Col J Sindhwani (Retd)
Circular road, Dehradun.
Circular road, Dehradun.
Now a day’s all prominent places are being renamed. ‘Madras’ has become ‘Chennai’, ‘Bombay’--Mumbai and Delhi’s Cannaught place--‘Rajiv Chawk’. Let’s rename ‘Dalanwala’ as ‘Khaddawala’.
I have been staying in Dalanwala for many decades, the slow and steady deterioration of roads, now full of potholes or ‘Khadda’s’ is alarming. Considered as one of the prominent residential area of the town, it boasts of world class and well known schools like ‘Welham Girls’.
Parents of students studying there come to meet their daughters from all over the world, only to be greeted by pathetic roads full of bumps and grind, they carry back a lousy impression of civic amenities of a town which is not only capital of uttarakhand but also known for its ‘crème-de-la-crème’ people, ironically the hoardings at major roads leading to Doon valley claim-‘welcome to Dev Bhumi’ and ‘Atithi-devo-Bhawa’, how paradoxical and contradictory.
With roads literally reduced to rubble, the plight and exasperation of motorists and students who generally commute by cycles and two wheelers is beyond words. Driving is an essential part of our life now. Our vehicles are responsible for transporting us to our daily destinations, be it work, the grocery store, or our friends place. Regardless of what method of transportation you choose, you are inevitably going to find yourself on a road. It is therefore important to ensure passenger safety and reliability when on roads.
Dalanwala is true example of what tax paying public is getting from authorities, I request them to at least fill up the potholes this will save the students as well as seniors from uncalled for physical mishaps and regular visits to the mechanic. Oh how I long for my ‘Green, smooth Dalanwala of gone by years!
I have been staying in Dalanwala for many decades, the slow and steady deterioration of roads, now full of potholes or ‘Khadda’s’ is alarming. Considered as one of the prominent residential area of the town, it boasts of world class and well known schools like ‘Welham Girls’.
Parents of students studying there come to meet their daughters from all over the world, only to be greeted by pathetic roads full of bumps and grind, they carry back a lousy impression of civic amenities of a town which is not only capital of uttarakhand but also known for its ‘crème-de-la-crème’ people, ironically the hoardings at major roads leading to Doon valley claim-‘welcome to Dev Bhumi’ and ‘Atithi-devo-Bhawa’, how paradoxical and contradictory.
With roads literally reduced to rubble, the plight and exasperation of motorists and students who generally commute by cycles and two wheelers is beyond words. Driving is an essential part of our life now. Our vehicles are responsible for transporting us to our daily destinations, be it work, the grocery store, or our friends place. Regardless of what method of transportation you choose, you are inevitably going to find yourself on a road. It is therefore important to ensure passenger safety and reliability when on roads.
Dalanwala is true example of what tax paying public is getting from authorities, I request them to at least fill up the potholes this will save the students as well as seniors from uncalled for physical mishaps and regular visits to the mechanic. Oh how I long for my ‘Green, smooth Dalanwala of gone by years!
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