Dear Editor,
I want to publish my views through columns of your leading newspaper in Kashmir about tragic drowning of ten innocent lives in Uttara Kannada’s Kalinadi river of Karnataka. Below mentioned are my views on the subject:-
Water Literacy: A Crucial Imperative
The tragic drowning of ten innocent lives in Uttara Kannada’s Kalinadi river of Karnataka highlights a damning systemic failure in public safety. This heartbreaking disaster is not a mere accident it is a mirror reflecting our absolute disregard for coastal dynamics. Estuaries and river sea confluences are highly volatile zones where extreme weather shifts water levels instantly. Annually India witnesses over 25,000 drowning deaths yet we lack localized tech driven early warning systems. The local administration must strictly enforce geo-fencing install multilingual warning boards and deploy active coastal guards. Ultimately public accountability matters. Citizens must cultivate basic water literacy and respect nature’s boundaries to permanently halt these preventable recurring massacres.
VijayKumar H K
Raichur, Karnataka
Environmentalist
