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Monsoon fury or man-made

disaster? India suffers as

seasonal rains cause flooding

Blaming nature for disasters is not always justified, say experts who believe a lack

of planning, unauthorized & unscientific construction pay the way

S GOPal PurI

Dharamsala (HP)

everal parts of Mum-
bai were waterlogged on
SThursday morning as the
heavy rainfall continued over-
night in the city. With this, Rail-
ways halted Mumbai local train
service between Umbermali
and Kasara. Chief Public Rela-
tion Officers (CPRO), Central
Railway informed that due to
waterlogging on tracks owing to
heavy rains, Mumbai local train
service between Umbermali
railway station and Kasara was
halted. It stated that the train
service between Igatpuria and
Khardi was temporarily stopped
due to waterlogging.
It is Monsoon time and the
old film of people suffering with
the rising level of water is being
played again.
Meanwhile, an alert has Daily commuters hold umbrellas as they stand in a queue outside a metro station,
been sounded about Himach- during heavy rainfall in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)
al Pradesh which will witness
heavy to very heavy rainfall from rainfall in the parts of Himach- and unawareness, are perhaps Himachal Pradesh is not an
July 26 onwards. “Monsoon is al Pradesh have claimed many the two major reasons which isolated natural disaster. It is
very active in the state for the lives. According to the official amplify the causalities during a process that starts with in-
past three days. The situation sources, the death toll caused any disaster. Unplanned and un- discriminate felling of trees to
will remain the same during the by flash floods in Boh Valley authorized concrete structures construct houses or commercial
next 36 hours. However, there touched nine on Thursday. The are the principal killers during buildings and leads ultimately to
will be less precipitation there- situation has caused a situation an earthquake. Governments, landslides. Then water seepage
after. It has been predicted that of concern in the region. private builders or individuals starts loosening the soil, which
heavy to very heavy rainfall will Himachal Pradesh is prone carry out constructions in such cannot take the burden of what-
continue in the state after July to natural disasters. Landslides, a manner that at the time of a ever concrete structure is built
26,” Surender Paul, Director flash floods, cloud bursts and disaster it is not possible for res- on it. Then comes the landslide
India Meteorological Depart- earthquakes are quite common cue teams to reach the victims and debris.
ment, Himachal Pradesh. in the hill state of Himachal and needy. Whenever disaster hits and
The landslides and flash Pradesh. But experts are of the The recent incident of flash causalities mount, media re-
floods triggered by the heavy view that lack of monitoring, floods in Bhagsunag area of Continued on next page... >>

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