Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Feb 16: Keeping intact his reputation for responding to letters received from citizens of the country about the problems faced by them, Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi, has acted promptly to a letter written to him by a Mangalurean student. In addition, Kerala government has been asked to do the needful, and the work sought by the student has been taken up within a month's time!

Ashwal Shetty, a resident of Kodibail near Mangalpady, Manjeshwar in Kasargod taluk, is a degree course student of Sharada Vidyalaya here. Shetty, who had read in the media that Modi has been known to quickly react and respond to problems brought to his notice by common people, had written to the PM through a letter, about the problems bothering his village. The Prime Minister's Office has since written a letter to Kerala government to undertake asphalting of the road as sought by the student. Accordingly, the assembly secretariat of Kerala has ordered Mangalpady gram panchayat to take up this work, and the road repair work has begun.

Ashwal had drawn the attention of the PM to the wretched condition of the road in Kodibail in Mangalpady panchayat, which is devoid of basic facilities. He wrote in his letter that walking on this road during rainy season is a daunting task. Thereafter, correspondence began from PM's office, and Ashwal Shetty got a letter within a month about the initiatives undertaken towards solving of the problem. The 200 metre road, repair of which has been undertaken only after Shetty wrote to PM and the PM intervened in the matter, makes one to cogitate on the lack of concern on the part of local people's representatives. The initiative undertaken by Ashwal Shetty, who is active in social activities, has come in for lavish praise.

Ashwal Shetty says that the care and concern shown by the PM to a letter written by even a student like him has baffled him. "The concern shown by Narendra Modi towards even small issues is unbelievable. It has provided me with an unparrallaled experience," he stated.