Such acts would set a dangerous precedent in the defence forces.

— V.P. Damodar

Pune

Delhi’s piles

• Among Delhi’s many problems, garbage disposal gets very little attention. A strange anomaly considering no citizen surely likes being close to badly disposed garbage. This is a city-wide problem — I have personal experience in the Uttam Nagar locality — and it is both an eyesore and a health-hazard. There are court directions on this, but no authority seems bothered. Unauthorised garbage pick-ups are the root cause. But someone will have to apply the law.

— Mahesh Jaiswal

New Delhi

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