Resilience News

As I was conducting research for identifying areas of improvement and progress in Saket, I got to know about an interesting woman named Pratima Devi. A rag picker by profession, people identify this 61 year old woman as ‘The Dog Aunty'. She got this name as looks after more than 400 stray dogs, of which about 200 reside near her home. I found it very interesting, so I decided to find more about her work. She’s a single mother of two children, who treat dogs as her own children. She daily feeds them with Roti or whatever she finds to feed them.  Feeding animals is a great thing itself because, as we know, our government officials do a very little or nothing for animal welfare. The best thing I got to know was that the dogs fed by Pratima Devi, never bite anyone. They have been sterilised and vaccinated by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. I am now desperate to meet her and know more about her work and dedication towards animal welfare. She is an inspiration for every generatio

This week I did a survey in my selected area of Durgapuri, and I got to know more about the problems of the people living there. The questions that I used in my survey were as follows: Would you like to change your locality? Yes then why? What is the major problems in your area? You think so that our area is having breathing problem? The answers I got broadly were interesting to note. Most people said they wanted to see changes in the area. They identified the lack of space for kids, no proper footpath etc. as basic needs; unfortunately they have not been fulfilled yet. In my point of view there is a visibly clear problem of spacing. All of us know that Delhi is a metropolitan city, and there is huge of population, especially in areas like Durgapuri in Delhi, thus leading to a spacing problem. The people also identified a pollution problem by saying that the air in the city in general and the area as well was not good quality, making breathability a concern. They identified the f