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Burning problem

Sir, — Once in a fortnight or a month, civic workers come to each ward in Mangalore, sweep the area and heap the dry leaves and other wastes by the side of road and burn it. Sometimes the waste is burnt in a garbage bin. This causes pollution affecting residents, especially children and the aged.

This is a problem experienced in many parts of the city. If we can ban smoking in public places and bring stringent emission testing norms for vehicles citing pollution and its adverse effects on health, why is burning of waste neglected? The waste could be burnt in isolated areas to overcome this problem.

J.F.D' Souza
Mangalore

Increase pension

Sir, — It is disheartening to note that old-age pensioners get only Rs. 100 a month. Many senior citizens find it difficult to apply for old-age pension because they are unable to produce authentic documents. Even if they submit the required certificates and details, they have to run from pillar to post to get the pension. The Government should increase the pension amount to at least Rs. 300 a month.

N. Raju
Bangalore

Run shuttle trains

Sir, — This is with reference to the report on the new elevated road to Devanhalli airport. The railway tracks from Bangalore run along the site for the new airport. All it takes is to run shuttle trains like in all international airports have, from Bangalore to the airport. This will help people reach the new airport in quick time at low cost. The public money proposed to be spent can be utilised better.

Praveen Jaipuria
Bangalore

The unlucky lot

Sir, — MPs and MLAs who serve for one term of five years or less are lucky to get pension, whereas Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) members who have worked in public sector undertakings and also contributed towards Family Pension Scheme (FPS) 1971 and further towards EPF 1995 are unlucky as they get a paltry pension of just over Rs. 500.

The contribution of the employees towards FPS, which was meant only for family members in case the subscribing member dies in service, resulted in a corpus (Rs. 5,000 crores as on March 1991) and is lying with the Government, on account of which the EPF pension came into being.

Now the FPS-cum-EPF pensioners, who are deprived of the real value for money they have contributed, need to be taken care of by increasing the pension.

V.N. Subramanyam
Bangalore

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