CPIML Bihar MLAs In Flood-Affected Areas
CPIML MLAs in Bihar are visiting the flood devastated districts in the state while the party units all over are trying to mobilise volunteers as well as funds for the relief for the affected people. The party has also asked all state units for a fund collection drive for the same.
The floods in Bihar and Assam as well as in other flood prone states have become a perennial menace in face of zero mitigation measures and misappropriation of whatever meager funds got allocated for flood prevention. In spite of governmental assurances and promises made during last years’ floods people in the flooded regions are as helpless as before. So many lives have been lost and heavy economic devastation caused, they have been subjected to severe mental trauma which is a fallout of complete callousness of the government.
There will be floods with the onset of the monsoons is a known fact, sadly equally common is the reality that whenever floods come there has to be a breach in the embankments built for the flood prevention. The government in Bihar has no history of any punitive action taken against the officials for such criminal negligence.
CPIML Legislative group leader Mahboob Alam is at the moment in flood affected area of Katihar and Seemanchal region of the state. His own constituency Balrampur also falls in this region. Comrade Satyadev Ram is visiting flooded regions of Madhubani, Darbhanga and Samastipur districts; while Sudama Prasad has gone to Champaran, Mujaffarpur and Sitamarhi. Before leaving for these districts the CPIML MLAs placed an Adjournment motion inside the state Assembly, sadly the government did not allow even a discussion on that motion.
After first spell of rains in this monsoon season vast areas of Seemanchal, Mithilanchal and Sheohar and Champaran have been swept by the severe floods affecting millions of people. Most of the rivers are flowing above danger marks. People are dying in absence of any preparation on the part of the administration. There is no political will apparent in the government to give a permanent solution for this perennial problem, even a minimum preparation for the relief measures was not done for the floods which were anyway highly expected otherwise many lives and properties could have been easily saved. The state government in Bihar calls itself a double engine government as they claim to be backed by the BJP led government in the center, but so far whatever relief measures have been taken up by this twin-engine government are too less and too late.
The flood relief shelters provided are highly inadequate and people, along with their cattle, are forced to take shelters over the open embankments, highways and the rooftops. In many areas no relief has yet been provided by the state administration resulting in spontaneous sudden protests by the anguished masses at many places.
CPIML has demanded deployment of more NDRF and SDRF personnel in view of severity of the floods and lives being lost in absence of timely relief work.
