Hyderabad is where i live and i love it,mostly for emotional reasons,because it's my hometown, but i am not very proud of this city or the people who inhabit it.
Ofcourse there are various reasons for that (that's a topic for another day),the most atrocious of all is the pollution.The autos and the buses and the trolleys,the ill maintained bikes and cars,all are the major contributors of air pollution,choking us all to sickness and gradually to death.
Does the auto bhaiya/bus driver and other vehicle owner have any idea how bad the white smoke which his vehicle emits is to the other commuters' health? Does he know that the smoke can cause lung cancer,asthma?Does he have any idea or is he well aware but more concerned about his money than other's health? Does the state of his vehicle not embarass him? Does he not feel guilty?
Why can't the traffic police do anything about it? Why is it solely the Pollution Control Board's responsibility? And if it is,then why are there no Pollution Control Board personnel monitoring the streets,checking the vehicles?Why can't the two departments collaborate to curb pollution? And why can't i thrash the auto bhaiya who's smoke i'm forced to inhale? I want to,because that smoke irritates my eyes, my throat,my lungs,is that not like a physical assault on my organs? I need answers....
I have to say this,just for you to understand how bad the situation here is, when i had returned to India after a long time in Japan,my body reacted very badly to the environment,the air,it was treating the pollutants in the air as a foreign invasion and my skin had rashes all over,red and itchy, i had those for weeks, i don't prefer using medicines and also i was pregnant so i didn't want to, the only remedy i thought of was to expose myself more to the pollution,i started going out more and my body eventually stopped reacting,because it now was getting so much of it that the allergens stopped feeling foreign, and i was now more immune to the triggers and thats how i was healed, the point of this story being the pathetic condition of the air here when compared to elsewhere,and yes,i am also aware of the fact that there are places worse than our's when it comes to pollution, say China.
One of the reasons why i think the air here is bad is, us,firstly we care a damn about others and we pity the poor,ignore and forgive them for their uncivilness,their careless attitude towards all,we think the poor are not liable for anything,especially civic responsibilities,they are forgiven for whatever measures they take to cut their expenses,even if it means they put cheap oil in their vehicles and poison the air.Seriously? the poor fellow has no money to buy quality fuel or get his vehicle serviced because he is saving up for the booze he needs at night..
I've been to Bengaluru recently,it is not far from Hyderabad but the place is amazing, traffic jams are frequent because of the narrow roads but there was no white smoke anywhere, whereas in Hyderabad if traffic gets stuck,the whole block will be covered in smog making it difficult to breathe....So,what's the diffetence between Bangaloreans and Hyderabadis,same country, then why such contrast?
I think the difference is in attitudes, Hyderabad has this "who cares, all's fair,everything works here, i'm not embarassed" attitude while in Bengaluru it is "i'll get my vehicle serviced because it's convenient that way and i'll use quality fuel for a smooth running vehicle and also because i care and also, i don't want to look bad" ...
So,when are we going to adopt this attitude and when are we going to punish those who are making us ill and killing us,slowly but surely and without any remorse.They deserve to be punished,atleast fined and regularly checked so that they don't repeatedly offend...agree?
I say....let's start the "punish the polluters" campaign....I've thought of a tagline too "Clean Air,My Birthright" ...what do you say??...
Ofcourse there are various reasons for that (that's a topic for another day),the most atrocious of all is the pollution.The autos and the buses and the trolleys,the ill maintained bikes and cars,all are the major contributors of air pollution,choking us all to sickness and gradually to death.
Does the auto bhaiya/bus driver and other vehicle owner have any idea how bad the white smoke which his vehicle emits is to the other commuters' health? Does he know that the smoke can cause lung cancer,asthma?Does he have any idea or is he well aware but more concerned about his money than other's health? Does the state of his vehicle not embarass him? Does he not feel guilty?
Why can't the traffic police do anything about it? Why is it solely the Pollution Control Board's responsibility? And if it is,then why are there no Pollution Control Board personnel monitoring the streets,checking the vehicles?Why can't the two departments collaborate to curb pollution? And why can't i thrash the auto bhaiya who's smoke i'm forced to inhale? I want to,because that smoke irritates my eyes, my throat,my lungs,is that not like a physical assault on my organs? I need answers....
I have to say this,just for you to understand how bad the situation here is, when i had returned to India after a long time in Japan,my body reacted very badly to the environment,the air,it was treating the pollutants in the air as a foreign invasion and my skin had rashes all over,red and itchy, i had those for weeks, i don't prefer using medicines and also i was pregnant so i didn't want to, the only remedy i thought of was to expose myself more to the pollution,i started going out more and my body eventually stopped reacting,because it now was getting so much of it that the allergens stopped feeling foreign, and i was now more immune to the triggers and thats how i was healed, the point of this story being the pathetic condition of the air here when compared to elsewhere,and yes,i am also aware of the fact that there are places worse than our's when it comes to pollution, say China.
One of the reasons why i think the air here is bad is, us,firstly we care a damn about others and we pity the poor,ignore and forgive them for their uncivilness,their careless attitude towards all,we think the poor are not liable for anything,especially civic responsibilities,they are forgiven for whatever measures they take to cut their expenses,even if it means they put cheap oil in their vehicles and poison the air.Seriously? the poor fellow has no money to buy quality fuel or get his vehicle serviced because he is saving up for the booze he needs at night..
I've been to Bengaluru recently,it is not far from Hyderabad but the place is amazing, traffic jams are frequent because of the narrow roads but there was no white smoke anywhere, whereas in Hyderabad if traffic gets stuck,the whole block will be covered in smog making it difficult to breathe....So,what's the diffetence between Bangaloreans and Hyderabadis,same country, then why such contrast?
I think the difference is in attitudes, Hyderabad has this "who cares, all's fair,everything works here, i'm not embarassed" attitude while in Bengaluru it is "i'll get my vehicle serviced because it's convenient that way and i'll use quality fuel for a smooth running vehicle and also because i care and also, i don't want to look bad" ...
So,when are we going to adopt this attitude and when are we going to punish those who are making us ill and killing us,slowly but surely and without any remorse.They deserve to be punished,atleast fined and regularly checked so that they don't repeatedly offend...agree?
I say....let's start the "punish the polluters" campaign....I've thought of a tagline too "Clean Air,My Birthright" ...what do you say??...