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Patna Under Water
By Arun Prasad
Verma
July 18, 2008 |
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Patna may
be the best town but it is the worst capital in
India. Nitish probably took oath in wrong time.
Monsoon came beforehand and his colleagues did
nothing except giving lip service to the people
and the government. Moreover, I will not
hesitate in saying that the PMC commissioner
Rana Awdhesh Singh gave false statements all the
time and all the work started during his time
was left in the midway and yet he was elevated
on his post. I am surprised why the government
is not punishing those persons who keep people
in dark and on danger line.
Yesterday an entire family of a marriage party
had to meet watery grave, what action Nitish is
taking with that contractor who is responsible
in ruining the entire family for three
generations?
I have experience of 1975 June 5th flood. The
government was so efficient that senior students
of Patna University were given rubber boats and
daily necessary materials (match box, candle,
double breads, cakes, buns and butter etc) to
distribute as per the needs of the people. I was
assigned Boring Road and the North S. K. Puri
area where water was up to the ventilator of the
ground floor and Boring Road was about waist
deep. Ecological balance was very much visible.
Snake, scorpions, cattle, and human being all
were in the need of shelter. One cannot imagine
the gazing eyes of affluent families especially
ladies on the roof of their houses. They were
worried about snacks for their tiny babies. They
were hesitant to accept anything but our request
and our training enabled them to accept whatever
we had in meager amount. I cannot forget that
moment those hands always were spread to give
something in normal stage but this time the
situation was quite reverse. Overall scene was
very pathetic. Many research scholars were doing
this job since 9 AM to 5 PM with enthusiasm. Two
students were given one boat with almost all
necessary requirement. In the evening, all the
boats used to assemble at Patna Women's College
campus and next morning we would start the same
routine. Sister of the institution was guiding
us. This activity continued till water receded.
This should be the awareness of the government
and this type of government lasts longer.
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