Visit to Sankulp Utsav at PRAGATI MAIDAN ON 21 st FEB. 2009

I along with one of my friend visited Sankulp Utsav at Pragati maidan .The journey from saket was a tedious one.We took a bus to Khanpur busstop from there we boarded the bus number 419 .this bus was comfortable.But we bymistake occupied ladies seat.Anyway we being senior citizen remained on those seats.It was difficult to take bus journy by bus when there was no reservation of seats for older people.We got down at Purana Qila bus stop and walked down to the subway about 1 Km .So any how we were determind to visit and so we have conqured all the difficulties.There was so much rush and we have to stamped the lunch coupen by standing in queThe lunch packet was not at all tasty having two chapaties some ,rice pickle and at the top of it a colp gulab jamun as a sweet dish.I have heard one person saying that the lunch packet costed about Rs 125/each We had a cup of coffee which contained too much sugar.We could see only two halls and collected some brochers and and at stalls the departments were seen whiling their time and as if they have been compelled to do this duty.No block wise developments were being displayed.Any how the show was being organised half heartedly.The people of Delhi are very much busy and showed no interest in these programmes.RWAS people also knew that these programmes are not organised properly so some of RWAS not attended due to transport fascilities.This I noticed that when I approached the RWA people and they rather refused.In my opinon the RWAS should be given some financial powers to organise some developments and should be manned by technical people.There should be some renumerations to RWAS for supervising the govt projects.The RWAS are working honourary jobs and so they take no intrest and think it to be a thankless job.Sankalp of keeping Delhi clean will be a reality if the RWAS should be given powers and some office space in respective blocks or calonies.Senior citizens are living a horrible lives as the the children have left them alone and at this juncture the Government should adopt them and take a full care of senior citizens as is done in other countries accross the world.In some countries the senior citizens are being given the allowance so that the elderly people can live dignified lives.So while coming back from Pragiti Maidan we came back standing in the bus utterly disgusted.So this was our journey to SANKALP UTSAV sponsored by Delhi State.Previously I attended the Bhagidari workshops and I found those workshops quite attractive and direct contact with departments definitely was a good approach.