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15th August 2005, 06:56 AM
These are the some of the parts from President's speech on Independence Day eve
Courtesy: Indiatimes
Nature's fury and its management:
While we are celebrating the 59th anniversary of our hard earned political independence, we have to remember the sufferings of our people affected by the recent rains and floods in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa.
The city of Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra bore the brunt of nature's fury. The people of these areas are meeting the challenge with courage and fortitude. The prime minister had visited some of the affected areas.
I spoke to the chief minister of Maharashtra while he was visiting various places affected by the floods and I also shared my concern with other chief ministers.
Maharashtra needs help at this critical juncture to mitigate the sufferings arising out of loss of life and properties inflicted by the fury of the rains and floods. All the states need to express their solidarity with the people of Maharashtra in their time of distress and suffering and collectively help in removing the pain of the people.
Mumbai needs an urgent reconstruction to face unexpected heavy rains, as it happened this year.
Rainfall and floods:
Rainfall and floods are annual features in many parts of the country. Instead of thinking about interlinking of rivers only at times of flood and drought, it is time that we implement this programme with a great sense of urgency.
We need to make an effort to overcome various hurdles in our way to the implementation of this major project. I feel that it has the promise of freeing the country from the endless cycle of floods and droughts.
Also, as a measure for preventing flooding of streets in cities due to heavy sustained downpour, I would suggest the ministry of urban development at the centre and the state governments to mount a programme to rebuild and modernise the infrastructure and storm-water drainage systems, including construction of underground water silos to store excess water.
This water can be treated, processed and used at the time of shortages as practiced in many other countries. Fortunately India has adequate technology and expertise in making underground tunnels for the metro rail system. This technology can be used for constructing underground water storage systems.
Earthquake forecasting:
Another natural phenomenon that affects and causes damages of high magnitude without pre-warning in many parts of our country is the earthquake. To prevent heavy damage to the people and property, we need to accelerate research for forecasting earthquakes. Research work on earthquake forecasting is being done in many countries.
We, in India, should have an integrated research team consisting of experts drawn from academia, meteorology and space departments for creating earthquake forecast modelling using pre-earthquake and post-earthquake data collected from various earthquake occurrences in our country.
This can be validated periodically with the proven forecasting data available from other countries.
Earth systems science:
Many of the countries in the world have experienced successive calamities driven by nature. Till recently, researchers the world over had been pursuing research in unconnected ways, in climate, earthquakes, ocean sciences and earth sciences, without realising the latent but tight coupling between these areas.
This new realisation has prompted many countries to pursue the interdisciplinary area of research, which is now known as Earth Systems Science. It is in fact fast emerging as an area of convergence between earth, climate, ocean, environment, instrumentation and computer sciences.
I strongly suggest that India should mount a programme in this emerging area of Earth Systems Science. This will call for a dedicated, cohesive and seamless integration between researchers in multiple areas and in multiple organisations.
Further, Earth Systems Science does not obey political or geographical borders. It is truly a science and its intensive results would make our planet safe and prosperous.
Unlike research in strategic areas, wherein nations have to maintain superiority over other nations, Earth Systems Science is the ultimate realisation of humankind to collaborate, since no nation is safe if its neighbours are not. Nature's fury knows no borders.
Dear citizens, on Jan 26, 2005, I discussed with you the potential for employment generation in eight areas. I am happy that a number of actions are evolving.
Courtesy: Indiatimes
Nature's fury and its management:
While we are celebrating the 59th anniversary of our hard earned political independence, we have to remember the sufferings of our people affected by the recent rains and floods in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa.
The city of Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra bore the brunt of nature's fury. The people of these areas are meeting the challenge with courage and fortitude. The prime minister had visited some of the affected areas.
I spoke to the chief minister of Maharashtra while he was visiting various places affected by the floods and I also shared my concern with other chief ministers.
Maharashtra needs help at this critical juncture to mitigate the sufferings arising out of loss of life and properties inflicted by the fury of the rains and floods. All the states need to express their solidarity with the people of Maharashtra in their time of distress and suffering and collectively help in removing the pain of the people.
Mumbai needs an urgent reconstruction to face unexpected heavy rains, as it happened this year.
Rainfall and floods:
Rainfall and floods are annual features in many parts of the country. Instead of thinking about interlinking of rivers only at times of flood and drought, it is time that we implement this programme with a great sense of urgency.
We need to make an effort to overcome various hurdles in our way to the implementation of this major project. I feel that it has the promise of freeing the country from the endless cycle of floods and droughts.
Also, as a measure for preventing flooding of streets in cities due to heavy sustained downpour, I would suggest the ministry of urban development at the centre and the state governments to mount a programme to rebuild and modernise the infrastructure and storm-water drainage systems, including construction of underground water silos to store excess water.
This water can be treated, processed and used at the time of shortages as practiced in many other countries. Fortunately India has adequate technology and expertise in making underground tunnels for the metro rail system. This technology can be used for constructing underground water storage systems.
Earthquake forecasting:
Another natural phenomenon that affects and causes damages of high magnitude without pre-warning in many parts of our country is the earthquake. To prevent heavy damage to the people and property, we need to accelerate research for forecasting earthquakes. Research work on earthquake forecasting is being done in many countries.
We, in India, should have an integrated research team consisting of experts drawn from academia, meteorology and space departments for creating earthquake forecast modelling using pre-earthquake and post-earthquake data collected from various earthquake occurrences in our country.
This can be validated periodically with the proven forecasting data available from other countries.
Earth systems science:
Many of the countries in the world have experienced successive calamities driven by nature. Till recently, researchers the world over had been pursuing research in unconnected ways, in climate, earthquakes, ocean sciences and earth sciences, without realising the latent but tight coupling between these areas.
This new realisation has prompted many countries to pursue the interdisciplinary area of research, which is now known as Earth Systems Science. It is in fact fast emerging as an area of convergence between earth, climate, ocean, environment, instrumentation and computer sciences.
I strongly suggest that India should mount a programme in this emerging area of Earth Systems Science. This will call for a dedicated, cohesive and seamless integration between researchers in multiple areas and in multiple organisations.
Further, Earth Systems Science does not obey political or geographical borders. It is truly a science and its intensive results would make our planet safe and prosperous.
Unlike research in strategic areas, wherein nations have to maintain superiority over other nations, Earth Systems Science is the ultimate realisation of humankind to collaborate, since no nation is safe if its neighbours are not. Nature's fury knows no borders.
Dear citizens, on Jan 26, 2005, I discussed with you the potential for employment generation in eight areas. I am happy that a number of actions are evolving.