Listen to ideas
On a short visit to India, I am touring
around various cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore and my home
town, Irinjalakuda.
While I travel by air and road, I also
drive at most places as it gives me an opportunity to cover life in the
villages through my lenses.
The situation changes when I am in my
hometown and under the umbrella of my aged parents. They do not allow me to
drive and the onus is on our family driver Jose to take me around the city.
He is a man of wisdom. Driving around, he
has clear ideas on what needs to be done and what went wrong on highway
development activities.
The one-way system in Trichur and
Ernakulam, the highway medians that occupy a lot of space and reduce traffic
flow are some points that require immediate corrective action.
Having worked in Iraq and Saudi for a long
time, he is thorough with modernisation. I wish there was a better mechanism
where the authorities listened to the voice of common people in India. Just
like the “Have Your Say” programmes in many government departments in the
United Arab Emirates.
The UAE authorities have been highly
progressive and receptive to the voice of its residents. This has encouraged
people like me to contribute regularly with ideas and suggestions.
Ramesh Menon
To read it in original, please visit Gulf Today online.
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