From the last week
devastation in Uttrakhand due to cloud burst thousands of people suffered. Even
after six days rescue work is still continuing and government says that it will
take seven more days to rescue all people. This incidence has highlighted side
effects of travelling to a hilly place in rains. During rains, hills become
very soft and landslides occur.
Every year, many people lose their lives in
these landslides. Now days cloud bursts have also become very common due to deforestation.
As per news, two cloud bursts simultaneously occurred near Kedarnath Dham and
their combined effect caused so much damage. In India, we do not have strong mechanism
to fight these natural disasters; therefore, many people suffer during such
events.
One of option in front of people to save them is to not travel or visit
hilly places during rains. Despite all
claims by state government, we do not see strong actions on ground. Therefore,
our safety is in our hands only and we can save ourselves by not going to hilly places in rains.