By Anand and Selva
New Delhi: Come and visit. Is it an invitation or a mere formality?
A couple of days back we were moving on the Ghaziabad Road leading to the Games Village. The time was well past the office hour and the road was free, so it was quite a jolly ride.
On the way we noticed that the dedicated Games lane was nearly empty. None ventured to enter the lane. From Vaishali to Akshardham Temple and beyond, we could spot not a single trespasser. Perhaps the fear of losing Rs. 2,000 as fine or the nightmare of spending a month behind the bars had got under the Delhiites’ skin.
We were now in the vicinity of our target places -- the Akshardham Temple and the Games Village. We were also thinking of some stadium around but there wasn’t any clue of that. We wanted to make some FAQs to a Man on Duty. But before we could ask anything, we saw his hands waving, signaling us to move on without stopping.
We were desperately looking for sign-boards for some direction. But we could see noting and we kept on moving. Unable to locate even a crossing to make U-turn, we were at our wits end. Despondency gripped us. Our mission was coming to a tragic end but not before posting an SMS to Mr. Suresh Kalmadi and the Public Work Department to install some sign-boards on the roads leading to the stadiums and other visiting places before sending out an invitation like ‘COME AND VISIT’.
New Delhi: Come and visit. Is it an invitation or a mere formality?
A couple of days back we were moving on the Ghaziabad Road leading to the Games Village. The time was well past the office hour and the road was free, so it was quite a jolly ride.
On the way we noticed that the dedicated Games lane was nearly empty. None ventured to enter the lane. From Vaishali to Akshardham Temple and beyond, we could spot not a single trespasser. Perhaps the fear of losing Rs. 2,000 as fine or the nightmare of spending a month behind the bars had got under the Delhiites’ skin.
We were now in the vicinity of our target places -- the Akshardham Temple and the Games Village. We were also thinking of some stadium around but there wasn’t any clue of that. We wanted to make some FAQs to a Man on Duty. But before we could ask anything, we saw his hands waving, signaling us to move on without stopping.
We were desperately looking for sign-boards for some direction. But we could see noting and we kept on moving. Unable to locate even a crossing to make U-turn, we were at our wits end. Despondency gripped us. Our mission was coming to a tragic end but not before posting an SMS to Mr. Suresh Kalmadi and the Public Work Department to install some sign-boards on the roads leading to the stadiums and other visiting places before sending out an invitation like ‘COME AND VISIT’.
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