World Environment Day passed, few seminars and lots of write ups appeared in the
media. Crocodile tear shed by many, including what they claim to be as cultural
activists. They vented their frustration over river encroachment, filling and
river bed rise. Crying for a better river and its flows. But none of them
touched upon the biggest reason- building of dams on the up stream. They do not
see the impact of Farakka or numerous barrages built in upstream either to
obstruct for hydro power or diversion of water for irrigation.

A Farakka alone causes the impact of few years of drought. I simply do not
understand what is in their mind and how do they think of things in their
motherland. They can not see thing as they are supposed to.

While Tipimukh issue is debated, PM has rightly guided the nation to think that
-we will bring back the river stream by digging all of them starting from
Jamuna. This should rest the ongoing dam issue! Anyone can understand if there
is no enough current river will silted faster and digging will have no impact,
in fact that is how all our river beds have risen and lost its navigability and
irrigation capacity.

They even did not dare to speak of risen sea level as we know that also causing
us immensely during the monsoon as river can not drain its water into the high
level sea.

When a greater portion of people do not want to understand what actually harms
them how this nation can sustain!

All these halloo balloo on environment, river issues, poor people is nothing but
mockery. I only wish them that they come to their senses thinking of their
offspring’s future.