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Regd. No. MAHKAN / 2012 / 47369 Regd.No.MH/MR/North East/286/2012-2014
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Editorial
Last year on June 17, 2013 a cloudburst was reported
in Kedarnath and Rampada region of Uttarakhand
state. Over thousands were found dead and
approximately 8,000 people were evacvated after
several days. 150,000 Kilogram of food and relief
material were flown in by the armed forces. 1,100
roads must be rebuilt from scratch, 96 bridges have
collapsed and entire Villages were washed away in
less than 40 hours.
Yes, this disaster might have been waiting to happen.
Like all natural phenomenon, disaster strikes without
any prior warning. Through the years India and the
world has witnessed natural calamities of large
proportions causing massive destruction to life and
property. Despite that we do not seem to heed the
warnings – neither are we taking steps to prevent the
disaster and nor are we equipped with disaster
management tools to tackle these disasters !
Often nature strikes back when extraordinary harm is
caused to its habitat, and when mankind fails to
respect its domain. The disaster in Uttarakhand is yet
another example which shows how rapid Urbanisation
can lead to catastrophes. While geologists do believe
that natural calamities such as cloud bursts and flash
floods could not be prevented, but death and damage
could be contained if there were laws to regulate
construction along the rivers. It is also to be noted that
in December 2012 the Ministry of Environment and
forests had declared the entire watershed around the
135-km stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarakashi,
along the Bhagirathi river, as an eco-sensitive zone.
This, in practice, bans all construction activity in the
area. Despite this, there were mining and construction
going on leading to environmental degradation. Also
studies indicated that the impact of the dams planned
in the Himalayan region predicted that “about 1,700
square kilometres of forests would be submerged or
damaged by dams and related activities”.
Through the years our Country has faced many such
natural disasters and nine out of ten times these
disasters have been due to man made interventions.
Closer home, the July 26, 2005 floods in Mumbai was
a result of Unplanned construction on the banks of
Mithi River, reclamation of Sea in the Kurla-Bandra-
Worli region and widespread destruction of mangroves.
Incidentally environmentalists have time and again
warned us about the impending disasters, but we
have a deaf ear to these concerns. Considering the
magnitude of their impact, which is difficult to
measure, these natural calamities are found to be
beyond the control of human beings. However, it is
possible to mitigate their effect to a certain degree
provided the community plays its role during and after
the disaster. Besides having State–of–art System in
place to foresee such eventualities so that evacuation
can be done to limit the loss to life, educating people
in disaster management is also of paramount
importance. In country like Japan, children at a young
age are taught how to deal with earthquakes. And in
India disaster management systems is relegated to a
few chapters in our textbooks.
Mumbai city has not progressed much in terms of
disaster management after the 26/5 flooding. The
city’s 70-year old Sewage drainage system is not
designed to handle the heavy rainfall, and lack of a
proper waste management system leads to clogging
of drains and rivers even today. In 2007, the BMC
launched a project to improve Mumbai Storm water
drainage system, which includes widening the city
drains and setting up eight water pumping station for
low-lying neighbourhoods. But only two of the stations
are currently operational and it could be another two
to three this year. How many disasters do we need
before we put an effective disaster management
system in place? We need to accept the fact India with
its unique Geo-climatic conditions and man-made
interventions is a continuous witness to floods,
drought, cyclones, earthquakes without destroying
natural resources, we also need to find ways and
means to minimize the loss and Limit the impact of
such disastrous happenings with ‘real’ disaster
management measure being implemented
-Sridhar S. Suvarna
Editor-in-Chief
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FOURTH DEATH ANNIVERSARY
In Loving Memory
Smt. Shantha Somappa Suvarna
(W/o. Late S.T. Suvarna, Chunnabatti)
Date of Birth : 21.06.1939 Expired on : 28.05.2010
Because we all do not stop for Death,
God stops his cart to takes away our breath
His carriage held just for you before four years
And he carried you to eternal divine showers
Fondly Remembered by :
Mrs. & Mr. Rajesh S. Suvarna & Family
Res.: B-406, Astral, Mahavir Universe, L.B.S. Marg, Opp. Jain Temple,
Bhandup (W), Mumbai - 400 076. * Mobile : 93201 43707
THIYA BELAKU, May 2014

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LAUGHTER
The Deaf Wife Problem
Anil feared his wife wasn’t hearing as
well as she used to and he thought she
might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he
called the family Doctor to discuss the
problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple
informal test the husband could perform
to give the Doctor a better idea about her
hearing loss.
“Here’s what you do,” said the Doctor,
“stand about 40 feet away from her, and
in a normal conversational speaking
tone see if she hears you. If not, go to
30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you
get a response.”
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen
cooking dinner, and Anil was in the den.
He says to himself, “I’m about 40 feet
away, let’s see what happens.?”
Then in a normal tone he asks,
“Honey, what’s for dinner?”
No response....
So he moves closer to the kitchen,
about 30 feet from his wife and repeats,
“Honey, what’s for dinner?”
Still No response...
Next he moves into the dining room
where he is about 20 feet from his Wife
and asks, “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
Again he gets No response...
So, he walks up to the kitchen door,
about 10 feet away.
“Honey, what’s for dinner?”
Again there is No response....
So he walks right up behind her,
“Honey, what’s for dinner?”
(You’ll Love this)
“For God’s sake Anil, its the FIFTH time
I am telling you, its ‘AALOO PARATHA’.!”
***
Insaan Do Prakar Ke Hote Hai..
Jeevit...
aur
Vivahit.
***
When Husband breaks a glass:
Wife: haan sab kuch tod do, Kitchen
bhi tod do, ghar bhi tod do, sab kuch tod
do...
When wife breaks a glass:
Wife : Yeh glass yahan kisne rakha tha?
***
Beti: Papa mein abb badi ho gai hu toh
mein mummy ko bina puche bahar jaa
sakti hu....
Papa: Beta utna baada toh mein bhi nahi
hua...
***
Why husbands avoid questions ?
WIFE: What would you do if I died?
Would you get married again?
Husband: No.
Wife: Why not? Don’t you like being
married?
Husband: Of course I do.
Wife: Then why wouldn’t you remarry?
Husband: Ok, ok, I’d get married again...
Wife: Would you live in our house with
your new Wife...?
Husband: Yes, it’s a great house.
Wife: Would you let her drive my car ?
Husband: Yes, its almost new, dear.
Wife: Would you give her my jewellery?
Husband: No. I am sure she would want
her own.
Wife: Would she wear my shoes..? ?
Husband: No, her size is ‘6’
Wife..... silence !
Husband: ‘Shiiit’.
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Thiya Belaku April, 2013 - Regd. No. MAHKAN /2012/47369 Date of Publication : 10th of every month
Regd. No. MH/MR/North East/286/2012-2014 Dt. of Post: 14 of every month at Mumbai Patrika Channel Sorting Office, Mumbai-1
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25 th Wedding Anniversary
(7 th May 2014)
Adv. Narayan B. Suvarna
S/o. Yashoda & late Babu Belchada
(Adyapadi, Bajpe)
Tanuja N. Suvarna
D/o. late Janaki & late B.M.Kandappa
(Bandra, Mumbai)
You are the perfect example of what parents should ideally be.
You are also the perfect example of how a married couple should be.
We are the perfect example of how a nice family should be.
This is the perfect example of how a cute anniversary wish should be.
“Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad”.
Best Wishes:
Vishal N Suvarna (Son)
Sugandhi K Salian & All Family Members
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