Will somebody fast for pot holes of Mumbai?

Rains have kept its promise with the island city and arrived on time. Our care taker – Municipal Corporation too had published that it has completed all the required formalities to take care of us in case of water logging and hassle free infrastructure. They have also spent crores of our money to clean drainages (as an additional preparation) and fill in the pot holes on roads (repair roads), for which we had already paid twice. Once at the time of original project being implemented and by way of toll charges and road taxes which is rampant.

We were told of enjoying trouble free monsoon. Mumbai’s Mayor, Municipal Commissioner, Political Leaders did inspection and also got media coverage. Authorities declared the pre-monsoon work as satisfactory and completed, Politicians (largely from opposition or not from ruling part) declared it as foul play.

It’s just about 10 days of monsoon and two / three heavy down pours and we are already stand still. Majority of places across Mumbai witnessed water logging and our Disaster Management System failed which promised to clear water logging, which itself need a savior.

Both rail and roads witnessed collapse. While railways are expected to get back on tracks, but what about our roads. Large section of office goers travel through roads and we are already seeing depleted road with pot holes coming up. The roads are pathetic and hours of traffic jams have already become regular. How are we going to survive the rest of the season.

We have witnessed series of national level agitation against corruptions. I am wondering that equal magnitude of corruption is also upfront visible to all of us in providing us even basic infrastructure like road on which we can ride. I am sure by the end of the season many of us traveling on Mumbai roads will face health problems like back pains, slip disk and stress. I heard one of the rickshaw guy saying – pregnant lady who wants to have a normal delivery can have it free by just travelling on Mumbai roads!!Recent photos in a leading dailies posted the new Lalbaug flyover just inaugurated few days back already having BIG HOLES.

I was wondering will any hero’s of the recent agitation stand up for this cause – though my wish is for Mumbai city, but I am sure that this would be the case across all metros and B towns in some or the other form. A agitation against our municipal corporations and state government who has to come out on roads and make our basic amenities work no matter if they have to WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO PUT BASIC INFRA UP AND RUNNING.

I am waiting for someone to fast for pot holes and also wondering why political parties from opposition are silent now. If they can gather in thousands at Azad maidan to protest corruption why not for this purpose?