Since the announcement
of Dam Fund by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the country has gone into a 3D
wave: Dish-out, Discuss and Diarrhea. How? Let's have a look...
The 1st D: Dish-out
Understanding
the urgency, some have grasped the need of time and have started dishing out money
and creating awareness for the national cause. For now these people are few in numbers, bound to increase soon. They do comprehend
how limited Pakistan’s water resources are, how much water is being wasted
because Pakistan lacks dams and how many dams our neighboring India is
building on its side of the border damaging the equation.
Indian
factor is massive when it comes to Pakistan’s water needs. Water resources
flowing through India are a lifeline for Pakistan but given the current
scenario, our neighboring country is building dozens of dams on rivers flowing
towards Pakistan. Result: It can control the water when Pakistan needs it. It
can release when Pakistan don’t. Result: Floods. Massive floods as we have been
seeing in the last few years.
Solution?
The Biggest D! A Dam!
So the
first D in our list of 3Ds is playing a big part in helping the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s
fund which in turn will help themselves, but what about the rest?
The 2nd D: Discuss
These are
the people who have started discussing about the issue. They can be found
talking on dinner tables at restaurants and weddings or in drawing room
discussions talking about how this program will work and how this might fail
and how noble this cause is etc. etc.
Probably they are the ones who are
undecided about whether to donate or saying they will do so or giving
impractical suggestions with a good intention. Most of the guys you encountered
must be from this group.
Apparently,
this group might be least practical for the cause, however they are playing a positive
role. At least compared to the third D, they are.
The 3rd D: Diarrhea
In our list
of 3Ds, last spot is taken by Diarrhea. The worst for this cause. You will
find them everywhere. No, they aren’t the ones big in number, you will just
find them everywhere because they scream a lot. Ever seen someone going through
a silent and odorless diarrhea?
You will
find these people using cuss words, abusing the forces, abusing the state and trying to give a
false impression that they care. They try to ridicule the national fundraiser
by saying it’s a Chanda and it’s
a joke etc. Without a hint of the need of these dams, without identifying the
consequences if they’re not made, without a hint of the disastrous results
ignorance might lead to, they will keep spreading the filth. Come what may.
You will also find many of the same people supporting corrupt politicians and so-called democrats. Another D they love.
The Situation...
We all pay
taxes. Many pay indirect and some pay direct. Many don’t pay the direct taxes
they are due to pay. Evading the taxes, they cause burden to national
exchequer. Then we elect governments that are corrupt, those who have families
outside, businesses and homes outside and have no interest in thinking about
future of Pakistan. Metros get you next elections, not Dams neither a billion
trees. When the mission is the next election and not the country’s long term
future, you don’t build dams, you build flyovers. When you have this kind of
democracy, you still expect the governments to use our money for our betterment?
The rich
doesn’t pay taxes. The rich has the money but what would all that money do if
one’s own survival is at stake? Elected governments failed to build dams all
these years and now the time is short. Our former rulers have made us debt
ridden for their ‘electoral projects’. Huge amounts of debt burden is on
Pakistan and there is no way the national exchequer can take on the challenge of
building such a huge project.
So we will build a Dam through Chanda?
This is a national fundraiser and not a Chanda as the diarrhea brigade calls it. Chanda is given to someone else for their needs. Chanda is
when you take it from others for your needs. Chanda is not done to help build
something for you and your kids. Do you give yourself Chanda? Do you give your kids
Chanda? You need it. Your family needs it. Your family needs the Dam and not diarrhea. Samjhay, chanda?
Do you have another option?
A cash
strained government, a debt ridden country cannot afford to take more loans to
build the dams. The world wants us to go for the loan way. The world wants us
to be further chained in this debt circle. But we the nation of givers, who don’t
miss a chance to help out others, who don’t miss out on charity, can we not do
something that will change the whole game?
So, let's do it!
Here is a link to Supreme
Court’s website where you can find the bank account details to be a part of the
fund-raiser and see live status of the fund itself.
If we are
able to achieve this feat, if we are able to raise the amount we need, the
world will not mock us. The world will appreciate us and applaud us. The world will call
us the brave, resilient and a united nation. A nation free of selfishness,
corruption and of course, diarrhea…