In my previous blog post I had said, using pure common sense, that these floods are a result of man's greed. I had felt what could have happened. A Times of India article in today's paper (14 Sep 14) confirms what I felt. In an article titled "The Deluge of Development", Mr BR Singh has brought out that in Srinagar, Water ways have been converted in roads and wetland in to colonies that has aggravated the tragedy caused by heavy downpour.
The link to the article is here http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/deep-focus/The-deluge-of-development/articleshow/42417342.cms
The link to the article is here http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/deep-focus/The-deluge-of-development/articleshow/42417342.cms
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