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Restore bus services - Reader's mail

Buses running on Route No. 66 B (Tambaram to Vadapalani) have been withdrawn, putting commuters going to Kunrathur, Pammal, Anakaputhur and Pallavaram from Virugambakkam, and those proceeding to Alwarthirunagar, Valasaravakkam and Porur, to great inconvenience. If the buses are restored it will not only help commuters but also reduce the rush on 18 N, G 70 (Tambaram - Vadapalani) route.

Earlier, 17 C plied between Porur and Periyar Bridge. It helps us to go to DPI, Egmore and Chinthadripet. Now the service has almost been withdrawn. Office-goers, college students and passengers bound for Egmore are finding it difficult. There is no direct service to Egmore Railway Station from Porur, Valasaravakkam and Alwarthirunagar areas. Hamsaveni Thiyagarajan,

Alwarthirunagar

No power cut on Sundays, please

It is absolutely necessary to impose power cut for 1-1/2 hours in the city, and 3 hours in suburbs, due to acute shortage of energy. But, I appeal to the government and the TNEB not to impose power cut on Sundays, as people would be taking care of multiple household chores. The solid reasons adduced notwithstanding, the three-hour cut must be lifted on Sundays. If this is not feasible, the break in supply must be confined to an hour.

C.J. Vasudevan

Ambattur

A disaster waiting to happen

With authorities turning a blind eye to constructions with gross violations and buildings lacking in safety measures, Ranganathan Street in T. Nagar, thronged by people day in and day out, can deemed disaster zone. Had the recent fire broken out during daytime or in the evening, apart from the damage to property, so many lives would have been lost. With hardly any space left for the public, the street is most neglected by officials, who, however, are not ‘ignored’ by the building owners and shopkeepers.

Most of the buildings on Ranganathan Street and elsewhere in T. Nagar have been constructed with deviation in plan and violation of approval. The owners would not have managed it without the connivance of officials.

The authorities must take immediate action to ensure that all buildings on Ranganathan Street have safety measures. V.S. Jayaraman

T.Nagar

Appeal to suburban police commissioner

Chromepet and Pallavaram are fast developing areas, linked by the busy Grand Southern Trunk Road. Realising the traffic needs, the National Highways Department has widened the road after felling many old trees. While vehicle owners have benefited, this is not the case for road users, particularly pedestrians. In recent years, many shopping complexes, four-star hotels, showrooms and marriage halls have come up on both sides of the road, all lacking parking space. Customers park their vehicles close to the carriageway, blocking the pedestrian path and forcing people on to the accident-prone GST Road.

The NHA or State Highways do not seem to be concerned.

The Pallavapuram Municipality and the traffic police are equally responsible for the encroachments on GST Road.

V. Santhanam

The Chromepet New Colony Residents Welfare Society Chromepet

Weak signals from the sky

Millions of people use the DTH Ku band TV service all over the country. Insat 4B satellite, positioned at 93.5 degree east, caters for Doordarshan and private television channels. But, some of the transponders’ downlink signals are weak.

During daytime we get 50 to 55 per cent signal strength. After 7 p.m., this drops to 20-25 per cent. The Indian Space Research Organisation- recommended downlink signal strength is 60-65 per cent. When it is cloudy, the situation, needless to say, is worse. Due to low signal strength, very often the transmission is jerky with lot of disturbance in audio output. The authorities should take immediate action to make all transponders’ downlink signals more powerful, and uniform. Millions will benefit.

M. Ramaswamy

Mannady

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