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Drought in India |
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by Rajender Krishan |
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True these are natural disasters, yet it is also known that man has the capability to conquer and tame nature. The political system or government's ideology has a major role to play in these issues.
In the post independence India too, the Governments have miserably failed in handling the water resources. Resultantly, even in 21st century, India as a whole suffers from acute water problems. The politicians battle out the issues of "Water Sharing" within states without any concrete results and the social activists are busy doing "Dharna" and "Satyagrah". Yet the plight of the common man, particularly the women continues to worsen.
This issue of water scarcity, drought and floods, raises a lot of questions:
The national agenda should get clearer. People have a right to live a healthy, pollution free and hygienic life. Is anyone listening? |
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08-May-2000 | ||
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