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Speed up

work

Sir, — During the rainy season, the Kadri Park is surrounded by weeds and elephant grass.

But now heaps of mud has been dumped in the park in the name of renovation.

The work is progressing slowly. Early-morning joggers and walkers find it difficult to use the park as they have to wade through the mud.

The dust also poses a health hazard.

At night, only a few lamps glow in the park. Fused bulbs in many lampposts have not been replaced owing to a dispute between the Mangalore City Corporation and Mangalore Electricity Company Ltd.

The administration should speed up the renovation.

J.F. D'Souza,

Mangalore.

Road dug up

Sir, — Ramanand Teertha Marg connecting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk and Jagat Chowk was beautified and widened a few months ago. But the road is being dug up, causing traffic chaos.

Even walking on the road is a daunting task. The authorities concerned should see that such wasteful expenditure does not recur.

Sharad M. Tanga,

Gulbarga.

Water supply

Sir, — I am a 75-year-old man running a unit in the Peenya Industrial Area for the past 30 years.

The industrial area is supposed to be the largest in Southeast Asia. However, all is not well with it. Water supply is the main problem.

The Karnataka State Small-scale Industries Development Corporation was supplying water in the past. The less said about it, the better.

Now, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has taken over water supply.

For the past 20 days, water has not been supplied to 1 E, 1st Stage, Peenya. Some units like mine have paid money to the board for water supply.

Imagine the plight of the employees of the units, who have to work without water. Will somebody in the Government come to their rescue?

K.K. Nair,

Bangalore.

End tuitions

Sir, — The State Government has banned private tuitions. But the ban does not seem to have any effect on teachers or parents.

Parents spend a fortune on tuitions and students waste their precious time on them.

It is time the Government took up the matter seriously and put an end to the ploys of tuition/coaching centres.

The onus is on the parents to ensure that they do not fall prey to such money-spinning centres.

Sreesh R. Babu,

Bangalore.

Mangalore.

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