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…

Sir, 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….

Sir, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is doing a yeoman service by beautifying the footpaths of majority of roads in Mysuru, making it pedestrian-friendly. Though some roads do not have much pedestrian movement, MCC has undertaken civil works to beautify such footpaths also and to make it walkable. But unfortunately, Kalidasa Road has skipped the attention…

Sir, Much to the chagrin of the people of Mysuru, the Yeswantpur-Karwar Express has been rescheduled and now touches Mysuru only thrice a week. The rationale behind the new schedule is hard to understand because this revised schedule is causing inconvenience to travellers of Bengaluru as well due to its  early departure. Firstly, it now…