Can we have parks & playgrounds for kids and the elderly in Dehradun?
Mukesh Devrari If the children have some inherent, inalienable natural rights then right to access to playground should be among the top. Although Uttarakhand has a decent proportion of green cover, still most of our children in large cities like Dehradun do not have access to any greenery. What makes the situation more ironic is, most of the small private schools also do not have any playground. Most parents also do not look for the playground in schools. The aspirational lower-middle-class families send their children to private English medium schools, their focus is on English medium, they are least bothered about outdoor sports amenities. Only the renowned private schools have proper indoor and outdoor sports facilities but only the children of highly rich, powerful, influential and people having connections with high and mighty can find a place there. The result is millions of kids are growing up in our cities and they have no access to parks and playgrounds. They all ar