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Too poor to pay and use civic amenity
Next to the eatery Amantran in the Nandan-Bangla Akademi-Rabindra
Sadan complex is a pay-and-use toilet. On the evening of
May 20, I spotted a man working in Amantran walk out of
its back door and go right behind the pay-and-use toilet
to relieve himself near the boundary wall. This, reportedly,
is the practice adopted by all those who work at the eatery,
as well as those manning the ticket counters. Often, daily
wage-earners, electricians, decorators and suppliers are
employed for a few days at the cultural centre for repairs
or construction of pandals for functions, fairs, etc. Most
of them follow the same practice, as their income doesn?t
permit them to pay for using the toilet every time. An arrangement
should be made for these people.
Subhamoy Ghosh,
Salt Lake.
Phone bills block postal service
I had dropped into Circus Avenue post office in the last
week of April and found it overcrowded. Recently, I heard
someone say that he had to return the third time without
availing of services from a post office as it was overcrowded.
The queues are for last-minute payment of telephone bills.
A separate counter should be opened specially for telephone
subscribers so that the other customers do not suffer.
S.S. Almal,
Lower Rawdon Street.
Hospital in a shambles
Bidhannagar General Hospital is the only government-run
hospital in Salt Lake. On June 7, I had gone to visit a
neighbour who had been admitted there. I was shocked to
find that a major portion of the building is in a dilapidated
state. Many people, who come to visit patients, spend the
night in the open near the building. They risk serious injuries
if a portion of the structure collapses on them. The building
should either be pulled down or repaired immediately.
Sourish Misra,
Salt Lake.
Change of guard
I have been a customer of a reputed foreign bank for several
years and regularly use its ATM off Southern Avenue. During
change of shift, the securitymen deployed there change clothes
inside the small enclosure inconveniencing the customers.
Can?t this be stopped?
Nisheeth Bijawat,
Park Street.
Green bill
June 5 was observed as World Environment Day. Many private
organisations and government bodies organised seminars and
meetings, and advertised in the dailies to mark the day.
Wouldn?t it have been better if part of the money is spent
on spreading awareness in the semi-urban and rural areas
and in schools in the city?
Bhupen Bose,
Dum Dum Park.
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