Ever imagined, your family member or dear ones going out of house and don't come back in the evening. And you keep your eyes on the roads searching them impatiently. No phone calls, no messages, ...! And the harsh truth comes as a shock that they met some accident and passed away, or seriously injured.
Pune, the IT city of India where almost hundreds of aspiring IT professionals storm in looking for their bright career, has become a haunting place. The companies here hire Taxis, thousands of taxis, for their employees pick up & drop. And, the drivers, usually illetrate, rude, ...you can imagine, drive reclessly on roads, killing on average 1 to 2 people every week!
And, the best part, if somebody comes in the trap, met accident, the companies ask the employee to contact the HR dept, where the victim learns about Travels dept, and finally the Travels dept direct them to the Taxi Operators, saying they cant do anything!
It has happened recently, yesterday night, and the eyewitness account of the crash is not easy to take, even in words, horrible.
Well, whats the government doing to stop these reckless driving! NOTHING!!
Well, we never expected anything from them (police) and the trend will go a long long way. Only way to cope up with this situations, is that dont allow dear ones to ride....hmmm thats tough to do, and practically yopu can only have fears of getting bad news in evening.
Thats tragic! Who ould call it an IT city of India, when your life has no guarantee when walking or drivin gon the roads of Pune.
I never imagined an IT city having this face, its sad to know!
Prashant Dubey
Pune