Sir, The CDP (City Development Plan) maps were earlier available on MUDA website but of late the online access to these maps have been removed. I find that land developers collude with officials and many times there is deviation from the approved plans. Citizen’s access to both CDP maps and approved plans for the hundreds…

Sir, In spite of having strict rules against usage of mobile phones while driving, many of the irresponsible drivers continue to use their mobile phones while driving, especially the four-wheel drivers. While on mobile phone, these drivers are unable to operate side indicators when they take a turn and also they will be driving slowly…

Sir, Most of the roads in the city are full of craters and potholes. This poses a hazard to motorists and pedestrians. Pavement paver blocks too are unevenly laid which is extremely dangerous for pedestrians, especially after dusk. There is a vegetable market behind Dasara Exhibition Grounds. As vegetables are strewn around by vendors, a…

Sir, Though Mysuru city competes for being ranked on the top, there is no consistent effort to keep the city spruced up to present an attractive look by taking timely action to clear the accumulation of debris. It is often observed that there is a flurry of activities to activate Pourakarmikas in the wake of…

Sir, The news item on Mysore Airport runway lights failure last Thursday (May 26) due to a technical glitch is very much disturbing. More shocking is the fact that the standby generator too failed to come on line. That the Chennai-Mysuru flight was kept going around for nearly an hour wasting fuel on ATC instructions…

Sir, Reading K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled ‘Guess who will be the President and Vice-President of India!‘ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore, I was reminded of an incident at a Book Club function (Oct.12, 2018) where Dr. Sudha Murty was the chief guest. The previous day (Oct. 11, 2018),  Star of Mysore had carried an Abracadabra…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Birth or Death, No Certificates…” in Star of Mysore dated May 25. I had applied for Death Certificate of my wife several months ago at the Office of Births and Deaths in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Head Office. I was disappointed to get the Death Certificate printed…

Sir, I am staying in Alanahalli area for the last 30 years and being a regular walker, my favourite walking route is via Lalitha Mahal  and Helipad area. Earlier, there were very few stray dogs in and around helipad but the numbers have gone up since three years. Regular walkers, animal-lovers and people from a…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities and also the concerned citizens of Mysuru about the blatant and very dangerous trend of violation of one-way rule in almost all major thoroughfares of the city. I think nobody will deny this fact that, daily dozens of both two and four-wheelers enter the…

Sir, This is in response to the letter in SOM dated May 10 on the pathetic condition of Narayana Shastry Road (N.S. Road) in the heart of the city. I happened to pass by the same stretch a few days back and I am amazed to see that in spite of complaints there is no…