Overloaded tractor-trailers pose a threat to commuters in Narwana

OVERLOADED tractor-trailers carrying wheat straw are a common sight on main highways in Narwana. It seems that the administration is not acting tough against these vehicles. These trucks and tractor-trailers are overloaded beyond capacity, leaving no space for other vehicles to pass by on roads. These overloaded vehicles also overturn when they lose balance and lead to accidents. Sometimes the straw loaded on it gets scattered on the road after the weak jute-wrapping tears off on being scratched by a vehicle coming from opposite direction, leading to the blockage of the highway. It causes an inconvenience to commuters by blocking the entire road for hours. The number of fatal accidents reported due to these overloaded tractor-trailers used for commercial purposes are on the rise in the area. The authorities must take a note of the issue and take strict measures to check such instances in future.

Ramesh Gupta, Narwana

Entertain power bill disputes online

LONG LINES of vehicles are a common site along the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) office, Kanhai, Sector 45, Gurugram. The office caters to electricity official services to many Sectors and villages. People visit here for getting their utility bills corrected having exaggerated readings that generally occurs due to average charges or fake and morphed billing which the meter readers do without visiting the spot. For a simple cause, which hardly needs 10 minutes, one has to run from pillar to post for several hours. Even amid the pandemic, no measures are being taken to maintain social-distancing. I have also not seen any higher authority visiting the office and monitor the working. No separate line is made for women and senior citizens. The authorities should take a note of the issue and must ensure that correct bills are sent to the consumers and also make a provision that complaints be entertained online to avoid people visiting the office personally amid the pandemic.

Veena, Arohi Kansal, Sector 51, Gurugram

Need to keep check on illegal typists

DEED-WRITERS sitting in temporary sheds at parking lot of Mini-Secretariat were moved to new cabins built along the back wall of the Administrative Block 2 by the district administration a few days ago and the parking space was vacated. But, some typists now sit on the sidewall built on the street along the outer wall of the Mini Secretariat and many of them can be seen sitting in temporary sheds in the vacant space of the HSVP along the wall of the Lawyers Chamber Complex in Sector 12. The work of such unauthorised typists sitting without permission should be stopped. I request the High Court and the state government to issue guidelines for private typing work in all District and Sub Divisional Courts and Tehsils of the state. Only experienced people with prescribed courses for steno typist should be allowed to sit with him on the district court premises or tehsil complex with the consent of a lawyer after the permission of the district administration and the respective District Bar Association.

Shakti Singh, Karnal

People must donate to poor patient welfare fund

THE general public, especially the rich strata of the society, should come forward to donate generously to the “Poor patient welfare fund” of the state government and/or multi-speciality hospitals as supporting and handholding the destitute patients is a true service to mankind. The facility of online donations should be encouraged to avoid physical visits to the hospitals. Ramit Bagga, Panchkula

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