Copious rains! Almost all the lakes and ponds in the state are overflowing with flood waters. Water falls in the hilly regions too pouring large quantity of water with stones and branches of trees in places like Courtallam.
Farmers in the countryside have welcome the incessant rains despite damage to the standing crops in some pockets. About 50 villages in Vellore district are celebrating with community feasts and thanking the rain gods for filling the five lakes in their area which remained dry in the last three years.
Almost all the roads - major and minor, large and small in the urban areas have been damaged making the life of road users and local residents miserable for the last few days. Despite the sincere steps taken by the municipal administration and the state government the woes of the citizens continue to prolong. Such a sorry state of affairs have been compounded by the indifference and inefficiency in the working of the officials and public representatives. Even the courts' directions have not brought any changes over a period of time in the situation.
Like in the developed world we should have done the home work in advance and take measures to store the rain water and prevent excess water from flowing into the seas. Is there any mechanism or manpower concerned with this issue in a systematic way and ensure corrective arrangement in the near future? Sorry to say, none seems to be in the pipeline!
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