...by the way
New Moti Bagh is a much sought-after address for senior
civil servants in Delhi. It’s a beautifully constructed and well-maintained
colony in Lutyens Delhi. The houses are allotted to IAS, IPS, military and
paramilitary force officers. This has created a peculiar situation within the
campus. The IPS, military and paramilitary force officers have a sanctioned
number of orderlies to serve the senior officers in their homes, whereas the
IAS officers don’t get any such assistants. As one of the residents described
the scenario, the orderlies can be seen in the queues at the milk booths and
grocery shops with senior officers in the mornings. The real issue is that the
orderlies have fixed timings for the supply of their meals/rations by their
companies, so there is a rush of trucks to supply breakfast in the morning in
the colony. These trucks emit smoke and noise which is becoming a nuisance for
morning walkers. The hilarious part is that these orderlies work in the high
rise towers and cannot be called out to collect their breakfast so the supply
officers have evolved a new technique by hanging the breakfast on the branches
of trees. As and when an orderly gets time, he comes and takes his
breakfast/lunch/dinner from the tree. So, if you visit the area in the morning,
you can see eggs, milk and bread hanging on different trees. Does anybody have
the solution to this inconvenience? g
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