Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink-Coleridge.

The 100 km long traffic in China;the Yamuna crossing the danger mark;some of the heaviest rains in recent times in New Delhi.Wherever one looks,reports of water creating havoc can be seen and heard of.Water is proving to be a major catastrophic element everywhere.But still the major number of deaths that happen during such times of flood are either due to water borne diseases or lack of clean water.Ironical right?

Earth which is covered 70% by water,holds those lands also that do not get water enough for its people to survive.Nelson Mandela said-"Let there be work,bread,water and salt for all."We are suffering from a crisis that incurs upon us a very large contortion of problems.Clean and safe drinking water is the essence of a healthy life.Thus providing that in times of such floods becomes the most important aspect of survival.

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Freedom

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A country that celebrates its 63th Independence Day with a feeling of extreme positivity of achieving its major development goals,India still needs to come out of its shackles of corruption to attain its aims.So saying supernaturally,if i was the Prime Minister of India,the one thing that i would do on Independence Day would be feeding the famished families of India.More than 217 million people are undernourished in India and are unable to arrange even two square meals a day.That day,making sure that each and every Indian could get a wholesome and nutritious meal would my priority.Experiencing the feeling that on the day of our independence,every indian would get proper food would be stepping successfully on the first step of the ladder to a healthy India.

According to a 2005 World Bank estimate,42% of India falls below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day.Since the 1950s,the Indian government has initiated several programmes to alleviate poverty,including subsidised food and other necessities,increased access to loans,improving agricultural techniques and price supports.These measures have helped eliminate famines,cut absolute poverty levels by more than half,and illiteracy and malnutrition.But still,there is a very large percentage of indians, who haven't seen a square meal in their entire lives and their lives end because of hunger.

So,if given a chance i would make this earnest effort that the motto food for all is actually implemented throughout the nation.No one is hungry and thus without the hurdle of surviving life on the edge, one can actually work towards building a bright future for himself as well as his/her family.

Sati- an honourable punishment

We talk about life,we talk about creation.

If the power of creating a life is considered the biggest power to mankind,then why is it that when it comes to being a woman you are subjected to a punishment like sati?

The answer is that woman has always been the pride and valuable possession of this society.She dwells in a place where her entire existence revolves around her status as a wife,a daughter,a dutiful daughter-in-law,but never as an independent woman.A woman who can control her individual choices is considered a rebellion.She is that pride that is not supposed to suffice without her honour,not live without carrying every duty and responsibility that is "blessed" upon her.It is this moral duty that a woman should always follow that became the carriers of a practice like SATI in our indian society.

A widow had to sit on the burning pyre of her husband,since her entire existence was defined by her better half.Today,when we think of this ritual,we feel horrified by merely imagining it;but for those women who gave their lives,it was not a matter of life or death,it was a matter of honour of their family.Our social hierarchy has been framed in such a way that a woman starts thinking the other way about her being when she gets married off.So,instead of calling it a woman's sacrifice living in such a system,it should be more of a woman's mindset that needs to be focussed on taking care of.Sati is that practice that reminds us how we have to bring a radical shift in the thinking of a woman's being as an individual.Though abolished a long time back,the fact that women still think of empowering themselves,rather that already feeling empowered enough to stand as individuals; is a sign that the reason for sati still dwells in their hearts.Respecting the opposite sex's individuality still remains a very big task to be achieved in our indian society.

Health issues of the CWG workers

With less than fifty days left for the Common Wealth Games to commence in the Capital,the work force has been under immense pressure to meet the deadlines.At construction sites, one can see the number of tents & make shift camps build up by the labourers.Everyone,from women to children, all are employed in the manual tasks big or small.But seeing them all,the question of proper health facilities for these workers arises.Lack of proper supply of water is evident, but with this the grave problem of sanitation and ultimately health comes up.

In April 2010,World Health Organisation said that hectic construction activity would affect the general health of the Capital and the dust in the air was not healthy.The increase in the number of infrastructure activity would only augment the situation of polluted air.Another problem that WHO pointed at, was that of crowding.This would also lead to improper living conditions among the workers.The Delhi High Court had directed the Government and the Civic bodies to register all labourers working in CWG project and provide them safety equipment,but sadly that has not been put under effect so successfully.There are six lakh workers in Delhi prsently and only twenty-six thousand have been registered for welfare labour.A whopping number of Rs.389 crores has been collected for-housing,education loans,scholarships,even marriage for the workers' children,but there has been no flow of these resources in the right place.A large number of the labourers don't even know that such a fund exists for their maintenance.During the days of heavy showers, one can see a majority of these workers sleeping under the flyovers.

Thus, it is clear that health facilities have been completely overlooked by the governmental bodies and the money has not reached the workers.It is this reason that spread of diseases like malaria,diarrhoea,jaundice etc. poses a big threat to these labourers.The Government as well as their respective bodies should pay proper attention to this issue,because with CWG already facing various hindrances,this problem could leave a big question mark over the state's responsibility towards its work force's well being.

Sources-Zeenews.com,NDTV.com,The Tribune,The Economic Times.