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Another Surat?

Another Surat?

Will Salem become another Surat, which had some years ago experienced the spread of plague in an epidemic because of poor hygienic condition. Even trains would not stop in Surat and no visitor would dare enter the city. Today Surat has become a better city, thanks to the plague epidemic, which woke up the slumbering masses. The reason for plague epidemic was the extremely unhygienic environment prevailing in the city. Surat makes diamonds in plenty and earns foreign exchange of astronomical amount. In spite of the city having a lot of rich people and booming business, the conditions of the poor and the region they lived in were abysmally low. Today, one finds a similar situation in Salem. The rich are trying to make more money and the poor becoming poorer. making the environment dirty. If the municipal corporation does not take corrective measures

on a war footing, Salem may soon witness a similar epidemic.

V.S. Venkatavaradan,

Salem.

Introduce boating

Civil Service Training Institute, Regional Institute of

Rural Development, Agricultural Research Station, fisheries department,

State Transport Corporation Driving Institute, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board hydropower project, State Bank of India, Sri Lankan refugee camp,

Government Higher Secondary School, Holy Redeemers Matriculation

Higher Secondary School, public works department, block development office and forest office are situated in Bhavanisagar. Moreover, many tourists visit Bhavanisagar and Bannari Amman temple in weekends. Hence the Tamil Nadu tourism department should introduce boating in Bhavanisagar Dam end parts to entertain the tourists.

G.N. Devaraj,

Bhavanisagar.

Save these

precious lives

The report `4 killed as train hits autorickshaw'( The Hindu , August. 19) has shocked us. A four-year-old child who was going to see a doctor with her mother were among the casualties. Two more women who boarded the auto mid-way also met with the tragic end. We are reminded of Nobel laureate Albert Camus' novel `The Plague' where one character asks a priest: "Father, what sin has this child committed to suffer like this?" The existential feeling of being thrown into existence in this world is portrayed here.

Coming out of such existential dread and anguish, if we reason out the order of incidents in this tragic accident, we wonder what made the driver take a detour to the unmanned railway level crossing, especially when the nearby railway gate was closed. There have been many accidents at unmanned railway level crossings. Such crossings should be manned to save precious lives.

M.Vathapureeswaran and V. Joseph Emmanuvel,

Tiruchengode.

Dementia patients

The report `Centre for dementia patients planned' ( The Hindu , August 21) will definitely bring cheer to many.

Many cases referred to in the report do exist in our midst without receiving the required attention because of lack of knowledge on this ailment associated with old age.

It will be worthwhile if Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre and Research Institute undertake a survey of the numerous old age homes in the city, where there are a number of senior citizens with memory loss and other peculiar mental problems.

K.D. Viswanaathan,

Coimbatore

SB accounts

There was a time when post offices used to work out annual interest earned and credit it punctually on April 1 in savings bank accounts. But for more than a decade now the savings bank account holders have to wait till May end or July for their earnings of annual interest to get credited. This is not a good development.

A.G. Deshpande,

Coimbatore.

Licence to kill?

The report on the RTO of Coimbatore handing over learner's licence to Walkers Club members is indeed a welcome change.

The RTO is really reaching out to the public in keeping with the changing times. But should not the authorities, including RTO, concentrate more on ensuring that all and sundry do not get the driving licence? Traffic in Coimbatore is going from bad to worse and one of the main reasons is the issuance of licences to so many two and four wheeler drivers who do not know basic road rules.

One finds children packed like sardines in autorickshaws and one day we will see loss of innocent lives for no fault of theirs.

We find reckless bus drivers who are beyond the control of anyone, including God. The RTO, police and the public should join hands to regulate traffic and educate drivers.

Colonel (Retd) A Sridharan,

Coimbatore.

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