Helping the Hakaluki haor victims

those farmers who have lost their seasonal harvest are in need of substitute and similar types of agriculture-based jobs

The recent flash floods have left the Hakaluki Haor people in ruins. Beginning with destruction of Boro crops, fisheries and livestock and even their homes, the inhabitants of the nearby areas of Hakaluki are now practically homeless and have become near destitute. In fact, the magnitude of the loss is so immense that many people of the affected area have no money or food with which they can observe special days. Thus many were forced to call off their prospective marriage ceremonies too. 
Not just wedding ceremonies, many social and religious programmes—such as visits to relatives’ houses besides seasonal, social and family occasions—have also been halted in the affected localities. Additionally, sales of goods have also sharply declined at different local shops.
However, though the floods assault was unforeseen, but given the scale of the disaster, the government’s concerned authorities should not limit its duties within money and relief distribution works. On the contrary, it now will have to run the extra mile for rehabilitating the flood victims while ensuring that they get back to their normal life. Above all, people of the affected areas depend on just a single crop, Boro, and it would reportedly take at least five years to prevail over the loss. Rehabilitation programmes for the farmers will have to be considered by prioritising this crucial factor. Also those farmers who have lost their seasonal harvest are in need of substitute and similar types of agriculture-based jobs.
The point, however, natural flood disasters are crises and a crisis is a time-limited period of psychological disequilibrium in victims. Such calamities lead to feeling of insecurity and vulnerability in the loss of privacy and treasured possessions. It is right on this point where the countrywide people should unite and help the victims to cope and sustain with their losses. 
We call for our disaster management and rehabilitation authorities to design their plans focusing on three key issues. First, the planning of rehabilitating the Hakaluki victims needs to be broad in scope and must be fully integrated. Second, a balance needs to be maintained between the conflicting yet vital processes of reform and conservatism, third and most significantly, rehabilitation tasks should not be anyhow delayed awaiting political, administrative or economic reforms.
Natural calamities like the Hakaluki disaster may occur more in future, but the key factor surrounding the calamities will be how the victims manage to cope in the aftermath of every such disaster. Hakaluki can well be the first successful experimental grounds in this regard.

Helping the Hakaluki haor victims

those farmers who have lost their seasonal harvest are in need of substitute and similar types of agriculture-based jobs

The recent flash floods have left the Hakaluki Haor people in ruins. Beginning with destruction of Boro crops, fisheries and livestock and even their homes, the inhabitants of the nearby areas of Hakaluki are now practically homeless and have become near destitute. In fact, the magnitude of the loss is so immense that many people of the affected area have no money or food with which they can observe special days. Thus many were forced to call off their prospective marriage ceremonies too. Not just wedding ceremonies, many social and religious programmessuch as visits to relatives houses besides seasonal, social and family occasionshave also been halted in the affected localities. Additionally, sales of goods have also sharply declined at different local shops. However, though the floods assault was unforeseen, but given the scale of the disaster, the governments concerned authorities should not limit its duties within money and relief distribution works. On the contrary, it now will have to run the extra mile for rehabilitating the flood victims while ensuring that they get back to their normal life. Above all, people of the affected areas depend on just a single crop, Boro, and it would reportedly take at least five years to prevail over the loss. Rehabilitation programmes for the farmers will have to be considered by prioritising this crucial factor. Also those farmers who have lost their seasonal harvest are in need of substitute and similar types of agriculture-based jobs. The point, however, natural flood disasters are crises and a crisis is a time-limited period of psychological disequilibrium in victims. Such calamities lead to feeling of insecurity and vulnerability in the loss of privacy and treasured possessions. It is right on this point where the countrywide people should unite and help the victims to cope and sustain with their losses. We call for our disaster management and rehabilitation authorities to design their plans focusing on three key issues. First, the planning of rehabilitating the Hakaluki victims needs to be broad in scope and must be fully integrated. Second, a balance needs to be maintained between the conflicting yet vital processes of reform and conservatism, third and most significantly, rehabilitation tasks should not be anyhow delayed awaiting political, administrative or economic reforms. Natural calamities like the Hakaluki disaster may occur more in future, but the key factor surrounding the calamities will be how the victims manage to cope in the aftermath of every such disaster. Hakaluki can well be the first successful experimental grounds in this regard.