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Clear encroachments

Sir, — Land grabbing and encroachment have become rampant in Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar. Houses are built under high-tension poles, near drains and on civic amenity sites. Contractors dump sand, stone and bricks on playgrounds. Several unauthorised food stalls have come up there. There has been no response from authorities to complaints against these irregularities. The drainage system is in a bad shape in the 9th Cross Road. Residents of 17th Main and 14th Main had to pump out water from their houses when it rained recently. The road between Diwakar Hospital and 8th Main is also in a bad shape.

H. Raju,

Bangalore

Boards on buses

Sir, — The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation has come up with many comforts for commuters. The MBS (grid route) and as well as the Volvo routes have the route details in both Kannada and English. The same two-language route particulars should be incorporated in the existing/old route buses in the city.

Sriram Deshik T,

Bangalore

Primary health unit

Sir, — Residents of Vidyamanyanagar are put to hardship owing to the absence of a primary health unit in the area. Several requests to the authorities concerned in this regard have gone in vain. Setting up a primary health unit will not only help the residents of the area but also poor people who live in nearby villages.

K.R. Raghavendra Rao,

Bangalore

Dedicated lanes

Sir, — The city traffic police are planning dedicated lanes for autorickshaws (The Hindu, July 4). It is important to have dedicated lanes for city buses which do not always stop at the designated stops. Such lanes for buses will be more useful than lanes for autorickshaws. Police should ensure that footpaths are free of encroachments.

K.V. Pathy,

Bangalore

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