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Write a letter to the manager of your local bus depot pointing out that there are very few buses on your route in the morning and these are invariably late, thereby causing inconvenience to many junior college students and other passengers.
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Efforts to be taken
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BE SAFE
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Letter Writing
In your locality, dirty gutters are overflowing. It has made the hygienic conditions of the area very poor. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper bringing to the notice of the public the above-mentioned matter and its harmful effects. Suggest some possible solutions.
Write a letter to the curator of the museum seeking permission for a school visit.
Write a letter to the curator of the museum seeking permission for a school visit.
Write a letter to the curator of the museum seeking permission for a school visit.
Write a letter to the curator of the museum seeking permission for a school visit.
Letter Writing
In your locality, dirty gutters are overflowing. It has made the hygienic conditions of the area very poor. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper bringing to the notice of the public the above-mentioned matter and its harmful effects. Suggest some possible solutions.
The street lights of your locality are not functioning properly leaving stretches of dark/blind spots at night. Due to this problem, chain and mobile snatching incidents have increased.
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