Technologically upgraded; Morally degraded

Wherever you turn there is growth in buildings whether it is on a lake or a regular land. People are a buying binge. Growth is unplanned to the full extent from buildings to roads. People have every technolgoically advanced gizmos that you can think of. You name it, its available in the market here in Chennai and definitely on use in households. They don't think twice to spend on anything. People only think about how to and what to buy. They care neither about how they could use it nor about how you get it? They are ready to go to any extent to make money - however illegal it could be. They don't think twice about taking money from politicians (not just for votes) but now it is institutionalized. When there is a drought or heavy rains, the govt. dolls out money to the public to take care of them during such a calamity. This is distributed not by officials but by politicians (counsillors, panchayat board members etc), a gross mis-use of power. Even people who are wealthy enough get this money. Even the even-minded folks say they take the money otherwise, the person distributing will take the money themselves. So why not me? They don't want to question this process!

Even the recently build flyovers and roads are bumpy (few of them are good too). This is my experience in Chennai. This need not be the case with other towns and cities in Tamil Nadu. However, Chennai is the political capital and normally is a bell-weather for other towns and cities. They may not be as bad as chennai but might be there in a few years time.