[Deccan Herald] - Demolitions and Development in AP
uday bhaskar (harita_n@yahoo.com)
Thu, 13 Nov 1997 10:55:50 -0800 (PST)
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From: uday bhaskar <harita_n@yahoo.com>
Subject: Demolitions and Development in AP
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In article <19971113062400.BAA13298@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
annamraju@aol.com (ANNAMRAJU) wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Since Sreenivas recognized the urgency of the infrastructure to be
in place
for
> Andhara Pradesh, let us address his concerns..
> 1) Alternate Plans: It may be funny , but any alternate plan is
better than
> what they have now.. I agree no more with Sreenivas to provide,
Shelter ,
> food and other basic things to these displaced people. They should
be the
> first ones to be benefited from the infrastructural
implimentations. In any
> other way, it is cruel, inhumane and political suicide for CM. .. .
> 2) Legal Structure: Oh my god! All these hut wallahas suing the
government
> .. It takes 100 yrs to resolve in India these cases..
> Dumping this matter in to court system is a western thought..It only
benfit
the
> greedy lawyers.. Well I can find a solution...
> If some fall thr' the cracks of the system , let the voluntary
organizations
> likes Temples,Churches, Masks.. step in to the service of human
beigns.. Now
> we can use Tirupathi temple's money for the right causes ..
> 3) World Bank Domination: Sreenivas, World bank is simply a "BANK"
. You
have
> responsibility of showing them how you return their money with
interest..
If
> you don't like the terms go to another place.. Still , world bank
is there or
> not , but we, teleugu people need to have a system in place ,
that is
> accountable..
>
> Let us not loose the sight of the urgency of the these
infrastructural
> implimentations in our land , otherwise we are denying the future
for those
> same people, we all care for.
>
> Ramana-
> annamraju@aol.com
> .
Here's my 2 cents' worth -
Infrastructure means different things to different people - it could
mean widening of roads; it could also mean drainage and water supply
to all the slums of the Twin Cities. The first may require a loan from
World Bank, while the second may require the state to reduce
expenditure on ostentatious projects like the "mega city" project. The
first may require that we get told by all and sundry what we can or
can not do; the second may require a sense of pride and responsibility.
Widening of roads also means different things to different people - it
could mean converting dirt tracks in remote tribal villages to
concrete roads - it could also mean removing pot holes and making
roads more navigable in the Old City. On the other hand, it could mean
widening of roads that carry the iron ore from Bailla Dilla to
Visakhapatnam, so that the Japanese do not have to worry about delays
in their shipments; it could mean widening of the already wide Sardar
Patel Road to accommodate visiting dignitaries and trade delegations
in their pompous parades (after all, isn't that road also called the
Parade Road?).
Compared to several European countries, AP has on an average better
roads - especially highways and main streets in the cities. However,
even compared to many third world countries, we have a poor record in
sanitation, water supply, basic health care, primary education.
I think it was Sartre who defined freedom as "the curse of choice". We
are free to chose the model, but we must be ready to pay the price,
either way.
Regards,
Uday
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