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Monday, Sep 04, 2006

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Reader's Mail

Boiled water is beneficial

Water may contain industrial waste with toxic agents ranging from metallic salts to complex synthetic organic chemicals, causing cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and amoebiosis.

Purify water by boiling it for at least five to ten minutes. It is the best way to treat water, as it kills bacteria and spores. It also removes temporary hardness and can be used to eliminate storage related problems. Water can also be chemically disinfected in tanks or in wells by bleaching powder but its effectiveness is reduced if it is exposed to sunlight.

D. Mohan Rao,

Hyderabad

Fatwas needed against terrorists

This is with reference to "Are Asians facing a witch-hunt in mid air" ( The Hindu dated 25th August, 06). I would like to say that the entire Asian community is not to be indicted because of the acts of heinous crimes being perpetrated by select jihadi fundamentalists. At the same time, it will not be fair to incriminate the entire Muslim community just because these terrorists are having Islamic names. However, it is the fundamental duty of all Muslims to identify such terrorists, home grown or otherwise, and ensure that these are neither given shelter nor remain unnoticed. It is also very shocking why the so-called "fatwas" are not being issued by Muslim clergy to ensure that such anti-national militants are brought to book. It would be fitting reply so that the entire world does not make the Muslims or Asians as suspects for the acts of terrorism by jihadi terrorists.

Narayana Rao Sabnis,

Secunderabad

Give assistance sans discrimination

The news item "Perfect Prescription for Metpally girl" ( The Hindu dated 29.08.06) made interesting reading. Not only M. Rajyalaxmi, who got financial assistance to pursue medicine course, but all right thinking people should express gratitude to the Chief Minister.

It is heartening to note his announcement that the Government is evolving a scheme to provide financial assistance to meritorious students belonging to SC, ST and BC communities.

But why only these communities? Any meritorious student who is unable to pursue the course of his choice due to poverty should be provided financial assistance, irrespective of region, religion or caste since poverty has no boundaries nor is confined to certain communities.

M. V. H. Rao,

Alwal

Doctors must not resort to agitations

Fifteen patients died due the State-wide strike by doctors working in Government Hospitals according to a news item.

A doctor's profession is a noble profession and they command respect. To express solidarity with the head of a department injured in an attack by agitated relatives of a dead patient, they resorted to satyagraha or fasting. At the same time, doctors take Hippocratic oath, they should also take another oath saying that they would attend to a poor patient in emergency. In fact the second oath is more important.At least those attending to emergency duties must not be allowed to participate in satyagrahas.

K. Sree Rama Rao,

Domalguda

Introduce more Metro services

It was reported recently that APSRTC is introducing four Metro Express services on route No. 107V/10 between Dilsukhnagar and Sanathnagar from September 1. In this connection I am to state that there are very limited Metro Express services from Mehdipatnam to Hayatnagar /Ramoji Film City route nos 156/299 and 205F respectively. I therefore suggest to APSRTC to introduce four more Metro Express services in the above routes which will immediately benefit the commuters and also bring good revenue to RTC.

K. Kesava Rao,

Vanasthalipuram

Government schools and quota system

World Bank Development Policy Report 2006 for India states that baseline survey of level of learning in five divisions in Andhra Pradesh reveals that only 18 per cent of the primary school students could do single digit additions while 12 per cent could do single digit subtraction and only 54 per cent could correctly repeat the number of kites in an illustration displayed to them ( The Hindu , 29th August). This situation clearly indicates the level of ignorance. This represents the average condition in all the States. Primary education is by and large imparted in Government schools. Bulk of the students in Government schools are OBCs, SCs and STs. The base of their education is obviously weak.

R.S. Sri Rama Murthy,

Saidabad Colony

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