Famine : What should we do?

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समजू नको ढगा हे साधे-सुधे बियाणे

मी पेरले पिलांच्या चोचीमधील दाणे : आबेद शेख याचा एक शे'र.

"Hey rain-god don't think that I am sowing ordinary seeds in my field,    

my children are sleeping hungry and I am sowing morsels from their mouth"

There is very eminent danger of drought in India, Today's satellite image is very scary. We have to prepare for the worst.

What should we do?

1.  We should stop making political issue out of the natural calamity. We must not start  the 'blame game'. At this stage it is not important what previous government had done and where this government is falling short. We must support, contribute in full force nation's fight against famine. As Pandavs had said, "Against outside enemy we are hundred and five". We must unite in this war.

2.  We must curtail water usage even in towns and cities. Save water at every point. Shower-bath, washbasins, swimming pools, watering gardens, washing cars, water pipe leakage, there are innumerable points where we can save water. If city dweller curtails water usage, then it may not give additional water to the farmer or villages but that will show our solidarity. It will be heinous crime if one wastes water just because famine has not affected him or her.

3.  Government must make loans, grants available to farmers at reasonable terms. No farmer should go to private money lender for borrowing money.

We must bear in mind, that we eat because farmers toil, take great risks and grow grains for us.

4.  NO FARMER HAS EVER COMMITTED SUICIDE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO REPAY BANK'S LOAN. THE KILLERS ARE PRIVATE MONEY LENDERS.

5.  Tankers, water trains and other emergency measures must be taken but with clear notion in mind that we are doing this last time. All irrigation projects, dams, dykes and canals must get completed in timely manner and in most scientific way. Every person sweating to complete these works must be properly compensated.

6.  There will be evil men trying to take advantage of this situation and making money out of misery of other people. These 'grave diggers' must be spotted and must be severely punished.

7.  There is no obstacle that we cannot cross and there is no war that we cannot win, if we are together. Together, We Can!!!