No sooner the flood waters have receded, political wars have erupted between
the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF of Kerala. This
flood and disaster would be a tool to market the next election. Parties can keep on blaming each other. Kerala is in a phase of reconstruction. Distribution of relief materials would end
soon. Resuming livelihood has started. Some of the affected families can resume life straight
away. Remaining of them are still in
doldrums. Many dreams that came into reality after years of hard work have been shattered.
Gold Pledging would increase
and Finance Companies and Banks would benefit.
Real Estate would be very affected as land near to rivers and low-lying
areas would not be preferred any more. Same would be in hilly terrains of Idukki, Pattanamthitta, Kottayam and
Wayanad Districts. Bank loans availed by farmers may be waived by
the government. What about personal
loans and vehicle loans. Many vehicles which
were not insured can be sold to scrap. Many marriage proposals might have turned down
as everyone is shattered. Epidemics that is likely to spring up is another
nightmare for the government and the people. Tourism is a major source of Revenue for God’s
Own Country. That income will
drastically come down. There would be a
drastic cut down in resale value of vehicles especially in flood affected districts. People
might grow older and debtor. The
per capita Income would come down. Government of Kerala would have a tough time
to pay salaries of Government employees or adhere to their demands on increase
of salaries. New appointments may get delayed.
The government machinery would require
lot of funds to rebuild the roads, infrastructure etc. Pinarayi Vijayan Government will have a tough
time and the opposition would be on their toes.
Rebuilding the state would be taken up by the government as
well as other Organizations. NGO’s would
benefit a lot. Lot of projects might
come and they can make lots of money. Are
the benefits going to reach the common man who needs it? Or are we going to see lot of scams is an unanswered
question. The people Below Poverty Line (BPL) might get lot of assistance. Rich people
can also survive with out much problems.
How about middle-class families who might have turned to BPL after this disaster. We need to
understand this category. Support from UN
as well as other countries have been denied by the government of India. Is this a right decision? This subject should be discussed in the
parliament preferably in the Lok Sabha. M.P’s
of Kerala should open their mouth on this. Only then God can come to his own Country.
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