In year 2000, a new state came into existence after many sacrifices and efforts. The only motto was to see development of people of Uttarakhand whose majority dwells in hilly areas. With the origin of Uttarakhand, there was a strong hope that now "Pahadis" or "Uttarakhandis" will surely attain what they dreamed of. And at this point in year 2019, after almost 20 years here is what Uttarakhand has achieved.
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Let us go ahead in two aspects, one is Expectation and other is Achievement. Expectation will cover the points which are in hearts of people of Uttarakhand while Achievement will cover the few points of 20 years journey of this young state.
Expectations: We can finally do it.
Now is our time. We will have proper facilities in our hilly areas which includes education, health, jobs, business, cultural growth and many more. These were the expected points in people's hearts in early years of state formation. And they were not demanding much because these are the basic requirements which keeps people motivated for growth at their respective places. Better roads, good transport system, security of police managed by our own elected Pahadi Netas was surely a guarantee of a better living system in hills of Uttarakhand. But what looks shiny at the beginning, does not always come out to be gold after digging. And this is not only a mere sentence.
Achievement: What we have done!!
We achieved a lot as a state in these 20 years like increased number of higher educational institutes, a tourism state tag, divine land status, status of a Hydro-power giant and so on. But the cost have been too much for the growing state. With Political centres shifted to Dehradun the capital city of Uttarakhand, the hills again face political ignorance. Lesser chances of getting a job in nearby areas of hometown force young brains to move out of state in search of opportunities. Number of Industries are not upto the mark in the state which again creates a gap in growth of state and reduces capital investments from business houses. Rural areas still face lack of Medical support and the villages only have elders left back to look after their birthplace. Thanks to greed of a Government job that thousand of students prepare and a few of them get jobs to serve in these hilly areas, else no one is interested to go to interior location for jobs. Villages are getting abandoned, cities are getting overcrowded, forests are annually facing complete burnouts during summers, rivers are getting polluted, ground water is rapidly falling, ill people are dying due to improper medical treatments, tourists are invading the mountains in uncontrollable numbers inviting more casualties in case of a natural disaster and the count goes on.
People of hills are fully aware of the situation but has only one thing to say, " System does nothing for us and that's why conditions are getting worst day by day". Uttarakhand once decorated by treasures of Medicinal Herbs and blankets of green forests with white snow is now surrounded by forest fires and heatwave. Everyone is criticizing government for this situation. But are we correct??
This is the toughest question for us in present day situation.
So the possible Answer is!!
We, the people of Uttarakhand are the heart of this state and if every one of us start giving efforts, we can still regain what seems lost. Don't teach your childrens to hate hills, tell them to embrace the nature and toughness of mountains. Tell yourself you are not doomed, but you are blessed to live in hills of Uttarakhand. Don't blame the system for what you don't have, work out for things you want by taking help of the system. We have large population so everyone can't get a Government job, but everyone can do some work of their interest and ability which is helpful in earning livelihood. Teach your teenage students to create jobs by utilizing opportunities spread within Uttarakhand rather than telling them to run for jobs outside the state. Love your Language, your culture, your heritage and pass it on to next generation. We are Pahadis and our soul lies in Uttarakhand. Let us take responsibility and try best on our part.
(This post is just to share my views on situation of Uttarakhand. The post does not force anyone to support my view or agree to it. Comment your views if you like some of the above lines regarding Uttarakhand.)
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