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The state which saw highest number of deaths due to floods in 2008 was Uttar Pradesh with 1,210 losing their lives. Bihar was second with 524 deaths, followed by West Bengal with 288, a Home Ministry report said.
Over 35.18 lakh hectares of cultivable land have also been damaged due to floods in 21 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The states which were not affected due to floods this year are Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
"In floods in various parts of the country, a total of 3402 people were killed. 43,383 cattle were lost and 20,52, 763 houses were damaged," a Home Ministry official said.
In terms of cultivable land affected due to floods, Tamil Nadu topped the list with 5.97 lakh hectare being affected due to floods this year.
It was followed by Uttar Pradesh with 4.98 lakh hectares and Orissa with 4.45 lakh hectares.
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we need to learn from the past. India is a tropical monsoonal country. we can have understanding with countries like Nepal, Bhutan regarding construction of dams which will check occurence of floods. similarly with China we can have understanding regarding sharing of hydrological information. We can go for construction of embankments in the identified flood prone areas. Flood is a major disaster so disaster managemet has to be done and each district should have such type of team. Unfortunately flood is not only confined to flood prone areas but also in urban areas it can be seen. Many cities with growing population and pressing demand for the land encroaching chaneels and the waste gets in to the drain thus choking the drainage system. Rescue and relief operation has to be quick. Casualties are more because of waterbone diseaes and lack of medical facilities.
Every life is precious, but one should really compare the coverage that these floods received to the coverage of the terrorist attacks and also other Bollywood nonsense that we like to indulge in. Our PM has also let us down this time. He has time to visit the Trident-Oberoi which are privately owned and can repair themselves. But he has no time to inquire into the rehabilitation of the flood affected people in Bihar, who are totally dependent on the government.
Majority of people in India are used to pay attention only on sensational news.
With so many innocent lives drowned and misery imparted upon many, the floods in Bihar have left the entire nation sad. It is hoped that in the future the engineers, scientists, and other officials will be cautious. The water barrier in Nepal was already expired, but no one cared to notice till thousands died. For so many people in the flood, we had so few helicopters. Our corrupt politicians and greedy us who elect them.
news like this does not hold attention of people and the media. We are a nation of insensitivity and that's the truth. Expressing solidarity through candle light vigils are in. That's it.Govrnment- It represents people, isn't it?
Its a shame that this article hasnt received even ONE comment despite being on the front page for a couple of days. People have become so insensitive that they dont comment on such "worthless piece of journalism",rite? Its appaling to see the government's reaction to this crisis. Shouldnt the government be held accountable for their inability to solve this recurring problem?