Seen quite a lot of policemen in Burail working as silent partners in the partially unauthorised hotel business which cannot mushroom without police protection.
Simultaneously a lot of government schools and community areas (janj ghars) are not easily accessible and maintained by their neighbourhood communities. Wondering when folks here will grow up to look after their own common areas instead of wailing for handouts. Shram daan used to be part of our culture but has taken a beating since the 70s with politicians and hanger ons promising the moon to the gullible and lazy electorate.
Complete lack of planning for surface water runoff and retention/seepage in the soil in built up areas of Burail with over concretisatisation and centralised execution and no community involvement. This leads to extreme temperatures during the summer (almost from feb end to aug end) and during winter (dec mid to feb mid) with subsequently higher energy bills for ACs and water pumping. Also no thought for greenery or trees in the vicinity of the overpaved areas.
Seen a makeshift and rickety volleyball court being used by enthusiastic residents in the Janj Ghar of Burail--wonder whether they have ever heard of the local Volleyball sports association chief and his whereabouts. Both the president and the secretary are from sector 41 --see http://chandigarh.gov.in/dept_sports8.htm
The local govt school playgrounds were jampacked on Sunday evening--more players than the grounds could hold. If only the creative energy were channelled better!
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