My experience with OLA and UBER cabs so far has been extremely positive. They arrive on right time, comfortable cars with reasonable fare. A OLA driver told me that through slow during day, demand picks up after evening. More non Odias who have a sizable population in Bhubaneswar make use of the cab service than the Odias of the city - per my Ola driver.I am
Not so positive experience with the Bhubaneswar traffic. Though the roads have got a whole lot better, the civic sense of the people has gone worse. Suddenly an autoricksaw or a two wheeler will barge from nowhere. Big vehicles would be parked on the middle of the road.
Folks driving in opposite direction on the their lanes is a common sight, with police standing helpless.There are still intersections manually operated, with the traffic police doing gymnastics in heat and pollution. It must be stressful job. Time to turn all traffic junctions electronic.
In Bhubaneswar most trees are chopped off for commercial purposes, resulting in the loss of ecology supporting flora. Our neighbor has a huge garden adjacent to ours where he planted several trees. But one fine morning he decided to make commercially the best of it by cutting down the most trees and constructing tiny asbestos roofed houses, housing a bunch of families cramped like sardines.
Only prominently visible tree left is a giant Jackfruit tree pregnant with its gargantuan fruits protruding, dangling all over, some touching our fence. It's base and trunk used as urinals. I shouted HEY HEY at a guy peeing on the tree trunk. Flustered, he fled in dishevelled state, grabbing his LUNGI as it came off couple of times, scrambling to pull it on his waist.
I should have knocked on wood when I said earlier that Electricity hasn't played truant so far. For last few days it has been little freaky, going on off for a few minutes at regular intervals. No one can play better hide and seek than the electricity in Odisha. Last morning it went on summer vacation for a little longer for my comfort. More later...
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