new delhi thanks to lord shivas advice lalu prasads problems have melted awaythe mesmerised media may well have experienced a sense of disbelief when lalu said that while the whole country was facing a dry spell and quarrelling over water bihar had abundance of it he then described how land became fertile once the flood waters receded enabling a rich growth of wheat with hair as long as the foxes tail which he emphasised by holding up his handhe then ridiculed the ndas governments support for the plan to link rivers saying that he had never heard of anything more preposterous striking a virtuous air he said that this would drown villages and displace thousands when approached by experts he said you first join all of bihars riversif there was a downside to floods hundreds of people in bihar remain marooned on housetops cut off from food and drinking water you wouldnt hear it from lalu if they cant keep their feet dry let them have fish he might well say