We have sown the crops in Asar We will bring Bhadu in Bhadra Floods have swollen the Damodar The sailing boats cannot sail Oh! Damodar, we fall at your feet Reduce the floods a little Bhadu will come a year later Let the boats sail on your surface. What does the song above tell you?
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Do not be misled by the gorgeous views of the Damodar. Flowing across the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal, it also bears the title, ‘River of Sorrows’. Its ravaging floods would cause untold misery in the plains. Virtually an annual ritual, its great floods from 1770 down to 1943 have been recorded in history. Now mostly tamed by dams, it appears benign. “During good times, it’s just like us. Come monsoon, it shows its arrogance. When people cross it by foot in summer, it smiles and seems to silently challenge, ‘Let the rains come. See you then!” smiles photographer Suman Nandi.
Man, however, has been even more cruel to the Damodar. With its valley, home to large-scale mining and industrial activity, it is also dubbed one of the most polluted rivers of India.
THE ABOVE SONG ABOVE TELL US
- You should not be misdirected by the stunning views of the Damodar which flows across the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal, it also carries the title, ‘River of Sorrows’ because of its ravaging floods which have caused untold suffering in the plains. Nearly an annual routine of its great floods from 1770 down to 1943 has been reported in history.
- Now Damodar river is mainly restrained by dams, it appears benign. Damodar river during their good times feels just like us, they wish for monsoon season to come but monsoon shows its superiority. When people cross it in summer by foot it smirks and seems to be silently challenging in a tone "Let the rains come. See you then!”.
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