About sixty days after the flood
A city still damp
daubed in two shades
Camps near Dal |
Camp dwellers. Most of the government camps look empty. People mostly stay with relative with a nominal person staying in the camp the mark his presence, expecting relief. People on radio sound angry about the way damage is being assessed and relief being handed out. |
Clearing silt from the ghat near Fateh Kadal foot bridge |
Not wishes tied to the walls of a shrine Polythene and rubbish brought in by water stuck to the Mesh panel of a little garden by the ghat |
Soaked ancient brickwork of a house along the river |
After two weeks under fifteen feet of water Dead plants in a private garden along Nageen lake A positive side effect of the flood has been that the markets are flush with vegetables of great quality. |
A roadside stall offering flood infested material for sale. |
The level at SPS museum along Bund road |
Level of water inside the museum Knees of the deity I was told, most of the damage to display material has been to the papermache works. With about 2% almost of them gone. |
Soaked old journals inside the Library of the museum |
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