From: Bathindian Guy <bath_indian@yahoo.com>
I AM A PROUD UTTARAKHANDI (BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN UTTARAKHAND).
AT THE OUTSET, LET ME STATE THAT OUTSIDE GEVERNORS ARE NOT A NEW THING IN INDIA (SAROJINI NAIDU WAS A FIRST WOMAN GOVERNER OF INDIA FOR UP). AS PER POLITICAL SYSTEM OF INDIA GOVERNERS/PRESIDENTS HAVEN'T GOT MUCH POWERS TO EXECUTE THE REAL TIME TASKS/PROJECTS. AND IT HARDLY REALLY MATTERS WHO THE GOVERNER IS.
THESE ARE PETTY THINGS TO REALLY DISCUSS AND VERY IMMATURE TO EVEN THINK IN THIS DIRECTION.
UTTARAKHAND HAS A LOTS OF OTHER PROBLEMS TO BE FOCUSSED ON. (CORRUPTION, CRIME, ILLITERACY, PUBLIC HEALTH, INFRASTRUCTURE, EMPLOYMENT)
MY ANSWERS ARE AS BELOW:
Q: I want to ask people who are favoring the permanent Capital as Dehradoon that how many of you people have visited the Gairsain ?. I would like to ask you the following questions :
I AM FAVOURING DEHRADOON AS THE PERMANENT CAPITAL OF U.K. DEHRADOON IS THE PERFECT STRATEGIC LOCATION AND ALREADY DEVELOPED CITY WITH APPROPRIATE MINIMUM INFRASTUCTURE TO EXECUTE AND MANAGE THE STATE ISSUES.
PERHAPS THIS IS FIRST MOST INTELLIGENT DECISION THE WISEMEN IN POLITICS HAVE TAKEN. THEY HAVE USED EXISTING BUILDINGS/INFRASTRUCTURE AND MADE A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO A CAPITAL.
Q- How much times of your childhood you have spent in Uttarakhand ?
I HAVE SPENT 25 YEARS IN UTTARAKHAND.
Q- How frequently you visit to your native place ?
I STAY IN BANGALORE AND VISIT PITHORAGARH EVERY SIX MONTHS
Q- Have you ever realized or seen the real pain of villagers in remote hill areas of Uttarakhand who are still waiting for electricity to come in their villages ?
YES, I HAVE SEEN/REALIZED THE PAIN OF VILLAGERS IN THE REMOTE HILL AREAS OF U.K WHICH ARE STILL TO BE EMPOWERED BY ELECTRICITY AND WATER.
I AGREE CRORES OF MILES TO GO BEFORE WE SLEEP.
BUT WILL MAKING GAIRSAIN AS A CAPITAL OF UTTARAKHAND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF UTTARAKHAND?THIS ENTIRE PROJECT WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY WASTED JUST LIKE U.P. GOVT IS SPENDING A LOT ON STATUES.
- See the medical facilities in rural areas ?
ALREADY AIIMS IS COMING UP. BUT I THINK LOT MORE IS TO BE DONE IN THE STATE.
- See the education standard in our village areas ?
LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE BUT I FEEL EDUCATION STANDARDS ARE STILL BETTER THAN VALLAGES IN ORRISSA, U.P. BIHAR, HARYANA AND MANY MORE STATES IN INDIA.
- Why people are still compel to leave the papad ?
I AM NOT SURE.
- Where is the road connectivity ?
OVERCOMING THE GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGES NEED A LOT OF INVESTMENT. IF WE KEEP SPENDING MONEY IN BUILDING NEW CAPTIALS THEN HOW WE WILL IMPROVE THE ROADS?.
AND IF CHANGING CAPITAL IS THE SOLUTION OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE STATE, THEN LET'S PROPOSE THE SAME RULE TO INDIA AND CHANGE THE CAPITAL OF INDIA TO BHUBNESWAR/RAIPUR/PATNA OR LET'S SAY ANY OTHER STATE CAPITAL WHICH IS NOT AS DEVELOPED AS 'NEW DELHI'. AND DO IT EVERY 5 YEARS SO AS TO SOLVE MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OF INDIA.
LET'S NOT FIGHT OVER THE CAPITAL LOCATION, BROTHERS! AND FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON THE MAIN ISSUES.
DISCLAIMER: GAIRSAIN AND OTHER U.K. CITIES INDEED SHOULD BE GIVEN EXTRA SPECIAL FOCUS SO AS TO BRING THEM AT THE LEVEL OF STATE CAPITAL. IT'S THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL POLITITANS AND RESIDENTS OF THESE CITIES TO GET THIS WORK DONE BY EXERTING PRESSURE ON STATE AND CENTRAL/STATE GOVERNMENT.
JUST LIKE: 1. S M KRISHNA DID IT TO BANGALORE (ONE OF THE FASTED GROWING CITIES IN THE WORLD)
2. CHANDRA BABU NAIDU DID IT TO HYDERABAD
REMEMBER THEY ALSO GOT SEPERATED FROM TAMILNADU AND THEY ARE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL IN BUILDING THIER IDENTITY.
DO WE HAVE LEADERS LIKE THEM IN UTTARAKHAND???
-A PROUD UTTARAKHANDI