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Plea for strict traffic rules

It is quite heartening to find at least one sincere IAS officer in Ms. Poonam Malakondaiah who goes by rule books, to contain road accidents involving motor vehicles. Her concern is quite understandable.

Most of the vehicles, two wheelers to heavy vehicles, use head lights with high beam focus mode from dusk, not only on highways but on city roads also, sans black paint or black stickers covering the top half of the head lights. This is one of the main reasons for many accidents. While wishing for strict enforcement of the rule of blackening the top half of headlights of all vehicles, I request her to prevail upon the authorities concerned to paint fluorescent red colours on both sides of the road dividers.

M.V.H.Rao,

Alwal

Dispute in CGHS rates

The dispute between corporate hospitals and the Government is intriguing. The CGHS has cut off the benefits for the deserving, of consulting and getting the treatment thereof from the private and corporate hospitals, unless it is an emergency case.

This term, “emergency” is highly interpretative. When I had a massive heart attack some time back, I was rushed to the CARE hospital in Secunderabad. My claim for reimbursement was rejected because according to the rules of the CGHS, branch hospitals of main hospitals are not recognised. This is not only meaningless but also amusing. In essence, when the beneficiaries are prevented from consulting the private or corporate hospitals, what is the sense in fixing up reduced rates in the said hospitals?

BRC Iyengar,

Ishaq Colony

CGHS empanelled hospitals’ move

Apropos the news item published in your newspaper, the CGHS empanelled hospitals

would be withdrawing the facilities to the beneficiaries with effect from Nov ember 2007 because of a dispute between the Government and the hospitals with regard to the revised rates.

This step of the Association of the Empanelled Hospitals would be a great blow to

the beneficiaries – more so to the pensioners.

M. Annaji Rao,

Uppal

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