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A lawsuit against firecrackers
In permitting the merchantability and bursting of greenish crackers, the Supreme Court appears to person fixed precedence to nationalist sentiment implicit nationalist safety.
Green crackers tin beryllium harmful too. The worsening of aerial prime connected Deepavali volition lone mean an aggravation of wellness problems. There is besides nary warrant that certified greenish crackers unsocial volition beryllium utilized by revellers. People successful a festive temper thin to flout guidelines, and determination is nary existent accidental of punishing a wide of people. The contented of allowing the wide bursting of firecrackers, that affects elder citizens, infants, and patients connected attraction oregon recuperating, is so questionable.
G. David Milton,
Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu
In my childhood, astir of america did not person the luxury to “burn money” connected fireworks. With our begetter who was the sole breadwinner, and a ample household of six children, our Deepavali fund for crackers hardly touched ₹25-₹40. Delhi was much greener, little crowded and the fume hardly made an impact.
N. Nagarajan,
Secunderabad
Bengaluru’s roads
The debates connected the pot-holed roads of Bengaluru ne'er look to extremity arsenic the basal question of however these potholes look and reappear contempt repeated repairs costing crores, and wherefore nary 1 is held accountable, is simply a mystery. Unless heads rotation nary improvements volition beryllium possible. With Bengaluru gaining value arsenic a world-class method capital, determination has to beryllium action.
V. Padmanabhan,
Bengaluru
