Dr. V.Srinivasan from Pocket-1, Mayur Vihar-1, Delhi-110091

This is to bring to your and the concerned authorities’ notice the appalling state of civic infrastructure in the national capital of India.

We have been living in the colony named Mayur Vihar-1, Pocket-1 for the last 20 years. This is concerning our block of houses from 13-16( applicable to nearby blocks also).

Here there are two drains on either side of the houses that are perpetually full of stagnant, dirty water. One can, on any day see thousands of mosquitoes breeding on the surface in broad daylight. This drain is meant for rain water which is only seasonal. Once upon a time it used to be dry now due to some faulty road engineering (somewhere!) there is no outlet for the water to drain consequently the stagnant water breeds mosquitoes and emanates foul smell. This season the houses have been swarmed by mosquitoes leading to mosquito borne diseases.

On a personal note I am a medical practitioner working in this area for many years. I am down with malaria and missing my pledged duty of seeing suffering citizens. In this year 2010 if this is the condition of our civil engineering skills where drains do not drain and we consciously breed vectors to spread disease, our dream of becoming a global power (super!!) at the end of the decade will remain wishful thinking.

P.S This condition persists despite numerous complaints to local municipal councilor and efforts of the local RWA. This problem has also been highlighted in the respected local citizen newspaper The Mayur Infomail.

I append the appalling state in picture form attached with the mail.

Dr V.Srinivasan

15-A, Pocket-1

Mayur Vihar-1

Delhi-110091

sudiyer35@gmail.com