Evil Genius Thy Name Is BMC!!!

For the out of towners, the BMC is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which collects taxes and uses it to provide infrastructure and other stuff for the general betterment of Bombay (the latter part of its job description is highly debated and rarely fulfilled).

Of late though, since the BMC refuses to clear garbage and just lets it rot, the citizens have taken it upon themselves to clean up the place (hey don't flame us, its a self-preservation tactic). The BMC has instituted "awards" for the cleanest society/locality.

Let's back up a bit and recap:
- I pay the BMC money to keep the city clean and provide basic services
- The BMC doesn't do its job
- The citizens are forced to do the job
- They use a fraction of the money to "reward" the citizens
- We still pay the money!!!
Does this seem a little off to you???

If we as a city pay taxes which constitute more than the rest of the country put together, the least we can expect is garbage free streets and roads that don't look like the surface of the moon. It's time we raised our expectations and make sure the BMC gets paid only for the work it does.