Has
there been any technical inquiry yet
as to why such flooding happens?
What are the various technical
solutions?
If there is a non-profit
organization to stop this deluge ...
half of Patna will join that
organization.
Even if everyone paid Rs.10 on an
average for the "Yearly Patna Deluge
Saver Program" it will be enough to
save the deluge type situation every
year.
1) Improved planned drainage System.
2) Studying critical areas to to
drain water.
3) Studying how other cities have
solved this problem in the past.
4) Geographically studying the city
contours and identify the low lying
areas.
5) The innovative technical
solutions should be sought from
existing engineers in PWD, city
officials, etc. and be given
incentive to do so.
6) A non-political local body should
form consisting of experienced
engineers and administrators to help
drive this program, with the help of
existing city/government officials,
and also try to gain help/aid from
companies in Bihar or outside. -
Manoj Prasad, Minneapolis - July 19,
2008
An
illusionary sarcastic presentation
of irrelevant facts; Mr. Pradhan's
article is coupled with baseless
imagination and lacks clarity, he
has whitewashed the facts and
presented a manipulated piece of
information. - Anurag - July 19,
2008
In
response Anurag’s passionate
response, let me first say something
that I hate to mention. As far as
academic and professional expertise
goes - in the post-graduate fields
of architecture, urban planning, and
political science - you will be
hard-pressed to find people who
share my experiences for which I am
very grateful. In addition, I have
first-hand knowledge of Patna, a
place I visit every year, and where
I continue to work professionally
with politicians and bureaucrats. I
am neither a typical nationalistic
NRI nor a disgruntled academic. My
sarcasm may seem illusionary, but it
is based on solid technical and
rhetorical grounds. In my graduate
school days we rigorously analyzed
cases of drainage and infrastructure
problems in a comparative way, where
they succeeded and where they failed
and why. We also looked at the
politics of urban development and
non-development. Anurag talks about
my baseless imagination, which is
what imagination should be all about
anyhow; he talks about my lack of
clarity, which is what rhetoric
should be all about anyhow; and he
blames me for whitewashing facts,
something no one intimately close to
Patna as I am can accuse me of.
The recurrent problem of flooding
and deluge in Patna is a simple
problem that can be solved. Let us
not hype it. Otherwise next year
will be the same that I have
witnessed over many decades. -
Rajesh Pradhan - July 20, 2008 |
