Tamil Nadu

Menacing lights

Road accidents are increasing day by day. During evening and night, they mainly occur due to the irritating menace of bright flash of lights of vehicles. The brightness from the lights dazzle the eyes of road users and cause accidents.

If steps are taken to make all on-going vehicles to minimise the brightness and keep the lights dim at least when facing on-coming vehicles, a lot of accidents can be eliminated and safe traffic can be ensured for all.

A. Akbar Sheriff,

Duraisamipuram

The Armoury Gate area near Ponmalai has many huge hoardings erected in November in connection with the railway union elections. The non-removal of the hoardings is causing hindrance to road users. Hence, I request the authorities concerned to look into the matter.

R.S. Surya Prakash,

Kottapattu

I visited the ASI photo exhibition on inscriptions at St. Joseph’s College. It was heartening to see a large number of school children visit the exhibition accompanied by their parents. It will be useful if the ASI conducts a programme for the general public in deciphering the carvings in Tiruchi. It will go a long way in helping the ASI’s efforts to preserve the national heritage.

R. Ganesan,

Ganesapuram

Retired BSNL staff have been provided with free phone calls according to the category while retiring. Likewise, employees retiring from railway service are being given free pass to travel every year. State government staff are entitled to LTC to travel within the State. But the retired Tamil Nadu government employees are deprived of such facilities. Hence, the government must consider the plight of its pensioners and arrange to provide at least one month pension amount to alleviate their sufferings at the fag end of their life.

R. Kannusamy,

Anbil Nagar

The Vaikund Ekadasi festival at Srirangam draws surging crowds every year. The crowd management is left to the police with temple authorities a mere spectator. In spite of a serpentine queue for paid darshan for Rs.50 and Rs.20, pass holders with police blessings gain entry directly much to the dismay of the devotees in the queue. Will the temple administration introspect and take responsibility in regulating the crowd in co-ordination with the police, home guards, scouts and guides.

D.V. Ayyer,

Annanagar

Many roads in the residential areas of Tiruchi were laid and bituminised two months ago. The monsoon in December last indicated the quality of workmanship in laying the roads. In many places, the stone chips have come off and potholes have been created. The mixing of chips and tar may not have been in the required proportion. Lack of supervision could be another factor. The newly laid roads have to serve at least five years. With the recently laid roads, it is doubtful whether they can meet the targeted norm of life. Will the corporation look into?

A. Kanagaraj,

Vayalur Road

The Tiruchi Corporation council has adopted a resolution to merge 14 village panchayats with the Corporation. Already most of the wards in the Corporation limits lack civic amenities. Right from garbage clearance to repair/relaying of roads in the wards or the corporation, special efforts are required. How is the corporation going to manage the additional load? Whoever is going to be the beneficiary, the residents of the existing and “proposed to be merged” areas are going to be the losers. As such, the corporation council may reconsider its decision.

P.K. Raman,

Ayyappa Nagar

The Southern Railway refuses to see the plight of railway passengers in getting accommodation to Bangalore from Tiruchi. For over a month, all seats and berths in the train are fully booked. Repeated pleas to introduce a second train during the day have fallen on deaf ears. During the Deepavali season, even omni-buses run to full capacity.

Hence the railway authorities must seriously consider introducing a second train to Bangalore.

T.M. Renganathan,

Srirangam

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