[Assam] Starvation death in Assam - AT

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,

I am no big thinker. But, if I were calling the shots, I would, with my
limited intelligence, have anticipated that droughts would be followed by
hardships for the most vulnerable farmers in the society.

1) Would identify and declare affected areas as areas that need attention.
2) Set up food/financial/agricultural help centers in the affected areas
3) Farmers who have been directly affected (from areas identified)could then
get assistance to tide them over. They wouldn't need to go to Manipur to
search for a job.
4) Set up temporary employment avenues
5)The only proof from those seeking assistance would be that they live in
the affected areas.

and
6) For the long term, set up water resources for irrigation - get the
engineers to think about that.

Sounds corny? But thats exactly what I would attempt. If I were wrong, at
least, my heart would have been in the right place. :)

--Ram




On 12/1/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>  >Its a darn shame that there is no safety net for people in such
> situations, and is the GOA should take full responsibility for this.
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> *** How will you MAKE them Ram ?
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> At 9:33 AM -0600 12/1/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> This is indeed tragic. The report says these areas have been affected by
> drought. The GOA obviously (should have) expected something like this.
> Wondering if they took any measures at all to prevent the situation to lapse
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> I am little shocked - this is the first time I am hearing of starvation
> deaths - it was always someplace else, Maharastra, MP etc.
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> Its a darn shame that there is no safety net for people in such
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> On 12/1/06,* Chan Mahanta* <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> Tragically, this is just the first report Ram!
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> MM warned us of what is coming right here. Let us brace ourselves.
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> At 9:12 AM -0600 12/1/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> This is really sad news. Is this becoming more common in Assam these days?
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> Woman dies of malnutrition
> By A Staff Reporter
>  GUWAHATI, Nov 30 - A woman Tilomoni Saikia (28), died of malnutrition
> caused by partial starvation on November 28 at the No 2 Joypukhurigaon under
> the Simanta Gaon Panchyat of Gomariguri Development Block in Golaghat
> district. Disclosing this, general secretary of the Krishak Mukti Sangram
> Samiti, Akhil Gogoi said quoting her neighbours, Tilomoni, wife of Arun Boro
> and a mother of three children with the youngest being three months old, was
> not having full meals for the past several weeks. She was having only one
> meal in a day for quite a long time. Besides, she had to breast feed her
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> As the family was living in a drought-affected area, its only adult male
> member Arun Boro had to leave for Manipur in search of a job.
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> Similarly, the threat of starvation is looming large on the people of the
> villages like Dishalpani, Kadamguri etc. in the area. The farmers of these
> villages are now selling out their bullocks and cattle and setting out in
> search of jobs as wage earners, said Gogoi, adding, Government relief
> materials are yet to reach these villages.
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