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Need to be Creative Your cover story “Water
Scarcity: The Rising Thirst” (SPOTLIGHT April 23) pointed out a very dire problem the
Kathmanduites are facing. The problem of water scarcity has grown exponentially in the
last few years, after a large number of population started migrating to Kathmandu thanks
to the armed conflict and lack of job opportunities in the rural areas. So, there is a
need to address this situation urgently. There is the much talked about Melamchi project
in the offing. But then, there needs to be short term solutions to save the people from
“dehydration” till such mega projects are commissioned. Some of the options that
I can suggest is reuse of water. With a suitable technology, most of the water that goes
out to the drain can be refined and reused. Arabian countries are surviving like that. Sudan Karki Stop Misusing Water While there is an acute shortage of
drinking water “Water Scarcity: The Rising Thirst” (SPOTLIGHT April 23) in the
capital as your cover story points out, it is an irony that some people- with high profile
and thick wallet- have enough drinking water to water their garden and wash their cars. It
is not that water is not required for gardening and washing cars, but such tasks can be
easily done by making use of ground water and not the scarce drinking water. The ground
water is not suitable for drinking because of various minerals and other substances mixed
with it, but it is better than the drinking water for plants. So, those who have adequate
water supply in their homes, should not misuse the water because there are many people
running around in the neighborhood searching for a bucket of water. Kiran Gautam Informative Story The article “Wildlife: End of Terror”
(SPOTLIGHT April 23) was very informative. We got to know many things about the habitat
and nature of tigers. Many of us are not much aware about different aspects of wildlife.
In fact, wildlife is necessary for the ecology, it is unjust for human to occupy their
territory. They are things of beauty as well. In the current context when many wild
animals are on the verge of extinction, it is our duty to help conserve them so that they
will not remain only in legends and stories in future. Jeevan Shakya Unplanned City The roads of Kathmandu are not able to hold
the astronomical growth in the number of vehicles “Traffic: Road Rage”
(SPOTLIGHT April 23). The roads here were constructed looking at the traffic situation
many years back. But the traffic pressure has enormously increased over the years. As you
pointed out in your story, driving in Kathmandu during office hours has become a
nightmare. I have been driving in the city of Kathmandu for the past 15 years and every
year the problem has been worsening. The government needs to plan alternative roads, be it
at the cost of destruction of some already built private and public infrastructure, to
reduce the traffic pressure in the existing roads. Hiralal Shrestha Commendations To Sharma Please accept my commendations to Kuber
Sharma (Interview SPOTLIGHT April 23). His commitment and insight are inspiring to many of
us around the world, facing similar (if lesser) problems. Michael Pilling Solid Point Commentator Bipin Adhikari raises a valid
point when he asks how elections can be held at this juncture without accommodating
Maoists in some way or the other (“Elections Without Accommodating Maoists?”
SPOTLIGHT April 16). Surely, when Maoists’ guns are holding sway in the rural
hinterlands, it would be next to impossible to carry out free and fair elections with
maximum participation of people. In the absence of credible security, election commission,
alone, cannot hold the polls. Moreover, at present, even the mainstream political parties
are not too keen to participate in the elections. Therefore, without addressing these
concerns, elections cannot be held within this year even though holding elections is most
necessary to strengthen democracy and set constitution to right track. Daulat Thapa Stop Vandalism The "Vandalism" has become the
trademark of the five agitating parties and the Maoists. This kind of irresponsible
behavior by these five agitating parties and the Maoists has totally ruined the economics
of our beautiful and peaceful country Nepal. And it is also very sad and unfortunate to
see that these five agitating parties have paid money to these hooligans and mobilized
them to do engage in vandalism destroying the government and public properties. And it is
also very unfortunate to see that the young students are used for the vested interests of
these so-called irresponsible political leaders. Secondly, I would also like to add my
remarks on the so-called government "Basket fund". We have to see that these
hard earned money of the taxpayers money reaches to genuine victims. Yam Gurung |
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