Abid Gowhar
Srinagar/ Jan. 2004
Snowfall an additional brand of beauty is cherished by many adventure lovers and perhaps this gift of nature has no longer been praised by Kashmir habitants now. “We see how others are facilitated, but sufferings are becoming our fate because nature bestowed this paradise on earth to us and we get birth on it”. Said one intellectual of Kashmir. “ You can’t believe, I am unable to send an e-mail message to a friend living in Chandigarh up 10 p.m. form my personal computer during the whole winter because it can’t run due to low power voltage, even a one-kilo watt Stablizer is attached with the system,” he said. This kind of misery is truly faced by all in the valley and deep pain get noticed by sufferer’s only, hence their crying should not be blamed of. As soon as, cold waves of winter starts here in the valley, problems to a common man seem to open doors through all corners and they gets manifolded, as the season progresses. One has to wait up to 10p.m. when electric lamps show their existence, that too in the Srinagar city, not to talk of far flung areas and villages where the situation is bad to worse. In villages, people glow candles every night during winter to take dinner, despite frequent power schedule already exist there. Concerned power department authorities too have few arguments and answers to their blame, but that all concludes at their mismanagement and fake estimate of daily power consumption. Electricity is the first and the foremost problem, the people in Kashmir face, not the only suffering of cumbersome people.
It is a sure good-bye for many things for many days when snow falls a bit heavier, be it electricity, water supply, transportation or daily-commodities. Several government departments get exposed in their performing potential and crises began to shower, when rain or snow make its appearance. Drainage system in towns and Srinagar city start crying due to inefficiency of the department as roads, streets and lanes get blocked.
The dilemma of Srinagar- Jammu National High Way always remain there in winters due to uncertain blockage of the road. Essential commodities coming by road to the valley stunt infiltration, resulting huge hike of prices on the available stock. No matter when an egg costs three rupee if available at any corner and onions costs 20-30 rupees per kg. leaving no reason to ask anybody. The story reveals its other side when Kashmir is detached from rest of the world, as both land and air roads jams. A big unemployment issue is already on the cards that had put educated youth of high percentage in to distress. In the season of worries, one has to compromise for hand to mouth earning and on the other-side meeting livelihood at high costs is very difficult. Extra arrangements of chilly cold weather, makes it harder for a common man, to buy warm clothing, woolen blankets, Kangris and bags of coal. Youth find no path of entertainment, as all-outdoor sports activities gets held up and the grooming talent had a long break of their passion against their will. Elder ones face several attacks of illness, bad cold, cough and headache become a common complaint in young ones. Blessings from God remain the only hope when village roads get blocked by snow and God forbid any exigency occurs among villagers.
It is all over here no matter bureaucrats change, political parties shuffle through, new ministers take over and their promises scatter fluently. All these responsibles carry the same myth to put cotton in their ears when somebody cries or any needy want some help. It is all the way a season of worries which kashmiri people are facing for long now.
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Snowfall an additional brand of beauty is cherished by many adventure lovers and perhaps this gift of nature has no longer been praised by Kashmir habitants now. “We see how others are facilitated, but sufferings are becoming our fate because nature bestowed this paradise on earth to us and we get birth on it”. Said one intellectual of Kashmir. “ You can’t believe, I am unable to send an e-mail message to a friend living in Chandigarh up 10 p.m. form my personal computer during the whole winter because it can’t run due to low power voltage, even a one-kilo watt Stablizer is attached with the system,” he said. This kind of misery is truly faced by all in the valley and deep pain get noticed by sufferer’s only, hence their crying should not be blamed of. As soon as, cold waves of winter starts here in the valley, problems to a common man seem to open doors through all corners and they gets manifolded, as the season progresses. One has to wait up to 10p.m. when electric lamps show their existence, that too in the Srinagar city, not to talk of far flung areas and villages where the situation is bad to worse. In villages, people glow candles every night during winter to take dinner, despite frequent power schedule already exist there. Concerned power department authorities too have few arguments and answers to their blame, but that all concludes at their mismanagement and fake estimate of daily power consumption. Electricity is the first and the foremost problem, the people in Kashmir face, not the only suffering of cumbersome people.
It is a sure good-bye for many things for many days when snow falls a bit heavier, be it electricity, water supply, transportation or daily-commodities. Several government departments get exposed in their performing potential and crises began to shower, when rain or snow make its appearance. Drainage system in towns and Srinagar city start crying due to inefficiency of the department as roads, streets and lanes get blocked.
The dilemma of Srinagar- Jammu National High Way always remain there in winters due to uncertain blockage of the road. Essential commodities coming by road to the valley stunt infiltration, resulting huge hike of prices on the available stock. No matter when an egg costs three rupee if available at any corner and onions costs 20-30 rupees per kg. leaving no reason to ask anybody. The story reveals its other side when Kashmir is detached from rest of the world, as both land and air roads jams. A big unemployment issue is already on the cards that had put educated youth of high percentage in to distress. In the season of worries, one has to compromise for hand to mouth earning and on the other-side meeting livelihood at high costs is very difficult. Extra arrangements of chilly cold weather, makes it harder for a common man, to buy warm clothing, woolen blankets, Kangris and bags of coal. Youth find no path of entertainment, as all-outdoor sports activities gets held up and the grooming talent had a long break of their passion against their will. Elder ones face several attacks of illness, bad cold, cough and headache become a common complaint in young ones. Blessings from God remain the only hope when village roads get blocked by snow and God forbid any exigency occurs among villagers.
It is all over here no matter bureaucrats change, political parties shuffle through, new ministers take over and their promises scatter fluently. All these responsibles carry the same myth to put cotton in their ears when somebody cries or any needy want some help. It is all the way a season of worries which kashmiri people are facing for long now.
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