Why the hell we need Metro? One of the questions which is revolving in my head after reading the article which is published at IBN LIVE. ………………………………..“Is the public aware of human cost of the Delhi Metro project? According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), 69 workers have lost their lives since 1998, when the project first took off and 52 have been seriously injured in construction accidents”……………………………. Please find the link http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metro-labourers-worst-hit/97037-3.html?from=search-relatedstories
The above sentence “69 workers have lost their lives since 1998” should be changed to “69 workers are killed since 1998”. Investigation should be done. It should not be taken lightly. Where are human rights people? Why they are not making noise about the above mentioned issue? I don’t think normal death would have occurred to so many people. The NEGLIGENCE would have been a main parameter for the above losses.
Is this project is something important than human life?
What they are doing? As a normal human being of this huge democratic country, I have few questions which are following my shadow from couple of days……… Do they have any answer for the death of 69 workers? Is it because of negligence? Where is safety campaign for the workers? What is the compensation offered for them after their deaths? How the family of that worker is supported by government? Even if they get compensation, does it solve their basic problem? Or they think that deaths of 69 workers are very less? Do they have any workers union to support the workers who are working for the project? Do we need luxury METRO by taking lives of 69 people and still we don’t know the condition of other 52 people who are seriously injured. And also number might increase when they complete the whole work. Is it the same case in other developed or developing countries? Who will enjoy travelling in METRO which took so many lives only because of negligence?
Now the question is that is it not possible to complete the work without taking anyone lives? “YES” it is very much possible. You need to have a well plan placed at a right place and we don’t need to be in hurry to complete the work which might take lives of innocent human lives.
Normally we always terrified by the external terrorism but what about internal terrorism? Why these small things are ignored in the most populous democracy in the world. This shows the failure of entire system completely. Why the death of normal labor is ignored? Why? Even they have same rights to live in this earth as other people. Why this differences in the death of different kind of people? If their work is so dangerous then why don’t they have some huge insurance on their body parts?
When we have all the possibilities of preventing them still the responsible people won’t take this responsibility. So-called social activists file case against some famous politicians status or against the gay or lesbian marriages or against some tennis player for her dress etc etc… These are done to become popular on the news paper and TV channels’ but why no one is going against these 69 lives deaths to file a case against the responsible organization or people?
Yes we should envelop ourselves with new technology, new system and new ways to solve our own problem but not by taking lives of many workers. The responsible citizen of this country never wants to have a ride on someone’s dead body!!!!!!!!!!
