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Collector’s initiative

Collectors appointed to Salem have always been people friendly and the present Collector Mathivanan is no exception being exceedingly accessible through his mass contact programmes.

In his recent mass contact programme he sanctioned from his discretionary fund an amount of Rs. 6 lakh to lay a long pending road to an Adivasi village in Yercaud (The Hindu, April 10). Mr. Mathivanan also advised that the village panchayats in the district should initiate efforts to achieve total sanitation taking advantage of the Government’s “Total Sanitation Campaign” to improve the rural sanitation. Even as he is advising the rural panchayats to achieve total sanitation, he should also advise the competent Commissioner Mr. Jayaraman and Mayor Ms. Rekha Priyiadarshani of Salem Corporation to look into the sanitation in the heart of the city, namely the ever stinking Bose Maidan.

V.S.Venkatavaradan,

Salem.

Road widening

In Salem city, road widening work is going on for the last six months. For that purpose, road side tamarind trees were cut and removing job is going on. This work being done by manually with good old days axes. Due to these obsolete procedures the road users are put into trouble for the last few months. The authorities concerned must ask the contractors to use modern equipment and complete the job in a short time.

Arumugam P.

Salem.

E-governance

The initiatives of the Salem Corporation to implement e-governance projects are commendable. Since many of the time-consuming tasks are streamlined by making them online, the corporation should inculcate its citizens to make use of these facilities which eradicate the red-tapism to great extent. The Corporation should also ensure that facilities of e-governance are utilized by common man.

Sendhil Kumar V.

Salem.

Devoted dramatist

By publishing, under the caption “For him, passion turns devotion” (April 7, Coimbatore edition), the excerpts from its exclusive interview with K.S.Krishnan, the highly talented founder, script writer, producer, director and the ever-green hero of most of the 55 plays staged more than 2500 times in different parts of the country by his Kovai KRS troupe, The Hindu has honoured a devoted dramatist with unmatched skill. I can unhesitatingly assert that apart from entertaining the audience, he always took care to ensure that there was a distinct message to the society, in each of his plays.

With his simple background and very limited resources, if Krishnan has achieved a great lot in the field of fine arts, it is thanks to his marvellous efforts and the unstinted support given to him by his steadfast friends, who have been with him through thick and thin.

K.D.Viswanaathan,

Coimbatore.

Sports facilities

As pointed out by the Nilgiris Collector at the youth convention organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra, we have not made much headway in international sports despite our huge population and reasonably good encouragement by the Central and State Governments. In this context, the Collector has also highlighted the fact that there is a tendency among youngsters to indulge in anti-social activities.

Against this background, the proposed high altitude sports training facilities in this district will play a vital role in reversing the present trend positively.

P. U. Krishnan,

Udhagamandalam.

Respect seniority

Trained secondary grade candidates have registered with the Coimbatore employment exchange for the posts of teachers. Those who had registered in 2002 are waiting for their chance. Meanwhile, candidates registered in employment exchanges such as Erode have transferred their registration to Coimbatore. These names have been incorporated in the seniority list. As a result, those who had registered earlier have become juniors. This is injustice. Will the employment department set right this anomaly?

Natarajan,

Coimbatore. (Readers can mail to cbereaders@thehindu.co.in with address and phone number)

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