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They say there's a book inside everybody. Let the book out with Admanya blogs. Vent your feelings about anything that pops into your head. It might be rocket science or your neighbour's cat. Start now! Its easy and fun! Blog Urgent Need for an Indian Coconut ActPosted by cosmicbomber on 07 March 2010 READ: 182 
This blog may appear funny to some people but this gross irresponsibility is going on for ages and no one seem to be bothered by the potential head smashing danger that we are inviting by planting coconut trees in crowded urban settlements specially along the roads.
In cities like Calcutta where the population density is very high, the love for the coconut fruit or the tender coconut water has prompted people to plant the trees along boundary walls. This could have been perfectly alright if they had planted the trees in agricultural land in villages but when you have the trees in a busy city or in suburban areas you are inviting potential danger. In my neighborhood today, while taking a evening walk with my pet dog Mozilla, a coconut fell from the tree barely 50 meters ahead of me an just missed a child a and a woman, had it been one sec before, the ripe fruit weighing about 2 kg and falling from a height of 40 feet would have smashed the head of the child. People rushed to the child who was saved by a whisker and then in typical Calcutta style a small group started debating the nature of coconut trees and how and when the fruits fall and even bringing the effect of Marxism than Newtonian law of universal gravitation on the cause and effect of the event. As the gathering was debating I passed by them and went to a nearby shop to buy few buns for Mozilla and then that shopkeeper told me that this is a regular event as that street is lined with coconut and palm trees but so far no one was hurt except for one old man who fractured his arm a few years ago. Then coming back home, when I told this to my family and friends and then one guy told how a 8 year old boy was killed by a falling palm (called "tal" in Bengali) in Dakshineshwar. So what are we waiting for? More deaths from falling coconuts? Or, there should be some law to plant them in a safe location or at least net the fruit bunches when they are green - this would have naturally happened if it were a civilized country that cares for its people but here The Indian Coconut Act will need several deaths before it is even discussed by the authorities.
Comments (14) sunil281 wrote on 07 March, 2010
Just two days before a swollen crowd of around 25000 devotees thronged an ashram in a small town of UP known as Pratapgarh. They were gathered there to receive a free 'gift hamper' which was being distributed on the occasion of death anniversary of the mother of the head of that ashram. In a melee a disastorous stampede occurred and around 60-70 people died and hundreds got injured.
Same kind of an incidence took place few years back when a Leader while celebrating Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday on 25th Dec, at Lucknow tried to distribute free sarees among the poor, resulting in a worst kind of a stampede where several women died. In a country where the life of a citizen in the eyes of law makers, is not more than vegetable, you were coining an idea to expect them to bring a law on planting Coconut Tree at an appropriate place where there is no danger of felling its fruit on a passerby's head. HATS OFF TO you dear Cosmic. You have a heart of gold and you concern is genuine but ..... cosmicbomber wrote on 07 March, 2010
Sunil, I think it as BJP state leader Lalji Tandon's birthday and it was in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's constituency.
sunil281 wrote on 07 March, 2010
yes, you are right. It happen to be my home town also.
cosmicbomber wrote on 07 March, 2010
Has Vajpayee taken sanyas? Is he still popular in Lucknow?
sunil281 wrote on 07 March, 2010
It was only Vajpayeeji, who gave the throne of India to BJP. He is the most popular leader I would say after Nehru, in an independent India [leave Indira Gandhi].
Sans vajpayee you have seen the results of the last election for BJP. Yes, the age has taken on him. He has taken sanyas in a way. nitinbagaria wrote on 08 March, 2010
Dear Blogger, I appreciate your concern for the human life but asking for enactment of a new legislation for preventing falling of coconuts on human and killing people, would be a great ask. The Parliament has till date not passed the Woman Reservation Bill and several other Acts are pending for enactment. Moreover, I personally don't feel that any coconut act would be required. What would be required is a Judgment from any High Court through filing a Public Interest Litigation and requesting the court give suitable directions for plantation of Coconut trees in the interest of human life and property. Best Luck!!
maverick58 wrote on 08 March, 2010
Well, they could ask the people to plant it in the backyard of their homes
Only problem is that the man of the house and the servant maid will have to wear helmets ( pun intended) cosmicbomber wrote on 08 March, 2010
LOL @ maverick :D Can visualize a Malayalam movie story...
RP_Singh wrote on 08 March, 2010
Valid but may be asking for too much, why not we behave in a more sensible way?
spirited wrote on 08 March, 2010
Holy Cow!!!! What about appointing some coconut catchers? May the government can provide more jobs if they take up the case seriously :) Netting is a good idea!
maverick58 wrote on 09 March, 2010
I have a photo solution, but unable to upload here!
Ranger wrote on 09 March, 2010
Hey, you can upload the solution in photo blog! You find the link at top left of he page.
lady_macbeth wrote on 12 March, 2010
Mankind has lived in the laps of nature since stone age and so the chances are very rare for this kind of accident and it is nothing but an attempt to brew a storm in a teacup.
spirited wrote on 21 March, 2010
@ Lady Mac, I agree that mankind has lived in the laps of nature but not necessarily in the laps of coconut trees, in that case the history of mankind would have been different :)
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