Meri Dilli Mein Hi Sawwaroon!!!

I was standing at the bus stop, waiting for the bus, to go to the college. The colleges were reopening after the summer holidays. It had been a long time since I saw such a busy road in the morning , (may be because it had been a long time since I actually saw the morning). I saw people speeding towards their respective work places in their cars. Car pooling was a rare scene. May be one in a twenty or so.
Recently I went to South India. Even the richest people there had a bike at their homes and they used it whenever they could. Infact, they preferred to travel in locals and buses, if possible. College students also used motor bikes. Students driving cars was a rare scene. Whereas in Delhi, students get their cars when they are in school only. The parents take it as a prestige issue. They not only support but also insist that their kids should take cars to the school. Most of them get their personal cars during school, or right after the school finishes. This is not only bad for the environment, and traffic but also very risky to the lives of the kids. Students can use the school transport. This helps in the reduction of vehicles on the roads and thus the pollution and the amount of traffic.
People should try to understand that this is our city. We only have to take its care. We always crib about the traffic, pollution etc.but never see that it’s us only who is creating all these problems.
People here use car not only in need but to show off as well. They think bigger the car, bigger will be the reputation. But it is not like this. I have known people who even after being at really high posts have used two wheelers or public transport. Your reputation and prestige is not decided by the size of your car or the number of cars you have.
More and more of public transports should be used. But the Government also needs to work upon the current condition of the public transports. The number of buses should be increased. They should have a good frequency. Condition of the buses needs to be improved. Metro should continue to work like this. If all this goes fine, we can hope that we’ll soon have lesser and lesser traffic jams, reduction in pollution and a greener and a cleaner Delhi. After all it’s “APNI DILLI”…and remember Meri Dilli Mein Hi
Sawwaroon!!!