As I rode a mile, my eyes started to itch. I could not open
my eyes. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I rode my vehicle. I so wish I did not
have to. Two reckless riders surpassed me. My rage was out of control. I
secretly hoped to run over them and kill them. Everyone was in a great hurry
like only their time mattered. I saw a huge smoke in the air, perspired heavily
due to the heat and felt the choke as I noticed the exhaust from all vehicles
raising high in the sky. I so wished to be a hit man taking down a couple of
those maniacs on the road and our politicians who are responsible for this
pathetic state of our cool city, namma Bengaluru.
I have been living in Bangalore for 16 years now. Year after
year the temperature has increased. I had once seen that cool Bangalore. It was
still catching up with urbanization but plenty of trees in all developed areas. In
my school days I always wondered how amazing it would be if India were developed.
I regret to have wished so. It is becoming unlivable year after year! Yes, I
saw the assassination of this beautiful place in the name of development;
probably I am not the only eyewitness. Right now, it is a mass murder of 1+ crore
people, suffering day in and day out. I am one of the victim!
So many encroached lakes in the name of urbanization,
creation of Golf clubs, cricket stadium, what not ! Due to lack of planning government is unable to handle the traffic problem. Their solution: destroy the remaining
green patch and make wider roads. We do not want that golf club which is
exclusively used by some filthy rich guy who lives in luxury condos and
probably does not even care for the crisis of a common man! We do not want
luxury. Just give us what is rightfully ours. Green, pollution free and a fit
place to live. According to me wheel was the worst invention ever. Had it not
been there, humans would have continued to hunt and led a life like the rest
million creatures in the world. And that is what I call equality!
It's not just politician's fault. The so called common man isn't so innocent. Do any of us do anything useful to prevent this from
happening? By words, yeah everyone loves to say millions. The power of speech
is not just used but abused. All we have is a list of blame thrown towards a
bunch of illiterate monkeys who are destroying the map of Bangalore. Ignorance is bliss. We all want to use everything that we have. Keep that TV, Wi-Fi, computer everything ON, even when not in use. Why? Because
of the affordability and so called rights!
I lived in Marathahalli for a few months and I realized how pathetic the living condition is. A million water tankers ply every night. Kudos to more air pollution. And from where the water is supplied? You better not know the source if you live there. Last time I checked, water harvesting is made compulsory but this place is oblivious of the rules. Do builders educate individual house owners to get it constructed? No. Lack of morality to support the right things. Would instead ask the owner to save money and not get it constructed. Rain water harvesting/ ground harvesting is made compulsory in Chennai and few places in India. The result has been wonderful. In Bangalore where there is water deficit no one cares to implement anything necessary.
Rise in temperature - Need AC or fan - Need more electricity
- Need more rainfall - What do we do? Nothing
Rise in temperature - Need more drinking water - What do we
do? Nothing.
Some of the effective solution which government can work on:
1. To control pollution and solve the traffic problem, just
promote public transport. In order for this to work, block all major roads
connecting tech parks in the peak hours exclusively for buses. Just a simple
time table! It would not even take 2 hours for commuting from one end another.
Everyone would love to take public buses as it reduces stress and in fact
faster than anyone could ever think.
2. Rejuvenate some of those lakes. In this aspect so many
filthy rich so called NGOs can contribute and get it done. But they won't!
3. Plant trees. I cannot put enough stress on this.
People survived when government was not there. Why are we
waiting for government to do anything? We can make progress by doing simple
changes in our living which will not only enrich our life but solve this pathetic
problem
1. Switch off all your lights, TV, fan when not in use. You
may think the save is small. If every individual does it, the impact is much
bigger than you know.
2. Encourage outdoor healthy activities every evening such
as yoga and walking. By this you are not only becoming healthy but also
avoiding your family from watching saas-bahu serials. Conserve electricity.
3. Please plant trees/ saplings. Have a mini garden in your balcony or
a show plant in your house. If you do
not know what kind of plants would suit, please ping me. I would be extremely happy to help you setup a mini
garden of your own. Will make sure you have everything you need!
5. Last but not the least, encourage others to do so. Will
the world change in a day? Probably no. It took more than 100 years to claim
our nation which was rightfully ours. People did their part and patience paid
off. It's time to do our bit.
With great power comes great responsibility. It is not
limited to Spiderman. If you are not aware, YOU are already powerful. Whether you become Spiderman / Cat woman/
Batman or Joker/Green Goblin is all in your hands. We have already destroyed
this world. It’s time to wear our cape and fly for the rescue.
P.S: I am running a no-plastic drive in my colony to
encourage more sustainable solutions replacing plastic. We need more volunteers as we just a bunch of enthusiasts who have decided to start changing things little by little. On behalf of the team, requesting you to join. If you are
interested please contact me. Let us start our journey of making this world a
better place to live because this world is our only house and world’s problem is our problem too.
