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Citizens Mail
Water is, and will be a precious and a vital commodity in the years
to come. Accordingly, using same sparingly, and accommodation of rain
water when available is essential and should be made compulsory to make
development a success.
To achieve the above purpose, all available sources on State as well
as private properties including plantations should be provided
accommodating maximum water, to be used when necessary.
However, most of these tanks at present remain dry and abandoned not
serving the purpose for which they were meant for, thereby coming under
the category of vacant land with no other useful purpose which is
pathatic for a country like ours trying to move forward. Needless to
mention, we are already experiencing a change in the weather pattern due
to global warming. Hence let us make maximum use of the resources
available to make development a success, which is necessary for our
survival as well.
Tommy Wanigesinghe, Kurunegala
I read the Sahana tabloid, the news letter of the Government
Pensioners’ Association for the month of September 2010 very
enthusiastically.
All is not lost Minister of Public Administration, John Senevirathne
had given an assurance in Parliament in no uncertain terms that the
Pension anomalies would be rectified as promised by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
I represent a cross section of the oldies who have served in various
capacities during their hey day. This is the consensus of opinion of all
who have requested me to make this humble appeal to the powers that be.
Several scribes have also agitated in the public domain with
persuasive cogency on this matter, more so, as the cost of living and
medication are unbearable. Resultantly, majority of the pensioners are
unable to make ends meet. It is a tragedy that harried pensioners
sulking in retirement and whose days are numbered and who are
diminishing day by day are made to grin and bear the enormous suffering
however resentful it may be.
I learnt through the print media that October 8 has been set apart as
the Pensioners’ day. Formidable and unfettered powers are vested in
Minister of Public Administration. So, please be gracious and
magnanimous enough to up-date the pensions with effect from that date as
Cabinet approval has already been granted. Honourable Minister, you will
have enough reasons to brag if only you concede to this request to
ameliorate the conditions of poor pensioners who are silently suffering.
Nanda Nanayakkara, Matara.
I was very happy and impressed on reading the article on September
29, 2010 sent by A W F Hansz of Madapatha titled Commercial advertising
by electronic media.
All electronic channels without exception telecast half hour
teledramas. Most viewers have their favourite actors and teledramas.
This half hour is hardly sufficient to enjoy the story as about 15
minutes of this half hour are taken to telecast the advertisement. We
know they make a huge income from the advertisement without which they
cannot survive.
We are TV teledrama addicts and hope this letter will catch the eye
of all these concerned to keep us happy.
G Wilfred Dissanayake,Ethul Kotte.
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