Nowadays i could see lot of people prefer to use eco friendly bags instead of pl
By subathra
@subathra (3519)
India
October 16, 2007 10:59am CST
It is unbelievable that a mere rumour killed 15 women and 48 injured in a city called Lucknow in India .If 2 trains
arrived at the same time it is a known fact in India that unlimited crowd assembling to catch their trains.I think it
is a work of a terrorist movement proved that in India a rumour could be spread to cause devastation like this.
Whoever the culprit may be but has successfully spread the rumour which was a hoax to a passenger that a bomb had been planted on the platform.This is quite enough for the innocent people in fear to pass the bad information to the rest of the people.Alas! The passengers gathered in great numbers being shocked to hear news of the bomb started to run here and there for safety.
The platform 5 and 6 is connected by a overbridge.Two trains arrived simultaneouly at platform 5 and 6 to unload and load the passengers who were supposed to go to a place called Varanasi for a ritual bath in the river Ganga...
Unfortunately 15 women were killed and 48 were injured during the stampede at the station . This was a well
plan terrorist attack on the innocent passengers just a hoax.
5 responses
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
17 Oct 07
Dear Suba
its really sad incident u r quoting.
Rumors are one way to cause chaoes and hoax in people, specially in society where bomb blast, train explosion, firing are common,
so people are so much afraid and touchy that RUMORS can make more damage then blast, the same u can see incident. When crown hear such rumor and keeping past in mind they believe it or not believe it but they try to RUN AWAY FROM area as early as possible so all rush towards EXITS pushing each other to make their ways.
in this haphazrd effort, weak. old, women, kids get effected and cuasualties occur.
Handling crowd is not easy as they dont think then, they just do.
i am not sure how to control it or how can we educate our people.
sorry, i dont have any idea
bye
@cosmopolitan (1263)
• India
17 Oct 07
Yes here in kerala also plastic has been banned since it cause ecological problems.Using plastic kits to carry articles is now a punishable offence.Those who sell plastic kits will get their shop licence suspended.And more over its a good move from the part of the government to save the nature from the non bio degradable plstic
@ssh123 (31071)
• India
16 Oct 07
Yes I agree, the craze has started thanks to the activists on environment. It is their campaign not our foolish government, which always sleeps in these matters. But unfortunately, the environmental friendly bags are more expensive than the cloth bags. You know it is being manufactured by some high society people and they cater only to them. Our government should plan on large scale production so that price wise it becomes cheaper and even our grocery shopkeepers should be able to use.
