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| Unfair distribution of facilities in Bam |
| 2004-02-11 |
| Let’s see. aid efforts in Bam are: Slow..tick Inefficient..tick Corrupt..tick Ridden with fraud..tick Looks like everything is normal then. After the passage of more than 40 days since the devastating earthquake which rocked the Southeastern Iranian city of Bam, the quake-hit people of the city are complaining of the poor services they have been rendered so far. According to Iranian Daily Hamshahri, many Bam residents are dissatisfied with the establishment of temporary settlements at the sites which they think are not suitable at all. They say that no one asked their opinion about the location of the camps. Thus many believe that many steps taken so far in the quake-torn city were no more than a waste of budget. The Hamshahri report indicates that the domestic and foreign aid packages sent to the city were not fairly distributed among the people. Even many of the local residents said that the aids have been blocked by certain organizations. Another problem the locals now face is a rather large population who has immigrated to the ruined city just to enjoy the facilities of the relief organizations. These immigrants have tripled the 90,000 population of Bam. Distinguishing between the locals and the outsiders is a big problem the officials in Bam are entrapped in. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 It the system the Palestinians have been |
| Posted by: john 2004-2-11 12:20:26 PM |
| #3 All the good land deals are prolly gone. Man, you gotta move fast in real estate, location, location, location. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-11 12:13:28 PM |
| #2 GK - Hmmm... I'd wager that variations of this have happened in Iraq... methinks the Arabs and Persians have (at least) this trait in common. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-11 9:39:12 AM |
| #1 A sad situation. Trying to remember a recent crises where BTW, tipper:The US's fault ... tick |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-11 6:46:32 AM |