EDITOR'S VIEW: Development washed away in the gutter: Polampol even inside the ground, the lids of the sins of the system were opened, the Surat incident shocked Gujarat

King Bhagwatsinhji of Gondal used to go out in the garden at night. He had a pot full of water in his hand. If there is a pit on the road, water pours in. The next day he would draw the attention of his state's engineers that there were three pits in Gondal. The engineers would set out to find the pit and bury it immediately. It is because of such good governance that kings like Bhagwat Singh ji are neither forgotten nor forgotten. Now look at today's rule. Even if a two-year-old child falls into an open gutter, officials like the mayor or commissioner don't turn up. There was an incident in Surat that opened the lids of the system's poles. Surat: A two-year-old boy fell into an open gutter on a 120-feet-wide main road in Surat. His body was found 24 hours later. When the fire brigade personnel got inside, it was found that both the stormline and the drainage line for the disposal of rainwater had been connected inside. The development model of Gujarat's sewage has come to the fore at a time when the municipal elections have already begun. Hello, the Gujarat model is changing, it has changed. Places like bridges, game zones, theatres, hospitals are not safe, it has become old. Now even inside the ground, the polampol is open. People are struggling with a problem that can be called absolutely basic. Before the municipal elections, a citizen had said that we do not want bungalows, but at least give good facilities like roads, streetlights, sewers! People have problems following the footsteps. It is not resolved. In the end, development flows into the gutter. What happened in Surat? Kedar Sharadbhai Vegad (2), a resident of Suman Sadhna's residence in Surat's New Katargam area, had gone to 'Budhwari Bazaar' with his mother on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Kedar left his mother's hand and ran to eat ice cream. This is the main road. On this 120-foot road, there was an open sewer without a lid and the child was lying on his head. As his mother shouted, the locals gathered around and immediately descended into the gutter and searched for the child, but the child could not be found. His body was found after a 24-hour search. Fire brigade personnel descend into the gutter with cameras and masks The fire personnel were dropped inside the gutter with oxygen kits and special cameras by the fire department. Five to six feet of water was filled inside the chamber, the fire department had checked within 800 meters, but the fire department started extracting water from the drain as there was no trace of the child. The operation continued till 5 am on Thursday, but the baby was not traced. Chairman of the drainage committee, Keyur Zapatawala, said this, which opened the poll of the system. He said, "Stormline means that connection is given to the rainwater drainage line like a drainage line, it is illegal. A special drive for this has been going on in Surat for the last six months and there are still many illegal connections which will be cut and a notice will be issued to the unit. Understand from this what polampol is in what this officer said... The fire officer also admitted that two lines of water had accumulated. Surat Chief Fire Officer Basant Parikh admitted in a media interaction that rainwater drainage lines and drainage lines are being collected at many places. Investigations are also underway in the rainwater drainage line, but the child has not been found. Now even in the drainage line, we have brought down our employees with oxygen masks. The water force inside the drainage line is very high. The trouble is coming a lot, but we have made all efforts, opening the sewer covers of every place and searching. Why is it difficult to search the drainage line? The stormwater drainage line is in a square shape, in which the flow of water is also slightly less. Due to this, the fire department team easily investigated, but now that the child has gone to the drainage line, it is difficult to search, as the flow of water and mud level inside the drainage line is very high. The water in the drainage resides around five feet and the force of water is also found to be high. Due to this, the fire personnel can get down in the drainage line and find it, but this is very difficult. Now there is a possibility that the child can come to the sewage pumping station through the drainage line. An officer went to get a map of the drainage line and sat down to heat up! When the media spoke to those present at the spot, people alleged that tejas Patel, the executive engineer of the zone, had come here on Wednesday night after the incident. After stopping for a while, they started leaving and said that I will bring a map of the drainage line. We all sat all night waiting for the map to arrive, but the officials were seen sitting a short distance away from the spot, warming up. A video of the officer warming up has also gone viral. This is a sad thing. The officials have no seriousness. The fire department can find out only when it has got a proper map of the drainage line, but the officials do not give proper guidance, due to which no matter how hard the fire brigade personnel work, the result does not come. Such officers should be suspended immediately. What do people want, what does the government give? Whenever any election comes, people observe the problem around them and the problem that is bothering them. If you go to the taluka or villages, you will find that the roads are still waiting for the asphalt to fall, the gutters are standing, the cattle are roaming on the road. If there is a streetlight, it will be blurred or not. This problem is not of today, it has been going on for years. People know exactly what happened in the name of development, what has not happened. The problems are immense even in the four big cities. When the monsoon arrives and there is no water on the road, then open the lids of the sewers. When it is known that the lid of the sewer is open, the big branch of the tree is removed. Will it be someone's responsibility to see if these lids fit properly or not? In Any street in Ahmedabad, one or two lids of the gutter are found broken or uprooted. The lack of these lids leads to accidents of motorists. Often the lid is open in places where there are no streetlights. If the roads do not look the same in the dark, then where will the open gutter be seen? Put aside the sewer. If you want to make a small correction in the Aadhaar card, then the employee will have to take a day's leave. There is a long line or the server is shut down. The problem is not of one city or one village. This is the story of Gujarat's development model. People want a facility to save their time and not be harassed. The people do not expect anything more than that. Even if we do not talk about big cities, the situation at the municipal level is more difficult. Somewhere the roads have become good, there is a shortage of water, somewhere the streetlights are running properly and the roads are bumpy. All is not well everywhere. Divya Bhaskar wants to know your opinion when the municipal elections are approaching. What facilities are lacking in your area? Tell us that. Below is the link to the Google form. Click on it and open it and give your opinion... Click on this link and give an opinion and finally, Just a few days ago, on January 28, the Surat Municipal Corporation launched the WhatsApp chatbot facility. It was said that the chatbot number 63599 30020 will be registered as soon as the complaint is made and within minutes it will reach the responsible officer. This is good, but it is not clear what will happen after the complaint reaches the officer. After this incident, it seems that this is not a chatbot, but a chitbot. From Monday to Friday at 8 pm, watch Editors View... (Research - Yashpal Bakshi)