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    • The Indian Express Tags : nitish, bihar Posted: Tuesday , May 26, 2009 at 0024 hrs

    Of course, giving in to Nitish’s demand would strengthen all sorts of other demands from currently lagging states, and even from those that aren’t: during the election campaign, the PMK demanded special status for Pondicherry. The BJD demanded it for Orissa at around the same time. All swing parties, all unacceptable demands. But the central point is that Bihar already has special status, and that is what Nitish Kumar has been trying to shed. Restoring Bihari pride will hardly be hastened by being told that their state is special in a way that nobody wants to be. Restore governance, instead, Chief Minister: that way your own “special status”

    is preserved.

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    Special statusBy: rks | 27-May-2009 Reply | Forward "Bihar is resource-rich"After jharkhand separation, I don't think above statement is true any more. I agree with author regarding not giving special status to Bihar. I believe main problem is law and order (Oraganized gangs or local rangdaari). Second problem is basic infrastructure like roads, electricity. If you work on first two, it would lead to confidence and investment would follow. Why would anyone want to invest when you don't have basic security aparatus. Thanks.
    way to reduce burden on better statesBy: ankit | 26-May-2009 Reply | Forward this is a good idea. let bihar get developed if it is a good option. at the end it will reduce crime and poverty in wealthy states as well as it will reduce their burden to have them. it will reduce migration at great level and incidents like mumbai won't happen.
    Please read Report by economist M.Guruswamy:Economic strangulation of BiharBy: Abhayanand | 26-May-2009 Reply | Forward Please see the report by a Delhi-based senior economist Mohan Gurusmawy-Economic strangulation of Bihar.http://cpasindia.org/reports/02-Economic-Strangulation-Bihar.pdf In five decades after independence how it has been converted into a colony and a supplier of cheap lbour.
    Please read book by M.Guruswamy: Economic strangulation of BiharBy: Tripurari | 26-May-2009 Reply | Forward A very senior economist Mohar Guruswamy has written a report titled'Economic strangulation of Bihar'.Thought he is not from Bihar he has made serious attempt to compare the flow of central money in 50 years to the states who are NOW developed with some of the states who are down in the list particularly Bihar since it occupies the lowermost place.After seeing it one is obviously bound to think as if Bihar has been deliverately converted into a colony of India and supplier of cheap labour for all across the country.After devision of Bihar not a single PSU or centre for higher studies or good city is left.Almost half of Bihar is washed by floods every year.I think the demand for special status is quite justifiable.
    Economic deline of Bihar and Center - Part 2By: Sumangal | 26-May-2009 Reply | Forward The Kosi project was conceptualized in three interlinked stages – the first was a barrage to anchor this wayward river. The second part was to build embankments to jacket the river within the defined channel. The third part envisaged a multipurpose dam at Barakshetra to provide substantial flood cushion along with irrigation and power benefit. This was followed up by signing of the Kosi Agreement between Nepal and India on 25 April 1954 . While the first two parts of the plan was implemented, the third part, the Kosi High dam, the kingpin of the whole concept, remained uncompleted till date. Why?During Second Five-Year Plan (1956-61), the Nehru Government sanctioned Bhakra dam by putting Bihar's Kosi dam’s budget on backburner. The reasoning, Bihar is self sufficient in irrigation water and Punjab needs one. That one decision converted Punjab in Rice bowl of India and Bihar Flood bowl. Wasn't that a special status to one state overlooking claims of another state?
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