Everyday there are graphic reports about the stray dog menace all across the state. Many a time it's the little children that bear the brunt of their savagery. The sad part about the whole story is that the problem does not seem to have any remedy in sight or is it that the powers-that-be considers it unimportant?.
Strange as it may sound, the Kerala government is in a predicament to initiate measures because of the central government's ban on culling of stray dogs. While it's understandable that the poor animals need to be handled in a humane manner, try giving that answer to someone who has borne the brunt of an animal's waywardness and the reactions could be violent, depending upon the experiences!
In a way, we Malayalees need to answer for the proliferation of stray dogs. There's nothing like an institutionalised waste management system prevalent in the state. The streets have mounts of filth - often emitting unimaginably, repulsive stench - lying untended for days with the conservancy department of the municipalities/panchayats doing a very haphazard job. Why they don't fathom their importance and go about their job of collection and disposal of garbage is something that beats my comprehension! To top it all, the government doesn't seem to have the will to bring about a comprehensive waste management grid across the state.
Above all this comes the directives of the central government. While it's their duty to give out broad guidelines on each subject, local requirements need to be taken into consideration for the meaningful implementation of such directives/law with the addition of suitable amendments or deletion of points that are irrelevant.
Tailpiece.
Roads with clogged drainage, many others without drainage, water points continuously taking in dangerously toxic effluents, rivers badly polluted by industrial waste......everything points to a criminal neglect on the part of the powers that be towards rectifying the peoblem! Nobody seems to care. The normally self assured Mallu seems to be studiously avoiding the problem, the tremendous dangers posed towards maintaining a good and robust health notwithstanding!
PS.
It's my fond hope that the hospitals, across the state, are managing their waste in a proper manner!!
Strange as it may sound, the Kerala government is in a predicament to initiate measures because of the central government's ban on culling of stray dogs. While it's understandable that the poor animals need to be handled in a humane manner, try giving that answer to someone who has borne the brunt of an animal's waywardness and the reactions could be violent, depending upon the experiences!
In a way, we Malayalees need to answer for the proliferation of stray dogs. There's nothing like an institutionalised waste management system prevalent in the state. The streets have mounts of filth - often emitting unimaginably, repulsive stench - lying untended for days with the conservancy department of the municipalities/panchayats doing a very haphazard job. Why they don't fathom their importance and go about their job of collection and disposal of garbage is something that beats my comprehension! To top it all, the government doesn't seem to have the will to bring about a comprehensive waste management grid across the state.
Above all this comes the directives of the central government. While it's their duty to give out broad guidelines on each subject, local requirements need to be taken into consideration for the meaningful implementation of such directives/law with the addition of suitable amendments or deletion of points that are irrelevant.
Tailpiece.
Roads with clogged drainage, many others without drainage, water points continuously taking in dangerously toxic effluents, rivers badly polluted by industrial waste......everything points to a criminal neglect on the part of the powers that be towards rectifying the peoblem! Nobody seems to care. The normally self assured Mallu seems to be studiously avoiding the problem, the tremendous dangers posed towards maintaining a good and robust health notwithstanding!
PS.
It's my fond hope that the hospitals, across the state, are managing their waste in a proper manner!!
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