Editor,
While everyone was engrossed in plans and making the most of the New Year whether at home or outside, one noticeable fact is the presence of the traffic police along with assisting CRPF personnel in different areas of the city and the outskirts too. Their dedication to duty by braving the cold weather in the dark night and going home in the wee hours without being noticed is rather painful. Yet they have given us a safe New Year’s eve. We owe our gratitude to the traffic police and the police authorities for being ‘ Guardians ‘ to the citizens of the city and elsewhere. We salute them for their sacrifice!
Yours etc..
Dominic S.Wankhar
Shillong-3
Domestic cylinders misused
Editor,
Through your esteemed daily I would like to express my concern over misuse of domestic cylinder in the city. It is seen in the different part of the city that for the uses of the commercial purpose people are using domestic cylinders openly, which is prohibited under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. With each passing day that price as well as LPG crises has been major issue for the common public. It is really surprising how domestic cylinder can be used for the commercial purpose. On one side Govt is trying to give up gas while on the other hand malpractices are happening even while the Govt and district administration are sleeping . Why is local media silent on this issue? Will the administration take this matter seriously? .
Yours etc.,
Samar Deb,
Via email
The Nuclear Button
Editor,
The figurative NUCLEAR BUTTON” war between the US and North Korea is a sad story of nuclear threats. America seems to be doing all the right things in this regard whereas North Korea is acting on impulse, not caring about anything. Some years ago there were reports of radio-active water leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan In fact this kind of radioactive fluid will pose severe health hazards like radiation sickness.
Unfortunately, the incidents of contaminated water leak from the Fukushima plant into the ocean had long been reported since the plant was hit by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
The undue fears about nuclear plants have already bothered people across the world. Hence safety should be on high priority when it comes to embracing greater technologies like nuclear types. It is the responsibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency to keep tabs on countries like North Korea in order to nip any major tragedy in the bud.
Interestingly, sometime ago there were talks between Iran and America in the direction of easing the tension arising out of the Iranian nuclear activities then. Iran is the OPEC’s second largest crude supplier after Saudi Arabia. Any military attack on Iranian nuclear facility will only lead to crude oil crisis at the global marketplace. One can imagine the global economic crisis if Iran – a major oil supplier – is turned into a battlefield. In this context, the diplomatic efforts of Washington to convince Tehran to abandon its uranium facility had played a major role then.
So, the US should try its diplomatic effort towards North Korea until the nuclear conflict is solved amicably.
Finally, countries all over the world should concentrate on the bigger issues like farm crisis, unemployment and economic slump.
Yours etc.,
P Senthil Saravana Durai
Andheri West, Mumbai