Wednesday 9 December 2015

Stop the blame game



People are fed up of the usual political blame game only when things go wrong or are not to their liking, conveniently brushing aside or downplaying anything going right. I remember good old days when I was in school and college. India used to go with a begging bowl to developed countries for aid and food. I used to feel ashamed because U. S. Media in those days used to frequently show beggars lined up in places like Varanasi bathing ghats and tell viewers that India survived only due to PL480. Surplus wheat that would have been dumped into the sea was sent in ships to India. The population in India then was much less than now. We had much more agricultural land because of less houses and industries. We were begging because of famines and famine like conditions in many places.Did we not come up from that level to what we are today? Now, we offer aid to less priveleged countries and even export to several countrries in the world. We did not keep blaming anyone. How did we achieve the green, white and even the blue revolutions? Hard working scientific community; enterprising farming community and supporting government worked with the single motive of self sustenance and achieved it. 
All of us are aware of the population boom , crossing the billion mark rapidly and growing further. We also understand that shelter for each family is a fundamental requirement. Where can we get the required land to build so many houses? Agricultural land became  the first victim but compensated with development of  better varieties and yields. Water ways and storage sources became the next victim and without looking for positive solutions, we make a hue and cry as if we have reached a dead end and there is no salvation. What are the hydrological engineers and water management people doing? Why can't they think outside the box and identify ways and means of better and modern augmentation of water resources including the rare rain water. If at all some one needs to be blamed, it is the indiscipline of the society which scrupulously litters all over with plastic , polythene and other non biodegradable material clogging drains and sewers. So what is needed now and for ever is discipline in the society and new thinking as well as working on water management.

4 comments:

  1. Agree sir. If as Indians we all develop better work ethics, things will change.

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    1. Thanks Sriku for agreeing. I need youngsters like you to take this country forward in the right direction.
      But don't call me sir as I am your uncle. Just for fun

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    2. Thanks Sriku for agreeing. I need youngsters like you to take this country forward in the right direction.
      But don't call me sir as I am your uncle. Just for fun

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  2. Agree sir. If as Indians we all develop better work ethics, things will change.

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