Congress party, when in power had rejected re-election of
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as president of India. Instead of the undisputed hero of 125cr
Indians, it successfully installed a totally unimpressive Congress leaders as
the supreme commander of our forces.
Now the same party is seeking to organize a coalition of
same parties who supported Dr. Kalam's candidature, to put up a
"consensus" opposition candidate for the presidential election due in
couple of months.
It's disgusting!
Thought for the day
"In every walk
with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
Word for the
day
Perfidious (adj)
Deliberately
faithless; treacherous; deceitful, e.g., a perfidious lover
Malice
towards none
In past three months, Arnind Kejriwal and
Congress leadership have openly admitted that their elected representatives and
other party members are corruptible. They are open to switch loyalties for
monetary and other benefits.
This is a reflection on whom?
Save Ganga & Yamuna first, Saraswati can wait
The revival of the Vedic river Saraswati is one of
the important agenda items for the incumbent government.
The common belief is that the river
that had flown through the north west India during Vedic period, vanished some
4000years back.
There are a plethora of claims of
"scientific evidence" of the existence of the sacred river. Based on
these claims, numerous studies and projects have been undertaken in past many
decades, to trace the river and revive it.
Being a deeply religious person, I
would be delighted if river Saraswati is found and revived. But that is when it
would happen.
Today, I feel a deep sense of
anguish and disillusionment with the way various governments, authorities and
we the people have worked overtime to destroy the present rivers, including
Yamuna and Ganga.
In a drive of 14000kms through the
states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP, MP, Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra,
Telengana, AP, TN I saw numerous dry riverbeds. Most of these were used for
illegal sand and stone mining.
Recently, the famous picnic lake
outside historic Old Fort in New Delhi, situated just 1km from the Supreme
Court and 2kms from the Parliament house, dried up completely. It has made
national news.
The point I am trying to make is
that despite all the noise, promises, programs and expenditure of billions of
dollars, we have thoroughly failed in saving our sacred rivers, that are
present today.
While we strive to rediscover
Sarawati; at the current rate of degeneration, Yamuna will definitely vanish in
next 50-70years; and so would a number of other rivers.
Recently, ministers of Union
government and Uttrakhand government have announced a major road project in the
Garhwal Himalaya. The project would aim to connect the four sacred temples in
upper reaches through a wider road network.
The stated objective of the
project is to make it more convenient and safer for the pilgrims to visit these
sacred temples.
As a frequent visitor to the
region, I can vouch that the ecology of the region is already facing serious
threats. The Kedarnath tragedy of 2013 is just an illustration of the disasters
we are going to face rather frequently.
This widening of roads will not
only cause cutting of numerous trees, but also result in massive increase in
vehicular traffic and number of pilgrims visiting the region. Rise in
pollution, pressure on infrastructure, massive construction of room capacities
and other conveniences will thoroughly destroy the sanctity of the place
itself; and kill the sacred rivers that originate from there.
If I am minister today, I will
completely ban private vehicles in 100km radius of temples. Develop the
traditional trekking route. Provide tented accommodation with bio-toilets along
the way. Ration the number of pilgrims visiting these temples, and make it
compulsory for all pilgrims to plant one tree each and pay for their
maintenance for one year.
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