Massive projects of little use

What is alarming to learn is that not only has the project worsened the drainage situation; it has also contributed to the choking of some rivers in the area. It is worth taking note here that BWDB authorities had not taken the suggestion of the local people for addressing the waterlogging problem through adopting indigenous water management practices. Instead they went for the massive and expensive project apparently to the peril of a large number of people of the three districts.

Waterlogging is an endemic problem in many parts of the country, which denies the local people regular cultivation opportunity to earn their livelihood. Research findings show that people suffer from acute health problems, as they have to live in areas submerged in water. The problem can be solved by undertaking pragmatic projects and not ones that only benefit the construction firms and the elements who get them approved by the government.

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We wonder what prompted the authorities to go ahead with the project when it was destined to be a failure. It would be interesting to know the comments of the water management experts who had done the preliminary survey and recommended the project. Will the experts explain why it did not improve the situation as per the plan?