WATER WOES OF DELHI

From the desk of Mrs. Baby Abraham . . . . . .

WATER WOES OF DELHI

Here they have clean running water for 24 hours all through the year.

It not lack of water. It is not polluted water.

 It is not intermittent supply of water.

It is only a broken pipe.

Solution lies in how a broken water line can be restored .

The solution is simple. Just call a plumber. Buy some material such as coupling, bend, junction box , pipe line of 10 – 15 feet or so for extension of the line  to fix it on the wall nearby .

Once the line is fixed on the wall, add 6 or 10 or 15 taps from that point on either side . All the people can collect water simultaneously instead of standing in queues for hours . women have so much work to do. men have so much work to  do. Children have so much to study. Who has got time to stand in queues for

 this “ living water “ which sustains all people and animals and vegetation .

Alternatively if space allows, keep 3-5 large or medium poly… vessels we use as water tanks . Keep 10 or more taps all around so that the collection of water is made easy. Any way people stand there till they get water. Why not reduce the time by adding more taps to the water tank. A non return valve can prevent overflow of excess water.

No wastage of water .

These “ Little things “ make the life of the people who do not have running water in their houses .

    Do we need netas  and leaders to bring a plumber for a

leaking pipe ?We need their help to BRING water to the metro.

But fixation of a tap  cost Rs. 100 maximum.  !!  Use the time of netas for greater things which are not possible individually. That way we can achieve greater important things in short period of time .

Approach them for higher and more demanding problems and projects so that they also will  feel that their  designation  can successfully solve much grave problems of the community whom they represent .

   If the people contribute for the repair and modification of the broken pipe line, each family may have to pay Rs 20 or 50 !!!

work is done instantly.

life is made easier and comfortable  for the community.

This is the initiative of democratic country and its citizens .

  We had a similar problem.  The road was getting flooded due to a broken pipe line underneath. I informed the water authority and they promptly came and investigated. The line that was broken belonged to the house opposite to ours. Since all in that house were away at work. I paid the worker the money needed to buy the parts and materials needed for the repair work and got the work done .

The funny part is that when the people of that house came back in the evening, I sent the bill to them for the materials bought. She said their pipe is alright and will not pay back the money. I said alright.  It  is for the metro water authority  and for the people of Chennai !!! No depletion of water by leakage .

Few months later, suddenly one day the money was returned saying that when they had some pipe line problem, they called the water authority. The same worker came to repair. He told them that few months earlier, their pipe line was broken . The opposite house people informed the authorities and he only repaired it . and the cost was born by us . She was the convinced. How much our own neighbours trust one another !!!! Can we expect help from them . Even

 for Rs  50 =00 we do not trust one another .

   Our liberty, freedom comes alive when we use it for others also. Suddenly great rapport surge out of caring works . If we ignore others, how can we be friends . Friend in need is a friend in need .

When we offer a helping hand when they are away,  we are good neighbours . An eye on neighbourhood activities will keep our children, men and women safe and  that confidence that someone is watching is a great comfort. But do not be nagging .  Nagging destroys peace and tranquility and then no one can concentrate on anything , neither studies or work. .

   For a broken pipe line , in the capital city, how many people are there for scolding and shouting !!!! This shows the efficiency and co -operation of the capital city inhabitants.

 For scolding,  volunteers appear from everywhere .

Is it freedom to “ scold “ . When will  we adult citizens grow up and behave with maturity caring for the country. They do not like the freedom fighters. Here we do not even volunteer to repair a broken drinking water pipeline . Can we be more patriotic in “everyday life” .

When we break the cars, buses, shops, harm people leading to hospitalization and even death and depraving the welfare of those families  and cause so much damage, we will not spend Rs. 50 =00 for repairing a pipeline !!!!

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