The Delhi High Court, in a rather frank manner, rebuked the Government for putting up 15,000 CCTVs in place for the Obama visit, but not acting with the same urgency as a matter of daily function. Hearing a petition filed seeking that the cameras being put up for US President should not be removed in a hurry after the visit, the court further commented that the speed at which the government functions, it will probably be years before the cameras are actually taken down. Keeping up with our Atithi Devo Bhava sentiment, the government is doing everything short of moving mountains to impress Barack Obama with a secure, clean and modern Delhi and no stone is being left unturned in this pursuit. The way we see it, this visit may indeed be more important to the average Delhiite than previously thought. Here we have made a list of 6 problems that very person who has lived or has visited Delhi would identify with. And how the visit from a US President will fix everything!

3. Women's safety

We have already talked about the 15,000 CCTVs which will be put into place for security. As the court itself observes, don't remove them. This in tandem with the beefed up security measures mentioned might just be the radical steps we were waiting for the govt to take...

...one year ago.

4. Drinking water and sewage

For Obama, the dengue breeding drains will be covered, water borrowed from neighbors or produced using hastily refurbished plants.

No more smelly lanes, dirty roads and buying 20lts Bisleri water kegs.