Sunday, August 5, 2007 (Patna)
In Bihar, the flood situation is getting from bad to worse but a radio station is creating wave.
Bablu Paswan, a farmer, has fled to the safety of national highway from his flood-submerged village in Darbhaga district of Bihar. The tractor is his new abode.
The radio is a steady friend, getting him news from across the border FM radio channel. Apart from food and water, there is also hunger for news.
''The news we are listening to about this is from Nepal,'' says Paswan.
Although the local radio station is jammed, yet their radio sets are attracting people at various places in the marooned city for latest updates.
''The local radio station is closed and whatever we are listening to is coming from Nepal radio,'' says Suresh Kushawaha, a paan shop owner.
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Bablu Paswan, a farmer, has fled to the safety of national highway from his flood-submerged village in Darbhaga district of Bihar. The tractor is his new abode.
The radio is a steady friend, getting him news from across the border FM radio channel. Apart from food and water, there is also hunger for news.
''The news we are listening to about this is from Nepal,'' says Paswan.
Although the local radio station is jammed, yet their radio sets are attracting people at various places in the marooned city for latest updates.
''The local radio station is closed and whatever we are listening to is coming from Nepal radio,'' says Suresh Kushawaha, a paan shop owner.
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