Why can’t we throw the garbage to where it belongs? No, not littered around on every available space but right into the garbage bin. Why do people open their car doors and spit on the roads? I don’t understand why do we complain of dirty roads and lack of cleanliness in our public places on one hand and go around dirtying it on the other hand. Aren’t we responsible for the state our roads are in? Why can’t people use dust bins especially when they are right under their nose? Is it laziness of sheer apathy?
The government has tried to enforce cleanliness by levying fines etc but none of the measures seem to be working. Every day when I am travelling I see at least five to six people littering or just spitting on the roads. Recently, read in a paper about how some group of doctors of a hospital had taken it upon themselves to clean up despite repeated failed attempts at maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. So now we have doctors holding brooms! Wonderful!
When we go abroad we find everything spic and span and go ga ga over the clean, spotless roads but why can’t we abide by the same rules in our own city, country. If we can follow and maintain cleanliness in a foreign country then what stops us from doing the same here? The same people who don’t think twice before littering streets here toe the line, while on foreign land. Are we used to seeing dirt and filth around so much in our surroundings that we don’t want to clean it up? What is ailing our civic habits? Enlighten me.
Disclaimer: the views expressed in this column are those of the author and TellyChakkar does not necessarily subscribe to the same.