>We have been trying to take care albeit in a small scale. Yes, we have Ankur, and I am glad there is at least some effort to help people. But all the funds collected, cannot, unfortunately, bring back those people the state loses to floods, each year.
What I was referring to is what, if any long-term, preventative measures has the state or center ever taken, and how concerned are the people to take long-term measures seriously? That is where the *'care*' part comes in. If we did, why does it happen with such devastation every year? Yes, the state does have to learn to live with floods, but the affects, could, I am sure be minimized. --Ram On 8/7/07, Ankur Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quote From the reports - 1400 have died and millions displaced. I am not > sure if we 'collectively' care UnQuote > > We have been trying to take care albeit in a small scale. > > http://www.children ofdhemaji. > ngo.net.in/<http://www.childrenofdhemaji.ngo.net.in/> > > Collectively ? it's depend how community respond. > > Ankur > Austin , Texas > > *Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=188179 > > Like clockwork, the floods are back again with the usual lack of sheer > helplessness & hand-wringing from every quarter. This year it also looks > like the floods have come with a vengence. > > This is also the first time, one reads in the papers that affected > people fighting over food (being distributed) - shades of Somalia, > Bangladesh? > > And every year, we ask the same questions: > Can the flood problem ever be mitigated? > Will the State officials from the CM all the way to the district level > flood management officials ever take this yearly phenomenon seriously? > Why does the Govt. allow people to inhabit flood-prone areas? > Is there a science to controlling floods? > Why on earth is the flood situation, "political" > What happens to funds allocated to the flood situation every year? Is > there some accountability? > > Why are Sonia Gandhi and others visiting the state? Post-mortem? > But one really can't blame this or that govt. There were floods in Sarat > Singha's administration, and much, much before that, and predictably there > will be floods for ever - if the status quo is maintained. > > This is a situation, that anyone with half a brain can predict with 100% > certainity. > And yet, no govt., no entity, the public, actually no one is ever > prepared. > We are totally oblivious. > It seems very strange, that we seem to be taken by absloute surprise every > year by floods. > If it isn't a surprise, why are we never prepared for the floods? > > Why do many of us suddenly get serious about floods every year - but > obviously forget about it later? Possibly in the hopes that it won't happen > this year. > > All this is really depressing. I think, I will go back to the > hand-wringing, and re-post this post again in time for next year's floods, > and find some scapegoat or the other to blame for this year's floods! :) > > From the reports - 1400 have died and millions displaced. I am not sure if > we 'collectively' care > > --Ram > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > ------------------------------ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car > Finder > tool.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48518/*http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/;_ylc=X3oDMTE3NWsyMDd2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDY2FyLWZpbmRlcg--+> > >
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