A wake-up call
The accident that killed two visually challenged persons at the bus stand in Thrissur should serve as a wake-up call to the government and the public. When the KSRTC bus ran into the stand, everyone moved out its way, but for the two. This is not the only case of visually challenged people getting into trouble. While crossing a road amid heavy traffic or waiting for bus at a bus bay, they need help. The government should enforce rules for them and instruct the authorities to provide help for the visually disabled.
Haneena Sherin V.M.
Thamarassery
Causes of
electrical accidents
It is learnt that most electrical accidents occur because of poor maintenance and infrequent inspection of power connections by the Kerala State Electricity Board. Many accidents could have been avoided had the authorities carried out inspections. In several cases, accidents were caused by snapped live wires lying on the road. The aluminium cables are brittle and prone to snapping. There are reports of large number of animals also being electrocuted.
C. Chandrashekaran
Kozhikode
Languishing
projects
CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is reported to have said that when the Vizhinjam port project was initiated by the E.K. Nayanar government, the estimated cost was Rs.4,500 crore. Now it has increased to Rs.7,500 crore. The CPI(M)’s duty is not to just oppose the ruling party. It should educate people on the pros and cons of any new project initiated by the government. Mr. Balakrishnan’s criticism against the upward revision of project cost is unacceptable. The first estimate was made during Nayanar’s term that ended in 2001. The revision has been done in 2015. Did he mean to say that cost of the project should have been static for a period of 15 years, during which Kerala was ruled by both LDF and UDF?
The fate of GAIL’s gas pipeline project too is not different. While Gujarat has laid over 25,000 km of pipeline and is earning over Rs.3000 crore from it, Kerala could not even complete 25 km of pipeline. No wonder GAIL has threatened to wind up and leave.
V.V. Damodaran
Taliparamba
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