Light a diya, snuff out the darkness

Nov 2, 2002, 23:54 IST

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NEW DELHI: What are the three things Delhi needs to clean out this Diwali? Our readers speak out.

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">What are the three things Delhi needs to clean out this Diwali? Garbage should be removed from all public places, including sulabhs, bus stops, railway stations and air terminals with the help of appropriate civic agencies. Hospitals and temples can be cleaned up by NGOs and volunteers.Residents should also get together and organise the cleaning up of their respective colonies. If with all this Indians also resolve to cleanse their hearts of mistrust, suspicion and hatred, Lord Ram will be more than pleased. T S Bedi, Noida Delhiites should continue the good work and restrain from burning crackers this year too. This would lead to better air quality, lesser noise pollution, fewer cases of temporary deafness and asthma-related allergies. To keep the festive spirit alive housing societies should organise community gatherings wherein people of varied religions, castes and communities can participate and enjoy the festival together. This will also help in promoting secularism besides making Diwali a brighter and smoke free festival. Varun Dawar, New Delhi The Delhi government should start a special drive to ensure that all litter boxes in the city are cleared. Officials should ensure that manufacturers using child labour for making crackers are caught, and the media should create public awareness about the seriousness of air and noise pollution. Bijoy Menon, Laxmibai Nagar Crackers, gambling and liquor should be banned. The first cause air pollution which leads to so many ailments, the second is an ailment in itself and keeps Laxmi away, the third can easily lead to accidents and cause immense unhappiness on this happy occasion. Amit Choudhry, Munirka Diwali should not to be taken as an excuse to consume alcohol and create havoc on the streets. As it is Delhi is an unsafe city. The police needs to strictly check drunken driving in Diwali days to prevent accidents and misbehaviour. Shreya Chakravorty, Mayur Vihar Let us avoid crackers and celebrate Diwali with the light of diyas. If the corporation takes some quick action to remove garbage from Delhi roads, this Diwali can become much more cheerful. Soikat Banerjee, Bahadurgarh Clean the roads and clear the pavements. Remove posters from bus stops so that the commuter can read the numbers. I would be happy on Diwali. Bhagya Dhal, Pritam Pura When we hear the auspicious word Diwali we are reminded of the time Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya. Diwali should be celebrated with lights and sweets not with noise and smoke. Tavleen Chatwal, Tilak Nagar Corruption, crime and inefficiency need to be weeded out â€” they are the root cause of evil in society. Since Diwali is about the victory of good over evil let us celebrate it by throwing out these evils. Sunil Gupta, Ashok Vihar This Diwali let us celebrate the spirit of goodwill towards all and do everything possible to prevent accidents. Many mishaps occur due to lighting of crackers and drunk driving. Let us check these this Diwali. Saurav Kumar Bansal, Balabgarh Civic authorities should pledge to remove garbage regularly in a systematic way on a contract basis, clean up pavements and roads taken over for car parking, and make footpaths available to pedestrians. Various sarkari departments should also coordinate digging of roads. Onkar Chopra, Janak Puri Ban politicians and pollution. Check poverty. Amin Ali, Ajmeri Gate Let us light only safe crackers and ban those that cause greater air and noise pollution. Let us also pledge to throw out our lack of concern for others and follow basic rules to avoid injury. Vaibhav Vats, Rohini Delhiites should clean their roof tops of inflammable articles like old wooden boxes and papers, organise community gatherings and display fireworks in open areas which are safe. Satish Khurana, Shalimar Bagh We need to reconcile mutual discord and associate ourselves with the national mainstream. Communalism and pollution are the other major hurdles we need to cross. Diwali provides an opportunity to realise these dreams. Ashutosh Sehgal, Keshav Puram Let us strictly adhere to the time limit for lighting high intensity crackers. The authorities should check the encroachment of cracker shops in crowded places to prevent fires and clean the roads of burnt crackers the next morning. Even if we are not able to accomplish it all this year, let us make a beginning. Atul Juneja, Paschim Vihar The Jamuna. As the Delhi government takes only a couple of days every year to accomplish this task due to their ingenious use of teaspoons to remove the silt, it should be no problem for them this year either â€” especially since tablespoons have also been factored into the budget now. Non-existent pavements. Pedestrians of this great city are tired of having to walk on pavements that don''t exist. The least they expect of things that are not there is that they should be free of imaginary potholes, unrealistic encroachments and illegal trees. Bureaucratic pockets. The linings inside these specialised receptacles have become very dirty through continuous contact with bundles of paper. All of them need a thorough dry-cleaning now, failing which fresh linings should be installed. Mukul Sharma, writer & columnist </div> </div>

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