Isn’t it the same story every monsoon ? The Government/BMC promises pothole-free roads and work hard for this. But the poor dears can only provide one thing for free. And that is a nice sludge-filled road. Delightful, isn’t it ? Spend so much to give us the thing we could’ve got for free anyway. Promise to reduce the levels of water clogging our busy roads. But they only fill up faster the next year. I criticize the BMC, but I realize that playing the blame game won’t do anyone any good. To quote Juhi Chawla from Jhankaar beats, “Taali ek haath se nahi bajti.”
So which is the other hand in the taali? Who is the other culprit? Look no further. The person sitting on your chair right now, reading this blog and then wondering who I’m pointing fingers at. Yes, you!
Maybe I can’t blame us all for the pothole problem. The only thing we can do is fill each pothole with a politician. Atleast it’ll be a snug fit. But we can definitely hold ourselves responsible for the flooding of the city. People have had a basic problem differentiating between certain objects for a long time now. Garbage is thrown into the gutters, and dustbins are left empty to collect water. Catchment area anyone?
I’d recommend standing on the intersection of a busy road for a few minutes during the peak hours. Then you’d see the gravity of the situation that the BMC have on their hands. Our littering habits are legendary, the BMC are, but, mortals. Can the immortal ever be beaten by the mortal? People throw garbage onto the road, left, right and centre. They spit, they shit, they do everything sane people shouldn’t do. Sanity is more of a doubt in this country than an assurance. Whatever they eat, wipe their asses or noses with, whatever they use, lands up on the roads of their supposedly “beloved” Motherland. Is it not beloved then? Do you throw rubbish on the name of the country you’ve been brought up in? Does being a citizen not justify your duty to uphold the name of Mumbai?
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR? IS LITTERING A PLEASURE OR A NECESSITY? All I can say is that people who litter are stupid assholes and that they’d do better to keep their mouths shut than play the blame game.
The Song Remains The Same 