Tamil Nadu   

Harvest rainwater

In the absence of well-laid, well-maintained storm water drains most of the unevenly-laid roads in Saibaba Mission area were water-logged in the downpour on October 22. The inundation was most pronounced on Bharati Park Road No.1, between Thadagam Road and Raja Annamalai Road junctions, where half the road was under water. Power supply disruptions and speeding vehicles added to people’s woes. Coimbatore gets limited rain. But when it rains, it transforms the city into hell. Underpasses get water-logged, flyovers become big bottlenecks for vehicular traffic and roads, most of them with potholes, become unfit for use. The Government should urgently take measures to harvest rainwater and prevent it from inundating low-level areas.

K.D.Viswanaathan,

Coimbatore.

I went to the Codissia consumer fair recently. The organisers of the fair collected an entry fee of Rs. 30 but it was not mentioned in any advertisements. Children below the age of 15 had free entry but that was not mentioned in the ticket counter.

So all, including the children, bought the tickets but the person at the entrance asked us to get refund if the children were below 15. Why didn’t the organisers mention it specifically?

They also collected a parking fee of Rs. 10 for four wheelers but I think the parking space was temporarily arranged by levelling the ground at the side of the hall. But owing to heavy rain the whole place became slushy and many cars got stuck in the wet soil. The organisers should have made better arrangements.

B. Sujatha,

Malumichampatti.

Salem railway division has become a reality now. More importantly, Coimbatore junction has become an integral part of it. The railways should now provide the much-needed amenities to the people of Coimbatore.

Though Coimbatore station is an important station and has Rs. 100 crore annual revenue the station lacks many facilities.

The sixth platform in broad gauge is yet to function fully. Long-pending projects like the Irugur-Coimbatore north doubling as well as the gauge conversion of Coimbatore-Podanur junction metre gauge line should be completed quickly so that trains coming to Coimbatore junction need not lose time. This will pave way for trains skipping Coimbatore and running non-stop in Podanur too to enter Coimbatore junction.

Also, Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express 6609/6610 should be introduced at the earliest.

Ravi. S,

Saibaba Colony.

Now that Diwali is round the corner, authorities should make it clear if loud bursting of crackers is banned. If so, a warning should be given to the public to refrain from such celebrations. The police should also tell the public not to use roads for lighting firecrackers which will endanger lives of road users.

Pratap Gokuldas,

R.S. Puram. Readers can mail to cbereaders@thehindu.co.in with address and telephone number.

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

Stories in this Section

Awareness campaign to be conducted on AIDS prevention
Four arrested
Sisters drown in lake
‘Use drip system; conserve water’
To draw attention
Road accidents
Rich legacy
New law needed to tackle IT-related crimes
Speed up road widening works: Minister
Festive fitness
Pat for honesty
Diwali offers galore at Vellore
Physiotherapists can specialise in computer-related injuries
CM urged to accept Plan panel’s proposal
Court declines to quash notification
Guru Peyarchi: thousands of devotees throng Vallalar temple in Mayiladuturai
Weed removed from tank
Job mela
An example for youngsters to emulate
A seasonal job
Move to improve hygiene in medical colleges
Plan to make rural girls employable: Minister
Project on science for women
Seven arrested
Mettur level
Drainage system
Harvest rainwater
Driver killed as lorry plunges into water-filled quarry
Electrocuted
HC restrains Director of Medical Services
Hospital opens chest pain clinic
Rice merchants raise charges of harassment, warn of agitation
CPI(M) plea to set up medical college
Cauvery Sevai Maiyam distributes clothes to 130 visually challenged
Training programmes
Assurance to slum board tenement occupants
Veeramani condemns Jayalalithaa
Kingfisher begins daily flight from Chennai to Port Blair
Statue desecration triggers protest in Tirunelveli
Congress observer calls up Krishnasswamy
Held for taking bribe
Land acquisition case referred to larger Bench
Fishermen’s appeal
Two children die of burns
Bail for two advocates
CPI(M) leader’s plea to Government
Appeal to EPF pensioners
Diesel spills on express train coaches at Villupuram
State Governments urged to sanction funds for new courts
Move to make quality seeds available
School opened in tsunami-hit village
Karunanidhi’s charge against Jayalalithaa
Veterinary university lists priorities for growth
Swamy demands dismissal of DMK regime
Chidambaram criticises poor quality of roads
Assembly “sole master of its procedures”
Surplus water

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu