..a letter to kerala state electricity board

This is the second consecutive day power went off in the morning, and didn’t come back till evening..!  This is so unfair..!!! And in this melting heat too..!

Dear KSEB,

It is with a saddened heart that I am writing this letter. I know that it is summer, and that there is shortage of water. All I am asking is if you people could predict this dire shortage of water, why didn’t you guys do something about it, like maybe finding an alternate source..?

Sun is available all the morning, and heat is on a record rate.  Couldn’t the engineers’ at least try to provide solar energy to some specific region..? Say, for example Government buildings in the capital..? Or, we have plenty of coastal areas, even though it is hard to harness tidal energy, why not try a hand in wind energy..? I heard that in Denmark they have windmills in the sea, literally in the sea, on cement columns and they use wind power to provide for 1/4^th of the country’s power needs. Why not try it out over here..? I’ve read about various ministers and their love for traveling abroad, while you are at it, why don’t you bring back something useful that can be implemented over here..???

And, since the electricity board is so strict about extra consumption of the ordinary people, I’d like to put forward yet another strategy to save energy. Ban political meetings during summer. God only knows how much electricity they use up with all the mike set, loudspeakers, lights and everything. Nothing comes out of it, no visible result, other than most us learning new swear words.

And, dear Government I know that nothing beats experience, but do put in some engineers or innovative minds in the governance team, so that when you guys are so busy eating up the existing resources, and having fun at expense of our tax money, there will be some people to point out to you new fields to exploit, once you are done with exhausting the existing resources. And who knows, us people may get lucky, if some poor soul do come up with plans to make Kerala emerge.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Soon to be tax paying citizen.