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Kathmandu Wednesday February 13, 2002 Falgun 01, 2058.
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Bad management
On Jan 26, 2002, as part of Republic day
celebration of India, a cultural programme was organised at the Royal Nepal Academy hall
by the Indian embassy. The invitation passes for the same were issued to the general
public in advance. When I reached the Academy hall, I found a huge crowd of people
thronging its premises. I too joined the serpentine queue waiting for my turn to enter
into the RNA hall where the show was held. But, after waiting for nearly half an hour in
the chilly weather, we were finally told that the auditorium was packed to the brim. When
the capacity of the hall was known in advance, then what was the point in issuing extra
passes to the people and then expressing their inability to make the seating arrangements
in the eleventh hour? I fail to understand. This shows the negligence and lackadaisical
attitude of the officials concerned who didn’t organise and manage the show properly.
In the end, it was the general public who suffered and felt humiliated when the main
entrances were shut without giving adequate information to them. It is a case of sheer
mismanagement.
Sarita Bahety
Kathmandu |
