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Andhra Pradesh

Shortage of faculty

The State Government has not been permitting new medical and dental colleges due to shortage of faculty and that the onslaught of private institutions was leaving the Government institutions in a lurch.

It ostensibly means that the Government colleges are not able to cope with the competition from the private ones.

This situation is quite contrary to that of the past, when faculty of private colleges dreamt of a career in Government institutions. It is time that the State Government take steps to retain the faculty in its technical education institutions to maintain standards in teaching.

N.V. Rama Rao

Bhimavaram, West Godavari district

Ease the burden on traffic police

In view of the increase in vehicular traffic in places like Kavali and Gudur and other towns, it is requested that there is an ever-increasing need to have more traffic police stations, particularly in divisional headquarters of Nellore district.

The vehicular movement is increasing day-by-day and traffic jams have become the order of the day on arterial roads.

People are facing difficulties, as many road users are not obeying the basic road rules and resorting to speed driving and overtaking of vehicles.

As the police are busy

with crime and law and

order duties, it is better if

the authorities arrange traffic police stations

and sanction required

staff.

This arrangement will ease the job of law and order police, who are often forced to do the traffic duty now.

K. Sujatha Rao

Kavali, Nellore district

Include interesting stories in textbook

The present SSC English Reader for English medium students had been complied by the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) and published by the Directorate of School Education. The language used in the book doesn’t evoke any interest, as many lessons are about pet animals like cat, dog and even snake. They are more like biology lessons than English and I don’t think these lessons help students improve proficiency over the language. I sincerely request the textbook writers to including interesting stories and anecdotes, bearing in mind the standard of students.

Banda Nageswara Rao

Chirala, Prakasam district

Name Gurazada as national poet

I thank the State Government and Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy for establishing universities in the names of ‘Aadikavi’ Nannaya and Yogi Vemana. I would like to bring the issue of national poet to the notice of the Government. Tamil Nadu declared Subrahmanya Bharathi as national poet, while West Bengal announced that Rabindranath Tagore as its national poet. It is appropriate to name the late Gurazada Appa Rao, the writer and social reformer, as national poet for Telugu. Through his works like ‘Kanyasulkam’ and ‘Poornamma’ the late Appa Rao criticised the evils of the then society and infused patriotism among people.

G. Bapaiah Gupta

Nidubrolu, Guntur district

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