It is like yesterday, people were crying of drought, blaming politicians of their intentions of diverting water and blah blah... But now, suddenly monsoons start off with a heavy fan fare of cloud bursts, flash floods and what not - "THE UTTARAKHAND" episode.
It, by itself is a calamity, though natural, but what about the calamities we, the people, are creating as an aftermath of the natural calamity.
There travels a VVIP of some party, god knows with what intentions, but evacuates 15000 people ( not to mention, of his own state). Maybe, the wrong person, for the wrong reason, was at the right place at the right time;). And the home ministry states that no (V)VIP's should travel to these areas and hamper the rescue operation. Good. Immediately, one more VVIP travels for whatever reason. This, is surely a point to ponder on why, how and who approved, blah... blah.. blah...
On top of all this, one of the news channel hosts a debate hour - "VIPs and Visits". That too sounds great. And the famous anchor yells and screams on top of his voice about the VIPs visit, while the same channel flaunts of having its own people, at ground level and broadcasting every minute detail of the devastation 24 X 7, showing pictures of the choppers, people river crossing, rock climbing, helped by the army and rescue forces in evacuation.
Is the broadcasting really necessary - that too 24 X 7? Broadcasting the wreck-ages of the buildings, shrines 24 X 7 - how does that help? Are they going to be reconstructed just by watching it 24 X 7? Showing people struggling - 24 X 7 - does that help in getting them to safety just by broadcasting? Guess, the media hasn't learnt anything from the terrorist attack incident in Mumbai.
Don't you think the media, itself, is also acting like the (V)VIP's at the ground? The reasons - one, if they have sent their media personnel in their own vehicles, then they should also start helping rescue operations by providing the basic necessities to the stranded over there, and bring them back to camps in their own vehicles - whatever they are. Two, if they haven't gone in their own vehicles, and used rescue choppers/ machinery to reach there, then they too have disrupted the rescue operations - because they are using up the space by which more people could have evacuated.
So, coming to the debate hour, while the anchor, on top of his voice, points out that the politicians are using this incident to maximize their vote bank, doesn't he realize that his own channel is doing something similar to maximize and gain its own TRP.
It, by itself is a calamity, though natural, but what about the calamities we, the people, are creating as an aftermath of the natural calamity.
There travels a VVIP of some party, god knows with what intentions, but evacuates 15000 people ( not to mention, of his own state). Maybe, the wrong person, for the wrong reason, was at the right place at the right time;). And the home ministry states that no (V)VIP's should travel to these areas and hamper the rescue operation. Good. Immediately, one more VVIP travels for whatever reason. This, is surely a point to ponder on why, how and who approved, blah... blah.. blah...
On top of all this, one of the news channel hosts a debate hour - "VIPs and Visits". That too sounds great. And the famous anchor yells and screams on top of his voice about the VIPs visit, while the same channel flaunts of having its own people, at ground level and broadcasting every minute detail of the devastation 24 X 7, showing pictures of the choppers, people river crossing, rock climbing, helped by the army and rescue forces in evacuation.
Is the broadcasting really necessary - that too 24 X 7? Broadcasting the wreck-ages of the buildings, shrines 24 X 7 - how does that help? Are they going to be reconstructed just by watching it 24 X 7? Showing people struggling - 24 X 7 - does that help in getting them to safety just by broadcasting? Guess, the media hasn't learnt anything from the terrorist attack incident in Mumbai.
Don't you think the media, itself, is also acting like the (V)VIP's at the ground? The reasons - one, if they have sent their media personnel in their own vehicles, then they should also start helping rescue operations by providing the basic necessities to the stranded over there, and bring them back to camps in their own vehicles - whatever they are. Two, if they haven't gone in their own vehicles, and used rescue choppers/ machinery to reach there, then they too have disrupted the rescue operations - because they are using up the space by which more people could have evacuated.
So, coming to the debate hour, while the anchor, on top of his voice, points out that the politicians are using this incident to maximize their vote bank, doesn't he realize that his own channel is doing something similar to maximize and gain its own TRP.
