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Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004

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Readers' Mail

Losing its share

Sir - This has reference to your news item `Coimbatore holds good investment potential' dated September 4. The observation of the Consul for Public Affairs, American Consulate General, Chennai, that Coimbatore is an excellent example of what foreign investors look for, is a matter of pride for Coimbatoreans.

But this city is deprived of its legitimate share in new investments by new players as no aggressive plans are initiated to attract these players.

A. Vinod Kumar,

Coimbatore.

Tips from Israel

Sir - This has reference to a telecast in Sun TV news recently on the discharge of industrial dyeing materials from Erode and Karur into the Cauvery. This has made the water unfit for irrigation. The solution lies in filtering the waste so that toxic chemicals are eliminated.

When I had been to Israel, I found that all waste water from Tel Aviv was brought to the desert 100 km away from the city and filtered in giant wells. The purified water is then used for agricultural purposes. Several hundreds of hectares in the desert receive only this water (no rain).

Sand is a powerful medium of filtration.

Dr. L.D. Vijendra Das,

Coimbatore.

Shifting of P.O.

Sir - This has reference to `Reader's Mail' (The Hindu, September 8) regarding shifting of Peelamedu East Post Office, referred to by Joseph Thomas of Coimbatore.

I would like to mention that the Post Office was temporarily shifted to Peelamedu Post Office due to certain difficulties. In order to avoid inconvenience to the customers, the Department of Posts has called for tenders for securing a suitable building in that area. The matter is being promptly looked into.

P.P. Arumugam,

Senior Superintendent,

Coimbatore Division,

Coimbatore.

Neglected section

Sir - One by one all trains are being made to skip Coimbatore. Perhaps more political will and clout is needed among people's representatives of the State. Saving a distance of 17 km is nothing when the train (West Coast Express) runs a distance of 900 km from Chennai to Mangalore.

Moreover, not only Coimbatoreans have been affected but also the people on the entire route from Coimbatore to Chennai. Let the people's representatives rise to the occasion and see to it that a new express is introduced to serve this neglected section.

Dominic David,

Coimbatore.

Conservative system

Sir - While welcoming new services like booking tickets through mobile, etc, the Railways should pay attention to existing services also. The conservative system of refunding amount for partially travelled ticket through their Divisional Offices after obtaining a certificate from the station at which the journey was broken, still continues.

Two friends of mine from abroad had to break their journey in Coimbatore on 11-07-2004, travelling from Kochi to Bangalore (Reservation Ticket No. 86751347 - Train No. 6525 - 2 Tier A/c). Station authorities here did not refund the fare for Coimbatore to Bangalore. Instead, they issued a Ticket Deposit Receipt No. 432052 asking them to claim the refund from Railway Divisional Office, Palakkad. As they could not wait, the receipt was handed over to me and I sent the same to the Office at Palakkad on 12-07-2004, receipt of which was acknowledged on 15-07-2004.

Now, almost two months have passed and I am yet to get the refund.

K.P. Padmanabhan,

Coimbatore.

Dream fulfilled

Sir - A long-cherished aspiration of passengers from Malabar and South Karnataka was fulfilled with the conversion of the West Coast Express into a night train.

At the same time, to safeguard the interests of passengers from Tamil Nadu, the timings of train no. 6667-6668 were rescheduled. Three cheers to officials of Southern Railway Palakkad Division who finally struck a balance. My request to others is to give up attempts to hold demonstrations and rail rokos in this regard.

Benjamin,

Coimbatore.

No timetable

Sir - Usually train timings are revised once in October and again in April every year. But during the past four months, timings have been changed at least four times. On an average, Coimbatore Railway Station sells around 25,000 copies of Railway Timetable every year after the Railway Budget.

This year, surprisingly the timings of many popular trains have been changed in September instead of October and unfortunately not even a single copy of timetable is available in Coimbatore Junction, North Coimbatore, Podanur or even at Palghat. The staff at all counters is unable to respond properly to the queries.

The Public Relations Officer at Chennai and Palghat should ensure that sufficient copies of timetable are made available.

C.M. Jeyaraam,

Citizens' Voice Club,

Coimbatore.

Coimbatore.

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