While the nation is going to celebrate its 60th year of independence,millions of life are reeling under the impact of floods in Bihar,Assam and many other states.It has been estimated that floods have cost over 12oo lives and thousands of crores of rupees.Though floods are a natural calamity and man have no control over it,yet preplanning and creation of a dedicated team for disaster management can lessen the loss of lives and money.Though funds have been approved by central government for tackling floods,yet they are not released on petty grounds. Apart from this sloppiness on the part of the government, experts said there have been other lapses at basic planning level, thus aggravating the situation.
Dinesh Kumar Mishra of बाढ़ मुक्ति अभियान said the faulty flood protection measures have aggravated the problem. The most flooded areas of the state are the ones that the government claims it has protected, said Mishra.
This has happened because of reckless construction of roads, railway lines, embankments, canals, and village roads without any regard to the drainage system.
An agency report compared the Indian situation with Bangladesh, a much poorer country where years of preparations helped reduce the magnitude of this year’s suffering. Warning systems that issued regular bulletins about the water level in rivers gave thousands of people time to evacuate. No such system exists in India.Even now, assistance sought by states is for reconstruction programme rather than prevention!
Dinesh Kumar Mishra of बाढ़ मुक्ति अभियान said the faulty flood protection measures have aggravated the problem. The most flooded areas of the state are the ones that the government claims it has protected, said Mishra.
This has happened because of reckless construction of roads, railway lines, embankments, canals, and village roads without any regard to the drainage system.
An agency report compared the Indian situation with Bangladesh, a much poorer country where years of preparations helped reduce the magnitude of this year’s suffering. Warning systems that issued regular bulletins about the water level in rivers gave thousands of people time to evacuate. No such system exists in India.Even now, assistance sought by states is for reconstruction programme rather than prevention!
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