Thanks for this delightful article peppered with wit and subtle humour. But Mr. Koshy was not the first to bring in the idea of water trains. In early 1960s, there was severe famine (not “drought”, please note) in Bihar which was on the front pages of the world press and the railways ran several water specials for several weeks. Mr. Koshy should have known this because he joined IAS in the sixties and must have read for his general knowledge paper.
Inspirational account told with wit and subtle humour. But the claim that Mr. Koshy was the first to introduce water trains is borne out of ignorance. In early 1960s, there was unprecedented famine (not ‘drought’, please note) in Bihar which made headlines in the world press. During this famine, the railways ran full water rakes to different parts of Bihar for several weeks. Admittedly, we did not have today’s infrastructure, communications technology or resources.
Highly inspirational story of an amazing IAS officer. The way story had been narrated is awesome. Such stories always boost the morale of of our public personnel.
Something similar was done in Maharashtra during the 1972 drought. Since then, water stress has increased manifold. Including in areas close to the Jayakwadi dam in Paithan, Aurangabad, identified as a growth node for the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
Thanks for this delightful article peppered with wit and subtle humour. But Mr. Koshy was not the first to bring in the idea of water trains. In early 1960s, there was severe famine (not “drought”, please note) in Bihar which was on the front pages of the world press and the railways ran several water specials for several weeks. Mr. Koshy should have known this because he joined IAS in the sixties and must have read for his general knowledge paper.
Inspirational account told with wit and subtle humour. But the claim that Mr. Koshy was the first to introduce water trains is borne out of ignorance. In early 1960s, there was unprecedented famine (not ‘drought’, please note) in Bihar which made headlines in the world press. During this famine, the railways ran full water rakes to different parts of Bihar for several weeks. Admittedly, we did not have today’s infrastructure, communications technology or resources.
Brilliantly written and comes as a source of inspiration for future public administrators . Thanks for the insights.
Brilliantly written and comes as a source of inspiration to future workers for public administrators. Thank you for the insights.
Great work by a bureaucrat. Very well written too
Wow ..a mallu comes to the rescue of Gujarat yet again !! These mallus I say..we need more of them !!
Highly inspirational story of a dedicated civil servant. Beautifully written.
We need such positive articles inspiring society rather than having dirty politics as our stories
Excellenr article and a case study as to how we can solve a perennial crises. The same strategy was replicated during sangli drought.
Highly inspirational story of an amazing IAS officer. The way story had been narrated is awesome. Such stories always boost the morale of of our public personnel.
Something similar was done in Maharashtra during the 1972 drought. Since then, water stress has increased manifold. Including in areas close to the Jayakwadi dam in Paithan, Aurangabad, identified as a growth node for the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor.