Are rescue efforts in Uttarakhand enough ???

^     More than 1,20,000 pilgrims were caught in the floods in the Char
Dhams yatra on the night of 16 Jun. A week has passed and thousands
still wait to be evacuated from different places. At the moment nobody
talks about thousands who have perished in the water and under the mud.

^     About 60 choppers were pressed into rescue mission on 16 Jun and
since then more than 60,000 have been evacuated safely. But the big
question is, "Does an aspiring Super Power has only sixty choppers
in the country?"

^     Ponder this:-
       *   Where are the choppers with Chief Ministers of various states?
       *   Where are choppers owned by millionaires and billionaires of
       the country?
       *   Why food packets could not be dropped for the stranded
       pilgrims?
       *   Where are the rich; the corporate people, the film stars, etc.
       *   Why the politicians can't unite even in this hour of national
       grief? Why are they not on the ground with their people?
       *   Why the poor citizens have to suffer because of human follies
       every time such a disaster strikes?

^      Questions are unending but answers are hard to find. When the
govts fail, the defence forces and para military forces provide succour.

^      Kudos to the troops who are engaged in rescue mission. They are
the only ray of hope in otherwise gloomy scenario. Our prayers for
those who are battling with life...