Set right our city blight

Set right our city blight- Hindustan Times: "The appalling state of public infrastructure in the country has been exposed once again. A 14-year-old mentally challenged boy fell into a 12-feet-deep sewer in Ghaziabad, which was publicised by Newsweek as one of the 10 most dynamic cities in the world. However, the callousness with which the district and civic authorities reacted and handled the crisis shows that beneath the glitz and glamour of expensive condominiums and tony malls, very little works. The incident could have been avoided if the civic authorities were a little more tuned in to the needs of the people they are paid to serve; the manhole was left open for four months despite repeated reminders. The rescue operation was hampered because municipal officials had no clue about the design of the sewer system; there were no oxygen masks for the rescue team, and the police and district officials reacted far too late."