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Uttarakhand floods: Man v/s Nature
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Overview: Nature’s fury has been unleashed on Uttarakhand and the state resting in the lap of mighty
Himalayas and dedicated to the many shrines of God has witnessed large scale destruction, death
and loss. The cloud bursts, followed by the flash floods and landslides claimed many lives. While
many think it to be Nature’s doing, according to a DNA report the National Disaster Management
Authority has reported much of the devastation to be of Man’s own making. The mining activity and
the ill planned construction in the fragile hilly terrain without adhering to safety guidelines worsened
the impact of the natural calamity. The large scale deforestation too leads to lose mountains prone to
activities like landslides and not being able to retain water. Further the lack of proper disaster
preparedness and warning mechanism affected the situation. NDMA was set up only after the
catastrophes like the 2001 Gujrat earthquake and the 2004 tsunami. Cloud bursts aren’t new to the
hilly areas. What is shocking is despite past experiences no measure were to taken to prevent such
situations in the future. The DNA report further pointed to the deficiency of an accurate weather
monitoring system. As the official toll rises to 5000 (and counting), questions are being raised
regarding governance. And man’s greed refuses to stop there. With hotel and restraints
overcharging hapless, stranded victims and people stealing from the crores of the temple’s chests,
the God’s country needs to retain some its godliness. And as the army, ITBP and other organisations
run against time to save the stranded, the political games have already begun. With Modi being
hailed as the new Rambo for rescuing 15.000 Gujaratis (others lives weren’t precious enough), Sonia
Gandhi flagging off relief fund like the next-big-scheme and Rahul Gandhi touring the flood ridden
state as if campaigning for 2014, it has come down to ordinary people to do the actual helping. A
Hindustan Times report tells of the village of Bhagori who are selflessly contributing to providing aid
and food to the victims. The calamity and its aftermath has risen many questions regarding our
disaster management, the governance, the consequences of inconsiderate human activity, the
intentions of the political parties and even media (who make a ‘sansani’ out of a tragedy!) and if we
will learn from our past mistakes and avoid them in the future. Or will it just be another round of empty
promises till the next disaster strikes.
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Its going to be an uphill task now for the special forces to contain the situation in Uttarakhand
now that hundreds of people have reported fever and diarrhea. The decaying of dead bodies
in Yamuna and Ganga have contaminated the water and if not brought under control could
pollute the water till west Bengal. One solution I would want to advice to the people of
Uttarakhand would be to follow the steps of Solar water disinfection. The process involves
filling up a water bottle till the top and laying it out in the sun, preferably on top of a roof, for 4
hours. If the day is a bit cloudy then leave it there for about 8 hours. This will kill all the harmful
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