Sir, Traffic signals were installed and operated for a few days near Vijayanagar Water Tank junction a couple of months back.  However, these signals are inoperative now. Added to this, the junction is surrounded by various fruits, vegetable, and  catering stalls and customers who come here park their two-wheelers on the road towards Surya bakery,…

Sir, Very recently we had applied for passport at Mysuru Passport Seva Kendra in Metagalli. Both me and my wife are senior citizens. The staff were very courteous. They really helped us in completing the process. Here we have some suggestions. The hall can have a better seating arrangement and ambience. But forgetting these small…

Sir, This has reference to the letter on deficiency in postal service at R.K. Nagar area (SOM dated Feb.6).  I would like to add one more deficiency with regard to speed post delivery. As my residence is located at the second floor of the building and to avoid embarking steps,  speed posts are delivered ground…

Sir, During last monsoon due to unexpected heavy late rains, many houses in Paduvarahalli area were inundated. In order to avoid such a situation, authorities have constructed a bridge near the junction of Valmiki Road and Hunsur Road. This work was also inspected by the Deputy Commissioner recently. After its completion, now I find murky…

Sir, Water table depth is directly proportionate to the combination of withdrawal of underground water and its replenishment, and as the present withdrawal is greater than replenishment, naturally the situation is getting desperate. The reasons for this are the utter lack of commitment from the authorities (both politicians and bureaucrats) and, of course, complete carelessness…

Sir, All law-abiding citizens whole-heartedly appreciate the measures taken by Mysuru Police in law enforcement through counselling, punishment or fines to make the society disciplined, to instil fear in the minds of offenders and to put them on right track for their own welfare and also for drastically bringing down crime and accidents rate. In…

Sir, For the past several weeks residents are not receiving their postal articles addressed to them in Ramakrishnanagar ‘I’ Block area. Residents of the area are facing much inconvenience because of non-delivery of the postal articles. Many residents have not even received their postal mail containing vital and important communications, since November 2017. This area…

Sir, It is unfortunate that our city lost three youngsters in a heart-rending road accident that occurred near Dattagalli on Outer Ring Road recently. Most probably it might have resulted due to over-speeding and the youth behind the steering might have forgot the saying that ‘speed thrills, but kills.’ The parents of two deceased youth…

Sir, It was shocking to read the news item titled “Water Table Sinking” in SOM dated Feb.2. The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. Groundwater depletion most commonly occurs because of the frequent…