One paisa cut

With the fuel price cut of one paisa a litre, oil companies and the government have elevated the stature and value of the long-forgotten paisa and made it a showpiece (”After 16 days of hikes, fuel prices cut — by 1 paisa”, May 31). Imagine, if I filled my car tank with 25 litres of petrol, I will save a princely sum of ₹0.25! What a cruel joke on the people of India.

I.P.P. Prabhakara Rao,

Secunderabad

We need to think of oil conservation measures. Footpaths are either broken or have been taken over by hawkers and bicycles; we have failed to augment city buses or improve their condition; passenger trains do not connect most places, thus forcing people to take out their vehicles; mass transport systems are still in the planning stage; and cars are still seen as a status symbol. While we wait for the prices to come down, we can take some steps to conserve fuel too.

M.V. Nagavender Rao,

Hyderabad