COPS MUST STEP UP THEIR EFFORTS AGAINST NOISE POLLUTION

Residents who stay away from highways and main roads are lucky as they are not affected by the noise pollution of speeding trucks, cars, remodelled motor bikes all honking their horns to either frighten or to attract attention which is more near the colleges (Noise pollution: Do not honk, reduce health problems, March 8). The

RTO and the traffic police are trying their best to instil discipline among drivers, mostly of heavy trucks, which are fitted with musical horns. Moreover, the driver of the vehicles have no patience at the signals and start hooting the moment the signal turns green. The transport department must direct the manufacturers of vehicles to not fit noisy horns and instead they can go back to install bulb horns in trucks and dumpers among others. The traffic police should be given a ‘wire-cutting plier’ to cut the connecting wire to such horns and store them under the flyovers. This system was adopted in Chennai few years back. The police should also issue flyers to the vehicle owners/drivers indicating the health hazard created by honking horns. money lenders and shareholders of Kingfisher who were depressed with the news that Vijay Mallya will be staying in London leaving behind his all debts (Mallya can’t use Rs515cr made from Diageo deal, March 8). The rise and fall of Vijay Mallya is an example in itself of how one should not take success for granted In spite of his It will be travesty of justice if Mallya is allowed to leave the country and enjoy his sojourn to England to live in riches while the poor employees of Kingfisher and his other companies still not have their salary dues settled (Mallya can’t use Rs515 cr made from Diageo deal, March 8). It will be ironic if he gets his settlement money but not his employees who worked and staked their career for with him. All the banks have termed him as a ‘wilful defaulter’ and not bankrupt which means that he has means and wherewithal to repay the loan. The SC must take cognisance of this and put restrictions