Reaction is all very very INDIAN -Why a child's death wakes and shakes us all including media to reality of things? Why THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION -LUDHIANA DID NOT WAKE UP EARLIER TO COORDINATE WITH THE COMPANY CONSTRUCTING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY ?
What difference is there in the way we carry on construction activities and the way people who are safety conscious do the same construction activities? Are we really bothered about these small issues like a missing manhole cover - till it takes away a precious life?
After all in India in many cities there will be manhole covers missing by default. The society has also to take some blame. It is indeed ironic that WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO REPLACE THE STOLEN MANHOLE COVERS. What is a man hole cover cost .................... It is too sad to reflect on the cost of a man hole cover versus human life’s value equation . MC has to set its house in order and provide replacements come what may because the consequences of such small missing things result in loss of precious human lives.
All the above is the sorry picture of the way things are. But now let us take look on the brighter side too. There is progress - flyovers ,six lane roads , railway over bridges but at the same time we need is to take care of small innocuous things and built safely, maintain cleanliness. Do not always expect the govt authorities to do things which they overlookor are slow to do or are reluctant to do because of various types of shortages,excuses.reasons and may be because of sheer laziness. All we need to do is that we as conscientious citizens is to go to these authorities to ask them to do things, offer voluntary help , take some time out of our otherwise busy schedules (as we do for attending Marriages, Bhogs and Akhand Paths),voluntarily donate or participate to offset the shortage of labour work force or to provide transport or offer voluntary resolution of all issues which hinder execution. This is indeed the citizen participation when authorities have all the other resources but small glitches stop their execution so as to wake them up from their deep slumber . If we participate in this manner we actually play our true role in DEMOCRATIC INDIA : REMEMBER DEMOCRACY IS -OF,BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE! JAI HO!
What difference is there in the way we carry on construction activities and the way people who are safety conscious do the same construction activities? Are we really bothered about these small issues like a missing manhole cover - till it takes away a precious life?
After all in India in many cities there will be manhole covers missing by default. The society has also to take some blame. It is indeed ironic that WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO REPLACE THE STOLEN MANHOLE COVERS. What is a man hole cover cost .................... It is too sad to reflect on the cost of a man hole cover versus human life’s value equation . MC has to set its house in order and provide replacements come what may because the consequences of such small missing things result in loss of precious human lives.
All the above is the sorry picture of the way things are. But now let us take look on the brighter side too. There is progress - flyovers ,six lane roads , railway over bridges but at the same time we need is to take care of small innocuous things and built safely, maintain cleanliness. Do not always expect the govt authorities to do things which they overlookor are slow to do or are reluctant to do because of various types of shortages,excuses.reasons and may be because of sheer laziness. All we need to do is that we as conscientious citizens is to go to these authorities to ask them to do things, offer voluntary help , take some time out of our otherwise busy schedules (as we do for attending Marriages, Bhogs and Akhand Paths),voluntarily donate or participate to offset the shortage of labour work force or to provide transport or offer voluntary resolution of all issues which hinder execution. This is indeed the citizen participation when authorities have all the other resources but small glitches stop their execution so as to wake them up from their deep slumber . If we participate in this manner we actually play our true role in DEMOCRATIC INDIA : REMEMBER DEMOCRACY IS -OF,BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE! JAI HO!
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