Electricity
woes
Sir,
The news report published in
this paper titled, '' 18 injured ... in
Pulwama Clash (Dec 10)'' has portrayed
the overall electricity shortage in the
State. The State no doubt is having a
shortfall of electricity. But for God's
sake for how many more years will the
people of the State go on hearing these
reasons which undoubtedly are true but
which could have been addressed long time
ago. We cannot wish away the ire of the
people in this case which is an isolated
incident. More or less people do not take
to such measures like demonstrations but
when things reach beyond a limit they
just cannot bear more. The public ire is
justified too because the Power
Development Department has undertaken the
metering of consumers in a big way. These
electronic meters are highly sensitive
and are said to be tamper proof.
As per the statement of the
Power Minister himself that the peak load
demand has reduced to one third where
metering has been done. Some months ago
it was said that after the commissioning
of new double circuit line from
Krishenpur to Wagoora there will be
uninterrupted power supply to the Valley.
But still there is no electricity. If
peak load demand has come down then why
there is evening cut in Jammu and
Srinagar. Who will satisfy us the hapless
consumers who pay but receive less.
Yours
etc...
Maqbool Ahmed Dar
Maisuma,
Srinagar
Ban on
Shahtoosh
Sir,
A news report published in
this paper (Dec 12) about the ban on
Shahtoosh to continue reflects the
concern of the Government. This ban was
debated in a place like Raj Sabha make it
clear that now awareness about the
concern about the dwindling wildlife is
showing its effect. Shahtoosh trade is
prohibited by every wildlife act in the
country and other countries. The poaching
of the animal called 'Cheru' has reached
the alarming levels. In Tibet it has been
poached to such an extent that only a few
hundred of them are left. Similarly other
wild life is also threatened. The fate of
project tiger is before us.
Though it has succeeded in
preserving the animal but it has not
prevented the poaching of the tiger. We
hear and see the reports of raids in
which tiger bones or skins are
confiscated . This is true in the case of
the State also. The destruction of
wildlife in our State needs immediate
concerns. Here along with poaching the
militancy has also created problems for
the wildlife preservation. The need it to
educate people about the wildlife and ask
them to desist from using the products
that are derived from the wild life. When
the market demands are not in coming then
the poaching will automatically stop.
Yours
etc...
Harish Singh Dogra
Talab Tilloo Jammu
Menace
of copying
Sir,
It is to bring to the notice
of the concerned authorities primarily of
the Board of School Education to kindly
check the menace of copying in the
upcoming examinations of tenth and 12th
standard. Especially in the far flung and
remote areas of the State there has been
cases of mass copying which is a very bad
trend. Without blaming any person I would
like to say that copying has the capacity
to ruin the careers of the most efficient
students.
On the other hand copying
does not even help the students who
indulge in it because of the simple fact
that a student who copies and gets some
extra marks or who passes the exam cannot
for that matter appear in any interview
and pass it because he has not gained the
requisite qualification and efficiency to
get through any competitive exams or any
interview for the job.
Hence it is very essential
that the Board will take serious steps to
ensure that the coming examination are
free of copying and this a fair treatment
is meted out to the students who work
hard and literally burn midnight oil.
Yours
etc...
Rohit Nanda
Gandhi Nagar
Jammu
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