Sir, This is to draw the attention of the authorities/ Corporator/MLA concerned towards the sad state of the road from Jawa Main Road intersection upto the Gurudwara (I do not know if the area comes under Yadavagiri or Brindavan Extension). This road is so much pothole- ridden that all vehicles need to slow down to…
Ply adequate number of city buses
March 26, 2022Sir, This is to highlight the unavailability of city buses in some areas. Commuters, mostly school/college-going children and office-goers, will always be in a hurry to catch their bus/train to reach their destination. No matter what, it’s always a challenge to catch the bus/train. Most of the time people have to face a lot of…
Signal jumping rampant at busy junctions
March 25, 2022Sir, On my way to office, daily I pass through the three traffic junctions in the morning as well as in the evening — KRS Road – Vontikoppal junction, Jayadeva Hospital – KRS road junction and Hebbal Ring road junction. Signal jumping has become rampant at these three busy junctions especially during peak hours inconveniencing…
More on vehicle number plates
March 24, 2022Sir, This refers to the letter by K.V. Srinivas (Camp: USA) in SOM dated 4th March 2022, suggesting additional writing on vehicle number plates like “Sandal State, Coconut State… etc” on the lines of his observation in the State of New Jersey in USA. I checked the Motor Vehicle Act in this regard and it…
A salute to Professor H.N. Aswathanarayana
March 23, 2022Sir, Tears rolled down on my cheeks after reading the article by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem titled “Prof. H.N. Aswathanarayana: A mentor who is no more” in Star of Mysore dated Mar.20. I too never knew that he was imprisoned and was a freedom fighter. I was staying in his outhouse at Krishnamurthypuram during my…
Mahadevapura-Rammanahalli Main Road encroached by vendors
March 21, 2022Sir, Through this column, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities towards the illegal encroachment of public assets on Mahadevapura-Rammanahalli Main Road in Sathagalli Layout. The roads have come to be narrower due to the extension of the stores onto the pavement by the shopkeepers. Vendors place their stalls at the pavement…
Optimisation of city bus routes need of the hour
March 20, 2022Sir, We are seeing electric buses under the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in various cities of India, but our Mysuru City bus service is still way behind. Forget electric buses, even the basic buses in Mysuru is decade-old except for the addition of a few Volvo buses and new fleet. Some of the flaws…
Suggestion to modify KSRTC city bus routes
March 19, 2022Sir, This has reference to the recent letter from Sanjeev Kumar Singh regarding bus routes from Hootagalli. In this regard my suggestion is, many of the existing routes were planned almost two to three decades ago considering the density in layouts in the city and for profitable running. But it is time now to reroute/modify…
Stop dumping of debris
March 18, 2022Sir, Construction debris is dumped along the side of a graveyard on Sewage Farm Road, Vidyaranyapuram. While the debris was being dumped I called MCC authorities and notified them. Upon instructions from the MCC officials I even sent them pictures, location and the address of the spot where the debris is being dumped, to the…
Poor maintenance of Park
March 17, 2022Sir, Apropos the recent write-up on the thematic lifelike statuary adorning a public park in Rajiv Nagar, I appreciate Corporator Ayub Khan’s effort to renovate the park, making it useful to the residents. Here I would like to draw the attention of the authorities under whom the responsibility to upkeep the park at 3rd Stage…
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