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Murky water

The drinking water supplied by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is brown in colour many a time. Leave alone for drinking; one can’t imagine using the murky water even for bathing or washing clothes. Despite stiff resistance, the VMC has fixed water meters to apartment blocks. When the corporation is so adamant on sticking to rules, it should also make sure that the residents get clean water for which they are made to pay through their nose. Also there are anomalies on fixing of the water meters resulting in heartburn. Ch. Gayathri

Ashok Nagar, Vijayawada

No hygiene in schools

Children in many schools, especially those run by the Government, suffer badly in the absence of proper lavatories. This is one area where even some of the private schools that fleece the parents with exorbitant fee and other donations, are found to be lagging behind. The government educational institutions are the worst implementers of hygiene. The authorities concerned should take a serious note of this lapse and enforce strict norms for school managements.

G. Gowtham

Moghalrajapuram, Vijayawada

Run special buses

The canal road from Prakasam Barrage to Kummaripalem centre has been temporary closed.

To spare problems to the commuters using this route, the APSRTC must run special services up to Ratham centre and divert all buses to and from Gollapudi through Kummaripalem centre. These special services should originate from places like Autonagar, Benz circle (via Stella college) and Ramavarappadu ring road. Early implementation of the move would benefit many people using the route.

C. Ram Mohan

H.B. Colony, Vijayawada

Alarming trend

According to a UNICEF report, 35 per cent of the children aged below five years are malnourished, while nearly 9.5 million children remain outside the immunisation network. This is an alarming situation and the governments must initiate remedial measures to look into the serious problem.

Social evils like child labour system are an offshoot of poverty that has crippled the developmental activity.

The poor do not have enough resources to feed the entire family thus forcing their children also to join work in an attempt to supplement their parents’ income.

Steps must be taken to ensure strict implementation of programmes like the rural job and health schemes.

N. Kripalani

S.N. Puram, Vijayawada

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