Sir, There are no street-lights on Shivaji Road in N.R. Mohalla for the past one-and-a-half-month. Reason: Roads are dug up for cabling work to replace the street-lights with LEDs and the dug road left unattended, causing inconvenience to the commuters, particularly morning walkers, ladies and senior citizens. The whole stretch of 2 kms from Fountain…

Sir, Stray dogs at Gokulam area have become a huge nuisance and not to mention that many are pampered by the residents. Evening walkers feel scared, as some dogs look ferocious. An elderly person managed to save himself from rampaging dogs, a few days ago. Also, many dog lovers take their pet dogs ostensibly for…

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned regarding the recent asphalting of a road in Vani Vilas Layout, Hebbal. While the roads in whole of Vani Vilas Layout is in dire need of repairs, there is one particular stretch of road which is in extremely poor condition. A month…

Sir, This is to draw the attention of the authorities concerned and MLA L. Nagendra towards the bad state of the road from Vijayanagar Water Tank towards Trinetra Circle and from SBI up to Ring Road. Also the road from Sangam Circle to Krishnadevaraya Circle and up to Podar School.  These roads  are ever busy…

Sir, With the intention of low power consumption, more brightness and keeping low cost and durability, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has started installing LED street-lights in various localities of the city. Yes, this looks very good, elegant and bright. But certain environmentalists have raised questions that these LED bulbs may not attract the flies…

Sir, I went through K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled “Tale of a Hill called Chamundi in Mysuru: My thoughts on saving the Hill” in SOM dated March 13, 2022 and wish to record my opinions too. 1. The idea of Chamundi Hill Development Authority is a very wise one. Government must implement it very urgently. 2….

Sir, This letter is to draw the attention of MCC officials to a gaping hole opposite the Gate of Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Jayalakshmipuram as seen in the picture. This hole has been created by the caving in of the land due to the recent rains. This can be dangerous for elders and children walking on…

Sir, The write-up by Dr. Javeed Nayeem titled ‘Brutalising doctors for doing good!’ (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 10) portrays a very disturbing development of service in rural areas. He has referred to two incidents in which doctors with noble purpose of serving in rural India were subjected to attack by the local goons. In…

Sir, With deep anguish and pain I write here about the ‘illegal’ toll collection on Mysuru-Nanjangud National Highway (NH) for the last two years. The reason why I say it is ‘illegal’ is that there are a 100-plus potholes and 200-plus places where the road has chipped off. Is this why we pay for tolled…

Sir, Apropos the letter in this column dated Mar. 10 under the title ‘This tree needs immediate felling’, I am very thankful to the authorities concerned and particularly to Star of Mysore, for prompting required action, and averting an impending danger. —Radha Kudva V.V. Mohalla 4.4.2022