"*Amar ghar duwar sab bane loi gol, apuni mohila, amar karone kiba eta korok * "
That says it all. It remains to be seen if the powers that be will wake up from their deep slumber! --Ram On 8/7/07, Buljit Buragohain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *Speechless Sonia listens - Don't worry, UPA chairperson tells > flood-hit * > RIPUNJOY DAS Dhemaji, Aug. 7: Sonia Gandhi would like Dhemaji to believe > it has nothing to worry about, never mind the scenes of devastation she saw > for herself today. > "*Aap logo ke liye saab kuch kiya ja raha hai, chinta ki koi karan nahin > hai* (everything is being done for you, there is no reason to worry)," she > told the flood of faces that gaped at her during the 10 minutes she spent > with them. > Moments earlier, a tearful Kanmai Handique had beseeched Sonia to look at > her and other flood victims from a woman's perspective. > "*Amar ghar duwar sab bane loi gol, apuni mohila, amar karone kiba eta > korok* (we lost everything to the floodwaters; you are a woman and you > will understand our pain better, please do something for us)," Kanmai, a > resident of Bhakatgaon, said. > Sonamani Phukon, also from Bhakatgaon, requested Sonia with folded hands > to rebuild the house that she lost. > The UPA chairperson may not have been expecting anything different, but > Kanmai and Sonamani's pleas seemed to leave her speechless for a moment. > She nodded before turning to the group of officials hovering around her > for an update on flood relief operations. Sonia told the residents that she > insisted on making the trip to Dhemaji because she wanted to see for herself > what they were going through. > Sonia and the rest of the team — Union home minister Shivraj Patil, AICC > leaders Digvijay Singh and Chandan Bagchi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi, flood > control minister Bharat Narah and senior bureaucrats — reached Dhemaji on > two Indian Air Force helicopters at exactly 10.10am. > Deputy commissioner Diwakar Misra's PowerPoint presentation on the relief > work done so far impressed the central delegation. "The biggest challenge > before us is the rehabilitation of the 1,000-odd families in Gogamukh > circle. They lost all their belongings in the floods," he said. > The administration has estimated that floods damaged around Rs 500croreworth > of government and public property.Dhemaji's woes began with a flash flood on > July 12, the reason for which was > initially suspected to be release of water from the Ranganadi dam. Neepco > promptly refuted the allegation. > After hearing the personal accounts of flood victims and the district > administration's briefing on relief measures, Sonia asked Gogoi to maintain > the relief camps for a longer period and continue distributing food among > the inmates. > The chief minister said a comprehensive rehabilitation package was being > worked out for the families who lost everything they had in the floods. > There was pandemonium in the Assembly yesterday when the Speaker refused > to suspend Question Hour for a discussion on anomalies in flood relief > operations. An AGP member was banished from the day's proceedings when he > became overly aggressive. > Liaqat Ali was seeking an explanation for police firing on flood victims > in his constituency, Chenga in Barpeta district. > > *(The Telegraph,08.08.2007)* > > > ------------------------------ > DELETE button is history. Unlimited mail storage is just a click > away.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_mail_6/*https://edit.india.yahoo.com/config/eval_register> > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >
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