Recently, I happen to visit this country after a decade and noticed amassing infrastructure improvements . I wonder, how could they achieve so much, so efficiently? They are also as poor and vast as India, with a large population. I made more visits to study their way of working especially in public works. This comparative study is more valid than comparing Malaysia / Singapore or any other developed city in the world.
Self discipline, Selflessness, Common good & Larger Interest.
Every citizen thinks of nation first, a larger interest to preserve and improve their
town, city, and country. They co-operate for all good happenings by self discipline,
common good, which make everything works automatically.
Example: They care and follow :
General rules and regulations of the land, building, construction, traffic etc; Development of public transport; Easy public mobility; Peaceful public atmosphere; Public awareness, Discipline in public; Public hygiene / un polluted cleanliness; Preserving & maintenance of public properties; Beautifying and maintenance of public parks, water bodies etc.,
What we are not doing ,they are doing without money but with
‘brain and co-operation’. What they are doing we are not doing as of now.
1.)Transportation of garbage& construction materials, road cuttings & asphalting after mid night. ( No extra area either damaged or misused. No inconvenience.)
2.)Specifications for roads, footpaths, drains, culverts etc. strictly followed.
3.)Spilling of construction materials and garbage can never happen.
4.)Heavy transports can never be allowed to enter small lanes to avoid damages.
5.)Larger one ways are provided with a single lane for opposite traffic.
6.)Transplanting huge shade trees for parks and highways.
7.)Growing creepers over metal shade net on footpaths for shade and beauty.
8.)Properly designed in-lets from the road to side drains to drain water totally.
9.)Separate bins in public places for wet and dry garbage.
10.)Standardized footpaths, road signs, in all the cities all over the country.
11.)Traffic sign boards and lane markings with indications in all critical points.
12.)Raw sewage and Industrial wastes will never enter any water body.
13.)All the civic agencies will co-ordinate on any public works (inclusive health.)
14.)Law and order will never encourage riots to prevent loses of public property.
15.)Wastage/ misuse of water, electricity, gas, etc will not be entertained.
16.)Misuse of public machinery or vested interest can never be allowed.
17.)Favoritism and influence will never be entertained in any public work.
18.)Quality and standard of all public works will be monitored in every phase.
19.)Public inconvenience will be prioritized on any public work.
20.)Value for human and animal life can never be compromised.
Prepared by R.Ram Murthi
Father of Sharad Srineevas
1 comment:
They are also as poor and vast as India
Hmm, don't know about Thailand, but I do know about India.
India - the treasury has the reserves. The would put the reserves to some use (for development of infrastructure), if someone in a position of power was actually serious about it. The sad fact is - there isn't anyone who is really serious about it.
Sure there might be one or two people in every govt (center or state) who might be interested in such developments. But lets be honest, the will isn't nearly as strong as the will to remain in power (be it through appeasing the left or horse trading).
Also, in my view - the people of india have money and they are more than happy to spend it on themselves.
Yes there is a portion of the population that lives below the poverty line, but that is true for every country.
The ministers have money, the Civil Service Employees (Civil Servants) have money, the treasury has money.
So India isn't lacking on the money part (well the BSE relies a bit too heavily of FDI's but lets leave that out for now), the thing that is lacking is - THE WILL.
It would be so much easier to just point the finger at the politicians or the political machinery and say - it's upto them it's their job/responsibility. But the truth is - the will doesn't only lack in the political or the civil service system... - there is a serious lack of interest among the people as well.
Sure they would love to have long discussions on this and say things to sound politically correct, but when it comes right down to it... there aren't many who would be willing to do something about it. But as long as there are a few ... there is hope - Ummeed pe duniya qaayam hai.
Just a view.
The Common Good being the Greater Good..
I am sure you would agree that - Such concepts can't be taught over night.
You can't INSPIRE an entire population to think this way - by having a 2 week workshop or a seminar for 20 year olds - in delhi, bombay etc.
Sure it makes great headlines.. but it doesn't really work that way and that's the fact.
The concept of Social Responsibility has to be inculcated from the begining.
Hopefuly, at least some of the ones who attended the workshop(s) would take this stuff seriously and go about it the right way with the coming generation ...
and then perhaps we will see a change in the attitude of the general population - which will lead to the greater changes we all want to see.
Roshni gar khuda ko ho manzoor
to aandhiyon mein bhi chiraag jalte hain
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