Entry fee cut to call off-season crowd

Funds are needed to maintain the Alipore zoo better. The number of visitors to the zoo fluctuates through the year. The rush is maximum during the festival season and winter, the footfall count drops drastically during summer and monsoon. If the entry fee is halved in the lean season, then the collection at the gate might go up substantially. The system can be tried out on an experimental basis.

Dinabandhu Mukherjee, Behala.

Garbage dump encroached

The promoter of a multi-storeyed building in Blackburn Lane, off New CIT Road, has taken over the garbage dump in the area by destroying the walls around it. Sweepers of the civic body now dump waste at the mouth of an adjacent lane, effectively closing it to pedestrians and vehicles.

Abdul Fateh Kamruddin, Lal Bazar Street.

Vagrants take over pavement

The footpath in front of Lady Brabourne College has been taken over by pavement dwellers. In fact, the entire stretch from Park Circus is home to vagrants and ragpickers. The pedestrians, especially the students of the college, are forced to walk along the carriageway. The pavement dwellers also dirty the road. The stench sometimes becomes unbearable. Moreover, the street-children regularly harass passers-by for alms. It is high time the authorities take steps to alleviate the situation.

Priyanka Mukherjee, Address not given.