I am at a place where they are filling cylinders with oxygen. There is a line on the main road, from where the cops and civil defence allow about 5 to 7 people to go inside with the cylinders. There are rickshaws etc who load the cylinder and then ride till the gate...
They of course charge you for it. The outside line can be 3 to 5 hours of waiting, depending on your luck and timing (maybe). Then you come inside and discover the alternate economy. There is a water seller, maggi seller etc. For which we are grateful. Right now there are...
About 200 plus cylinders in front of mine. It's been more than an hour and the line has not moved forward at all. People are sleeping on cylinders, some say they have been here for a day. Like everyone else, I am also waiting, fully aware that by the time my turn comes...