Curb strikes

Sir,

When the whole country is moving towards new targets of development and when we are realigning ourselves with global trade and commerce it is essential that we develop a better work culture. With a better work culture we will not be able to create better and holistic development.

Employees and employers have to understand that work culture and work ethics has to be fostered and promoted. In this context we need to understand that work culture has to be inculcated and enforced. The recent strikes of SRTC and clerical staff is a pointer to this direction. State road Transport Cooporation is a vital link that links remote areas of the State as well as other parts of the country. To go on a strike in this way has put thousands of passengers at discomfort. Similarly the strike of clerical staff too has told upon the health of the various Governmental Departments. Employees are without salaries and as a result they are suffering a great deal.

It is incumbent on the part of the Government to see the problems of these striking employees and take corrective steps to ensure that strikes do not take place in such a way.

Both employees and employers have to understand that strikes create more trouble and hence matters should be sorted out before hand. That is what is called good and responsive governance.

Yours etc...
Prakash Singh
Akhnoor
Jammu

Smuggling explosives

Sir,

The newsreport that explosives are being smuggled in fruit trucks packed in fruit boxes from the State to different parts of the country need to be taken very seriously by the Government (DE, Mar 7).

In this context the incident of recovery two grenades in fruit boxes in fruit market in Ahmadabad has led to the conclusion that militants have already decided to transfer and smuggle weapons and explosives from Kashmir to other places. We do not know how much explosives may already have been shifted. It is thus highly important that militants are not allowed to smuggle weapons and explosives to other areas.

In view of these developments the authorities have to take notice to the fact that in many blasts and incidents of terror across the country there has been a logistic support and connection from the valley and other parts of the State. We can not allow the State to be used as a launching pad to do terror activities in other parts of the country. The strategic aim to fight terror is to confine it to a small area and then fight it there with full might as the security forces have been doing, though much more needs to be done in this regard. If terror tentacles fan out in other areas of the country then it will be difficult to fight the militant machine. This is their strategy which we should counter with full might.

Yours etc...
Ashok Kangan
Colonel Colony
Talab Tillo

High Speed trains

Sir,

Transportation is highly important in developing the country. There has to be effective means of transportation in order to make country developed. In this connection trains have always played an important role in development.

Trains have come to the State in 1972. Since then they have helped a great deal in the development of the State. Train connectivity has helped in the development of pilgrim and normal tourism in the State. On an average we see that trains run with a speed of seventy kilometers an hour. There are some trains like Shatabadi which run with a speed exceeding 130 KM/L. But with the increase in number of the people who travel to different places of the country it is desirable that we need to have high speed trains not only for the transportation of passengers but also for the speedy transportation of the goods. In these times when trade matters more and speedy transportation of goods is a prime necessity we should develop highspeed networks.

The Government is already doing its but in this direction. The decision to increase the speed of select trains to 160 km/h is a wise decision. This State too has to be connected with high speed trains keeping in view the pilgrims rush as well as other matters into consideration.

Yours etc...
Paras Ram
Trikuta Nagar
Jammu