Friday, September 16, 2005

new kid on the block

Hi,
I am posting a message I got from one of my friend. This is regarding the difference between developed nation and developing nations in the background of Mumbai deluge and Katrina Khauf(meaning 'fear') in New Orleans

Comparison between Katrina and Mumbai Rain

Inches of rain in New Orleans due to hurricane Katrina – 18
Inches of rain in Mumbai (July 27th) - 37.1

Population of New Orleans - 484,674
Population of Mumbai - 12,622,500

Deaths in New Orleans within 48 hours of Katrina – 100 Deaths
In Mumbai within 48hours of the rain – 37

Number of people to be evacuated in New Orleans - entire city Number of people evacuated
In Mumbai - 10,000

Cases of shooting and violence in New Orleans - Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in Mumbai – NONE

Time taken for US army to reach New Orleans - 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach Mumbai - 12hours

Status 48hours later - New Orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricity Status 48hours later - Mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as usual

USA - world's most developed nation
India – just a developing nation

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is unfortunate that u did not acknowledge your friend's name.

Anonymous said...

The el-dorado called Jhumariteliya or Jhumaristan sounds itself like a music. I have heard that when the train entrers the station of Jhumari pradesh it does not whistel but start playing music from its engine. Even horn on Rikshaw and Cycle (cars and Other vehical are yet to reach this holy land) blows musical notes. Thanks for the blog on International Musical Capital.