India, Aug. 3 -- By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

It is certainly a matter of pride that Mysuru has secured a distinction this year as the third cleanest city in the country, in its category. There is no reason why we should not be able to once again get to the first place, which we have held earlier on two occasions, if we all put in a little more effort.

But striving to secure the first place in a competition for cleanliness alone, does not make our lives better. There are other problems that need to be addressed to ensure this.

Our city seems to be on the verge of losing all its tranquillity to the malignantly growing menace of roadside eateries. The problem which started with some very ordinary people, badly in need of some means of sus...