Essays

Introduction. I live near the Jamuna River in a small village. Forty families lived there. Every year during the rainy season our village is surrounded by Jamuna water. We have built our houses on the rocky ground. It is much above the level of the surrounding earth.

Heavy rains. Last year heavy rains caused flood. We had to vacate our village. We saw big sheet of water alt round. Boats were playing in the Jamuna. I saw with great horror many houses surrounded by angry water. Ultimately we had to vacate our houses and went to our farm where we were safe. The farm was situated at about fifteen kilometers away from our village in the interior.

Scene of the flood. I saw that many other villages were submerged in water. The people were carrying their luggage in boats. The Government had called the police. The police helped those whose houses were standing in the water of the flood.

The relief work. The Government officers had made arrangement for a big camp this was arranged for those who left their hearths and homes. Food was freely supplied lo them. To save people from me his possible attack of diseases all She precautions were taken. The people in the camp were given medical aid. I remember that for two days we also had to stay there the condition of the people was very miserable. They had to stand like beggars in queues for food. The poorest people were given food! 1rs! And then people like us had food in the last.

Loss caused by the flood. The floods in the river Jamuna caused great loss to the people of affected areas. It spoiled the crops completely. Our village specially suffered a great loss. Nearly all the mud houses were washed away by the swift current of water. Hundreds of cattle were drowned. When the water receded, the Government

Gave financial aid to the fanners. The poor people got money to rebuild their mud houses and to purchase some necessary things such as cloth, sugar and food. We also got some loan from the Government for buying seeds and chemical fertilizers. Three hundred rupees were given by way of financial aid to us. Now new attempts are being made to check the floods. Government has started to construct embarkment along the river banks.

Conclusion. When we resumed we found that many small houses had been completely washed away by the flood. People had built houses once again with the aid of the Government. But we had only to repair the walls of our houses.