Skip to content Skip to navigation

Bihar Flood v/s Assam Flood

It is really very unfortunate that Bihar has to face nature's fury in such a devastating manner and we all are sympathize with the victims. Assam has also played the role of a good samaritan by offering all possible help to the flood victims of Bihar. But the BIG question is that Assam has always faced the mighty challenge of flood year after year and hundreds of people lost their live and thousands of people are rendered homeless every year. But still it fails to draw the attention of the nation towards this disaster as if flood in Assam is some common yearly festival. But whereas, this year when nearly 50 people in Bihar lost their lives in the flood, the whole nation seem to be mourning for the tragedy and treating it as a national calamity. Just a few days ago when the Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, toured Assam, he pulled out from visiting Nagaon and Kokrajhar owing to foul weather, but now it seems our honourable PM is so sorry for the flood victims of Bihar, that he rushed to the state irrespective foul weather and announced a relief package of Rs. 1000 crore. For the last 62 years since independence Assam has always bear the brunt of flood but it has never been treated as a National Disaster.

But we the people of Assam should not feel sorry at the biased attitude of our national leaders because we are never considered as one with the rest of the nation, we are far remote from the so called mainstream of India and Bihar is an integral part of so called mainstream India so Bihar must be attended first, Assam can wait.

Comments

YK Shrestha's picture

Bihar flood has been declared a National Calamity. Agreed, the flood there has been worse than in Assam, but no one is bothered for Assam. Why blame PM and other central ministers when our own MPs/ministers from Assam is not raising their voice? They should demand that the adequate relief be given to the flood affected ppl in Assam too. What is Mr. Gogoi doing?
Someone's picture

This not bihar v/s assam. This is fortunate v/s unfortunate. This is about extending a helping hand towards the devasted one. Please extend your help towards the flood affected people.
rashmi's picture

Actually our own elected representatives are corrupt. They think only for their own personal benefit. Because they are not the victims of flood; we common people are suffering. Flood is kind of a political tool, gives all political leaders/parties mileage.
Me's picture

Its really unfortunate to see the plight of Assamese people under flood year after year, but its not only the central govt who is to be blamed, when Bihar gets flooded, within 2 days we get a forward mail for relief, includes image and details of the bank accounts for donation, but for Assam, none yet, we don't even know whether a bank account is been opened for donation from world community .
raja ram mohan rai's picture

Bihar is older and greater than Assam with great population , people affected in Bihar is nearly 50 lakhs but in Assam only in thousand. This is not to compare figures. One thing is common both are facing flood since 100 years. Both are victim but which is more loss obviously should be taken care first.
Papu's picture

I am from a small village of assam.We don't know who is Manmohan Singh or Tarun Gogoi.We just know that we are suffering from this disease from last 100 years and there is no one to help us.Our so called leaders visit us only during elections for votes.British govt(before independence) helped us more then our current govt.So what should we common people do?? Should we go for our PM?? but we illiterate village people don't know who is our PM..Even we don't know who is our regional leader(or MP or whatever u call them in politics).Is there anyone who can help us??or should we and our next generation join ULFA?? May be they will take our problem seriously because they are our own people..

Pages

Add new comment

Assamese Translator

Assam Times seeks English to Assamese translators!
Join our volunteer team.
Email editor@assamtimes.org.

Random Stories

There is no seat for wealth and power in BJP - Barun Gandhi at Barpeta

8 Apr 2011 - 2:07pm | Juthika Das
As the 13th Assam Assembly Election is nearing, all the political parties have been migrated the high profile leaders to the remote areas made the election scenario of Barpeta also warm.The wave of...

BJP-BPF-AGP aliance to win 40 seats in first phase: Hagrama

5 Apr 2016 - 7:13pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
BPF president Hagrama Mohilary,  who is also BTC chief claimed that the BJP, BPF, AGP alliance i going to win nearly 40 seats in the first phase of Assam assembly held on Monday in the state....

News television and violence against women

20 Jul 2012 - 2:27pm | Syed Miraz Ahmed
In the absence of news television, reality will perish. Well this is what a common man is made to think. The Supreme Court has widened the scope and extent of the right to freedom of speech and...

Athelatics meet in SSG

25 Dec 2014 - 7:47am | Ranjan K Baruah
The Sainik School premises in Goalpara dresses afresh. The Annual Athelatics meet of for 2014- 15 is underway at the school athelatcis ground. Deputy Commisoner J V N Subramanium opened the event...

Other Contents by Author

Golaghat Police today arrested a Home Gurad Jawan named Naren Gogoi for stealing a 9 MM Pistol. Naren Gogoi who has been working in Golaghat District Court’s Prosecuting Inspector’s office for the last two years, stole a 9 MM Pistol from the evidence room of the Prosecuting Inspector’s office a few days back. Yesterday a team of Golaghat Police raided his residence at Chandmari area of Golaghat town and recovered the pistol. He was arrested under Section 381 of Indian Penal Code and remanded to Judicial Custody.
As a part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra, the world renowned Yog Guru, Baba Ramdev address a Yoga Camp at Golaghat Stadium on February 24. The Yoga camp started at 5 am in the morning witnesses a crowd of around five thousand people from in and around Golaghat district. Apart from giving various tips for a healthy living, Ramdev also stresses on bringing back Four Hundred Lakhs Crores of Black Money which were lying in different foreign countries. He said that he has already given four proposals to the central govt. to tackle the flow of black money in India. His four proposals includes regulation on use of foreign credit cards, declaration of a foreign account policy, placing of servers...
The 3rd day of the 71st session of Assam Sahitya Sabha was marked by a vivid and colourful cultueal procession. The whole of Dergaon town was transformed into a sea of colour during the cultural procession. The procession was flagged off by Mr. Sarat Phukan. Students from various schools and colleges and other groups such as Police Training College, Assam Dhulia Sanmilan etc took part in the mass rally. The procession showcased the importance of assamese calendar months in a very colourful way.
The 71st Conference of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, began today at Bhasar Uja Hemchandra Barua Khetra, Dergaon in the district of Golaghat. The entire place wore a festive look with the residents, irrespective of caste and community, preparing to host the conference. The Organizing Committee says, various programmes will be organized during the four-day long literary meet. A science exhibition, book fair and a trade fair is also being organised. More than 250 publishers and book sellers have set up their stalls in the book fair. As many as 2,500 delegates will attend the conference of the premiere literary organisation.
A massive turnout of public is seen on Monday at all the mobile company's offices at Goaghat.People started thronging various mobile company's offices to submit documents for reverification of their prepaid mobile connection. As per the notification issued by Ministry of Telecommunication, the last date for submission of requisite documents for re-verification of prepaid mobile connection is 19th January 2010. It is to be noted that customers who fails to submit their documents before 19th, their connections are likely to be disconnected by 19th midnight.
Real talent never goes unrewarded and it has been rightly proved by 25 year old Maneswar Barman of Golaghat. A budding boxer who has to work hard to make both the ends meet. He earns his daily leaving as a tea vendor and also carries out the duty of a night watchman at Golaghat District Sports Associations’ Office from time to time. In the recently concluded 2nd State Games held at Nagaon, surprisingly Maneswar fail to gain a berth in the Golaghat Dist. Boxing Team. But such an initial hurdle failed to let down his spirits and he later contacted the Nagaon District Sports Association to allow him to participate in the State Games from their side. The Nagaon District Sports Association...
The preparation is being going on full swing to make the tallest Meji of Assam, at Batiporia village of Golaghat District.The Meji is being prepared as a part of the upcoming Bhogali Bihu celebration. According to the Batiporia Bhogali Bihu Celebration Committee the Meji will be of more than 50 feet in height.
The much awaited Kaziranga Elephant Festival, one of the major tourism event of Assam,which is being held every year in the month of January, will not be held in the year 2011 for some reasons not been disclosed so far. The Forest & Tourism Minister Mr. Rockybul Hussain made the anouncement today at Golaghat.
Jiten Gogoi, the present MLA of 93 Bokakhat Assembly Constituency has threatened to attack physically Atul Bora, General Secretary of AGP and AGP's intending candidate for the coming assembly election,at any point of time. The threatening is issued publicly at a television channel on December 18. This was telecast in the evening news on the channel. Gogoi has even declared that his organization “Bokakhat Nirman Got” has already taken decision in a meetings to attack Atul Bora physically and also in a public meeting with the help of his partymen. Talking to Assam Times, Atul Bora said that he has doubt about the sanity of MLA Gogoi and he will lodge an FIR in the Bokakhat Police...
Noted freedom fighter, writer, social worker and Assam’s former Agriculture and Co-operative Minister between 1967 and 1978 Soneswar Bora passed away at Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat at around 5 am today morning. He was 86 and was suffering from old age ailments for long time. Late Bora played an active role in the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was a close associate of renowned freedom fighter Kushal Konwar. He was an active member of the Socialist Party. During his tenure as a Co-operative Minister he has introduced the system of Co-operative Banking in Assam. Lakhimi Gaonlia Bank and Pragjyotish Gaonlia Bank, now merged and renamed as Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, were...