You are Divya / Debojit of Silchar, Assam. You are not happy with the sanitary conditions of your locality. Using the hints given below together with your own ideas, write a letter to the Editor of a national daily showing your deep concern and dismay at the pitiable sanitary conditions of your area. Hints: - sanitary conditions deplorable, heaps of garbage, drainage blocked, no dustbins, sweepers don’t visit regularly, waterlogging and mosquitoes

Harmony Residents’ Welfare Association Chetna Vihar New Delhi 20 Sept. 20XX The Editor The Herald New Delhi Sub: Environmental Degradation and Pollution Sir, I WISH to draw the attention of the authorities towards the problems faced by the residents of Chetna Vihar due to environmental degradation and pollution in our colony. The abject sanitary conditions prevailing in our locality are a testimony to the utter neglect on the part of the civic authorities. It seems that cleaners have forgotten the existence of this locality on the civic map of Delhi. Heaps of rubbish are lying here and there, with flies swarming around and pigs wallowing in the filth and mud caused by the overflow of dirty water from the choked drains on to the road. The drains are neither cleaned nor FLUSHED regularly. The dirty water collects on the road forming cesspools of filthy water. It emits a foul stench. There are also many pits on the roads which are full of drain water. All these serve as breeding places for mosquitoes. It is feared that the locality may fall victim to malaria or dengue. Timely action on the part of the Health Department can check the further deterioration of the INSANITARY condition. The sanitary inspector must pay visit regularly and supervise the PERFORMANCE of the cleaners deployed in this locality. Insecticides may be sprayed from TIME to time. I do hope that these steps will help to improve health and hygiene in our locality. Yours faithfully Raj/Rani Secretary