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Avenue trees

All the age old avenue trees from Salem Junction to Hasthampatti and Thiruvakoundanur bye-pass and in the stretch of road from Kalpana Theatre to Five Roads Junction have been cut to widen the road.

But this could be useful for the road users only when the entire widened stretch is made ‘No Parking’ to have free access as building rules violators had built commercial complexes using road as parking lot.

Unless this problem is addressed we have to mourn for age old avenue trees.

G. Ranganathan,

Salem.

Salem- Kuranguchavadi famous vegetable market is functioning at present on two days – Sunday and Tuesday. It is very much helpful for the people living in the northern Salem limit. But, if it is extended for the whole week or at least for one more day-either Thursday or Friday, it will be so useful for the entire people in the city like Suramangalam Uzhavar Santhai.

P. Arumugam,

Salem.

This is with reference to the report ‘Motivate students to pursue higher education: VC’; (The Hindu dated April 19).

It has been a most welcome step that the Vice Chancellor of Periyar University, M. Thangaraju has asked the private educational institutions to extend free education to at least one per cent of the meritorious students from poor families admitted in their institutions.

It has been clear and well noted that several brilliant students technically sound in their professional subjects and possessing eminent knowledge and concentration are not able to continue their studies due to their low economical conditions.

‘Service to poor is service to God –whereas Service to Education is service to the entire society.’ Most of the hidden talents and sound knowledge of the students have not been brought open to the world because of their poor economy.

Education is not for an individual community, an individual religion or an individual society.

It is common to the entire humanity. Economically well developed institutions should take this issue very seriously at the same time with humanity to lift the poor students to a good extent by helping them economically not only in their higher education but also in their basic studies. If an individual is successful, only he or she is victorious.

But if the entire society is victorious then it is the real success.

Each and every citizen in the world should create the attitude of helping others, especially the economically downtrodden people in their education.

V. Joseph Emmanuvel,

Tiruchengode.

Even as one sympathises with the plea of the Federation of Trade Association of the Nilgiris to exempt camera phones from payment of fees during the annual floral carnival, one is tempted to ask, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet”.

Video camera or camera or camera phones, all are equally ‘smart’ in capturing all those charming things in the Botanical garden!

Heated arguments between the tourists and those who collect the fees could be avoided if a large board carrying all the relevant particulars is put up in front of the garden.

P. U. Krishnan,

Udhagamandalam.

For more than the decades the Hogenakkal drinking water project is a very big dream for the people in here.

As a resident of Dharmpuri Town, I have seen many persons are having yellow teeth affected due to the chemical content of the water.

After a long period, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has inaugurated the drinking water project two months ago.

But due to some chauvinistic groups, the dream seems like that it will be no more.

Will Dharmapuri people’s dream come true? Will the Government do something to implement the project in any way?

V.S.Sudhakar,

Dharmapuri.

I would like to bring to the notice of our District Collector the scarcity of court fee stamp of denominations of Rs 5 /- and Rs 10/- for the past three months.

The stamp vendors on the premises of the Collectorate sell only Rs 2/- stamp whenever Rs 10/- is demanded by the public.

The public has to paste five court fee stamp of denomination of Rs 2/- towards the fee for getting information under RTI Act 2005 and these five stamps occupy maximum space rather the matter to be sent.

I request our District Collector to take immediate steps in getting Rs 5/- and Rs 5/- court fee stamps at the earliest.

N.R.Ravisankar,

Coimbatore.

The excellent coverage given by The Hindu (Coimbatore edition, April 17 and 18) to the outstanding achievements of four final year students of the Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, deserves whole-hearted praise, because it will induce them to achieve more, besides creating interest in other students to follow suit.

The revelation that one of the inventions of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Student, M.Saravanan, has already been made into a product, marketed by a company, fitted into auto-looms and made use of by quite a number of industries in the small-scale sector in Erode district, to save power consumption to the extent of almost 20%, at a time when it is in great demand, brings joy to everyone.

He should succeed in his latest effort aimed at establishing a semi-conductor unit to make integrated circuits applicable to various fields.

As for the invention of the joystick-operated three-wheeled automobile, which requires just one hand for its operation, it should prove to be of immense help to a good number of the physically challenged.

Their aim is noble and their invention praise-worthy.

The Hindu has been giving a lot of valuable guidance and encouragement to the student community and educated youth, to help them make the right choice in regard to their higher studies/ career. Students and parents owe a debt of gratitude to it.

K.D.Viswanaathan,

Coimbatore.

On daily basis, the Jana Shatabdi train (2083/2084) runs from Coimbatore to Kumbakonam and returns from Kumbakonam to Coimbatore the same day.

The train starts from Coimbatore at 7 a.m. or 7.03 a.m. from Coimbatore Junction and reaches Tiruchi Junction at 11 a.m.

If the train stops at Tiruchi Fort Junction for a minute, that will be very useful to the people who want to go to Srirangam and surrounding areas comfortably. Department income could also increase.

On the return journey, the train will start from Tiruchi Junction at 4.30 p.m. (return from Kumbakonam) and reach Coimbatore only at 10.10 p.m. approximately, on daily basis, at a time inconvenient to the people, and it will also be stopped unnecessarily at signals and stations.

There is no use in calling this train ‘Super Fast Jana Shatabdi Express’ and it may be declared ‘Express’.

The train may be stopped at Fort Station for a minute, for the convenience of passengers.

K. Raman,

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

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