The Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam has
expressed concern over the indiscriminate sinking of bore wells in
various parts of the district.
At a meeting of the
association held here on Wednesday, participants regretted that on
account of bore wells being sunk with scant regard to the laws of
nature, many of the regular wells have dried up.
The
need to carry out surprise inspections to check the quality of bottled
water being sold or served in this holiday destination was also
stressed.
The meeting lamented that notwithstanding
objections from various sections of the society, work on converting a
marshland near the Central Bus Stand here into a parking lot has
started.
Officials of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and
Drug Administration Department should go all out to weed out the
thriving practice of selling artificially-ripened fruits.
The
meeting condemned the callous outlook of officials and elected
representatives towards civic problems like sewage overflowing on the
main roads, particularly near the ATC bus stand and the Goods Shed Road.
The
Government Higher Secondary School ground should be maintained
properly. The library constructed with Hill Area Development Programme
(HADP) funds at Bombay Castle should be opened. The maintenance of the
Guinness Park on the outskirts of Ooty should be handed over to the
Department of Horticulture. A dialysis unit should be set up at the
Government Headquarters Hospital. Association president G. Janardhanan
presided.
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