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Monday, Mar 13, 2006

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Reader's Mail

Ease rush problem

Currently, bus services in the city are run from one destination to the other during peak hours (8.30 to 11.00 a.m. and evening 4.30 to 7.30 p.m.), which are used by office-goers, students and others and are jampacked from the starting point itself. Those who want to board the buses from the middle cannot enter them, as they are already full. Trains are run simultaneously from two places and also within the destinations, say from Hyderabad to Delhi or Hyderabad to Warangal, Hyderabad to Chennai, Warangal to Vijayawada, etc. The district/inter-State buses are also run in this way. The city bus services must also run shuttle services on the main routes in this way so that the rush problem will be eased.

K.V.Raghavulu,

Barkatpura

Laudable suggestion

The newly-formed Hyderabad MLAs and MPs forum has suggested the launching of the phase-III of the Krishna drinking water project, which is a laudable suggestion. At the same time, the forum suggested that the plan to bring the Godavari water to the city should be shelved. This suggestion seems to have been made without proper appreciation of the water problem.

G.Krishna Rao,

Hyderabad

Heartening

It is heartening to hear that Hyderabad's Mass Rapid Transit System has been included in the Union Budget for the year 2006-07. Introduction of the metro rail system in the city will ease the traffic congestion and control pollution, which has assumed alarming proportions. Since Hyderabad is the sixth biggest metro in the country, the traffic system here must be upgraded and pollution controlled. The heavy traffic during peak hours at Abids, Ameerpet, Erragadda and Khairatabad pollute the air, which has an adverse effect on the health of people.

The first phase of MRTS has been proposed for a distance of 60 km on three routes in the twin cities. The plan has been sanctioned some Rs. 4,500 crores. The State Government should take all possible steps to see to it that the system is introduced in the city as early as possible.

D.Mohana Rao,

Hyderabad

Extend facility

For registering complaints with regard to problems concerning water supply, drainage and streetlights, the MCH telephone numbers were formerly 1916 and 1913. These phones have now been replaced by the numbers 155313 and 155304.

Complaints could be made to the old numbers (1916-1913) through any phone like Tata, Reliance, cell phones, etc. But now the complaints can be made to the new numbers 155313 and 155304 only through BSNL. Members of the public having facilities other than BSNL are finding it difficult to lodge complaints. The MCH may therefore consider extension of the facility to phones other than BSNL, considering them as paid calls at least.

S.V.G.Rao,

Ameerpet

Good point

The suggestion ( The Hindu 20.02.06) regarding use of subways is excellent. Construction of more subways, and their meticulous and neat maintenance like in European cities or even Chennai or Delhi will be more useful than foot overbridges and reduce the chances of pedestrians being hit by speeding and insensitive drivers.

M.V.H.Rao,

Alwal

Increase seats

Sometime ago, the reservation of two seats in the front row of RTC buses was done for senior citizens, but of late only one two-seater seat is being allotted, both for PHC/senior citizen. There are thousands of senior citizens in the twin cities. The allotment of just one seat is not enough. I request the RTC authorities to allot two two-seater seats exclusively for senior citizens.

S.Lakshmi Narasaiah,

Venkatramana Nagar

Shift commercial activity

Nowadays, commercial activities are on at an all-time high in residential areas causing air, water and noise pollution in the twin cities. The residents have lost their comfort and sleep even when they are in the confinement of the four walls of their houses. Vehicles are repaired, washed and parked on the roads, which has also become a headache for the residents. Dairy farms in the twin cities are nothing but a breeding ground for mosquitoes and people are exposed to the danger of being afflicted with malaria. In some localities, these commercial activities have caused a lot of violence too, which has become a challenge for the maintenance of law and order.

The Government may look into the matter and take appropriate measures to shift all commercial activity to the suburban areas.

M.S.Khan,

New Malakpet

Barkatpura

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