Sir, It is unfortunate that the authorities concerned are grossly negligent in attending to the problem of maintaining and cleaning of drains. This is the basic requirement to control flooding of road surface and prevent water rushing into houses in low-lying areas or where houses are constructed with low plinth level when there is rain….

Sir, The protruding metal chambers installed by a telecom firm at the road surface pose potential threats to both pedestrians and motorists in Kuvempunagar, Gokulam and may be even other places across the city. There is all likelihood of children too getting injured if they step over these chambers while play at the road sides…

Sir, The medical stores and doctor clinics used to display plus signage in red colour which later was asked to be discontinued as Red Cross organisation brought legal restrictions for usage of their symbol by others. At that time, doctors started using ancient Egyptian symbol called Caduceus, a symbol with a short staff entwined by…

Sir, This refers to Senior Journalist Gouri Satya’s feature article titled “The Street Name for a Shishu Vihara” published in Star of Mysore dated May 23. Reading the article evoked cherished memories of my early childhood schooling at Jagadamba Shishu Vihara and my subsequent education at Gopalaswamy Shishu Vihara. Those formative years played a significant…

Sir, This refers to N.K.A. Ballal’s article titled “Is Lalitha Mahal Hotel going Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion way?” in Star of Mysore dated May 23.  It is obvious that the Government cannot take care of our heritage. To the Government, it’s all politics and photo-ops. Hence, Lalitha Mahal Palace and Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion should be returned…

Sir, This refers to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled “Let us be vocal about local problems faced by Mysureans” in Star of Mysore dated May 24, 2023. Excellent write-up on so many major local issues that afflict our city. I went to Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel a few months ago, when some friends from the US…

Sir, Apropos the article titled ‘Is Lalitha Mahal Hotel going Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion way?’ by N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC, published in SOM on May 23, it is disheartening to witness the repetitive and deplorable state of affairs concerning the preservation of our city’s royal heritage. Lalitha Mahal, an awe-inspiring edifice originally constructed as…

Sir, Mysuru city, also called heritage city or city of Palaces, is the fast growing city after Bengaluru. And the problems being faced by the people of Mysuru are also increasing by the day. Vehicle parking is one main problem faced by the city residents. Since over 20 years we are facing vehicle parking menace…

Sir, I am a regular morning walker at a park adjacent to the Arch Gate on Lalitha Mahal Road. It is a regular feature that the two garbage bins kept inside the park are always filled with garbage to the brim and spilled around the bins. One of the bins is broken and rusted. As…

Sir, We the residents of K.C. Layout, 2nd Main, 1st Cross, are forced to tolerate the unbearable stench emanating from the overflowing UGD located at the corner of the 2nd Main Road. The overflowing drainage problem is caused due to the faulty and inadequate ugd pipeline of a Kalyana Mantap that is connected to the…