Sir, Provisions in the Hyde Act, have been contentious and they are being interpreted and misinterpreted by different parties and persons in their own way.

Even relations between the UPA and the Left also hinges on this. While External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee says that it is not applicable and is irrelevant as far as the nuclear deal between India and the US is concerned, CPM leader Sitaram Yetchury says that the Hyde Act passed by the US Congress would get invoked and the deal gets scrapped the moment India conducts a nuclear test in future; resulting in heavy losses in terms of money and time.

This debate is going on for the past one year. The government should officially seek a clarification from the US administration about the Hyde Act.

Any disinterest shown by New Delhi to obtain such a clarification from Washington would only confirm doubts among the people.

K N Bhagavan
Bangalore

Power cut

Sir, This year Karnataka received enough rain.  All reservoirs were full to their capacity.  Nevertheless, the Karnataka Power Transmission Company Limited (KPTCL) has already enforced a daily two hour power. When the reservoir is full why there should be power cuts ? It appears the storage capacity of reservoirs is  decreasing  due to accretion of silt and absence of a systematic mechanism for its removal. Despite removal of silt power generation is not in proportion to the demand. Will, the KPC, KPTCL or any ESCOM clarify the matter ?

Mudgal Venkatesh
Gulbarga

Biggest charade

Sir, The brouhaha over Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s loan waiver provisions in the budget is totally unwarranted because this scheme is the biggest charade enacted by the UPA government. In its present form it is applicable only to loans disbursed by the scheduled banks, both public and private, whereas most poor farmers borrow money from local money lenders at exhorbitant interest rates. To obtain the necessary write off on loans, the local MLAs and MPs will demand bribes that the poor farmers can ill afford to pay.

V V S MANI
Bangalore

Social reformation

Sir, It was disheartening to read about Rekha Rani’s unnatural death (DH, Feb 26). Inspite of women reaching heights in education and technology, they still face harassment from society over dowry and other socio-economic problems. It is a disgrace that even well educated men and their parents stoop to such low levels. Proper education and social reforms should be implemented to eradicate such atrocities against women in all walks of life.

Suma Saligram
Bloomington, US

KRV protest

Sir, Activists of the Kannada Rakshana Vedike (KRV) vandalised the office of a software company on Monday to protest against the alleged insult on Kannada. Who authorised these people to take law into their hands? We all love the language and culture as Kannadigas, but we do not approve of their method of protest. They could very well discuss the matter with the management and lodge a complaint against the person concerned. 

M K Visweswara
Bangalore

Pollution

Sir, As a resident of Dasarahalli, Hebbal-Kempapura, I would like to highlight how the Hebbal Lake faces an environmental threat. Construction materials are packed around the side of the lake which is towards the road. Also the road is in a deplorable state. The other side of the road has a graveyard and some empty plots. Recently a carcass of a cow was thrown into a vacant site attracting many dogs. If the authorities do not open their eyes, life of residents in nearby areas will become miserable.

Jyoti S Prakash
Bangalore

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