Tsunami and the aftermath

The totally unexpected event in the year 2004 (that too a few days before the dawn of the New Year!!, on December 26) was the Asian Tsunami which amassed more than 200,000 lives and displaced more than a million people from their turf land. Thousands of people became homeless, lifeless and lost their kith and kin. The blog Tsunamihelp is doing a great job by updating every second, the information available about the tsunami and tsunami relief. In India, Both the central and state governments are doing their best for the relief. But, the ultimate decision is that of the Tamil Nadu government and that is to construct a wall across the coast line at a whopping cost of Rs. 3000 crores (in numbers it is 3000 00 00 000, isn't that HUGE??!!). This is illogical and doesn't command any scientific reasoning. Scientists say that promoting mangroves in the coastal areas could prove very effective when another tsunami strikes. When will our politicians become thinkers?????!!!!

digressing a little from the topic, I am now in Bangalore, the so-called "Silicon Valley" of India. The city could be a lot better with cruisable roads and better traffic management. But, truly there are more Tech MNCs operating here than any other city in India!

Let us wait and see what is up for 2005!!