In a detailed missive sent recently to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Mr Scindia said, ''the establishment of such an office would make the processes much smoother for denizens of the state's northern part. The absence of such an office adversely impacts on the tourism industry, import and export.'' In another letter to Union Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath, he urged that approval be granted to a four-lane road from the Bina Refinery to the Agra-Mumbai National Highway via Shadora as it was imperative for accelerating development of backward areas.

In a third communication to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, Mr Scindia demanded that the range of the Krishi Darshan programme telecast by Gwalior Doordarshan Kendra be expanded to cover Guna, Shivpuri and Ashoknagar districts.