THE STEEL HOLDER AND THE HEALTH FAUCET

 

Occasionally I make use of the restroom attached to the major hall.

I had observed on the floor, a shining material of two inches close to the wall. I had perceived it could be the drainage point.

Then, one day I observed the health faucet down on the floor. I wondered why it was not on the holder. I looked for the holder. It was not on the wall. 

Now it clicked. The faucet was down because the holder wasn't in place.

There arose the problem. You needed a plumber to fix it.

To get it done, paying Rs.1200.00 was absolutely inconceivable.

I felt I must bring it to the notice of the Premises Department. But it slipped me as I had been immersed on a host of demands on the job. I must admit it was a cardinal neglect on my part.

But the steel holder on the floor and the faucet had been constantly in my mind.

On 1st December 2025, I reached the office much earlier. As I was parking my vehicle I saw Babu and Ravi, our man Fridays,  passing by. They were proceeding to the venue for a final scrutiny. There had to be no glitches at the function scheduled for 12.30pm.

I appraised them of the steel holder on the floor in the bathroom. I said, all it needed was a screw and a drill. 

I mentioned it was an emergency as the meeting of the apex body was set to begin at 10.30am. I further added that since we were going to have several visitors including dignitaries for the meeting, the sighting of poor maintenance would be a blot on the efficiency of  the organisation.

They had just one response. It would be done.

True to their word, I heard the drill whirring, while I was in my cabin busy with the last minute preparations.

Later I could see the holder and the health faucet were in place.

They didn't come to me with a fancy bill either.

To me, there is a matter that I believe, would be in anyone's mind. 

There is a housekeeper who is tasked with proper maintenance of the  restrooms along with other duties.

If the person had brought it to the notice of the superiors earlier, the holder and the health faucet wouldn't have remained on the floor for long.

Though we cannot expect proactivity from everyone - they are all proactive in so far as their own affairs are concerned - the organisation would present a pathetic figure in front of others, when people who should, choose to turn a blind eye towards such minor, yet major, impairments.