Assam is under water!
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Yes. it is a real fact. From Sadia to Dhuburi, total 16
districts are under the attack of last flood of this season. Almost two months before Assam faced another
great flood. However, in this latest flood, it has been estimated that, the
loss could be more than Rs. 2000 crore.
As usual, the most affected district is Dhemaji. It has
become like an island, because all the road communications are cut with this
district. Loss is enormous. Lakhimpur district also have effected badly. Many
dykes breached, resulted lakhs of people are affected.
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The condition of the cultural hub of Assam, Majuli is
pathetic. Almost 16 Shatras(monastery) are under water. The biggest river
island in Asia (Once world’s biggest) is weeping! Tuesday, 25th Sep,
2012 was an auspicious day for Assam & Assamese, because of the birth anniversary of Mahapurush Sri
Manta Sankardeva. Although it was a
joyas, holy day especially for the peole of Majuli, it is a very sad feeling
that a single Shatra was not ready to celebrate
the day with gaiety, even lot of Shatras were unable to lit up a single earthen
lamp, according to the media reports. This is may be the first time in the
history of Majuli of such sorrowful situation. Almost all the bridges and roads
are washed away by the flood water. Except some
dykes and one or two roads, the whole Majuli is under water. People are taken
shelter on these places living with domestic animals. Not a single relief camp
has been set up by Govt. initiative.
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World heritage Kajiranga is also greatly affected by this
unprecedented flood. Lots of wild animal washed away. Some of them are taken
shelter on roads & some other places where flood water has not yet touched,
have become the victim of poachers. 13 Rhinos
were killed in this year & their horns were cut(while we are writing this blog, another Rhino in Kajiranga is attacked; its horn & one ear has been taken by by the poacher while the animal is alive!!!!!!!), on the other hand meat of other
animals, like, deer is available in those places. The condition of
Dibru-Saikhowa also same. Human, and
their greediness!
The Gateway to North-East, Guwahati is also under the claws
of flood. In some places like Pandu, Adabari, Ujanbazar, Garigaon, Sunsali of Noonmati the water of mighty
Brahmaputra entered very fast.
What is our Govt. doing?
In the last flood, Assam Govt. deployed some personnel of
NDRF & SDRF. Only these people are working with some boats in Upper Assam.
Because of bad weather, helicopters also could not be utilized affectively. Relief
camp & other rations are also not been supplied properly. In simple words
the people of Assam is in hell.
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On the other hand, the CM is on Japan tour. Around 3
months before, in the last great flood in this same year, where at least 110
people killed, he was in America tour. PM Dr. Monmohan Sigh along with Sonia
Gandhi came to Assam, enjoyed an aerial view by helicopter, and quitted. Then
he declared Rs. 500 crore as flood relief-rehabilitation & other
infrastructure development work devastated by flood, but Assam has yet not received
a single Rupee from that package.
This time Sonia Gandhi “appraised” all the people and
organizations who are engaging in helping the flood affected people (how
shameful!) But PM Monmohan Singh, also the citizen of Assam(huh!) yet
not spelled out a line from his mouth, says he is “concerned” about the flood
havoc in Assam. Is this not a sheer insult for the people of Assam?
In the year 2008,
this same PM declared Rs. 1,010-crore flood relief package for Bihar & also,
declared that flood as national calamity! World community knows that each
year Assam drains out hundreds of crore of Rupees to Indian Ocean. People live in
hell during those conditions. They have to do nothing but to see helplessly
that mighty Brahmaputra engulfing their property, their crops, their land,
their domestic animal along with their lives; each year. AASU along with other
organizations have been demanding to declare the Assam’s recurrent flood as a
national calamity, but it happened in case of Bihar, never in Assam! Why?
Because no bold voice from Assam is there in Parliament to demand or to portray
anything strongly, the burning issues of this state, which have been receiving
step motherly treatment all the time from Delhi before & after the
independence till date!
