Saturday, September 17, 2005



BOMBAY V. NEW ORLEANS
While we're on the subject...This came from Bindi, via teletype...er, E-mail.



inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane
katrina... 18

inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1

population of new orleans... 484,674

population of mumbai.... 12,622,500

deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100


deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.

number of people to be evacuated in new orleans...
entire city..wohh

number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000

Cases of shooting and violence in new
orleans...Countless

Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE

Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours


Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach
mumbai...12hours

status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting
for relief, army and electricty

status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and
is business is as usual

USA... world's most developed nation

India... JUST A DEVELOPING NATION..

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:56 AM

    Now that India/US comparison is quite thought provoking, we seem to be going backwards in development here in the good 'Ol US of A!!!

    Will India become the new USA?

    I'm just about ready to go.

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  2. Anonymous3:07 PM

    Is it really fair to compare the two based on the rainfall? The trouble in New Orleans was not completely caused by the 18 inches of rain but by 125 MPH winds and the break in the levee. If the levee held, I doubt any of the chaos would have ensued.

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