there no value of lives today ...

1. The value of human life
has diminished to zero!
Hinal Mehta
SY.IMBA

2.  Tragedies, intentional or accidental, are slowly
and by great measures diminishing the value of
human life. Nature is unpredictable. Natural
disasters cannot be controlled or can they be?
We are enthusiastically contributing towards the
depletion of nature which in turn is causing
climate shift, global warming, landslides, etc. We
are responsible for natural disasters too, let
alone manmade catastrophe.

3.  Political games, terrorism, fighting
in the name of religion,
irresponsible behavior of the
authorities, scamming the money
that was meant to raise the living
standard of people or for
infrastructure are all contributing
towards diminishing the value of
human lives. People are dying and
we engage in blame games

4. Yes
 1. SUM hospital tragedy: 24 people died
in fire at the SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar
due to negligence in safety measures. The
entire ICU and dialysis ward turned into a
blazing hell as patients undergoing
treatment got embraced in the slow pain of
fire. The government authorities ignore the
fire safety norms that are supposed to be
strictly followed. Sheer negligence over
value of human lives!

5.  2. Flyover collapse: Just a few months
back in March, 21 people died and over
60 got injured as a flyover collapsed in
Kolkata. It was direct mismanagement on
the part of government contractors and
supervising officers. The construction was
left delayed for quite a long time while it
got washed off facing the extreme weather
conditions and to top it up the material
used in the construction was found to be
of low quality. Money scamming on the
expense of human lives!

6.  3. Kerala temple fire: A firework display
that did not get permission earlier due to
well calculated safety reason was later
given the green signal by the Kollam
collector to the Puttingal Temple
authorities. The firework led to a massive
explosion at the temple, claiming the lives
of more than a hundred people. Political
power over common sense is what took
the lives.

7.  4. Yet another fire at hospital: AMRI
hospital in Kolkata witnessed the charring
of about 90 patients when fire broke out in
December 2011. The reason was found to
be the most common one, ignorance of
fire safety measures. To make the
situation worse, there was a lot of delay in
calling the fire department for help.
Covering up was the basic intention until it
got out of hand!

8.  5. Midday meal killed children: A Bihar
government-run school that was to serve
midday meal to poor children took lives of
23 children. The reason was found to be
contamination of food by pesticides and
organic manure. When government
promises to help the poor, they should at
least ensure that the intention is not just
publicity and show off but proper care.

9.  6. Making issues political: A person
dies, a family loses its member, but all that
the media and authorities worry about is
using the death to raise fingers at some or
the other party. A youth commits suicide
and parties indulge in blame game instead
of pondering over the reason that could
have forced the youth to think there was
no way out.

10.  7. Protecting religion: Women of a
certain religion are fighting their rights to
live freely and to get justice from the
orthodox rules that allow men to divorce
them over social media but the religious
boards are concerned about protecting
their religious interests. The government
looks at this as an opportunity to play
sympathizer. Is this what lives of women
are valued at?

11. No
 1. Better investigation: Tragedies happen for
whatever reason, intentional or due to
irresponsibility. What is worth noting is that the
investigation procedures have considerably
improved. Justice might be delayed but it is not
denied. The wrongdoers are taught the lesson of
their lives, sooner or later. India might have
been silent for long but the surgical strike across
border has shown that we are not going to let
the lives of our soldiers be lost for nothing

12.  2. Better help: A call for help is not
ignored these days. For whatever reason
someone or the other offers a helping
hand. There are NGOs, social workers
and agencies that are willing to hear you
out and show you the right direction in
getting the required help. For depression,
there are free helpline that are willing to
hear you out and help you against taking
steps like suicide.

13.  3. Freedom of expression: You can
always look upon social media to spread
the details of any incident where justice
was denied to you. Social media has
started working wonders these days.
Those who harass women in public are no
more tolerated, given that the woman
takes the courage to voice her pleas
instead of retreating into shell.

14.  Value of human life is not diminishing,
crime certainly is increasing. To fight off
the crime, the police department is
employing all sorts of measures like
surveillance cameras and round the clock
calls for help facilities. There are special
provisions for women and children. Let’s
not get carried away by only the negative
news but also applaud the authorities for
their positive efforts.

15. THANK YOU