has been observed that from the past couple of years this Park is not maintained at all. As one can see in the picture, the dry leaves are posing a threat to aged people as it’s very slippery. This Park is not cleaned…

Sir, As indicated by Dr. Mahadeviah in this column (SOM dated Feb. 23), it is true that once the Maharani’s Women’s College for Commerce and Management starts functioning from Valmiki Road, the already busy Valmiki Road becomes more busy especially during working hours. As such it is very difficult either to enter or come out…

Sir, With reference to State Government’s decision to shelve the straightening of the Hunsur Road and our MP’s contradiction of this decision (SOM dated Feb.24), my views are as follows: Any high school student would tell you that if we have to join two points which are vertically about 50 meters apart and laterally 250…

Sir, It was 6 am yesterday (24th February) when I left my house for my morning walk.  At the Gokulam Road – Hunsur road junction, I noticed a Road Roller parked in the centre of the road. This was meant to stop traffic as road humps were being laid at the end of Gokulam Road…