[Reader-list] Leh data?

[Nagraj Adve]

One of the striking things about reporting since the Leh cloudburst
some days back is the absence of data of how much rain fell in that
two hours that caused it. Now that could be because the data does not
exist (less likely) but more likely because that data is under
military supervision. One of the connected points made by Mausam
Bhavan officials many months back in a meeting with some of us in
Delhi Platform was how some of the rainfall data of those mountainous
region is under army control. Possibly that applies here too.

The Hindu has an interesting editorial on Leh today including the fact
that many of the houses in villages there are mud-based - and hence
badly damaged - since people do not expect it to rain so much in that
region. jansatta also reports today floods in Tibet with possibly
higher casaulties and damage.

Along with the floods in Pakistan and the forest fires in Russia, GW
seems to playing games with people's lives in this region. I wonder
what it takes ...
Naga