Ground Reality

It is a tale of two news makers, sitting exactly 715 KMs away from each other. If one is saffron clothes clad Yogi in the erstwhile city of Nawabs, the other is wheel chair strapped whistle blower in the architectural marvel City of Chandigarh planned by French architect Le Corbusier. Both of them are being pilloried by different sets of people. One has allegedly robbed many off the luxury of guzzling liquor on the sideways of national and state highways, and other clamped ban on abundant meat supplies from illegal abattoirs. Neither of the two nurse any qualms for their actions and justify what they described as well intended initiatives. Come what may be the consequences. The New normal is latest narrative of the twin developments which have stirred hornet’s nests across the nation, acclaimed globally for diverse life styles and culture. ( Harman Sidhu ,Road safety activist)  The famous two are :Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath whose ...

Delhi Government decision to allow plying of limited number of Vehicles on the capital’s road from  New year may soon be a template for other  big cities battling with pollutants laden Toxic air ,but to ensure such an  ambitious plan  does  not end up  in a fiasco, adequate safeguards must be initiated soon. The Government plans to implement the odd and even number plates formula from January one but before that all stake holders must be taken on the board  for full proof implementation.  ( Informatively,Beijing has issued its first ever red alert for smog on Monday ,asking schools to close down and slapping restrictions on factories and curtailing city's vehicle's fleet to half. Reading of PM2.5 particles shot up to 300 micro grams per cubic per meter on Monday vis-a vis-the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard of tiny and poisonous particles at 25.)  The state government headed by Arvind Kejrwai will have to work in tande...