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Power cut woes

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has announced a five-hour power cut daily with effect from Sept 23. It badly affects the people. The present power cut timings that are being implemented at various stages in various places defies logic. The major power cut timing in Salem from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. is the most inconvenient time for all sections of the society. Power is essential for students to study, teachers to prepare, officer goers and other working class people to get ready for their work. Their basic needs are thus violated. The worst affected are the housewives. Cooking and other morning activities have become a burden for them with no power, which is absolute necessity between 6 am and 9 am.

Hence I suggest the TNEB to reschedule their timings to 8 am to 10.30 am and 12.30 pm to 3 pm, which will be convenient.

Power cuts should not be resorted to during night hours.

P. Pomman,

Salem.

Bus stand toilets

There are two urinals on the east side of the Salem new bus stand and a ‘pay and use’ toilet in the south-east corner.

Since there is no proper flush system, a bad smell emanates from the toilets.

The Salem Municipal Commissioner should depute his health officer to study the situation and take necessary steps to redress the problem.

G. Abdul Haseeb,

Salem.

Courier charge

Courier operators charge Rs. 20 a cover for delivery within the state which is exorbitant. The postal department should make arrangements to deliver articles within the state in 24 hours. The system may be named ‘Sure shot’. The department can charge Rs. 10 a cover.

Nandini,

Salem.

Publication possible

This refers to ‘Focus on the latent’ (Sept. 29) on the 86-year-old K.V. Srinivasan and his Herculean efforts to bring out a nine-volume book Thathuva Ramayanam. I am sad that it has not yet been printed. It is not at all difficult to get his magnum opus printed in Tamil Nadu. There are a few reputed publishing firms like Chennai-based Seethaiyammal Pathipagam which recently published a book on Anna Durai in three volumes running into 2,852 pages.

T.N. Arthanari,

Salem.

Call taxis

I find that call taxis are very popular in Coimbatore. All taxis are fitted with working fare meters. The fare is collected according to the meter reading. There is no bargaining over fares unlike with automen. Even though the call taxi fare is higher than that of the auto, people prefer call taxis to autos.

C. Bhaskaran,

Erode.

Religious harmony

The report ‘Mangalore mallige, symbol of secularism’ (Sept. 25) made interesting reading. Nature does not teach hatred, but it teaches only religious harmony. I feel that the phrase ‘symbol of religious harmony’ could have been used instead of ‘symbol of secularism’.

N. Venkataraman,

Mettupalayam.

Power cut

The Government announced recently that the two-hour power cut will be between 12 noon and 2 p.m. in Vadavalli instead of between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. What difference does this make? Power cut takes place during nights too for about three to four hours. People from all walks of life and industries all over Tamil Nadu have expressed their difficulties. Industries incur production loss and also face labour problem. The Government should lift the unscheduled power cuts. As the power cut has existed for more than six months, it is time the Government made alternative arrangements to tide over the problem so that people can lead a normal life.

A.D. Rangaswamy Iyengar,

Coimbatore.

Save electricity

When a lot is being said about the frequent power cuts nothing has been done to advertise the need to save electricity. In many government and private offices lights and fans are not switched off when they are not needed. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board should exhibit prominently posters in all offices and public places asking people to save electricity.

Douglasraja,

Coimbatore.

Migration certificate

The plight of students who have joined the first year post-graduate courses in colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University is pathetic indeed. Those who have done their undergraduate courses in other universities have been asked to submit migration certificates to satisfy eligibility criteria for admission to PG courses. Bharathiar University is asking the students to bring migration certificates from universities which are recognised by the University Grants Commission. The concept of migration certificates came into existence when students from abroad were getting admitted in various Indian universities. But this has been misinterpreted by a few authorities in Bharathiar University. I request the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar to look into this and save the students from further torments.

Thiagarajan. B,

Coimbatore.

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