so who did ruin the common wealth games 2010?

in recent times, the CWG2010 has been in the news nearly all the time, and for nearly all the wrong reasons. from the lack of preparation of India to host them, to the lack of hygiene of indians in general (At least according to someone who i refuse to name, though i'd like to ask him to talk for himself and not the rest of india. just because he likes to go to a washroom that the dog uses, does not mean that that is our standard), everything has been under intense scrutiny from media all over the world.

amongst all this talk, s few websites that dont see much of traffic, have started surveys such as-

1)should india be hosting the CWG?

2)is india prepared to host the CWG?

3)can india host the CWG?

4)will the games be a success?
5)who does the fault lie with, if the games are not a success?

6)does india have a sense of hygiene? (yes, this exists, though i cant seem to recall where. look for it)

some of these questions got me thinking (ESP 5, which is hence what i shall be talking about).

before i do that though, i hope you realize that its only my innate indianness, which causes me to take the question on the blame game. its an important part of the indian social life, to be a good player off the blame game. its also the most often used weapon in the political structure, as is evident in the remarks of the various dept's saying things like 'we were not the only one's responsible', and 'this mishap happened due to the work that that dept did here' etc.

everyone thrives on handing out blame, and so i shall do the same, by answering their question on who the blame lies with.

and so, for the wasily bored, here is the short answer- it lies with the el nino and the la nina.

go figure out what that answer is all about, you neednt look at the long answer.

and, for the dummies, for whom i could write a separate blog altogether, the blame lies with the rainfall that we have been receiving in north india abundantly for the past one and a half months.

and now the long answer. (here goes)

the blame, if god forbid the commonwealth games do not succeed, lies with the rainfall. ur probably wondering how that is?

lets look at the various problems faced by the commonwealth games-

1)bad roads- most of the roads in delhi, were pretty decent before the rain fall, and only required a little bit in the name of repairs, such as the odd pothole here or there, and the rare lack of proper roads in some places. most roads, could have been repaired in time for the games, but for the rain.

2)various diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid etc-

none of these diseases would be of any relevance if it didnt rain so much. of course, despite the rain, if we had  finished the work for the games earlier, there wouldnt be any random spots where water could collect, and provide a breeding ground for the mosquitoes. but that, as any true indian will testify, is not the way things happen around here. most things happen only at the last minute, and some even after the last minute. hence it is unsurprising that the work was unfinished in time. which puts it all on the rain. the rain gods should have considered the indian inability to work on time.

3)incomplete work-

i ask you to consider the impossibility of working in the rain. when its raining, no work can be done. the time of july, august and september had been set aside by laborers, as the time for the last minute work. but when it rained, the the work couldnt be done. if it hadnt rained of course, everything would have been ready for the games.

4)falling tiles, ceilings, and bridges-

in india, we have an impartial system. everyone from the contractors to the politicians has a cut in money given for a job. this means, that everyone takes their share in the pie. this leaves precious little as you can guess, for the actual work to be done. as a consequence, we have to settle for absurd quality materials for the work. hence, everything is in a weak state as it is. add to that the ability of the bad materials to get worse with rain, and we got ourselves a easy way to make tiles, roofs, or for thta matter bridges collapse. basic thing is, as soon as the first drop fell, the tile was destined to fall.

well these are a few of the problems, and if you can think of more, i'll surely tell you how they are to be blamed on the rain.

end of day, the fault lies purely with the rain

not with corrupt politicians, idiotic bureaucrats, etc. the fault is purely of the rain.

i could have perhaps named a few politicians, or some other people, who are in some little way at fault, but as i said in a previous post, i do not want to die. if i named them, who knows how they might react. another good thing about being in india, the people who take an offense to something someone says, have a habit of making something bad happen to you.

hence, i refrain from saying anything about these people...

PS:as they say, when it rains here, it pours eh?

PPS:

regarding the chap who mentioned hygiene issues. i must say one thing, he unwittingly made a point. ie: them and us, have differing standards of hygiene. we, have a bath everyday, with soap, while they have a shower every couple of days, at least during the time the british had ruled us. also, we do not use toilet paper, but water (if you get what i mean). i wonder who has better standards of hygiene.

on this note, ciao.