Pune, JITHE KAHI NAHI UNE... still true?
Today, the crime scene in Pune is on the rise. This city known as a peaceful, quiet and slow paced city is turning into a crime hub. This is highlighted by the recent incident of the rape of a BPO employee. This crime was done by the driver of the BPO cab who also belongs to Pune as the lady. Pune was supposed to be safe for women even during night time. But today the case is exact opposite. Women would travel places fearlessly even at night, but today the
re is fear while stepping out of the house.
This sister city of Mumbai was never fast paced like Mumbai... it was always on the slow track. That is why it became the house for most of the senior citizens. People used to be proud of the city they live in, its culture and other people's desperate wish to live in this city atleat once.Even foreigners come here to witness the Ganpati immersion processions every year. T
hat is a thing of pride for all the Puneris... and see our attitude; We wa
nt our culture to improve. Here improve or develop to people means WESTERNIZE the culture.
Today everyone says that Pune is developing like anything. For people, development means construction of big glamorous townships, glittering malls and stylising of each and every aspect of life. Is that real development of Pune? Aren't we compromising our culture, our values, our respect for the elders and most importantly the nature at the cost of
development. Pune was a clean and green city a few years ago. IT boom happened and it led to hug
e constructions of residential complexes, malls and multiplexes and other commercial buildings. The nature was heavily destructed in this process of 'DEVELOPMENT'. Pune was not a hot city, received timely rains, had गुलाबी थंडी which made the city a heavenly place to live in.
Today there is a new mall coming in every alternate day. There is definitely retail boom due to the IT boom in the city. But we are forgetting the true culture and the diversity of Pune. Pune is getting materialistic day by day. We don't care about the things happening in our neighborhood. We just care about ourselves and the things we relate to. In short, this city with emotions is transforming into a city of materialism.
The crimes of murders of senior citizens is also a concern for the people. Even they feel insecure to live in here. Another effect of IT boom is the traffic in Pune. There was not much traffic in Pune about one to one and a half years ago. The afternoons were leisurely, the mornings and evenings being the rush-hour, the roads were filled with traffic; but that too not heavy. Now-a-days, there is no doubt that there is heavy congestion of vehicles in the evening, but even the afternoon is not spared these days. There is quite a heavy traffic in the afternoon too. With an increase in the vehicular population of 600 units per day, where are we heading? With the increase in vehicles, comes increase in air pollution. Population increase also leads to air pollution as well as noise and most importantly water pollution and water shortage. I would say, that Pune has changed drastically during the last 4-5 years... but it has changed for the bad... bad of the nature, bad of the culture, bad of the pensioners and good for the monetarily thinking people; people who want to earn tonnes of money.
I wonder how the elderly people would be feeling seeing this changing face of Pune, when a 16 year old boy like me feels so much.
Its time to think seriously where are we heading into the future? Think Think...
The crimes of murders of senior citizens is also a concern for the people. Even they feel insecure to live in here. Another effect of IT boom is the traffic in Pune. There was not much traffic in Pune about one to one and a half years ago. The afternoons were leisurely, the mornings and evenings being the rush-hour, the roads were filled with traffic; but that too not heavy. Now-a-days, there is no doubt that there is heavy congestion of vehicles in the evening, but even the afternoon is not spared these days. There is quite a heavy traffic in the afternoon too. With an increase in the vehicular population of 600 units per day, where are we heading? With the increase in vehicles, comes increase in air pollution. Population increase also leads to air pollution as well as noise and most importantly water pollution and water shortage. I would say, that Pune has changed drastically during the last 4-5 years... but it has changed for the bad... bad of the nature, bad of the culture, bad of the pensioners and good for the monetarily thinking people; people who want to earn tonnes of money.
I wonder how the elderly people would be feeling seeing this changing face of Pune, when a 16 year old boy like me feels so much.
Its time to think seriously where are we heading into the future? Think Think...
