tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post881120350445036206..comments2024-03-27T13:58:06.458+05:30Comments on Suvro Chatterjee bemused: Bengaluru and SingurSuvro Chatterjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027202980259279420noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-56250836707104905722016-09-23T00:22:02.152+05:302016-09-23T00:22:02.152+05:30Dear Sir,
It is after a very long time that I am ...Dear Sir,<br /><br />It is after a very long time that I am writing a comment in your blog! I read your posts, enjoy them, and then close the browser thinking over what you have written. I have lots of thoughts, but somehow, though I do not know how, I have stopped taking the pain to pen down my thoughts here. Rather I call you up and speak with you on the phone for some time. I actually feel better discussing things with you over the phone because I get the chance to listen to your voice as well! Also, nowadays I am travelling a lot on my new motorcycle, and I am having a good time enjoying the beauty of different places in Karnataka.<br /><br />Regarding this particular post of yours, there is very little to be surprised at what has happened in Karnataka. I have tried to pen down some of the reasons that I feel are valid.<br /><br />Firstly, I would attribute all this trouble to global warming, which in turn has been caused by the callousness of the human race. The effect of global warming is being felt all over the world. There have been massive changes in the weather in different parts of the world. Just last year, we saw a massive cloud burst and huge floods in Chennai. Whereas some parts of this country like Marathwada did not have a single drop of water to drink, we saw excessive floods in Chennai.<br /><br />Rapid deforestation is another reason which may have caused this turbulence. Again human beings are responsible for this. In the race of so called “advancement” the greedy people of Bangalore have given away the beautiful city of lakes and gardens to builders and promoters whose sole aim is to cut down all the trees, fill up all the lakes and develop real estate. We all know that rainfall happens more in places where there are more trees. So a place which is dependent on trees for its rainfall will get adversely affected if its trees are cut down. A poor monsoon last year has seen to it that there is a huge water crisis in Karnataka this year.<br /><br />The third reason is indiscriminate and uncontrolled drilling of the ground to make bore wells for extracting all the underground water. I have heard of bore wells going down till 12000 feet under the ground in search of water. What I do not understand is when human beings will start realizing that water that is present so deep down in the ground is not for human use, rather it is for supporting the upper layers of earth. If we extract that water we may be causing an even bigger catastrophe – maybe the earth will crumble and take down along with it all forms of life that are existent. Indiscriminate drilling has resulted in the underground water table depleting fast, and more people are going for water brought in tankers from different sources.<br /><br />But the fourth reason, which I consider to be the most important, is the presence of the water mafia that operates in Bangalore. Greedy politicians have taken a lot of bribe from these mafia groups and given them the green signal to control the water supply of this entire city. These are the people who know that if water is given away to Tamil Nadu, then there will be no water left for them to do business with. They are the ones, I believe, who actually funded these riots. I cannot however say anything for certain, but this is just a wild guess.<br /><br />But at that time when the whole of Bangalore was gripped by fear, I found an opportunity to ride my bike at full speed through the empty roads inside Bangalore. It was a wonderful sight to see – no traffic in Bangalore! I could not believe my eyes when I saw the speedometer of my bike showing triple digit speeds within the city. I did a short ride with my fellow bikers to the outskirts of the city and returned at night that day.<br /><br />And, about West Bengal, the less said the better! It was not for no reason that I left that wretched state…<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br />Subhadip.<br />Subhadip Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537752464444407628noreply@blogger.com