China's Engineering Marvel

China completed the world's first road tunnel under Yangtze river and opened it to the public on Dec 28.It is truly an engineering marvel.It speaks a lot of the communist party's commitment, dedication and vision.They deserve praise for this stupendous achievement.

The government built the tunnel to reduce the traffic congestion between Wuchang district and the district of Hankou.The tunnel is expected to cut travel time between the two places from half-an-hour to a few minutes.

Why am i reporting this on my blog as an open mouthed wonder ?I've reasons.

India has to take a leaf from china's notebook.There are so many places in India that doesn't have proper roads.There are villages marooned every time there is a cyclone.Forget about tunnels under river.We don't even have bridges on the rivers.In certain places we still see people taking small fishing boats to cross the rivers.It's saddening.

I'm not here to criticize the government for the apathy.But the same government is accountable for its deeds.We voted it to power. We have the responsibility to question it.We have to demand.As a country we are in dire need of basic amenities.Every politician and bureaucrat talks about vision 2020.This is like aiming at building a 20 storeyed tower without the ground floor.We need to build the infrastructure that supports basic livelihood. Then we can dream of super power...economic powerhouse.....vision 2020...2050.China sets an example with its continuous stride towards development.My dear country has to emulate it.

Why Blog????

There are so many thoughts and incidents that influenced me to start this blog.I don't want to put down all those here.There are high chances of this post becoming a dumping yard of my brain's output.Hence a few of them.

To start with, i like writing. And i like others reading what i write.Expressing thoughts,opinions,beliefs and ideas(very rare) makes me feel happy.It also brings down some weight from my head.A blog allows me to share moments of happiness,joy and sorrow with fellow bloggers.Happiness when shared becomes manifold.Sorrow when shared becomes less painful. I've observed many conversations,debates,arguments ending up as altercations.Some times i'm the victim.Most of the times, my friends.The root cause is we seldom think in arguments.But when we write, we think.I prefer writing to speaking.

Thus the decision to start this blog.