Sniffer
dogs
Sir,
A news report about a
sniffer dog sniffing out five boxes of
contraband makes interesting reading.
Alongwith men, dogs too have been used
with telling effect to locate drugs,
weapons, RDX, IEDS and other explosive.
A few years back a sniffer
dog near Mahamya forest performed daring
deed but died in the encounter. Dogs have
uncanny power of smell. And it needs no
emphasising that in loyality dogs are
second to none. These two divine
qualities make them a notch above other
animals. In a complex security scenario
that our state is getting enmeshed in we
need a large number of such dogs. They
can be used at important installations
and public places as well as at
roadcrossings, busstands, etc they can
improve the security environment of the
state.
But many times a sniffer dog
which is trained painstackingly for years
is killed due to explosions or gunfire.
Some ways have to be thought by which
some fibre reinforced light weight bullet
proof vest be fabricated so that the
precious lives of these canines are
saved.
Yours
etc...
Mohd Ashraf Dar ,
Jammu
Wildlife
week
Sir,
We are celebrating wildlife
week. This week is hence naturally
dedicated to the preservation of
wildlife. Out State has five geographical
zones the plains of Jammu, the Jammu
shivaliks, Panchal mountains, valley of
Kashmir and the cold desert of Ladakh.
Besides it there are many
wetlands and lakes which have their own
flora and fauna. During the last three
decades we have witnessed a marked
decrease in the wildlife population of
the State. The advent of low intensity or
should we say the proxy war took a heavy
toll of wildlife. The pride of the
state's wildlife -Hangul, Snow Leopard,
Ibex, Markhor, Thar, Monal pheasant, the
jungle cock, Mahaseer etc are on the
verge of extinction. The pressure on
forests and merciless cutting down of
tree cover has resulted in denudation of
once pristine forests tracts. It is true
that the celebration of a wildlife week
will have a positive effect on the
wildlife preservation. In addition to
that what is needed is a holistic
approach to the problem of forest and
wildlife conservation on a sustained
basis. This way only can we stop the
further damage to this great natural
assest.
Yours
etc...
Pran Nath Bhat
Rehari,
Jammu
Epitome
of simplicity
Sir,
Recently we celebrated the
birth anniversary of Lal Bhadur Shastri,
the second Prime Minister of India.
Frankly speaking had he not been bron on
2nd October he would have arrested the
attention of one and all. He rose from
poverty to the highest seat of power
speaks for itself about the struggle that
this man must have waged.
A thorough gentleman as he
was he never allowed his life to be
tained by any moral failure. When as
Railway Minister an accident too occured
he offered to resign owning moral
responsibility for the same. It is said
that even his personal belongings were
limited. When he was deputed by Pandit
Nehru to Kashmir to solve the case of the
theft of holy rilic of Prophet Mohammad;
he was given personal overcoat by Pandit
Nehru at the airport to ward off intense
cold of Kashmir! The guts that he
displayed during Indo Pak war of 1965
made him immortal. May the architect of
Jai Jawan Jai Kissan inspire us all to
remain simple, truthful and fearless in
our lives.
Yours
etc...
Amarjeet Singh,
Satwari
Harmful
pesticides
Sir,
The article published in
Sunday Magazine (Qct Ist) titled 'Harmful
effects of pesticides' was interesting.
It revealed the damaging role that
pesticides can play in our lives.. Our
food, water and soil is polluted by
pesticides. The recent cola controversy
is also a result of widespread use of
pesticides. It will not be an
overstatement if we say that whatever we
eat will have some measure of pesticides
in it.
That is why new diseases are
cropping up. Premature ageing, loss of
memory, chromosomal disorders,
respiratory diseases and cancers are on
the rise. Pesticides have threatened the
lives of the people. Here if corrective
measures are not taken immediately the
situation will go out of control. In this
context 'green' philosophy has to be
adopted. It means the use of natural and
less harmful pesticides derived from
nature be used. In addition to this,
Biological control has must scope in pest
control. Vigrous research must be
undertaken in these areas so that less
harmful, natural and environment friendly
pesticides are formulated.
Yours
etc...
Ashutosh Gupta
New Plot,
Jammu
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