Many aspirants now don't want to work with the traffic police citing lack of basic facilities
Many aspirants now don't want to work with the traffic police citing lack of basic facilities
Stuck in traffic and waiting for a helping hand? Well, things are unlikely to improve in the next fortnight or so, as many of the volunteers who were to collaborate with the traffic department to keep city roads clear during the Games are having second thoughts. That's because, several of these Good Samaritans are fed up with the poor facilities and lack of arrangements. 
Hands Tied: The number of traffic voluneers has been declining steadily
due to inadequate arrangements. pic/mid day
A few volunteers who had come to participate in a programme held at Sarai Kale Khan Maruti Training Centre expressed their grievances against the Delhi police and said they don't want to work with the cops.
Shaivali Gupta, a BSc student said that she attended the programme but no one asked her for lunch.
"I did not have my lunch and rushed towards the function venue after college. I am appalled seeing the poor arrangement," she said.
Urmila, who works for a call centre, said she and many others reached the venue at 10 am but no one asked them for lunch till 5 pm.
"At around 10 am we were at Teen Murti Bhavan; after sometime we were brought to Sarai Kale Khan. We were starving but nobody listened to us," said Pankaj Bharadwaj, another volunteer.
Around a month ago, traffic police did approach Delhiites, through facebook, to volunteer for the Games. Around 2000 persons from across the Capital did show up in the first meeting that was held on September 5 at Gandhi Smriti Bhavan.
In the next session the number of attendees dropped to 1000. Only 500 people showed up at the third meeting that was conducted at Saadik Nagar on September 25. Finally on September 29, the traffic police was left with 250 volunteers. As things stand now, this number could go down further.
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| After the Games medical staff complaining about the non-delivery of accreditation cards, student volunteers from across the city raised their voices on the issue. As many as 500 aspirants have not received their accreditation cards, just three days before the Games are to begin. |
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