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Kapil/Diya writes a letter to the editor of a local newspaper highlighting the growing problem of garbage and plastic accumulation around Ruby Nagar that is making children ill. They request the editor to bring attention to the importance of cleanliness through the newspaper and suggest that local authorities take action to regularly clean the area and impose fines on those littering to remedy the situation.

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WS - Letter To The Editor Detailed

Kapil/Diya writes a letter to the editor of a local newspaper highlighting the growing problem of garbage and plastic accumulation around Ruby Nagar that is making children ill. They request the editor to bring attention to the importance of cleanliness through the newspaper and suggest that local authorities take action to regularly clean the area and impose fines on those littering to remedy the situation.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR (FORMAT)

A Letter to the Editor may be written to Why should you write to the Editor?

Answer: Some specific reasons are:


• the editor of a newspaper or a magazine.
a. You are angry about something, and
• it is written to highlight a social issue or problem. want others to know it
• only formal language can be used i.e. abbreviations and b. You think that an issue is so important
that you have to speak out
slang language should be avoided.
c. Part of your group's strategy is to
The format of a letter to the editor of a newspaper is as follows persuade others to take a specific action

– Or you want to:

1. Sender’s address: The address and contact details of the * Suggest an idea to others

* Influence public opinion


sender are written here. Include an email and phone number,
* Educate the general public on a specific
if required or if mentioned in the question. matter

* Influence policy-makers or elected


2. Date: The date is written below the sender’s address after officials directly or indirectly

* Publicize the work of your group and


leaving one space or line. attract volunteers or program participant

3. Receiving Editor’s address: The address of the recipient

of the mail i.e. the editor is written here.

4. Subject of the letter: The main purpose of the letter forms the subject. It must be written

in one line. It must convey the matter for which the letter is written.

5. Salutation (Sir / Madam)

6. Body: The matter of the letter is written here. It is divided into 3 paragraphs as follows –

Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself and the purpose of writing the letter in brief.

Paragraph 2: Give detail of the matter.

Paragraph 3: Conclude by mentioning what you expect from the editor. (For example, you

may want him to highlight the issue in his newspaper/magazine).

7. Complimentary Closing

8. Sender’s name, signature, and designation (if any)


LETTER TO THE EDITOR (FORMAT)

Sender’s Address (NO Need to write ‘From’, just add the Sender’s address)

Date Acceptable format: 28-01-2023/ 28 January 2023

The Editor (NO Need to write ‘To’, just add


the Receiver’s address)
(Newspaper name to which you sending the
letter)
Place

Subject: Read the question and frame an appropriate subject

Salutation [,] (Salutation: Sir, Dear Sir,


Madam…. are acceptable)
• Body of the letter highlighting the main
issues faced by you and your locality (Concluding lines: I hope you
• Any information / fact that should be will publish my views…..
mentioned.
As an editor of a renowned
• Asking the editor to highlight the issue newspaper, you can highlight
in his newspaper for the purpose of this issue and I hope the
getting the attention of the authority. government will notice our
(add concluding words, if any) plight)
Thank you

Yours___________ (Yours sincerely/ Sincerely/ Yours truly/ Yours faithfully…..)


Your full name
Designation (if any)
Question: Gokalpur is a thickly populated locality inhabited mainly by working-class people.
Unfortunately, there is no milk booth in the locality. Write a letter in 100 – 120 words to the editor of
a local daily drawing the attention of the authorities to the problem faced by the people, requesting
them to open milk booths. You are Sameera Gul, 4A, Lotus Apartments, Gokalpur, Delhi.
Ans.

4A, Lotus Apartments


Gokalpur
Delhi

04 March 2023

The Editor
Delhi Daily
Borivali
Delhi

Subject: Absence of milk booths in Gokalpur

Sir / Madam

I am Sameera Gul, a resident of Gokalpur. I am writing to you in order to raise the issue of the absence
of a milk booth in my locality.
Gokalpur has a huge population that comprises daily wagers. Yet, the area does not have any milk
booths. The residents face many problems as they have to walk up to ten kilometres every morning to
get their daily stock of milk and milk products. This has also led to black marketing. The people of the
area are getting harassed.

I request you to highlight this serious issue through your newspaper so that the Delhi Milk Scheme
Depot authorities are sensitized towards it and do the needful.

Thank you.

Yours truly

Sameera Gul

Now you give it a try!

Question: Children are becoming increasingly ill due to the mounting garbage and plastic
accumulating around them. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper highlighting the importance of
cleanliness and suggest remedies. You are Kapil/ Diya from M-28 Ruby Nagar, Arya Colony, Indore.

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