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How to boost profits

Sir, - The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) functionaries need to pay attention to two things to make the KSRTC more economical. One, do a rethink about the bus stops in the city, particularly that of the city services. At present, these bus stops are so close by that there is considerable loss of fuel by way of static run. This also makes commuters indifferent to walking even small distances. This proposed change can be dispensed with after 9 p.m., if need be.

Secondly, a close watch should be kept on conductors in city services, as some of them resort to mischief in the matter of issuing tickets after collecting money for short distances from commuters. I am speaking from personal experience. Such conductors may be an exception, but they are a drain on the department.

Capt. (rtd) O. Mathai,

Kowdiar.

Wrong priority

Sir, - I have been using the `Arat Road' (West Fort-Eenchakkal) every day for the past 10 years. The road was sufficiently wide for two-way traffic.

Now, the so-called duct, created on both sides of the road, has eaten away about 10 to 12 feet of the road. It is to be seen how many commuters will use the footpath created by filling the area between the duct and the boundary walls on the northern side of the road. Creating a footpath on the southern side may not be possible because of the deep drain.

Anyway, traffic jams during the peak hours are a regular feature now.

What the authorities probably did not think about is how vehicles of houses adjacent to the duct will climb over the 18-inch high footpath. In other places, the footpath has been reduced to the road level, up to the gates. This is not possible here because of the concrete slabs. Consequently, each household will have to make a ramp protruding at least three feet into the road for facilitating the entry of vehicles into their compound. Since, this area is thickly populated, the ramps will eat away another six feet of the road.

The Government is supposed to widen the city roads for easy movement of traffic. Here is an example of narrowing down a sufficiently wide road by wasting the taxpayer's money. I hope wiser council will prevail and the authorities will rectify the fault.

Col. Anand,

Poojappura.

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