Floored by facelift at museum

During my visit to the Indian Museum after a long gap of five years, I was fascinated by the facelift given to the structure. The neatness, security arrangements and the hospitality of the staff was indeed impressive. However, there was a small glitch. The floor in some of the galleries has been made so slippery that even young, robust visitors may fall and get hurt. Elderly people and children face an even bigger challenge walking in these galleries. I request the authorities to give serious thought to the matter.

Biman Saha, Lake Town.

Power fails in testing times

Though it is not yet peak summer, pockets of Dum Dum Park have been suffering regular powercuts after 6.30 pm. As a result, candidates appearing for the Higher Secondary examinations are unable to prepare well. The power tariffs keep increasing but the power utilities do not provide adequate services, especially during the months in which most school and college examinations are held.

B.N. Bose, Dum Dum.

Drug abuse in the open

On most mornings and evenings, I find addicts sitting on the pavement adjacent to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, on Chittaranjan Avenue, taking narcotics. It is shocking that the police are not taking any action against these law-breakers. The worrying part is that the area is frequented by hundreds of students of educational institutions in the vicinity. Calcutta University?s student hostel is located just half a kilometre away.

Arjun Chaudhuri, Mohesh Chaudhuri Lane.

Rush risk

One of the two escalators in the Rabindra Sadan Metro station is under repairs for several days. The passage leading to this only functional escalator is too narrow to handle the rush of passengers every time a train arrives. This may lead to an accident.

Gunjeet Wadhwa, Rai Bahadur Road.

Pantry car missing

My job requires me to travel across the country often. On March 13, I boarded the Steel Express from Jamshedpur. As I had travelled by this particular train earlier, I knew that it usually has a pantry car. But on this occasion, only after crossing Tatanagar station that we found out that the pantry car facility was not available. We were forced to make our own arrangements for breakfast. What prompted the Railways to remove the pantry car from Steel Express on March 13? If it was for unavoidable circumstances, the authorities should have announced it prior to the start of journey.

T.R. Anand, Budge Budge.