Chaos on Jammu roads

Sir,

In Jammu city, Matadors Undeniably constitute the backbone of Public transport system. This is a great boon to the common people. But there are few problems associated with the operation of Matadors on Jammu roads. The matador operators donot behave as responsible citizens of the society. Drivers engaged by the owners donot have good driving habits. They drive rashly and negligently. Their dangerous driving poses real threat to the life of people especially aged, children and women. It appears the matadors ply like killing machines on the Jammu roads.

Traffic people also donot perform their duty properly and consistently. They must regulate their operation as per the norms of traffic. The drivers appear to be money maniacs. They nurse a tendency to overload, indulge in unnecessary racing for more fares. They abruptly stop the speeding Matadors in the middle of the roads to pick up passengers. Furthermore, the jampacked Matadors become a nasty source of nuisance for the travellers comprising pre-dominantly women folk, hapless old people, female students. Undesirable tapes are played in the Matadors in a loud volume. The tapes are changed midway in speed and at times cause serious accidents. This unwanted practice must be curbed jointly and severally by the Matador operators. Traffic officials and the drivers who are also responsible citizens of the society.

Yours etc...
P C Sharma
Trikuta Nagar

Increasing agricultural produce

Sir,

This has reference to the newsitem" CM for increasing agriculture, horticulture produce" published in the Daily Excelsior.

Agriculture and horticulture produce is the backbone of Indian economy. Unfortunately, it has not received the trust it has in developed countries. In India we still use outmoded tools for agricultural purposes. That is why, it will take us a lot of time to become self sufficient in agricultural production. To meet the challenge, it is imperative to adopt new technologies and farming systems.

However, it has been seen that the conditions of a farmer in India is quite miserable. Due to apathetic attitude of the Government the farmers in Andhra Pradesh committed suicides. The living standard of these people is quite low as compared to their western counterparts. Farming in India has another aspect i.e empowerment of rural women.

Women continue to contribute substantially in agricultural activities. From dawn to dusk they toil and sweat profusely. Despite working for longer hours they have not achieved financial independence. If attention is paid to this sector by way of providing subsidies loans, and other incentives to farmers, surely it would benefit farmers in general and women is particular.

Yours etc...
Akhil Bhat
Barnai