I was in Sringeri,
Karnataka earlier this week. While walking down the main street (I assume that
this is the one that leads to the temple gopuram), I was revolted by the stench
emanating from the badly maintained street drains. I noticed that a big event
was planned for this week in this town, involving the announcement of the successor-designate by the Head of the famous Sharada Peetham (http://www.sringeri.net ).
The local body
responsible for the town (http://www.shringeritown.gov.in/
) cannot be allowed to get away with poor management of the sewage system,
particularly at a time like this. The badly maintained sewers create a health
hazard in addition to insulting every devotee who comes to visit the Peetham,
from
all over the world. We are creating a very bad impression
of our abilities to manage cities and towns by displaying shoddy public health ‘standards’.
Srinivasan Ramani
