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Lucknow found woefully wanting in disaster management
NAT34National/DisasterLucknow found woefully wanting in disaster managementBy Asit SrivastavaLucknow, Oct 1 IANS That Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, which aspires to become a modern metropolis, is wanting in disaster management came to the fore after a flyover came crashing down Tuesday evening claiming seven lives and leaving several injured.Nearly three hours after the flyover under construction came crashing down on the Lucknow-Faizabad Road, the administration was incapable of removing even an inch of the debris. This despite the Lucknow-Faizabad Road being easily accessible from almost all parts of the city.When the cranes and other earth moving machines reached the spot after three hours, they could not move any significant part of the collapsed flyover, whose combined weight was over 200 tonnes. "These 10-odd cranes just cannot lift and remove the 30-metre long cemented structure of the flyover embedded with heavy iron plates and rods," an engineer, involved in the construction of bridges, told IANS Tuesday night when the rescue had just started."The cranes that have been deployed can lift up to nearly 25 tonnes," he added.Though there were 10 cranes, they could not work simultaneously as the police were unable to keep the crowds at bay and there was little space on the road to move all the cranes together. The administration finally succeeded in removing one portion of the flyover around 9:15 p.m., four and quarter hours after the collapse.It was too late for those trapped under the debris. Two bodies were taken out from under the debris.In the absence of proper equipment, the crowd tried to come to the rescue of those trapped, but to no avail."We dragged out a motorcycle from under the slab, but could not save the rider, who received head injuries," said Mohan Vishwakarma, who lives near the accident site.District Magistrate Chandra Bhanu however said: "The rescue attempt was successful."--Indo-Asian News Serviceasit/dd/ak/jg342 Words*01101457
2008-10-01 06:00:00
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NAT11National/Features Society/Kashmir/Religion/BusinessMarkets overflow with buyers on Eid eve in KashmirBy F. AhmedSrinagar, Sep 30 IANS As Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of month-long fasting, draws closer, buying is at a feverish pitch with people in the Kashmir valley thronging markets to shop, jostling, haggling and pushing one another to jump the queue."Eid is still a day or two away and most of the bakery shops in the city have sold all their stocks," said Showkat Ahmad, 49, a government official.Eid will be celebrated in the Indian sub-continent either Wednesday or Thursday depending on the sighting of the moon.But long impatient queues of shoppers waiting for their turn to buy poultry, mutton, bakery, hosiery, etc., are seen almost throughout this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.Shopkeepers have tastefully decorated their shops to attract buyers who are spilling over to markets in droves."Why are we buying things as if this is the last day of the universe It has perhaps become second nature for us to always buy more than we actually need. And what happened to those appeals by the separatist leaders who wanted Kashmiris to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with austerity" Muzaffar Ahmad, a college teacher, told IANS.But others seem to have justifications for the panic buying."The valley has been historically landlocked from the rest of the world. The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the lifeline of our supplies, often gets closed during the winter months and even when it rains heavily. This has taught us to always buy a little more than required," said Basharat Ahmad, 46, a businessman.Hosiery stores and even provision stores have announced special discounts for the buyers this festive season to ensure maximum sales.As markets overflow with shoppers and pedestrian malls are occupied by pavement sellers, traffic at almost all city roads gets jammed."We have a very tough time streamlining the traffic in the city. People somehow are still far away from learning the right traffic behaviour. I think we need to hold mass traffic awareness programmes in the city," said a police officer, in charge of traffic management in the city.As the autumn season precedes a harsh winter in the valley, woollens, jackets and tweeds for traditional local over-garments called 'pherens' are some of the more sought-after things after mutton and poultry, the two things every local household must have for lunch on Eid day."You see, the Eid lunch is the first daytime meal we have after a month's fasting during the month of Ramadan. So that lunch is special for every Muslim," said Master Habibullah, 67, of north Kashmir's Ganderbal district.The administration has moved out special market checking squads which have been realizing huge fines from hoarders and profiteers."This has at least kept some balance in the markets where otherwise traders are used to charging the consumers at will."I saw teams of government officials checking weights and ensuring fair prices in the market," said Gulam Qadir, who was jostling with other buyers for his turn to get bakery at a popular bakery shop in the Maulana Azad Road area of Srinagar city."There are sufficient stocks of essential supplies including mutton, poultry, milk, vegetables, cooking gas and kerosene in the entire valley. There is enough for all of us. So I appeal to the people to ensure that they buy essential commodities at prices fixed by the government," Masaud Samoon, Kashmir divisional commissioner, told IANS.Given their festive mood, it appears, Kashmiris are right now just bothered about making merry.After all, such festive occasions are few and far between in a land that has remained beleaguered with violence for nearly two decades now.--Indo-Asian News Servicefa/sk/jg665 Words**30091013
2008-09-30 01:00:00
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