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Tamil Nadu

Save this college

Chikkaiah Naicker College in Erode was started in 1954.

E.V.R Periyar was one of the administrative committee members of the college.

This college served many socially backward and poor rural students.

It has produced many professionals, officials and administrators.

The college is aided by Tamilnadu Government and the fee here is low.

Because of irregularities the college was brought under the control of Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Coimbatore region, in 1998.

There are many vacancies in teacher posts in the college.

Many more posts will be vacant soon owing to retirement of some staff.

Efforts were made to fill some posts during March.

But interviews were cancelled at the last minute.

Future of students will be in jeopardy if the vacancies are not filled immediately.

V.S. Ganesamurthy,

Erode.

Railway reservation

Erode railway station has now a new computerised reservation centre.

Although nine counters have been opened, only four are functioning.

While counters 3, 4, and 6 work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with half-an-hour lunch break, at counter 5 the working hour is indicated as from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with half-an-hour lunch break.

As the four counters cannot cope with a large crowd, there has been considerable delay in the issuance of tickets.

The booking clerk has also to issue tickets to concession form holders.

As it involves more clerical work, the clerk takes a long time to issue tickets.

Sufficient staff should be posted to ensure speedy issuance of tickets.

One counter should be exclusively for concession tickets.

C. Bhaskaran,

Erode.

Bad road

The 10-km road between Boys Company and Yellanalli in Coonoor taluk in the Nilgiris district, via Aruvankadu Railway Station, Ubbathalai, Pororai, Kothangatty, Kethorai, Edumakandi, Odyaratty, Mokkatty, Kekkatty and Ponds Company is in a bad condition.

This road should be widened and blacktopped.

Roads in the Nilgiris district should be repaired once in four years.

A small canal should be built on the side of the road to facilitate easy flow of rain water.

This is to protect the road for a long time.

G.N. Devaraj,

Bhavanisagar.

Subway needed

In Erode the number of vehicles increases every day.

Pedestrians find it difficult to cross roads, except at signals.

The situation is bad on Perundurai Road, GH Road, Mettur Road, opposite railway station, Bull-fight Statue Junction, Opposite Lotus Appolo Hospital, Brough Road, Gandhiji Road, Sathy Road (opposite bus stand in particular), Veerappan Chatram, Bhavani Road etc.

A subway or an overbridge for pedestrians in the above areas should be built.

S.P. Vijayanand,

Muthur.

Focus on English

This refers to the report ‘Students can now read and write Tamil, and schools to focus on English next academic year’ (May 3).

Thanks to a six-month intensive coaching launched by the department of school education, about 10,000 government school students from classes VI to VIII have crossed the “threshold” of basic literacy.

About 12,000 students were found to be lacking in basic reading and writing skills.

Chief Educational Officer S. Karmegan has announced that in the next academic year the focus will be largely on English teaching in schools. This is most welcome.

Though students have sound knowledge in their professional subjects they find it difficult to get a suitable job because of their inability to communicate in English effectively.

Information technology organisations prefer candidates with good knowledge in their professional subjects and excellent communication skills.

Students should be trained right from school in English communication.

Only then can they face challenges in a competitive world.

V.Joseph Emmanuvel,

Tiruchengode.

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