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I Really Lost My Mind This Diwali

Last week, I was rudely awakened at 6 am. I virtually spewed in the dark jabbing my stubby fingers all over the touch keypad of my phone shortly after : Is there nobody in this entire city who is accountable for this nuisance? Not a single officer who is promised a fancy promotion to ensure noise levels stay under a certain number of decibels? Not a single constable whose job it is go check year on year, the death toll of the animals, the deaf cases, the accidents caused during this Wonderful festival of lights? What is the purpose of this? Which God is being appeased? Is this not terrorism? How is this forgivable? When did the Festival of Lights become a Festival of Noise? Why does it have to noisy to be fun? What kind of person or groups of people take pleasure in this? Is he a sadist, is he someone who is only partaking in this because it is "cool" or "fun"? Is there a lack of entertainment options for these people in a city of Mumbai? What will it take

The Water Crisis Is Real And I Happen To Give A Solid Fuck About It

The situation is dire. India is just too ill-equipped in preparation of the impending water crisis. I want to significantly increase the catchment of freshwater resources with the aid of sustainable and modern water harvesting techniques. Artificial lakes should be made. Look at Dubai with her fake beaches. Powai lake is a living example of one. Why can't we identify more such properties and do it? Why can't each building, each open space have a big-ass tanky on the top? It's always worth considering observing sensible governance adopted by countries who have been taking the lack of water as a resource seriously. Australia is a remarkable example. What I love about them is that they charge everybody for water. The concept of having to pay for water in your monthly maintenance bill in the urban areas is something that could help control wastage. The miser in each one of us will probably be far more conscious about water being wasted if we are made to explicitly pay for