Sir, A couple of days back I travelled between Mysuru and Mandya taking the service road parallel to the Expressway.  Traffic was less on this road and the condition of the road is good and motorable, but for the innumerable number of unscientific  road humps.   There are 22 road humps between Mysuru and Mandya, spoiling…

Sir, This refers to the article “A Whiff of Happiness, Late at Night!” by Dr. Javeed Nayeem in SOM dated July 30. I am a resident of Virgnia, USA and I am from Mysuru. I do read Dr. Nayeem’s articles with great enthusiasm.  Now, I do have a slight disagreement with the second part of…

Sir, As always, enjoyed Dr. Nayeem’s column immensely on July 30. Entertaining and informative indeed. His Rice Bhagya’s saga reminded me of Maharashtra Government’s slum rehabilitation scheme, wherein most of the beneficiaries simply sold their allotted tenements and moved over to new slums. I want to point out that the doctor’s observation stating political rivalry…

Sir, Come evening hours, the stretch of Anikethana Road in Kuvempunagar from Cauvery College to Gnanaganga School turns into a nightmare for pedestrians. The huge number of students attending the nearby Coaching Centre and the customers of the popular Gobi Centre together park their two-wheelers and cars on BOTH  sides of the road dangerously and…

Sir, A few weeks back the service roads adjacent to the Ring Road were tarred much to the delight of citizens as they were complaining about the potholed service roads which were non-motorable. But alas that delight is going to be short-lived as iron pipes are unloaded and kept linearly attached alongside the service road…

Sir, Since the time four zig-zag barricades were placed on either side in front of Canara Bank, Temple Road, Jayalakshmipuram, motorists are facing undue hardships. Considering the width of this road, four zig-zag barricades can only create traffic hurdles than resolving it.  Every time when a bus or other heavy vehicle moves through these barricades,…

Sir, Based on my earlier observation in other countries, the present so-called Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway should not be called an Expressway as direct access to the Expressway from Service Roads has been given at many places en route, where vehicles are moving at a speed of 80 and above.  I was surprised to see such direct…

Sir, The traffic signal lights at Javagal Srinath Circle (near Institution of Engineers) on JLB Road in the city have gone defunct for a long time.  I have been watching these traffic lights, in view of  the safety of motorbike riders, car drivers, bus drivers, pedestrians and others concerned, but it remains to be repaired…

Sir, I write this to augment the good words written about Manipur by Dilip Misra in this column (Star of Mysore dated July 23), with my experiences during the visit to that State in January 2022. The main intention of that trip of mine to the North-East was to see the land, mingle with people…

Sir, I am writing to share my recent experience of availing the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) emergency service number ‘1033’ on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, an incident that left a lasting impression on my wife and me. On the evening of Saturday, July 22, 2023, while driving back to Mysuru in our VW Jetta,…