Will it take the death of 19-year-old Arti Gond for our snoozing administration to wake up? She was crossing a main road in the capital city near Panaji Municipal garden and she should have been safe. All her death has brought forth are excuses and justifications. What if she had been a minister's daughter. Would her life have more value? Would we see action instead of words? Everyone talks about Panaji needing to be a smart city. What about it being a safe city first? We need to spend on the priorities. Lives matter more than WiFi. In fact the concerned department whether it is Forest or Municipality must ensure they have the most efficient tools and other gadgets ready to attend to such accidents. I have seen several instances where they are not equipped and at the last moment, when such accidents take place, they are running to procure equipment. Many times such departments fail to rescue people quickly who are fallen under the debris or accident. In fact the government needs to be proactive and listen to people who are reporting these accidents waiting to happen.
