FAMINE
Water is most essential for the agriculture and farming. In
the absence of required rains, the soil remains dry and hot hence no crop can
grow thereby causing famine.
The greatest famines that occurred in India took place in
Bengal in the year 1770 and 1947 and Odisha in the year 1869. During these
famines numerous human lives were lost due to starvation. Due to famine and
hunger, the men and women lose humanity and turn brutal and merciless
Unlike olden days, now a days the relief has been possible due
proliferation of automobiles. This makes the transport easy. Also many
charitable institutions, NGOs and government come forward for the help and
rescue. The rescue operations and food
supply operations are carried out with the help of Army, Police by using
helicopters.
In summary, during the famine not only human lives are lost
but the animal life like cows, bullocks, horses, donkeys, camels and other wild
life animals too suffer starvation and die. A famine is a “force-majeure” and the act of
the God.
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