And for a Friday, it’s excitement and anxiety, as if it’s my first time travel, off to Airport, some thoughts….. some musings…..
16 months of pandemic induced home bound stay has added to the worries and tribulations of travel in IC ( In COVID ) times. Preparations are very different. No longer it’s itinerary, Packing, Gifts for Grandkids as in BC ( Before COVID) times. Now it’s all about the requirements at the travel out and destination airports. What is required as mandatory? Ask five people and check concerned websites – some updated, some obscure and obsolete. You will get twenty opinions often clashing. Quarantine needed ???? RT-PCR tests??? If Vaccination done, which certificate, what reports….. well….. well…. discretion is better part of valour. So, Arogya Setu app, -ve RT PCR test report, two jabs of Covishield certificate and armed with Visors, Masks – ready for the flight. Airports.…. here we come.
These challenging times have also seen some humongous humanitarian work by NGOs in different sectors. PCGT has been one of them working to enhance Sadhbhavna amongst citizens focused on school and college children thru programmes of “Kuch Aur” and “YFG”, Training and workshops on RTI for harassed citizens. There is sincere committed work to tackle our country’s biggest curses, Corruption; Communalism; Casteism. Fortunately there are good corporates like Tata trusts, HDFC, Aditya Birla Group, Citibank, etc. etc. supporting with their CSR funds and individual concerned citizens thru their own contributions. All good work need passionate people and finance support.
With the can-do -spirit, positivity and caution, with all COVID safety precautions let’s all work together the safe way, the empathy way, the SEEGOS way.