Mysore/Mysuru, May 13 -- Mirror wall fails to shame public urination offenders

In an innovative attempt to curb public urination, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) installed a stainless-steel mirror wall along Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road near the Sub-Urban Bus Stand.

However, as the Kannada saying goes, "Nayi bala donku" (a dog's tail can never be straightened), a recent incident showed that not everyone was deterred by the unusual civic initiative, despite its initial success.

For several years, men had been using the roadside stretch beside a large drain here as an open urinal despite the availability of a public toilet nearby.

The practice caused inconvenience and discomfort to pedestrians, especially women and children passing through ...