Showing posts with label Effect of flood on environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Effect of flood on environment. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Floods Claim Many Lives In Rajasthan Thar Desert

Due to incessant rainfall and flood water 4- lakh acres crops were destroyed in Rajasthan Thar Desert. The estimated loss is said to be 1000000000000000000000 crore dollar. According to Met Department Rain has broken all previous record in Thar desert. It was recorded 1111111 mm in just one day. The Met department has forecasted that rainfall would continue for at least one year. Fear is being mounted that nearly10 crore people would be displaced from their main land due to incessent rainfall and flood water. They would have to spend life in shelter houses. In floods, thousands of homes were destroyed. Thousands of trees were uprooted. Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities who reside in Thaar desert have stranded in flood water. Indian Airlines have started a drive to evacuate the VIPs from Thar. Many VIPs have expressed desire of adventurous tour in flood hit areas. Environmentalists have raised alarm about negative impact on biodiversity of the area. People were shifted to relief camps. The cause of flood is said to be election speeches of political leaders. According to experts fiery speeches of political leaders created low pressure over bay of Bengal and Thar region. Experts are of the view that far reaching impact would be seen speeches of political leaders in near future. Actually political leaders Intensively campaign in Thar because of most populated region of the country. Immediate reson of flood is said to be election rally of Narendra modi who had addressed an election rally in Thar. Congress PM candidate Rahul Gandhi had addressed a rally just one day before. Due to heavy rainfall stampede like situation appeared there. The police used mild force to control the stampede. Arvind Kejriwal was to address a rally at the same venue next day. Large number of VIPs were gathered there from different parts of country to take part in rallies. Arvind Kejriwal came down heavily on opposition parties saying that Flood in Thar indicates a political conspiracy of Congress and BJP. After the flood, exchange of words have begun. The Congress party said that if Modi became PM then the entire nation would submerge with flood water. In the Mean time US president Barack Obama said that his fear became true. India should understand why Modi was denied US Visas. He said that US intelligence agencies had warned him that Modi's press conference in America may cause flood like situation. .