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Observe decorum

Decency is conspicuous by its absence at Salem Municipal Council meetings as is evident from the photograph and the report about the quarrels between councillors over supply of water to some villages (The Hindu, July 31). Can’t the corporators behave with decorum and set an example to others? The fights are seen by many people live on TV. Elected representatives of the people should be upright, decent, courteous and honest.

V.S.Venkatavaradan,

Salem.

The report ‘Banning capitation fee’ (Education Plus, July 30) is a thorough and detailed analysis of the pattern of corruption in self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. The Government’s recent steps to track down erring institutions are nothing but an eyewash because, as the report rightly points out, “even during the recent spate of surprise checks, government officials have done little better than admit that there was no evidence of collection of capitation fee, though it is one of the worst kept secrets that capitation fee collection in never on record”. It is well-known that collection of unauthorised money is only through oral agreements. No parents/students will make any complaint since they are the actual beneficiaries. Unless sincere and honest efforts are made, the menace of capitation fee cannot be eliminated.

Subbiah Karmegam,

Salem.

CITU has issued a statement that if the Government revises auto tariffs from the present level to a reasonably high level all auto drivers belonging to their union will flag the meter.

Whether the Government will take this as a threat from their ruling partner or will go ahead with enforcing the present law vigorously irrespective of their ruling partners’ opposition is anybody’s guess. The ultimate sufferers are the poor travelling public. The government should not succumb to the pressure of its partner and make any upward revision.

C. Bhaskaran,

Erode.

In May and June two-wheeler riders were running around for helmets. As a result the helmet price shot up. All newspapers (including The Hindu) published pictures on June 1 screaming that more than 95 per cent of the riders were complying with the law that made wearing helmets mandatory.

But now we find that 95 per cent of the riders do not wear them.

Why was there all this hue and cry about the new law and the hype created about it when we cannot sustain it? If we are responsible citizens, responsible to our own lives, we will not even need a law to ‘save your head’. Will the authorities take steps to ensure compliance of the helmet rule?

C. Suriyaprakash,

Coimbatore.

Ultra-deluxe buses have good patronage even in small distance routes such as Coimbatore-Salem/Hosur. But there are no such services in the Coimbatore-Madurai/Tiruchi sectors. At present TNSTC, Kumbakonam division, operates two super-deluxe buses on the Tiruchi sector which are definitely inadequate.

Also with poor train services on these sectors introduction of the ultra-deluxe services with reservation facility to Madurai and Tiruchi will definitely become a hit. I request the managing director, TNSTC, Coimbatore to take necessary steps in this regard.

Sriram Kumar. M,

Coimbatore.

One cannot comprehend the undue delay in introducing 6609/10 Coimbatore-Nagercoil overnight express. Following the cancellation a month ago of all metre gauge trains that linked Podanur and Madurai, the Southern Railway should introduce this train the timings of which have found a mention in the latest Southern Regional Railway time table. If shortage of rakes is the problem in introducing the train, then at least the weekly summer special train from Coimbatore to Nagercoil using the rakes of Coimbatore-Rajkot Express should have continued to run till the new daily train is introduced.

With bus being the only mode of transport available between Coimbatore and Madurai, the aged, women and children suffer because of the absence of a good train facility.

Ravi. S.

Coimbatore. Readers can mail to cbereaders@thehindu.co.in with phone number and address

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