Living on the edge

'Heavy rains' mean 'power cuts' in Bangalore. Guess its even worse a situation in other cities and towns of the state. Situation in rural areas must be horrifying! People living in cities (except ofcourse, Mumbai), with access to all amenities might never get a feel of those folks who've had a hard time fighting the nature's wrath this time of the year. It hurts just not to have power for 2- 3 hours... can't imagine the agony of folks who don't have it for days, weeks... leave alone the agony caused by water flooding their homes.

Photo courtesy: Deccan Herald

People in India have probably got accustomed to seeing submerged towns, drowning villages and homeless people in their daily news. The haraunguing minister does an "aerial survey" and gets to top the news headlines! ;No bother. Power cuts are no big deal in comparision to what people in rural India are facing in these heavy rains.