To
@mlkhattar @MoHUA_India
the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs
Urban governance in India is facing a credibility crisis.
Your ministry is responsible for overseeing urban development, 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, civic infrastructure, and the overall functioning of urban local bodies. Yet across large parts of the country, citizens continue to face poor urban planning, inadequate civic services, unsafe public spaces, 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
The Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules were framed with the objective of creating a scientific and humane framework for managing community dog populations. However, in 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.
At the same time, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀. Instead of addressing 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, animals are often labeled as a "nuisance," 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲: 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲.
Urban planning itself raises serious concerns. Roads, drainage systems, pedestrian infrastructure, waste management systems, and public safety measures frequently fall below the standards expected from a country aspiring to be a global leader. Poor sanitation, unmanaged waste, and weak enforcement create problems for both citizens and animals.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻❓
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀❓
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆❓
Animal welfare cannot be achieved without competent urban governance. Humane animal management requires infrastructure, planning, funding, transparency, and political will. 𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.
𝗜𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀, then serious questions must be asked about the effectiveness of the ministry's leadership.
Citizens deserve clean cities.
𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Taxpayers deserve accountability.
𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Otherwise, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 ⚠️
India deserves better urban governance.
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