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Power supply - Reader's Mail

Instead of disrupted power supply and zonal system for industrial units, undisrupted power should be given to industries in the day, suspending power supply to residents. Similarly, in the night residents should get undisrupted power, excluding the industrial units. This way the power supply can be adjusted equally for both the residential and industrial consumers.

G.N. Devaraj,

Bhavanisagar.

More buses needed

After the announcement about the conversion of the existing metre guage rail line into broad guage in the Dindigul-Coimbatore section in 2005-06, train services to Coimbatore in this section was suspended from May 2006 and the trains were terminated at Podanur. There are a number of passengers travelling from Udumalpet to Coimbatore during peak hours in the morning and the evening. It is reliably learnt that all existing trains in the Palani-Podanur section will be shortly suspended. Though Palani-Coimbatore buses touch Udumalpet, passengers who board the buses at Udumalpet have to stand on footsteps during peak hours. The broad guage conversion is likely to materialise only in 2010. Therefore, the transport department should immediately arrange to run at least 20 buses between Udumalpet and Coimbatore from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at regular intervals of 10 minutes.

G. Chandrasekaran,

Udumalpet.

Waste management

I refer to the report on ‘Waste management plan needed, says Association’ (July 24). As pointed out by the Public Awareness Association, waste management is one of the issues which needs to be tackled on a war footing in this hill station. Now that the matter has been brought to the notice of the District Collector one hopes it will receive the immediate attention of those concerned. It will be helpful if pamphlets explaining the ‘dos and don’ts’ are distributed.

P. U. Krishnan,

Udhagamandalam.

Ration shop woes

People from all walks of life go to ration shops and stand in queue for long under the scorching sun. Facility to attend nature’s call should be provided to these people.

M.S. Sankaran,

Palani.

Neglected park

Kamaraj Park in Kundah, which was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, has not been maintained properly by the Electricity Board for the last few years. K. Kamaraj, when he was Chief Minister, had a power house constructed here. It is not being maintained by the Board. Mr. Kamaraj was instrumental in establishing elementary schools in all remote villages of the state. But we have conveniently forgotten his contributions.

B. Bellukutty,

Nilgiris.

Skeletal remains

Till some months ago Kovai’s skyline was dotted with monstrous hoardings that hid the hills in the north and the west. Amazonian women draped in silks and gold were frozen in time on many while cine and cricket stars looked down from others. Everything was advertised - from real estate to cars and cell phones to tea with a few even holding a brief for briefs! The Supreme Court order banned hoarding. Local authorities promptly enforced the ban but scaffoldings remained. Sadly, months later these skeletal remains of rusting iron are a constant reminder of the past and are equally ugly.

M. Vania,

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

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