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Cell phone misuse

Cell phone misuse

Any technology is useful if it is properly used. Information technology helps speedy communication. The number of cell phone users is increasing every year in India. But at the same time the cell phone causes hardship and nuisance to many. For instance, in spite of repeated warnings that cell phone should be avoided while driving, many people use it. They don't stop vehicles and talk.

This is one of the causes for road accidents. Many students use cell phones in college campuses. They disturb others through SMS, MMS and ring tones. They also misuse the cell camera. The students even send threatening and vulgar messages to teachers. Further, cell phone causes many health hazards. Use of cell phones should be banned during working hours in colleges. Separate cells to detect E - crimes are necessary. .

V.S. Ganesamurthy,

Erode.

Barren Salem

Railway Junction Main Road and Saradha College Road in Salem are lined by many trees which are decades old. Now many of them have been cut to widen these roads and improve the stretch to Yercaud from Salem Junction.

Authorities have embarked on yet another project to fell trees on Omalur Main Road that will link the Bypass Road with Five Roads Junction. The beauty of Salem and its neighbourhood lies not only in its buildings and roads but in trees too most of which are more than 50 to 60 years. The beauty and charm of Bangalore of the sixties and the seventies vanished substantially because of tree felling to widen roads.

Many developed countries plan improvements by respecting the eco system. Trees give mankind everything they have. There is a symbiotic relationship between man and Nature and we should do nothing to upset the balance.

C.S. Nagarajan,

Salem.

Unmanned level crossings

When an accident took place in an unmanned level crossing some time ago, railway authorities said they would convert unmanned level crossings into manned ones. The same promise was repeated after the gruesome accident in the unmanned level crossing near Kancheepuram. Whether the promise will be kept or not is anybody's guess. The railways should immediately appoint guards to monitor all level crossings. Gates that are foolproof against any accident should be built.

V.S.Venkatavaradan,

Salem.

Build bridge

A bridge should be constructed to connect Bhavanisagar Park maintained by the PWD department and the dam to help tourists visit the park and the dam too. Entrance ticket fee can be increased. Tourists who visit Kodiveri, Bannari Amman Temple, Bhavanisagar park etc., can visit the dam at the same time through one entrance. Boating too should be introduced in the dam site.

G.N. Devaraj,

Bhavanisagar.

Stop this ritual

It is common to see pieces of coconut or pumpkin on roads on Friday evenings, mainly in rural areas and some urban areas too. Shopkeepers and residents observe the custom of breaking coconuts or pumpkins on Fridays as part of the Hindu mythology as a safeguard against evil. The broken pieces can cause fatal accidents for two-wheelers and harm walkers. Since the ritual takes place around late evening, it is difficult for two-wheeler riders to see the broken pieces. I request the highways ministry to enact a law banning the practice and to take strict action against those people who use the roads for such rituals.

S.P. Vijayanand,

Muthur.

Summer festival

Even as Ooty is getting ready for summer festivals, there is a steady flow of tourists. By the time the festivals commence, crowd management will be a Herculean task. But the organisers have wisely gone beyond traditional festivals and included new items that will divert tourists to different venues according to their tastes. The organisers would do well to put up information counters at strategic points to enable visitors locate place of importance.

P.U. Krishanan,

Udhagamandalam.

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Erode.

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