Stay in Hampi, Super Tuesday, cleaning Ganga
As the stay in Virupapurgadde, Anegundi, Hampi and adjoining Virupaksha was completed with a fair degree of success, the Hampi and the Hint conveyed that though rents may not be high, the stay in town could not be stretched beyond a point. Mopeds and mobile messiahs could be sighted here and there amidst non sighting of ambassador car and fair. Viruparagadde, Gangavathi, Anegundi and Virupaksha are areas that see a fair share of tourists not having shown the inclination to be a dentist-turned-journalist. Not forgetting we could spot just one public sector bank in some sections, this by no means we are batting for private sector bank tanks.
Tourist spots faraway from this place like Badami (Caves), Aihole (monument similar to parliament) and Pattadakal (architectural imprints can be spotted in different parts of the country) was something that came from a soft spoken, middleaged man hailing from Gopi restaurant. Tea/milk from the rooftop restaurant of the same place was strong enough to be spelled with Capital S. IN Anegundi, the neat and tidy room of Vaibhava Guest House was enough to get you a sleep of five to seven hours with no commotion of abuse or repeatedly spitting near the house gate (something found repeatedly outside your residence) of any ounce. Peace and no commotion was true of Vaibhava Guest House.
Hampi to Virupapurgadde and back
Hampi to Virupapurgadde and back in the swirling boats on Thungabadra river raised a thought on how the river could be decked up; effort not impossible by any stretch. Here in the national capital of delhi effluents that is discharged in yamuna does its bit to spell no success for efforts towards a clean river from the word go. If that sewage is put to generate electricity, quite a feasible thought. Perhaps some rivers in the US may have started accumulating waste which the authorities would have begun to realise and draw up an action plan. There are 50-odd states with its share of anxieties and emotions. Giving those with not that better opportunity a chance to gain is more appropriate and we should not let those voices be heard and registered that we don't love America. INternational Herald Tribune of the 80s had writers whose writings we relished essaying the Super Tuesday and Super Election battle. A party nomination that appeals to cross section of audience is better than laying siege by the logic that someone known to be knows inside out of running the administration. It applies both to Hi and Je. If you win party nomination by dint of hard work and not just by personality plus campaign it is acceptable. Another African-Amercan, European-American and Central American -American could be a better choice. This is not meant to offend Hi and Je.
Coming back to Ganga
Coming back to Ganga WE had agreements in place with some nations in Europe, probably with one nation Germany, to clean the Ganga in the 80s (some would say Eighties was the best decade for this country and the Middle East). The agreement to clean Ganga was devoid of a workable synergy among different departments and with no follow up action. All efforts went down the drain. The place from where Ganga originates, you have to stop discharge of effluents from there itself. Roads that run close to Ganga across the country have to be decked up with boards on not to pollute the river. Clean surroundings is what the country needs, we tend to throw wastes while travelling in a bus, other modes of public transport, this every hour practice has to be discouraged. Each movie that gets released should have a word or two on cleaning the Ganga; if not directly, indirectly because you may never know who may take an offence to that. A solitary programme in this channel or a solitary media report in that paper won't yield much unless it is a coordinated and 24X7 effort.
When channels were launched, then and there itself this campaign to clean ganga should have been taken in the right earnest. Ganga flows through different cities/towns, each has to be put in different zone and no boats permitted to carry waste. A layman can at the most say you would need different machines that would take out the waste. SAy the Ganga flows through 100 cities/towns, small and big. Demarcation to the level of 100 and putting machines to take out the waste and putting chemicals that clears the debris could be one way out. Getting the waste converted to electricity generation than letting sewage fall in the river could be an option. The number of outlets from where sewage flows should be reduced. Holding festivals/ aartis next to the river, are they adding anyway to clean ganga? Holding them away from the banks is more important. Perhaps we had enough of holding a seminar here and there. A concrete action plan that can deliver durable results is more important. We gave a free run to different real estate sector players to play with green laws, we never made an effort to clean Ganga and other rivers. Perhaps trimming of MP Local Area Fund and putting a sizeable amount to cleaning the Ganga would be one way with auditing done at different stage. MP Local Area Fund has to be audited, even some members would appreciate that.
As the stay in Virupapurgadde, Anegundi, Hampi and adjoining Virupaksha was completed with a fair degree of success, the Hampi and the Hint conveyed that though rents may not be high, the stay in town could not be stretched beyond a point. Mopeds and mobile messiahs could be sighted here and there amidst non sighting of ambassador car and fair. Viruparagadde, Gangavathi, Anegundi and Virupaksha are areas that see a fair share of tourists not having shown the inclination to be a dentist-turned-journalist. Not forgetting we could spot just one public sector bank in some sections, this by no means we are batting for private sector bank tanks.
Tourist spots faraway from this place like Badami (Caves), Aihole (monument similar to parliament) and Pattadakal (architectural imprints can be spotted in different parts of the country) was something that came from a soft spoken, middleaged man hailing from Gopi restaurant. Tea/milk from the rooftop restaurant of the same place was strong enough to be spelled with Capital S. IN Anegundi, the neat and tidy room of Vaibhava Guest House was enough to get you a sleep of five to seven hours with no commotion of abuse or repeatedly spitting near the house gate (something found repeatedly outside your residence) of any ounce. Peace and no commotion was true of Vaibhava Guest House.
Hampi to Virupapurgadde and back
Hampi to Virupapurgadde and back in the swirling boats on Thungabadra river raised a thought on how the river could be decked up; effort not impossible by any stretch. Here in the national capital of delhi effluents that is discharged in yamuna does its bit to spell no success for efforts towards a clean river from the word go. If that sewage is put to generate electricity, quite a feasible thought. Perhaps some rivers in the US may have started accumulating waste which the authorities would have begun to realise and draw up an action plan. There are 50-odd states with its share of anxieties and emotions. Giving those with not that better opportunity a chance to gain is more appropriate and we should not let those voices be heard and registered that we don't love America. INternational Herald Tribune of the 80s had writers whose writings we relished essaying the Super Tuesday and Super Election battle. A party nomination that appeals to cross section of audience is better than laying siege by the logic that someone known to be knows inside out of running the administration. It applies both to Hi and Je. If you win party nomination by dint of hard work and not just by personality plus campaign it is acceptable. Another African-Amercan, European-American and Central American -American could be a better choice. This is not meant to offend Hi and Je.
Coming back to Ganga
Coming back to Ganga WE had agreements in place with some nations in Europe, probably with one nation Germany, to clean the Ganga in the 80s (some would say Eighties was the best decade for this country and the Middle East). The agreement to clean Ganga was devoid of a workable synergy among different departments and with no follow up action. All efforts went down the drain. The place from where Ganga originates, you have to stop discharge of effluents from there itself. Roads that run close to Ganga across the country have to be decked up with boards on not to pollute the river. Clean surroundings is what the country needs, we tend to throw wastes while travelling in a bus, other modes of public transport, this every hour practice has to be discouraged. Each movie that gets released should have a word or two on cleaning the Ganga; if not directly, indirectly because you may never know who may take an offence to that. A solitary programme in this channel or a solitary media report in that paper won't yield much unless it is a coordinated and 24X7 effort.
When channels were launched, then and there itself this campaign to clean ganga should have been taken in the right earnest. Ganga flows through different cities/towns, each has to be put in different zone and no boats permitted to carry waste. A layman can at the most say you would need different machines that would take out the waste. SAy the Ganga flows through 100 cities/towns, small and big. Demarcation to the level of 100 and putting machines to take out the waste and putting chemicals that clears the debris could be one way out. Getting the waste converted to electricity generation than letting sewage fall in the river could be an option. The number of outlets from where sewage flows should be reduced. Holding festivals/ aartis next to the river, are they adding anyway to clean ganga? Holding them away from the banks is more important. Perhaps we had enough of holding a seminar here and there. A concrete action plan that can deliver durable results is more important. We gave a free run to different real estate sector players to play with green laws, we never made an effort to clean Ganga and other rivers. Perhaps trimming of MP Local Area Fund and putting a sizeable amount to cleaning the Ganga would be one way with auditing done at different stage. MP Local Area Fund has to be audited, even some members would appreciate that.
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