Our TNEB and its challenges...

I was born here, brought up, received an identity, and so much. May be this blog is too small to write my relationship with India.

Very few months, I lived in a Foreign country. Quite sometime, there was so many things to complain about the other country, as i missed all those which i used to have it, in my past.

Best of things is the freedom... I cannot explain it here,this blog is not relevant to elaborate it. But, after spending few months there, when i came back here; The very first day, we suffered without power. Like an average Indian, My mind scolded our TNEB and The Government.

I will also deviate from the subject, still i would say that we Indians expect too much, from The Government as such. Without realizing the fact, resources which are shrinking for the common man, is also shrinking for the Government.

Even after having so many faults,of ruling and opposition parties, our Country is growing. So many visionaries, trying too hard, to make our people convince and making the country grow. This has to be appreciated.

Last week, while i was browsing the newspapers, i read an article from the TNEB. Albeit having so many options to extract electricity, due to our natural resources, our TNEB is in a pitiable condition.

It says,the percentage of electricity wasted in Tamil nadu is more than the countries of abundance. Not that we really waste. But we loot, electricity by unfair means. It also says the cost incurred for replacing transformers, is becoming high, as the number of transformers in repair is high. Being agriculture, the backbone of Indian economy, The Government gave free electricity, to extract water. The number of defaulters in agriculture is more; than any other sector, by setting up motors of high voltage. It was like a story of giving some breathing space for the camel into the tent.

After trying so many options, to prevent wastage; Now TNEB has announced an increase in the slab prices consumed, for various sectors, depending upon the sector and usage.

Well, I understood, TNEB cannot be blamed. Population,usage and the culture of having everything in abundance is the reason for the power-cut. Many companies, organizations started creating awareness among people regarding the usage of electricity.

But creating such awareness, looks like a program, rather than creating it in the minds. Probably, this could be because of the fact, that we people lack in empathy.

We all know, everybody is running for development of personal lives. It is obvious that, if one runs for personal development, the society is also benefited to some extent.But, while we run for it, if we see somebody slip, it is nothing wrong for us to lift them up and run again. May be, we are so concentrated, that we miss out to lift the slipped ones...

It would be great, if we could see others develop as well, as we develop...
India, might turn as " God's own country" as a whole, if we learn empathy as we grow....