Playing by the Rules ?

    During the time of crisis in the country devastated by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the so-called "leaders" of the country have their inner animals on leash. Reports of political parties forcing engineers to mark the buildings, belonging to their own that saw minor damage after the tremor, as "completely inhabitable" and put them up to receive the aid money have surfaced. While numerous inhabitants of the 8 quake affected districts still wait for any kind of help, this gruesome act has led us to a question ; "who do we trust now?"


  Only after a month of the event that devastated central Nepal, these evidences of selfish extremes has only deepened the pain. A couple of days ago media person Krishna Bohara was assaulted for "just asking questions". This pathetic act only suggest that Nepal might be heading the way that Haiti did in 2010.


   Most of the relief material brought in the country have been stacked up in government offices, routinely disappearing, and have not been able to reach where necessary. Officials speak of a certain "process" they need to follow at Monsoon's door which is sure to drain away if assisted by any further delay. "So far monsoon has been kind on us by being late" says TMDP secretariat member Ajay Jha, "had it started, the people north would just be lost".


    Another shocking revelation said that council of ministers refused technical help from Japan and asked for money instead saying "we will build, re-create" ourselves. This news, although, is not confirmed, it doesn't really seem impossible.