Its been almost a week (Monday 24.09.07 to 30.09.07) since my last entry.
I was disconnected from the world as my whole area was flooded.
I have attached a few photographs taken during the time.
The ground floor flats of the whole of Bangur had to be vacated.
Some people on the higher floors also left as we did not have electricity, water or Telephone. About 3000 families vacated the place.
This is the Bengal which is much trumpeted by our Chief Minister.
It is said that the people of Bengal can never go to hell, because they already live in Hell.
However, we people in Bangur can be sure, as day follow night, that the floods will repeat next year.
Wrong planning and nexus between politicians and promoters are the cause of these floods. They have filled up all the open water bodies which used to take in the excess rainwater. Further, there is a big pumping station in Bangur, which is supposed to pump the drain water. But whenever Bangur is flooded, something or the other goes wrong with the pumps and they never work when required. The local leaders then arrange some 6 or 7 diesel driven pumps which make a great racket so that the people may feel that they are doing some work.
R S Sharma
1965 batch
I was disconnected from the world as my whole area was flooded.
I have attached a few photographs taken during the time.
The ground floor flats of the whole of Bangur had to be vacated.
Some people on the higher floors also left as we did not have electricity, water or Telephone. About 3000 families vacated the place.
This is the Bengal which is much trumpeted by our Chief Minister.
It is said that the people of Bengal can never go to hell, because they already live in Hell.
However, we people in Bangur can be sure, as day follow night, that the floods will repeat next year.
Wrong planning and nexus between politicians and promoters are the cause of these floods. They have filled up all the open water bodies which used to take in the excess rainwater. Further, there is a big pumping station in Bangur, which is supposed to pump the drain water. But whenever Bangur is flooded, something or the other goes wrong with the pumps and they never work when required. The local leaders then arrange some 6 or 7 diesel driven pumps which make a great racket so that the people may feel that they are doing some work.
R S Sharma
1965 batch
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