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…
Stop flow of polluted waste water into Kukkarahalli Lake
February 8, 2018Sir, 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…
Depth of Water Table
February 7, 2018Sir, 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…
Suggestions to ease traffic
February 6, 2018Sir, 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…
Deficiency in postal service at Ramakrishnanagar area
February 6, 2018Sir, 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…
Kuvempu house as Museum, a welcome decision
February 6, 2018Sir, Conversion of Poet Laureate Kuvempu’s residence as a Museum is a welcome decision taken by the authorities concerned, though belatedly. The house of Mysuru-based English writer R.K. Narayan at Yadavagiri was under demolition but wisdom prevailed on the authorities and it was stalled. Now it is renovated and converted into a Museum. Conversion of…
Speed thrills, but kills…
February 5, 2018Sir, 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…
Roof-top rainwater harvesting only remedy for sinking water table
February 4, 2018Sir, 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…
What a Cartoon!
February 3, 2018Sir, Every time I buy SOM, the first thing I do is to look at the cartoon by Satish Acharya under Star Punch. The quality of cartoons in SOM are world class! In fact, I am an ardent fan of cartoons in newspapers and magazines. In Karnataka, most newspapers publish good quality cartoons. When we…
Mysuru-Nanjangud stretch on NH 766 turns accident-prone
February 2, 2018Sir, Post-conversion to double lane, the Mysuru-Nanjangud stretch on NH 766 has turned deadly with the accident count ascending each week rather than coming down. Recently, two fatalities that occurred on a single day snatched away two precious lives, one at the Apollo Circle (BDO Office) and the other near the temple on bypass road….















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