Today I had my dinner and went to this market in Katwariya Sarai, a 5-minute walk from IIFT. As soon as came onto the main road I saw that the traffic was at a standstill. So I assumed that either an accident had taken place or someone was taking a turn and blocking the entire traffic. It turned out the people living in the area had blocked the road to protest against a power outage that had been going on for more than two hours. The Adhchini-Ber Sarai road (New Mehrauli Road) is a pretty busy stretch and there was chaos on the road.
Who is to blame for this situation? The people don't realize that emergency services can be affected because of such acts. There are a number of hospitals in and around the area. Mercifully one ambulance was allowed to pass. I saw a Delhi Police Qualis too, but I don't think they actually did anything. But can we place the entire blame on the people? What has the government been doing to remove power shortages. It can hide behind the fact the rainfall this year has not exactly been plenty. But is this situation going to continue every year? Power is probably one of the sectors where there is a dire need for reforms. The current power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde supposedly had a lacklustre performance in his last stint. Yet he has been brought back to the same ministry. Why?
The nuclear deal is supposed to help in securing India's energy future, but the results of the deal are quite some time away from bearing results. The netas will not realize the suffering the common man undergoes, especially in the heat Delhi was reeling under till today afternoon. I am pretty sure the political elite of India do not experience any power outages (imagine the uproar if such a thing were to happen in Lutyens' Delhi or the loss of face if it were to happen in the diplomatic corps' area). Remove the power for these people so that they will gain an understanding of the aam aadmi's plight. Campaigning in the name of the common man is not enough. Does the government have enough will to actually do something?
Who is to blame for this situation? The people don't realize that emergency services can be affected because of such acts. There are a number of hospitals in and around the area. Mercifully one ambulance was allowed to pass. I saw a Delhi Police Qualis too, but I don't think they actually did anything. But can we place the entire blame on the people? What has the government been doing to remove power shortages. It can hide behind the fact the rainfall this year has not exactly been plenty. But is this situation going to continue every year? Power is probably one of the sectors where there is a dire need for reforms. The current power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde supposedly had a lacklustre performance in his last stint. Yet he has been brought back to the same ministry. Why?
The nuclear deal is supposed to help in securing India's energy future, but the results of the deal are quite some time away from bearing results. The netas will not realize the suffering the common man undergoes, especially in the heat Delhi was reeling under till today afternoon. I am pretty sure the political elite of India do not experience any power outages (imagine the uproar if such a thing were to happen in Lutyens' Delhi or the loss of face if it were to happen in the diplomatic corps' area). Remove the power for these people so that they will gain an understanding of the aam aadmi's plight. Campaigning in the name of the common man is not enough. Does the government have enough will to actually do something?
2 comments:
Haven't you answered your own question?
nicely written
mayb, da point is 2 express my views ;)
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