River changing its course is unheard of, it’s unbelievable. Kosi River in Bihar has created unprecedented havoc, it has stranded some 25 million people (that is population of many countries). It is probably the worst natural disaster to hit India after Tsunami. The death toll is rising and there is a threat of disease. Amazingly the situation is not given the gravity it demands. This is not a national crisis, it is international crisis. As the situation unfolds it is matching the catastrophe of witnessed during hurricane Nargis or Katherina. This lackadaisical approach of policy makers and aid agencies (as also international NGOs) probably has to do with the fact that these are poorest people in one of the most impoverished states of India
