Beating the heat
Sir,
Temperatures are
rising. Even during the last week of April
temperature started rising and now for the last
few days it is already in the forties. People
have been left with no alternative but to adopt
measures that would help them beat heat.
It is important
that we save ourselves from the fallouts of heat.
The rising temperatures mean higher levels of
evaporation and sweating. It calls for an
adequate intake of water. We have to keep
ourselves hydrated with water. Plenty of fluids
is a sure way to ward off the impending
possibility of heatstroke. Normally people do not
take copious quantities of fluids which results
in various problems later on. One of the prime
reasons of kidney malfunction is the restricted
use of water. Experts have always suggested that
plain water or lime water is the best kind of
natural fluid that should be taken.
Seasonal fruits
too are important. Nature creates a wayout for us
to beat heat by producing seasonal fruits which
have a capacity to help counter the ill effects
of heat and high temperature in summer. Melons,
limes and cucumbers etc are boons of methor
nature. These contain large quantities of water
besides refreshing vitamins and minerals which
help us to maintain electrolyte balance in our
bodies. How true that mother nature has so many
bounties for us in store. But we on the other
hand are out to destroy that very nature which
sustains and nourishes us. A sad irony indeed.
Yours etc...
Dr. Rohit Verma
Trikuta Nagar,
Jammu
Infiltration
Sir,
A few weeks ago a
conference was conveyed by Syed Salahudin the
Hizb Chief across the border in which different
terror outfits took part. The main motive behind
this conference was to close ranks between
different terror organisations and continue jihad
with new vigour and fury.
This meeting
assumes more significance because it was held
under the backdrop of transition of power in
Pakistan were a coalition of Pakistan Peoples
Party and Muslim League Nawaz are partners in
power. The coalition is fragile because the
partners of coalition are actually political
rivals and have fought each other more often. So
under this situation there will not be coherence
of ideas on many important matters. On the war on
terror too there will not be much coordination.
With such a situation in Islamabad on one hand
and the meeting of terror organisation on the
other the overall picture is not that rosy for
us. There are indications that infiltration bids
are already up in April and with the melting of
snows in the coming months there will be an
expected spurt in infiltration bids.
The army commander
conference held on April 27th in New Delhi
underlined the need to focus of checking terror
in the State (DE, Apr 28). The coming months will
be crucial for the militancy in Kashmir. Already
many areas have been reported to be clear of
militants but the key to success in terror front
will rest on how effectively we are able to check
infiltration on the borders.
Yours etc...
R L Sharma
Trikuta Nagar
Jammu
Train in valley
Sir,
It is almost a
reality now. Which two decades ago was considered
next to impossibility has turned to a hard
reality. Train will chug in the Valley. Chug was
the favourite word while describing a train run.
Perhaps the word got currency because of that
particular sound of the steam engine. That sound
became the inspiration of a film song sung by
late Ashok Kumar ''- Chukh Chukh Chukh Chukh Rail
Gadi'.... But with the steam engine gone save
those who haul few famed heritage trains the word
chug is more or less an archival history.
Train in the
valley is a reality. The promise of the previous
Prime Minister Vajpayee that train will run in
the Valley by 2007 has now become a reality.
Though a year later the train will traverse the
plains of the valley in May or June (DE, April
28). For many people in the Valley train will be
a new experience. There are men in thousands who
have not seen the train and they will be seeing
it for the first time in their lives. A full one
hundred and fifty three years after the first
train ran in the country! The whole project from
Jammu to Srinagar is not yet complete. The
crucial Katra to Qazigund segment will take at
least three or four years to be made operational.
Though work is apace on the project yet the
difficult terrain will not allow speedy
completion of the crucial segment. It is said
that longest tunnels and bridges in this part of
Asian continent are being built on this segment.
Understandably that will take time. But meanwhile
the people in the Valley will have a new and more
romantic way to travel. Hope that the train
brings a new dawn for the people in valley.
Yours etc...
Ramesh Chander Abrol
Circular Road
Jammu
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