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Not free

This refers to the report ‘User charges are inevitable: Corpn.’ (Oct. 3). The report says: “Drainage facilities had been provided earlier free of cost.”

I wish to say that the residents of Saibaba Colony were charged exorbitantly for getting connection to the underground sewerage. There was nothing free.

V.S. Ghulati,

Thadagam Link Road.

Introduction of Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express (two-way) after repeated demands was announced in the Railway Budget in February 2007. Thereafter it also found a place in the railway time table effective July 2007, though it was stated that the introduction of the trains would be announced at a later date. The trains were allotted numbers too - 6609/6610. It is already four months since the time table was published but the introduction of the train is yet to become a reality. Special trains to various places have been announced for the festival seasons from October 2007 to February 2008. Will the railways at least now introduce this daily express train without loss of time?

Dominic David,

LIC Colony.

I posted a letter (with correct address and pin code) to my relative in Bangalore on September 17 informing him about the demise of my younger brother and the place of the 10th day ceremony. On October 1 he informed me over phone about the receipt of my letter on that day after a lapse of 13 days. Similarly, another relative at Chennai posted a condolence letter to me on September 22 and it reached me on October 3 i.e. after a lapse of 10 days.

Is such an inordinate delay justified?

To crown this, some of my other relatives informed me that they had not at all received my postcards informing them about my brother’s death posted on September 18 and 19 even after a lapse of more than 10 days.

Nor were the letters returned to me till date even though the sender’s address was written on the cards.

I am forced to think that in this era of information technology and cell phone revolution writing letters has become passe.

B. Sripada Rajan,

NGGO Colony.

Aavin milk supply to Cheran Maanagar area was all right two months ago. But of late the supply is delayed and the milk van comes to this area at 7 a.m. and between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

As a result, people have to buy milk from local vendors. Many representations to the Aavin officials to streamline the supply have gone in vain. RAAV requests the District Collector to make a spot study on the delay and monitor the milk supply to the area.

R. Kandasamy,

Secretary, RAAV, Coimbatore.

Hoardings have been banned by the government.

A few days ago a giant hoarding was erected by a textile showroom at the newly-constructed Corporation bus stand opposite the Government Hospital, Trichy Road, Coimbatore.

The Corporation does not allow new hoardings coming up. Does not the Corporation have enough fund for a small signboard indicating the bus stand there?

C.S. Motilal,

Uppukinar Street.

The recent demonstrations by the Chinniyampalayam residents against extension of the airport till Chinniyampalyam are uncalled for because the residents were told when they purchased lands that an airport would come up there soon and they would have to vacate the lands for a small compensation.

Those who took the risk of constructing houses in a non-permanent area are now staging demonstrations.

V. Douglas Kirpa Raja,

Avinashi Road.

In June this year Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor had made an announcement that candidates could enrol for doctoral programmes by choosing their guides from anywhere in India. But no formal order to that effect has been issued to the affiliated colleges in and around Coimbatore.

When we enquired in the university we were told that the syndicate had not taken a decision yet and that it was doubtful whether it would do so.

Shall we take it as just a gimmick by the Vice-Chancellor or will the university really take a decision?

Thiagarajan Balasubramanian,

Avanashi Road.

The death of 13 people in the building collapse in Coimbatore on October 19 cast a pall of gloom on the Vijaya Dashami celebration. The District Collector and other officials should be commended for their swift action in rescuing those who were caught in the debris.

However, the government should get honest and sincere engineers to inspect all Housing Board buildings to avert such tragedies in future.

K.K. Lakshmanan,

Coimbatore

Coimbatore Corporation has opened a parking lot of 2,900 sq.ft. to accommodate 200 cars on Cross Cut Road near Lakshmi Complex.

It also plans to put up a multi-tier parking facility there.

A similar arrangement is necessary on Oppanakara Street too.

Revising the parking fee on hourly basis, i.e. Rs. 5 per hour, may also be considered.

M.L. Rangarajan,

Thadagam Road.

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