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Monday, Nov 13, 2006
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Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Reader's Mail

The real culprits

It is easy to blame drivers of APSRTC buses for the traffic jams caused near bus stops.

It is also convenient to complain against drivers for not stopping at the exact stops.

There are some black sheep here and there.

But the real culprits are passengers, pedestrians, autorickshaws, call centre/company/educational institutions' vehicles, though not necessarily in this order.

Autos invariably park at bus stops, which naturally forces the buses to stop in the middle of the road.

Last but not least, the bigger culprits are commuters who throng on to the road and into bus bays due to inadequate shelters.

M.V.H.Rao,

Alwal

Fuel prices

When will the fall in world oil prices be reflected at the retail level in India? The demand to reduce fuel prices is long-standing. What goes up must come down! Or so goes the axiom crude oil prices that reached US $75 a barrel in August have now subsided to around US $56 a barrel but consumers in the country are yet to see any softening in the prices of petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and LPG. With world fuel prices now listing downwards it is high time for these to be reflected at the retail level. No lame excuses will be tolerated. The Centre should act at once.

D. Mohana Rao,

Hyderabad

Adhere to timings

Season ticket holders and regular commuters of MMTS trains remain clueless as whether there could be any sort of improvement in the services. The trains run to their scheduled timings rarely. This is causing hardships for commuters during peak hours. The steady increase in the number of MMTS commuters need to be supported by the railways, by operating more services and adhering to timings.

Raghu. S,

Sainikpuri

Share responsibility

This has reference to the series of reports being published over the uncleared garbage in various areas of the city. I feel that it is unjust to put the entire blame on the civic authorities for poor sanitation in the city. Citizens too are responsible. For example, I reside in Jawharnagar (Chikkadpally) where the MCH workers clean the roads and collect garbage on a daily basis. Yet, people here throw waste-filled packets straight onto the middle of the road in a callous way. The situation will not change unless people shed their "who-cares" attitude.

M. Pradeep Kumar,

Jawahar Nagar

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