The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Failure of projects

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Failure of projects

The series of failures of public projects in the State, the latest being the fly over bridge at Panjutta in Hyderabad, speaks of the utter callousness of the Government and the recalcitrant attitude of contractors and engineers towards public safety. Sir Arthur Cotton of England, while serving as a civil engineer employee, constructed anicuts over Godavari, Krishna and Cauveri rivers besides the Rajahmundry rail bridge back in 1832 with scant sanction by the alien government and scarcely adequate staff. He used lime and mortor as RCC did not come into being then. Those projects survived their life time irrigating lakhs of then fallow lands. It is only after their indicated deterioration that the native government took up barrages.

We still recall the failure of one pillar of Alamur bridge over Godavari a few days after its construction by a renowned contractor in 1960s, necessitating the diversion of the road transport through the Kovvur-Rajahmundry rail-cum-road bridge for over a year, thanks to the then Chief Engineer and its toll gate vendor. N.V. Rama Rao

Visakhapatnam

PAN card blunder

I am an income-tax PAN cardholder (no: AHHPK9682L), working in United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, since long.

As I lost my original PAN card, I applied for a duplicate in August this year through UTI Technology Services in the city. I received the duplicate card last month but I am surprised to note that though my name and number in the PAN card were correct, the signature and photograph is someone else’s. I wonder how such serious errors are committed. K.V. Krishna Mohan

Visakhapatnam

Shortage of LPG

For the last six months or so, delivery of LPG cylinders is erratic due to shortage of gas. One has to wait for at least a week or 10 days after booking gas if one doesn’t have any influence.

In particular, the lower middle class who were either given connections under ‘Deepam’ scheme or persuaded to take connection being a cleaner fuel.

As kerosene is denied to them, they suffer more due to lack of gas supply.

When LPG kits and cylinders are available for running cars, etc., how come there is scarcity for cooking purposes? The authorities should act immediately ensure proper LPG supply.

G.M. Rama Rao

Visakhapatnam

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