The health centre at Vattiyurkavu Junction is of immense help to the people of the area. At present it is working from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. with one doctor and limited para-medical staff. A full-fledged hospital must be set up at the site, considering the rush of patients to the health centre. Though there is a pharmacy at the centre, there is dearth of many medicines. The Health Department must ensure uninterrupted supply of common medicines and medical aids. A well-equipped diagnostic lab is also needed. The rush in the Peroorkada hospital can be minimized if Vattiyurkkavu health centre is upgraded.
G. Muraleedharan
Vattiyurkavu
Health goes
up in smoke
Walking is a good exercise. But walking through smoke emanating from burning plastic is not. The Corporation advises the public against burning plastic, but the civic body’s sanitation workers do exactly that on the roadside. The authorities must look into the matter seriously.
Karamana Mani
Vanchiyoor
Clean city, a
distant dream
The Corporation announced in November last year the launch of a dream project of making the capital city ‘clean and beautiful’ by March 31, 2015. The idea mooted by Thomas Isaac, MLA, was to set up low-cost aerobins at various places to treat degradable waste collected with the help of Kudumbasree workers. The scheme was successfully implemented in Alappuzha. The initial hitch came from the Corporation office technical wing itself. Proper sanction for the project was not given.
Then, political considerations entered the picture. Earlier, six wards in the Corporation limits were identified as suitable for being declared ‘clean wards.’ Now six more wards will be given that status.
In short, with hardly 30 days left for the deadline, the authorities have been able to implement the project in just 12 per cent of the wards in the .
P. Gopinath
Poojappura
Rainwater hazard
Plying on Kurup’s Lane, Sasthamangalam, is hazardous during rainy season. Rainwater from Madarsa Lane is diverted to this lane due to which the water current becomes stronger and the road surface is frequently damaged. The only solution is to divert rainwater from Madarsa Lane to the side drain of the adjacent Sankar Road.
K. Krishna Pillai
Sasthamangalam
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