The Hindu : Readers' Mail - Tiruvananthapuram

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Monday, Feb 16, 2004

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Readers' Mail - Tiruvananthapuram

Difficult for pedestrians

Sir, — Due to deviation of vehicular traffic via Poojappura from February 11, 2004, the heavy flow of vehicles through Karamana and Kunjalumoodu, is causing much inconvenience to the elderly and other pedestrians to cross the roads. Since there is no bump/police personnel near the Kunjalumoodu flyover, vehicle drivers, particularly two and three wheelers race each other to overtake vehicles making it dangerous for pedestrians to move.

To add to this, is the dumping of stone metal on the roadside. Till the expiry of a financial year, no one is concerned about the conditions of roads. Stringent action must be taken against officials for dereliction of their duties.

T.V.R. Potti

Poojappura

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Zebra lines needed

Sir, — Six roads, namely the road from the Railway overbridge at Thampanoor, the Ayurveda College, Pattoor, Palkulangara, Thakaraparambu and Sreekanteswaram converge around the Uppidammoodu Bridge at Vanchiyoor. When the MG Road is blocked due to various reasons, buses to and from East Fort are diverted through these roads.

As no zebra line is provided here for crossing these roads, the elderly and children find it difficult to cross these roads. Authorities concerned are requested to provide zebra lines on these busy roads immediately.

Karamana Manikantan Nayar

Vanchiyoor

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Noise pollution

Sir, — As the festival season has begun, the common man and students have to face the menace of noise pollution. The temple committees put up loudspeaker boxes which blare out noise continuously throughout the day and night. After giving instructions, the police do not closely monitor the situation.

As the Attukal Pongala festival is fast approaching, it is the right time for the police to give notification through newspapers to control the noise pollution.

The temple committee should not be permitted to announce advertisements through loudspeaker boxes. Even music should be played in only a very low volume. The boxes should be erected at only well-spaced intervals. The paurasamithis etc. should be permitted to make only important announcements and that too only on the pongala day.

S. K. Swamy

Thaliyal

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Walls defaced

Sir, — There was a time when Thiruvananthapuram enjoyed a rare distinction among many cities of India as a clean, neat and green city. That golden age has gone and we are now left with a place, which is nobody's envy any more. Posters announcing union meetings, strike threats and the like are not removed even after the event has passed. These posters mar the face of the city.

Added to this is the sudden appearance of several big arches across strategic locations on the main road, choking our narrow roads further, for several days. Many a time, these arches belong to powerful lobbies that no authority will dare to touch. As in the case of posters, this `arch menace' will also stay on the road, well past the date of relevance.

Can the Corporation come up with a code of conduct for such activities or if it is already there enforce it? The organisation putting up a hoarding or arch or affixing posters on city walls, should be asked to remove it the very next day after the event is over. A huge deposit amount should be collected at the time of giving permission to display these items, which may be reimbursed if the removal has been effected in time. After all we hapless citizens are made to fork out hefty penalties, if there is one day's delay in paying buildings taxes.

N.T. Nair

PTP Nagar

Crowded bazaar

Sir, — Passing through Chala baazar has become a nightmare as customers have to jostle through the milling crowds, parked vehicles, moving two-wheelers and cycles at any time of the day. The narrow road in the bazaar was constructed half-a-century ago without any chance of widening the road. The shops and establishments on the southern side should be shifted on both sides of the newly-constructed Attakulangara road to enable the widening of the existing road.

The Corporation cannot turn a blind eye to the difficulties of the people going for shopping. Lakhs of rupees change hands in Chala but not even 10 per cent is spent for those going there to do shopping.

K.P. Karunakaran Nair

Idappazhanji

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Remove logs

Sir, — Recently the Corporation evicted roadside vendors and bunks near the Attakulangara Junction for the convenience of pedestrians and for smooth vehicular traffic.

However, now this area has been dumped with logs of wood cut from the roadside trees hindering the movement of traffic.It is learnt that the wood belongs to the Archaeology Department, which has not bothered to remove them in spite of the fact that the Attukal Pongala festival falls on March 6. The Corporation which is keen to fine individuals who unload sand/bricks etc. for construction/maintenance of buildings on roadside, has been turning a blind eye to this hindrance for the last several weeks.

G. Krishnamoorthy

Puthen Street

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