The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : No streetlights

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Monday, Oct 08, 2007
ePaper

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

No streetlights

The Government had spent crores of rupees to construct flyover near the Low Bridge but never thought of illuminating the road from Low Bridge to Pillayar Temple and Canal Road and from Pillayar Temple to Dr. Chalapathi Rao’s statue and the adjacent roads which are quite dark. Though the flyover is well illuminated. This small stretch of road has become a haven for the notorious petty thieves. The authorities concerned are requested to look into the issue and take necessary steps immediately.

C. Ram Mohun

HB Old Colony, Vijayawada

Roads in bad shape

Vijayawada has become a city of pits and pot-holes and Brundavan Colony in the city is no exception.

It is very difficult to come out of the colony even on a two-wheeler. School rickshaws are unable to pick up the children from the apartments.

The residents pray god that no untoward incident should take place, as even an ambulance cannot reach the colony.

The residents are afraid whether the authorities are aware of this pathetic condition or whether they have left the city in the hand of contractors.

Shashank Mishra

Brundavan Colony, Vijayawada

Popularise sun-dried tomatoes

Italian sun-dried tomatoes are quite popular all over Europe and America. The sun-dried tomatoes are widely used in cooking in those countries, as it adds a tangy taste to the dishes. More importantly, nutritious values in the tomatoes are not lost when sun-dried.

In India, farmers find price so low that they do not even bring the harvest to markets. In our country too, solar energy can be used for drying the tomatoes.

More so, it is important to popularise the dried tomatoes through Rythu Bazaars.

Katragadda Narsayya

Madhu Gardens, Vijayawada

NH widening

There seems to be no end to the issue of widening of National Highway – 9 from Vijayawada to Machilipatnam.

The affected people are proposing various alternatives every day, while the authorities are not coming out with a concrete plan.

People are undecided whether to give consent to the widening or not. An acre of land between the two places fetches not less than Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crores. Property owners are not sure whether the National Highways Authority would pay such a huge compensation.

The NHAI authorities should explain why they are keen on widening the road up to 200 feet when it was laying four-lane roads and six-lane roads in a width of just 100 feet in many places.

Ganti Prakasa Rao

Machilipatnam

Tobacco growers worried

The rupee strengthening against the US dollar is worrying the tobacco exporters, as they fear incurring a loss of crores of rupees.

Last year, the State had produced 172 million kg of tobacco against the Tobacco Board’s target 150 million kg. On an average, it fetched Rs. 47.47 a kg.

Exporters purchased tobacco from farmers at this rate and reached agreements with international companies when the dollar rate was only Rs. 42.

With the dollar price falling to Rs. 39.88, exporters fear that they may lose Rs. 2 against every dollar.

The Government should take necessary steps to bail out the tobacco exporters.

Narumanchi Ranganath

Guntur

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail