We profess to live in the 21st century
Sometimes I wonder if it is true
The daily two to three hours power cuts
Compel me to say it is untrue
Sometimes all through the day
Sometimes evenings
Sometimes until midnight
You sweat and wake up to stroll outside
To freshen up
But the dry dull breeze, if it is there
Burns your sleep further –
Somewhere there is a sick one in the house
Somewhere someone needs the oxygen to survive
Somewhere a child cries in misery
Someone needs to cool his body temperature
But
The power dies at crucial moments of life
The whole year there is power cut for maintenance, repairs
Does the company retain unskilled technicians?
Why is there no check?
Does this happen all over the world
In all countries round the year
Perhaps not
Yes, but it does happen during natural disasters
Like an attack by the hurricane, earthquake,
Or… floods…
Here it is different
Any hour of the day, noon or night
Is good enough for it
Surprisingly … the bill never decreases
Do we live in the 21st century?
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
I share the apathy with you!
Real growth seems a distant dream, for we are denied of the basic amenities!
Education in the hands of private enterprises makes the government sector unattractive to the extent that even those who cannot afford payment of fees, clamour for the private institutions for education of their children!
There’s no seriousness on the part of the authorities to develop the right infrastructure that cannot to ensure uninterrupted supply to the consumers whose wants are many and varied!
This may be one of the many discomforts people suffer at the altar of the ruling dispensation!
This is definitely not an utopian expectation, but a legitimate one to be provided in the natural course!
the right infrastructure that can ensure….