2. A letter within 120 words to the editor of
an English daily expressing your concern at the increasing number of road
accidents. [H.S
- 2008]
Sub : Road accidents on the
increase / Reckless driving.
Sir,
I shall be highly
obliged if you kindly allow me a little space in the column of your esteemed
daily to express my grave concern about the increase in road accidents in
various parts of the state.
Travelling by buses and minibuses and even
going out into the streets is no longer safe. Reckless driving has now become
the order of the day. Drivers drive their vehicles at break-neck speed caring
little for the traffic rules. On the other hand, the on-duty traffic police are
mostly mere spectators to reckless driving. All the requests of the passengers
to drive vehicles slowly seem to fall on deaf ears of the drivers who are very
often found in a drunken state. The commission system to the bus drivers and
conductors has worsened the situation all the more. This leads the bus drivers
to a rivalry to overtake one another. This rivalry sometimes results in the
loss of many precious lives in serious accidents. Such accidents due to
reckless driving are now on the rise.
It is high time for the Government to take
stringent steps against the erring drivers to put a stop to this menace.
Thanking
you
3. A letter within 120 words to the editor of
an English daily expressing your concern about the rising prices of essential
commodities. [H.S
- 2010]
Sub : Rising prices of essential
commodities.
Sir,
I shall be highly
obliged if you kindly allow me a little space in the column of your esteemed
daily to express my grave concern about the rising prices of essential commodities.
The prices of daily necessaries are going up
by leaps and bounds though there is a bumper production of food grains this
year. The prices of essential commodities like rice, pulse, fish, sugar, wheat,
mustard oil, spice, kerosene etc. soared up beyond the buying capacity of
common people. As a result, people of lower and middle-income group find it
really difficult to make two ends meet. Irregular supply of essential articles
from ration shops has worsened the situation all the more. Moreover, price-hike
of diesel and petrol has contributed a lot to the price-rise of everyday
necessities. The dishonest traders and hoarders are taking advantage of this
situation creating an artificial crisis in the market. People are getting
involved in anti-social activities for the bread of life.
It is high time that the Government should
take immediate steps against the dishonest traders and ensure a steady flow of
essential commodities through the ration shops.
Thanking
you
Sub : Use of polythene bags.
Sir,
I shall be highly
obliged if you kindly allow me a little space in the column of your esteemed
daily to air my views on the use of polythene or plastic bags.
Polythene bags are now widely used across the
state. But nobody bothers about the hazards they pose to us. Polythene is a
polymer of ethylene - a very toxic chemical. It is a non-biodegradable
substance. Once produced, it has no destruction. It chokes the drain, eats up
the water bodies and lowers the groundwater level. If left on the earth, it
reduces the fertility of the soil. It contaminates the food that we very often
carry home in plastic bags from the market. This food causes multifarious
unknown health hazards. If burnt in the air, it emits a poisonous gas that
causes breathing trouble, asthma, bronchitis, skin disease and even lung
cancer. The Govt. should ban the use and production of polythene bags and boost
up the production of eco-friendly jute bags or paper bags.
A powerful editorial from your mighty pen
will, I think, go a long a way in forming public opinion against the use of
polythene bags.
Thanking
you
7. A letter within 120 words to the editor of
an English daily about the inconvenience caused by the use of microphones.
Sub : Inconvenience caused by the
use of microphones.
Sir,
I shall be highly
obliged if you kindly allow me a little space in the column of your esteemed
daily to air my grave concern about the inconvenience caused by the use of
microphones.
Thanks to science for inventing such a
wonderful amplifying instrument like microphone. But this very boon of science
has become a curse at the hands of some unscrupulous young people. Continuous
use of microphones during any social, political or religious gathering causes
sound pollution and thereby puts the people to a great inconvenience. The
pupils, particularly the examinees are the worst sufferers. They can hardly
concentrate on their studies. The old and the sick can hardly get a wink of
sleep at night. The blaring noise of microphones causes different problems such
as physical irritation, deafness, heart problems, sleeplessness and the like.
What is worse, the pop, rap and other songs lower the moral standard of people
particularly children and youths.
May I, therefore, request the authority to
take drastic step against the violators of the rules of Pollution Control Board
in the larger interest of the
people?
Thanking
you,
