India, Oct. 3 -- Sir,

I wish to draw the urgent attention of the Mysuru City Traffic Police and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to the alarming traffic situation within inner residential layouts, particularly in Krishnamurthypuram.

To ensure pedestrian safety and protect basic civil infrastructure, heavy transport vehicles are expected to stay on main arterial roads.

However, of late, private educational institutions are deploying massive buses into our narrow residential cross-streets. In fact, right here in Krishnamurthypuram, I regularly count as many as 17 to 18 large school buses passing through the neighbourhood during peak morning and afternoon hours.

Our locality is home to a large number of elderly residents. Because of these...