Walking on the Road

I am proud to be an Indian
I am proud to know the richness of this Holy Land
If I am to be born again I will choose only India
India has grown in many fields and is still growing
I note to share the Good Things about our Great Motherland now and then

But now I am going to pinpoint some of the leftovers to be attended by the Administration
Even if you live in a Grand Mansion you may have to clean a dirt or two that you may find here and there now and then

Walking on the Road

Most of our towns and villages do not have any road at all
Even in cities what we call a road is not a road at all
Road means that it will be smooth, without any pot holes, without any damages, with the right kind of gradient so that driving will be a pleasure and no water will stagnate even during railny days

When you think of the above requirements really we cannot and will not call most of the so called roads as roads at all

Actually they are forest foot paths fit to be used by elephants and other animals

And when they are not even fit for people to walk on how can they become motorable roads

But we live with them and walk on them and that too with small children walking by our side

Caution::

As mostly you do not have any pavements on most of the roads you only walk in the edge of the road exposed to the traffic

Even where pavements are provided they are either occupied unauthorisedly by some vendor or not fit for use being dirty and damaged

So whenever you walk on the road in India always walk on the right side of the road so that you can see the oncoming traffic and save yourself

In India we follow the rule 'Keep Left' while driving

When you walk with children walking beside you hold them to your right i.e., near the edge of the road and not on the left where the traffic is moving on the road so that the child is under your protecting care and covered from traffic by you

More to follow