Make country corruption free

Sir,

Life is a continuous search for happiness. Happiness can be achieved by adopting honesty as the best policy i.e honesty is the prerequisite for achieving happiness. Corruption is the process of acquiring material/monetary benefits by dishonest and illegal means.

Corruption is that demon in the society which needs to be vanquished. The deeds of the corrupt person need to be condemned as most disgusting, disgraceful and highly deplorable. Corrupt practices should attract the most stringent punishment, so as the refrain others from adopting the same means. It needs to be underlined that ill gotten wealth can never give success or happiness to any body.

We should remember the saying of Shri Ramkrishna that ''Money is the root of all the disasters we see in the world. Money can lure one's mind into other temptations. Beware'' No religion and society in the world approves of corrupt practices of life.

Once it has been established that corruption is that evil in the society which needs to be eradicated, let us examine that possible measures for the same:-

The political system, politicians and high ranking officials should be persons of high patriotic and moral values and unimpeachables moral character. Indeed they should be the trendsetters of upholding the highest values of honesty and dedication to their assignments.

It is normally observed that corruption starts from the top seeps through the bottom. Therefore, only honest and upright top seniors officers can expect dedicated and honest subordinates.

Just as there are two sides of every coin, so also the society/world consists of good and civil people. As such, persons adopting corruption practices for advancement of life should be dealt with severe punishment which is a deterrent to others.

It is also necessary to instill the fear of God in every individual.

The employment problem should be trackled on the basis of one's educational qualification jobs should be directly related to it. The salary should be demarcated on the basis of qualification in a uniform manner.

As corruption breeds on account of attachment to materialistic things the concept of simple living and high thinking has to be advocated. Further every job should provide basic amenities so that the very thought of making money by dishonest means is curbed.

Thus if we are able to weed out corruption from our lives it would truly be a world worth living as also making people enjoy the fruits of honest labour.

Yours etc...
B K Sarin
Shiv Nagar
Behind AG's Office
Jammu

Air pollution

Sir,

Air pollution is the major health problems in our city Jammu. The motor vehicles like trucks, buses, cars, scooters, motorcycles, Autos etc are responsible for the increasing air pollution. The common air pollutants are soot, dust, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Air pollution shortens the life span and lowers the quality of life, especially that of children.

Attempts should be made to control air pollution. We should try to improve the transport system.

Devices that trap the pollutants before they escape into the atmosphere can be used to decrease pollution.

CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is an environmental friendly fuel. It is not only cheaper but also gives better mileage. It is soot free and prolongs the life of an engine. CNG should be made mandatory for all public buses taxis, autos etc.

Air pollution is a pressing problem and we have to try our best to solve it.

Yours etc...
Paaras Kotwal
C/o B.S.F School
Jammu

Civic Sense

Sir,

Civic sense is the bed rock of any country, if we see that is the level of development of its citizens.

Civic sense makes it eminently clear the level of commitment that people have towards their country, State or city. Many human activities come within the purview of civil sense. But sadly, we have not been educated enough to develop civil sense. We can boast that we have thousands of colleges and hundreds of Universities in our country but we can never impress others with our level of civic sense. Tourists, who have travelled to the country have always been left agape at the appalling absence of civic sense in the country.

Same is the case within our own state. Take the case of our own city. Famously called City of Temples we Jammuites have to learn the rudimentary elements of civic sense. We would strain our muscle of ours to see that the interior of our homes are clean but would without qualms leave or throw the litter and garbage outside our homes little caring that outside our houses also constitute our own environment.

Similarly if we go to any park or any place of recreation we would never use the dustbins if they are there but would pride to throw litter on the roads or at any convenient place. In banks or other places when people have to stand in the queue we always avoid standing in a queue but instead jostle and makea crowd. We shove and push each other.

In short we may be highly educated but sans civic sense we are not giving a good account of ourselves. The need is to inculcate civic sense which will make life better and peaceful.

Yours etc...
Kuldeep Soni
New Plot
Jammu