That schoolchildren are being targeted by drug peddlers is deeply disturbing (‘Ground Zero’ page – “Hyderabad’s LSD blues”, July 22). Rising affluence, with both parents working, creates other unintended sideeffects. While they are able to provide their children a good education, health care, and good living standards, they also create a void among themselves due to their busy schedules. The modern nuclear family concept deepens this void. For a country counting on youngsters for its future, the drug problem needs to be tackled with extreme urgency. The Hyderabad authorities need to be lauded for sending out a strong message.
Varad Seshadri,
Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
It is an open secret that the drug menace has spread its tentacles across the country. Today it is Hyderabad, tomorrow it could be some other metropolitan city. But such reports will come into the media spotlight only when there is some incident. The way the availability of drugs has transcended borders and can be sent to every nook and corner of the country speaks volumes about the extensive narcotics network and the corruption that prevails. Unless all State governments and the Central government work in tandem, children are vulnerable in every State.
Kshirasagara Balaji Rao,
Hyderabad
