Report make a report on ‗A Visit to slum Area (word limit-500 words)
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It’s so strange that a place just a few kilometres from our University seems like a completely different world. There is this strange line that divides US and THEM. The fact that a metro line could even take me to such a place, showing me what disparity actually is and how lucky I am, was astonishing.
A handful of students from DU went down to some slums in Lalbagh and helped in setting up a medical camp there. First step into those slums and it was like entering another portal. Sights such as dirty stagnant water, clogged drains, narrow lanes, cramped houses and heaps of garbage welcomed us. Seeing us (maybe we seemed as strange to them as they seemed to us), the residents gathered all around us telling us about their grievances. We tried telling them that we are just a bunch of students who can only try making their voices be heard by the right people.
Water! First problem they talked about was of water. Being the rainy season there was standing water everywhere, spreading all kinds of water borne diseases. People didn’t have clean drinking water. The toilets there were in pathetic conditions. Half of them had no doors and the ones that had doors had no latches. Little kids had to go to the roadside public toilets which are equally bad and the one decent looking public toilet in the slums is still locked because of some government problem. The living conditions of the houses were equally bad. A family of six people lived in a cramped room. It was so small that you can’t even imagine how six people could possibly fit in there. Down at the Government ration store there was a line of customers all echoing the same complaint about how they are duped by the storekeepers. According to Government rules they are supposed to get 35 kg of wheat but get only 20 kg. Same is the story of rice, sugar and oil rations.
Seeing small kids living in those conditions was heart breaking. When I asked them whether they went to school, they proudly said yes and took me to their school. The school was just a small structure and classrooms had no desks. There was no ground for the kids to play in. A liquor shop works right next to the school and on Sundays, when the school is closed, men use the building to play cards and gamble.
Just a few hours in those slums made me feel suffocated. Imagine people spending their whole lives there. We may have criticised Slumdog Millionaire, a lot about how it showed just the bad side of India, but aren’t we just trying to cover the reality that the bad side does exist? Slum development needs to work on a better level. Government has taken some steps but they need to be implemented well. It’s up to people like us to help the poor and voice their laments. It’s up to us to blur the lines between US and THEM.
Answer:
Aarohi, a sociocultural organisation at the Delhi University, strives to make this society a better and happier place to live. In addition to staging street plays and holding conversations on a variety of issues in slum neighbourhoods, they organise monthly medical camps, clothing donation drives, movie screenings, and street plays. You won't be the same after just one excursion to the slums with them.
Explanation:
It's amazing how a location only a few kilometres from our university may appear like another planet. US and THEM are separated by this odd line. It was astounding that a metro line could even get me to such a location, demonstrating to me the true nature of inequity and highlighting how fortunate I am.
Certain DU students visited some slums in Lalbagh and assisted in establishing a medical camp there. First, it was like entering another gateway to enter those slums. We were greeted by sights like filthy stagnant water, backed-up sewers, congested streets, little homes, and mountains of trash. The locals gathered all around us as soon as they spotted us and began airing their complaints. Perhaps they thought we were as strange as they did. We made an effort to explain to them that we are merely a group of students trying to get their opinions heard.
Water! Water was the first issue they discussed. Due to the rainy season, there was standing water everywhere, which spread a variety of diseases that are transmitted by water. There were terrible conditions with the restrooms. Both the ones with doors and those without locks made up half of them. Little kids had to use the similarly unsanitary roadside public restrooms, and the one decent-looking restroom in the slums is still locked due to a government issue. The homes' interior conditions were just as poor. A six-person household in a small space. You can't even begin to conceive how six people could possibly fit in there since it was that little.
I felt suffocated after only a short time among those slums. Imagine residing there your entire life. Even though Slumdog Millionaire received a lot of criticism for only portraying India's negative side, aren't we just trying to hide the fact that there is a negative side? Slum development requires higher effort. A government has taken some actions, but these must be properly carried out. It is our responsibility to support the underprivileged and raise their concerns. We must obfuscate the distinction between US and THEM.
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