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Wednesday, Jun 09, 2004

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Readers' Mail

Ironical stand

Sir, — It is ironical that the State Government says that the offices are overstaffed. However, it is retaining the 15,500 temporary staff recruited during the July 2003 strike. The Tamil Nadu Government Employees Union, whose strike caused the temporary appointments, now appeals to the Government for regularisation of these staff that too without any test and on a regular scale! The Government, in its present mood, may accept this plea. But, such a step would dash the hopes of lakhs of well-qualified youth waiting patiently for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Examinations.

The Government closed its doors in 1991, imposing a ban on recruitment. It should not open its backdoors now to regularise the temporary staff. It is a fit case for the judiciary to interfere on a suo moto basis.

R. Aravindan,

Madurai.

Make them small

Sir, — Corporation authorities have raised the levels of platforms on roads. They have been raised to such heights that pedestrians, particularly elders, find them difficult to climb. It will be helpful, if small steps are provided at intervals and crossing points.

K.R. Rajendran,

Madurai.

Initiative sought

Sir, — Apropos the news item `Information on market conditions,' The Hindu June 7.

Thanks to the fillip given to horticulture by the State and Central Governments, many farmers took up cultivation of mangoes, sappota etc. in Madurai district. There is some assured market for mangoes. But cultivating sappota is rare and to harvest it in a small quantity, the farmers depend on street vendors.

Hence, the Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Society can help small farmers. They can pool their produces at the marketing centre so that middlemen can be eliminated.

V. S. Sankaran,

Madurai.

Management quota

Sir, — Kudos to S. Ramadoss, founder-leader, Pattali Makkal Katchi. His recent voice against `mercenaries' in education will be welcomed by the poor and middle class people. Professional education is denied to the poor and is unaffordable to the middle class, owing to the stopping of rural reservation.

Before the counselling trend, most of the engineering colleges filled up their management quota, getting from students amounts ranging from Rs.25,000 to Rs.5 lakhs, which is more than their already quoted exorbitant fees.

Most of the colleges, which need money to develop their infrastructure, admit students, quoting lower fees.

But developed and famous engineering colleges swindle money from parents.

We request Dr. Ramadoss and his coalition partners to wage a war against the `mercenaries' in education. Will they urge the Government to proclaim an ordinance to stop filling up management quota before counselling?

R. Ranee,

Nagercoil.

Evolve mechanism

Sir, — It is sad that a number of accidents take place, resulting in many causalities in the State, despite the presence of highways patrolling units. Hence, a mechanism should be evolved to control the number of accidents/ causalities.

S. Mohan,

Tuticorin.

How clean?

Sir, — It is glad to read in The Hindu , May 30 and June 3, that Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts have attained total sanitation. A visit to the banks of tanks, especially temple tanks, may reveal the fact. The Vadiveeswaram temple tank in Nagercoil is an example. How clean is the environment?

To study the sanitation conditions in schools, a team visited many schools recently with a few Rotarians. It was a horrible sight. The children were exposed to terrible health hazards. There were toilets without water supply. We found no sweepers had been appointed to clean the toilets. Sweeper posts were remaining vacant in many schools.

There are miles to go to have clean toilets in schools, especially in government and aided-schools.

R.S. Lal Mohan,

Nagercoil.

Use of motor pumps

Sir, — While millions of poor people in Tuticorin and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu are facing an acute drinking water scarcity, many people use motor pumps to get water. The common man cannot afford this. The use of such pumps affects water flow to neighbouring houses. Will the authorities concerned act swiftly?

Emerson R. Samuel,

Tuticorin.

Pending projects

Sir, — The Union Commerce Minister, Kamalnath, should give priority to some of the pending projects in Tuticorin district. A titanium project supposed to be set up in Tuticorin had gone unnoticed for years; a three-module zirconium sponge facility proposed to be established at Pazhayakayal had been silent and also the Nanguneri industrial park.

P. Senthil Saravana Durai,

Vazhavallan.

Hand over land

Sir, — I thank the Union Minister, T.R. Baalu, for having declared the Dindigul-Theni Road via Periyakulam as national highways NH 45 Extn. I appeal to the State Government to hand over the land and complete the formalities soon so that improvement works on the road will be undertaken at the earliest.

This infrastructure is much needed in the Periyakulam constituency.

T.N.V. Gopi,

Periyakulam.

A vulnerable stretch

Sir, — Speeding private town buses pose a threat to road-users in Tirunelveli. The drivers drive vehicles at a breakneck speed, blaring air horns. The area between TVS and Palai bus stand high road is the vulnerable stretch.

The condition of the road is such that it leaves no space for cyclists and pedestrians. The road between Palai bus stand and high ground should be announced a minimum speed area.

V. Kanthimathynathan,

Tirunelveli.

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