There are things about Secunderabad [Hyderabad] that I love.. & then there are things that make me want to just run away from this city. These annoying things aren't small quirks that I can't digest. Ofcourse,
no thing, no place is perfect. But these are serious things that have plagued the twin cities for so long that at times I really think these things are enough to sometimes make me just wish to leave & not return!!
The top 5 annoying of those are:
1] Traffic: There is ABSOLUTELY no civil traffic sense here. ABSOLUTELY. I have seriously contemplated many a times what the red/orange/green lights mean to those who keep jumping them irrespective of what light is glowing there! Nor do the people drive well..nor are the traffic cops anything to rely on. Even though I've been driving since a dozen years now, my head swirls at the absurdity of it all! Its an utter chaos!
2] The Govt bodies: Chandrababu went & others arrived. & those jerks who don't know to sit well on their pots are sitting on the Govt seats - with NO basic manners, no sense of honesty- no sense of anything! Period! People are harassed & often so wary of entering those Govt offices that it is ridiculous! I mean what are Government offices if not for serving the public in a better way????
3] Autos: The menace. The horror. the anguish. Yes, anguish, for the senior citizens when they look to hire one, the horror when they open their mouths to the exorbitant fares.. & the menace at the
dadagiri they exert! Autos in the twincities are a true nightmare for those who are new to the city as well as for those who have been here all life long.
Why is there not a check on them??
4] The current government!! The twin cities was going on a progressive path till about the present Govt came to reign..& since then its less said the better. For garnering the farmer votes, it does NOT have to mean that you distort the current stability of a city. The twin cities were doing just fine.. & could do OK with no progress for a while too. But the infrastructure damage [In the name of repair,
re-repair &
re-re repair of roads & what not! ] , the civic nuisance caused by the current Govt is just disgusting! Gone... & still going to the dogs is a better put descrip!
5] & the last but the the most maximised pain in the ****; the recent Telangana jerks! Even if I was ever trying to understand their side of agitation as I am a believer of a united Andhra.. the drama, the animal approach has left not an inch of sympathy in me. They better first convince people that they are worthy of creating a new place & making it good; if still the demand has not been met,
only then they can even think to think of destructing anything & everytihng that suits their fancy. & for Heaven's sake, they better STOP misleading the college students with whatever it is they are offering them!!
Ofcourse as it IS my hometown I do love it for innumerable reasons.. & quite a few would be genuineness of the place.... [ maybe I should write one on that too! ] & a few would go on basis of the plain partiality everyone has for their hometown. :)
But the above top five are the things which are going out of hand... If not acted upon, the twin-cities beauty will be marred forever.
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