Ours is a riverine country. Rivers are everywhere a our life- literature, economy and culture. But are the rivers b good shape? Unfortunately, they are not. Though rivers are part and parcel c our life, we ourselves are cruel d them. A few rivers are already dead and several are going e the pangs of death. Some river-grabbers grab riverbanks and build buildings f trade and commerce. Rivers are also getting silted g river-grabbers. So, rivers cannot flow h sufficient water during the rainy season. As a result, floods occur and people's sufferings go i description. Then rivers become source of sufferings instead j blessings.