Today's letters
Impending disaster
Sir,
This refers to ‘Greens see threat to Flora …, if mining is allowed” DH dated 7th March 2010.Nothing can be more distressing than to wake up to the news of systematic assault on nature, so frequent and agonizing. The serious consequences of an activity driven by avarice, seems to have been better understood by everyone other than the ones assigned with the responsibility to protect nature. Protests from every possible quarter, with unprecedented momentum, should put the system in place – hoping for the best.
Given the present rate of exploitation of nature, it does not take an Eco-scientist to predict the impending disaster of irreparable magnitude.
N Seshaprakash
Roopanagar
Mysore
Women's reservation bill
Syed Khaja
Old Rajender Nagar
New Delhi-60
Change is possible
This refers to the report in your esteemed daily dated 7th March 2010 wherein it has been reported that the performance of Karnataka Government under Yedyurappa is not up to the mark compared to other NDA ruled states especially Gujarat and Bihar. The forthcoming elections to BBMP will also be an acid test for the Government.
We hope at least now Mr Yediyurappa who speaks on development will introspect ,cleanse his cabinet and reshuffle inefficient officers to enable to build good image and score a higher rank in the next assessment. When Nitish Kumar could change Bihar ,it is not difficult in Karnataka, perhaps Mr Yediyurappa needs mentoring or extra coaching.
N. Mukund
535, Jayanagar,
Bangalore
Water woes
The news item headlined: ‘India’s ground water table to dry up in 15 years’ (DH Mar 7) is a cause for serious concern and the future generation has to face Herculean task in the hustings. The planners should discuss with the experts in the field and chalk out a plan of action to find long lasting solution as to how to prevent the drying up of water table and effective measures implemented to prevent people from facing water scarcity.
Already the scanty and untimely rainfall is experienced across the country; however in the event of copious rainfall, owing to paucity of lakes rain water gushes into the sewage to make it useless due to contamination. The government at the centre could seriously ponder over introducing rain water harvesting on war-footing across the country to increase the level of water table. Criminal action should be initiated against the illegal mowing of healthy trees. Failure to find lasting solution to protect and steps taken to increase the water table despite warnings, agriculture sector will suffer a lot and it is no exaggeration to say that even to quench the thirst, potable water may not be available resulting in untold misery. Is it not time to take the warning with right earnestness in the interest of the country and its populace?
H.P.Murali
Rajajinagar
Bangalore
Unanswered questions
I have been reading variety of versions through the columns of your newspaper. I wonder as to who is fooling whom. The reports say that Nityananda has not been traced and search teams have been sent and adding to all this, reports also say that he is at Kumbha Mela and will appear after March 18th.
What is incomprehensible is that, Is it that he has moved out in an unregistered untraceable vehicle or alternatively, has he disfigured himself beyond identity?Is this a question of testing the political will to find him or guts of the police force to trace him of for that matter, this applies to his accomplices also.Why these simple questions are not addressed from any of the quarters of the press and the public?Who is hiding him?
M.S.Krishna
Bangalore
Hasty act?
As per the news items appearing in a section of the print media, a number of MPs belonging to all the major political parties have reportedly expressed their dissatisfaction over the Womens Reservation Bill, which is being introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 8th March 2010. However, if the individual members views on the proposed enactment were indeed ascertained by their party leaders before the introduction of the Bill by the ruling UPA in Parliament, any objection on their part to some of the clauses of the Act at this late stage would not have any impact on the passage of the Bill in its present form.
Arun Malankar
