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Don’t Write to Ministries, Cities Will Get Polluted

September 17, 2009

Thank you for what will not be done

Manon Bokuchava, Rustavi

Initiative of the Government of Georgia “Dialogue with People” visited Rustavi too. Ministries demonstrated their achievements by various models, colorful posters and advertising leaf-lets. In Shartava Avenue people could see everything to get sure that life is beautiful in Georgia or it will be beautiful in near future.

Everything was dismantled and loaded on the trucks at 5:30 pm; but the avenue was left polluted.

“They have not taken our letters,” the adults started complaining and pointed at the box with the note on it: “Letters to the Minister”. “We wrote letter to the Minister of Education but they have not taken it,” said the children.

The letters to the ministries were scattered on the avenue too. There was nobody else but technical personnel in the area. There were bottles, cigarette-ends, chewing-gums and other rubbish in the box together with letters.

Since the ministers do not have time to read letters, we decided to read them ourselves. Although it is not polite to read strange letters, we think it would not be big crime in this case. These people wrote letters to the ministries and requested their assistance...however, the ministers forgot to take letters; maybe they will read this article and pay attention to the people who needed attention and not reports from the government.

“I asked for books and bicycle,” said a pupil of the 7th form Giorgi Mgeladze – “Since they did not take the letters, apparently they will not bring me books and bicycle too.” Giorgi understood that we could not help him and left the area.

Woman from Rustavi has different problem. She requested assistance from the prime-minister in her letter. “We live in unbearable conditions; we do not have drinking water, sewerage system and gas. Our house was damaged during the fire,” the woman wrote that seven more families live in similar situation. “We support this government but it cannot last for a long time,” she wrote in the end of the letter. Nevertheless, the prime-minister was not attracted by this final phrase and did not take the letter for further reaction.

“I was seriously injured during the car crash. I was bounded to the bed for one year and 8 months. I was mostly injured on the face. At the moment, inflammation process has started in the iron plate that was installed in my face; I have anchylosis in both jaws; I cannot chew... I am very worried about my health. Once I managed to give my letter to the president personally but nobody paid attention to me. The plates shall be withdrawn from the face. Additional sums are necessary for opening my mouth. I have two orphan children and I do not want them to lose mother too,” this letter was sent to the Minister of Healthcare.

Among the letters we found the complaint of the residents of the so-called “Mtis Dziri” in Gardabani settlement. They wrote to Gilauri that gas pipe-line was running under their houses but they are not supplied with gas.

“I am impoverished retired person. I have hepatitis and my pension is not enough for my medicines. So I usually have to take credits and then I remain hungry,” wrote 70-year-old retired person to the Minister of Healthcare.

We read a letter of a girl who is in the second form. She requested text-books from Nika Gvaramia, the Minister of Education. 

We found many letters of the children to the minister with the same request. We also discovered the complaint of the residents of the village Kartubani in Lagodekhi district. “We do not have drinking water. The road is so damaged that we cannot open gates; there is terrible dust everywhere.”

The letters are equal; people generally have social and economical problems...however, we think the letter we are going to speak about now is particular. The author of this letter was sure he would be assisted and even apologizes to the prime-minister for bothering him about his problems.

The author of this letter is 20-year-old Goga; he has disabled mother who cannot move without help. Last year, he gained 30% of grant in the national exams but could not pay the education-fee and had to leave the institute.

“Mr. Prime-Minister, I have one question. Why there is no state program for the students like me? Why cannot I study and have my own profession? Is the money most important? Maybe I am bothering you with my problems but I am sure you will pay attention to me and will not leave me without assistance. I am not lazy, I am eager to learn and work. Now, I need work and education like air. Please, do not close the letter and put it away; please, remember that you are necessary for somebody; I just want to start honorable life and I will do the rest. Thank you for what you can do for me and my family.”

It is only one part of those unread letters which were sent to the ministers but we read them instead addressees. We are not going to name the authors of the letters but if the governmental officials decide to help any of them, we are ready to tell them complete information about those people.

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