tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12655566524358898972024-02-19T01:03:48.061-08:00Bihar Flood Relief - 2008Ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227449688022058912noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-55857472353260431212010-12-12T01:49:00.000-08:002010-12-12T12:57:47.144-08:00Kosi revisited 2010<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPN98Mn39I/AAAAAAAAEjw/h9FqoGkzKdg/s1600/Picture+253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPN98Mn39I/AAAAAAAAEjw/h9FqoGkzKdg/s320/Picture+253.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">The basti of Bhanwartola comes under Sinduwari ward (15/16) of Shahpur Panchayat ,Gwalpada block in the district of Madhepura,Bihar. This settlement of around 400 households resides now beside the canal embankment.These people lost everything during the Kosi flood of 2008 and were residing on the embankment for almost two years before their houses could be built, hand pumps installed, buildings repaired.</div><div align="center"><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fcsingh%2Falbumid%2F5549519939556583009%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw%26hl%3Den_US" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600"></embed><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> </span></span>There has been noticeable change from almost a year back when we were here.At the beginning of east canal embankment, we saw construction work going on the culvert and sluice gates being worked on and replaced. After driving a few kilometers on the embankment we reached Bhanwartola.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"> The first thing one noticed was that the school building was repaired almost new and about 40- 50 children were having mid day meals in the courtyard. It was a heartening sight..this place is really in the interiors, difficult to reach and it was nice to see Government agencies working here.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> <a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549520279393880802" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"> <img class="goog-icon-list-icon-img" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPbSp8ZSuI/AAAAAAAAEkw/JXIG9gfi8hs/s128/100_0124.JPG" style="height: 0.750625em; width: 1em;" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"><a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549520627688037250" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"><img class="goog-icon-list-icon-img" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPbm7cMW4I/AAAAAAAAElU/-cFwumJjdwU/s128/100_0135.JPG" style="height: 0.750625em; width: 1em;" /></a></span></span>The region is still overwhelmingly covered with sand carried by the flood waters,but sparse vegetation has started dotting the landscape. Some farmers here are trying to grow vegetables, mainly 'Parval' as that's suited to this new soil layer. Earlier,the farmers predominantly grew food grains & the yield was nice. They hope a good year of rainfall will slowly bind the soil together & better options for farming will be available. Incidentally, after the floods,rainfall has been scarce in this region<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> <a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549520457361450786" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">We had been in touch with the ward member Mr.Upendra and he had prepared a list of beneficiaries who needed the blankets most. They were mostly old people, <i>masomaat</i> or widows and people from poorest section of this basti.These people were earlier given a stamped piece of paper bearing their name/representatives name which they submitted to us after they received the blanket. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> <a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549521099000044770" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"> <img class="goog-icon-list-icon-img" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPcCXNu3OI/AAAAAAAAEmI/jJN45WctwAI/s128/100_0154.JPG" style="height: 0.750625em; width: 1em;" /></a><a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549521146363338370" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"><img class="goog-icon-list-icon-img" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPcFHqBXoI/AAAAAAAAEmM/idKwt0OXd1Q/s128/100_0155.JPG" style="height: 0.750625em; width: 1em;" /></a></span></span>In all, around 200 blankets ,400 odd set of clothes & 100 set of woolens including shawls, woolen sheets, bed sheets, winter caps, scarves etc for for women & children were given out to the beneficiaries. We had carefully marked & packed each dress set separately for different age groups. We distributed the relief materials to everyone who was there at the site.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> </span></span>Acknowledgment in the form of thumb impression/signature were received on the beneficiaries list.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> <a class="goog-icon-list-icon-link" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/csingh/Kosi2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmTwtf9oom2Gw#5549521308234020786" style="color: #3964c2; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span></span><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/TQPdMyb-W9I/AAAAAAAAEo0/faKbQw1nTQ0/s128/100_0199.JPG" /><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">This effort could be carried out because of people like Ms Bhawna Agrawal(Tempe,AZ) who sent us funds for 150 blankets and by members of our group namely Saroj, Agnivesh & Sunil Singh (US),Divyanshu Ji ,Dilip Ji & Ashok sharma(Bangalore), Anand Guneshwar (Gandhinagar) & Vivek (Singapore). The details are at this link <a href="http://bit.ly/gBgWjI">http://bit.ly/gBgWjI</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">I would specially like to thank Bhawna Ji for taking the initiative and contacting me and offering to help with purchase of blankets for these people, to Ashok for always being there to help and to Amitesh Ji from <a href="http://www.prayaas.org/">Prayaas</a> for all the help he has been providing for this initiative for the last three years.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 128px; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com1Bihar, India25.687322782196002 86.99301052023656725.667985782196002 86.963828020236562 25.706659782196002 87.022193020236571tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-34405513477844068432010-12-02T05:33:00.000-08:002010-12-02T05:33:02.761-08:00Update : Progress of relief distribution<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Dear friends</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">This is the update on the progress of relief distribution ;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">We will not be going to Madhepura on 26th, as planned earlier. We will be going there between 28th Nov and 2nd December. The delay is caused mainly due to unavailability of commercial vehicles (sumo /mahindra pik up) as all are booked or seized for election duty. Most of the vehicles will be relieved by 27th, hence earliest we can leave is 28th.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">I have procured ;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><br />
<ul style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li>Warm children wear new -50 sets, old - around 80 pc</li>
<li>Clothes for women & older children - around 100 sets</li>
<li>Medicines (for de worming,analgesics,eye-drops,antiseptic & anti-fungal creme, neoprene powder,cold medications) of Rs 8k</li>
<li>Blankets & shawls - have around 60 now, will be getting some more</li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Now, that I have some more time I will be getting more materials for this trip .<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">These are all in addition to of the relief materials we are buying with the funds send by Bhawana Ji. I had placed order for the blankets & should be getting them by tomorrow.</span><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Best regards,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br clear="all" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #888888;"><br />
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</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for your kind support.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">We now have 400 set of cloths, on top of that we bought 150 blankets (We paid Rs120 per blanket), some medicines (like calpol and analdesics). Chandan will start his journey today or tomorrow and handover all these stuffs to people of Bhanvertola village.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">I would also like to hightlight that It is not practical for Chandan to visit Bhanvertola frequently. The village is quite far and it takes lot of time and effort to reach there. Hats off to Chandan for putting this brave effort.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">If you have still not decided to support this project then I would advice you to hold on your support money till we have our next plan. If you want to support this work you can do so by sending your support money to Prayaas and letting me know about your donation by today.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">We need to do this, so as to approximate the items which we can procure. I hope you all understand.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">I am attaching some pics which Chandan send to me.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Feel free to send any feedback/questions.</div><div style="clear: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-42073328383335972482010-11-20T11:42:00.000-08:002010-12-02T05:19:26.466-08:00Blanket/Shawl Distribution campaign at Bhanvertola, MadhepuraFriends,<br />
<div>We have decided to provide blankets/shawls to villagers of bhanvertola, Madhubani.</div><div>We are raising funds for this purpose. Please support this cause as the winter is fast approaching and the best thing we can provide to poor people of this remote village at this time is blanket.</div><div><br />
</div><div>We are collecting funds through prayaas (NGO).</div><div>See below for details about contribution through Prayaas.</div><div><br />
</div><div>-Ashok<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sending donations through NGO (Prayaas).</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Please mention flood relief and your name in remarks section while transferring fund. </strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Mention your name in the comments (will help us track)</strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Send an email with details to:</strong> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="mailto:Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.com" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #000099;"><strong>Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.com</strong></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>make a CC to: </strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="mailto:ashok.1857@gmail.com" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;"><strong><span style="color: #000099;">ashok.1857@gmail.com</span></strong></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">make a CC to:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="mailto:ashok.1857@gmail.com" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;">ashok.1857@gmail.com</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227449688022058912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-30487973581636301742009-12-26T13:45:00.000-08:002010-02-02T03:07:23.512-08:00Kosi revisitedA lone tree still stands amidst stark sand filled surroundings which were once lush green farmland. This is one of the few landmarks that survived the deluge.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZq_0STwWI/AAAAAAAAECw/1oYv33C3p5A/s1600-h/IMG_40n22.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZq_0STwWI/AAAAAAAAECw/1oYv33C3p5A/s320/IMG_40n22.jpg" border="1" /></a><br /></div><br />Kosi revisited: Gwalpada is a small town 15 km's south from Madhepura. This region was ravaged by a fierce flood in 2008 & the inhabitants of this region are still facing the hardships caused by the flood and its aftermath. Worst affected are those who live in the interior areas & do not have good connectivity with bigger towns of this area.<br /><br />Bhanwar tola or Bhanwar pokhar is such a village. Located 15 km inside of the Gwalpada town, it is still cut out from the main road as bridges on either side of approach road had been washed away in floods & not yet been repaired.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZq_fDnJKI/AAAAAAAAECo/rP8DRWl2qmA/s1600-h/IMG_4039.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZq_fDnJKI/AAAAAAAAECo/rP8DRWl2qmA/s320/IMG_4039.JPG" border="1" /></a><br /></div>We visited this area earlier this week & distributed Blankets & warm clothes to these people who have been living on the embankment for a long time now. The ward member of this area had been in regular touch with us after the floods & as promised to him earlier this year, we distributed the blankets there as soon as we received them.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZrACBBAUI/AAAAAAAAEC4/PV2kzlwHnRY/s1600-h/IMG_3909.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZrACBBAUI/AAAAAAAAEC4/PV2kzlwHnRY/s320/IMG_3909.JPG" border="1" /></a><br /></div>Staying overnight at Madhepura, we left for Gwalpada early morning, around 3.00Am. We had to reach them before daybreak to avoid being stopped at other villages in the route as we were carrying blankets. We drove in almost total darkness because of heavy fog with visibility down to 5 meters at times on the broken embankment approach road. It was a difficult ride, but we managed to reach Bhanwar tola before daybreak<br /><br /><div align="center"><object height="285" width="340"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EOC9ngY7Rtg&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left">~chandan</div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-61975173514119471892009-12-26T11:18:00.000-08:002009-12-26T14:31:43.247-08:00Blanket distribution ~Kosi flood victims<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify">We reached the Bhanwartola around 5am & were received by the village ward member who then guided us to this settlement.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh7sKbfNI/AAAAAAAAECI/oK7l1-rX6Js/s1600-h/IMG_3985.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh7sKbfNI/AAAAAAAAECI/oK7l1-rX6Js/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="justify">The only source of warmth for these people are blankets & small bonfire from dry vegetation. They don't have permanent shelter & live under rough thatched shelters & plastic sheet covers.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh79KGeZI/AAAAAAAAECQ/OA37jgDqHmY/s1600-h/IMG_4029.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh79KGeZI/AAAAAAAAECQ/OA37jgDqHmY/s320/IMG_4029.JPG" /></a></div><div align="justify">Its kind of difficult when all the people around coverage on the vehicle to get blankets, but after the initial rush things settle down and distribution is done according to the list of beneficiaries handed over to us by the ward member.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh8ZB8nMI/AAAAAAAAECY/Qgl5fHfOww0/s1600-h/IMG_4032.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh8ZB8nMI/AAAAAAAAECY/Qgl5fHfOww0/s320/IMG_4032.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh8u83pVI/AAAAAAAAECg/cnIszqyz8L4/s1600-h/IMG_4033.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZh8u83pVI/AAAAAAAAECg/cnIszqyz8L4/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="justify"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3O7SQEBEZC0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3O7SQEBEZC0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" width="160" height="24" /></a><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-13670269361204321502009-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:19:45.583-08:00Blanket distribution<object width="340" height="285" align="justify"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GCPMS-hJ6kM&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">It was heartening to see that the blankets & warm clothes for women & children which we had distributed last year had given them some warmth. Although many of these clothes were in tatters, it had helped them see through last winter. In fact the only warm clothes they have were the ones given by us last year. No one from any other relief agency have been here.</div><div align="justify">It gives a bit of satisfaction to see & hear that our small but continued effort has helped these very poor people, isolated deep inside the Kosi devastation area<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZelhpV1VI/AAAAAAAAEBo/Z50xUaanVDM/s1600-h/IMG_3973.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZelhpV1VI/AAAAAAAAEBo/Z50xUaanVDM/s320/IMG_3973.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZel_93FvI/AAAAAAAAEBw/cMmYFixysJY/s1600-h/IMG_3981.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZel_93FvI/AAAAAAAAEBw/cMmYFixysJY/s320/IMG_3981.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZemB7Z9WI/AAAAAAAAEB4/qfyqfqnfSYU/s1600-h/IMG_3985.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZemB7Z9WI/AAAAAAAAEB4/qfyqfqnfSYU/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZemviCEtI/AAAAAAAAECA/uNaQHPUU6ao/s1600-h/IMG_3987.JPG"><img border="1" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZemviCEtI/AAAAAAAAECA/uNaQHPUU6ao/s320/IMG_3987.JPG" /></a> </div><br />Its the children out here who break your heart. Barefoot, with just a pair of shorts or shirt, they prance around excited,inquisitive and smiling, always. Many of them have suffered a lot, infected with diereses, weak from malnutrition & confused about their future. Despite all this, their cute little faces beam up every time you talk to them. Its amazing, how tough they have become in at small age. Its humbling.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-82830504893198791762009-12-26T10:49:00.000-08:002009-12-26T10:50:58.292-08:00Residents of Bhanwartola,Madhepura,<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDANtiOI/AAAAAAAAEBI/z73PaYEGzFw/s1600-h/IMG_3948.JPG"><img border="2" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDANtiOI/AAAAAAAAEBI/z73PaYEGzFw/s400/IMG_3948.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDj4V8rI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/kfyZXMmtg1I/s1600-h/IMG_3952.JPG"><img border="2" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDj4V8rI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/kfyZXMmtg1I/s400/IMG_3952.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDwu-H0I/AAAAAAAAEBY/TZdDOtiSYqE/s1600-h/IMG_3960.JPG"><img border="2" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbDwu-H0I/AAAAAAAAEBY/TZdDOtiSYqE/s400/IMG_3960.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbETc-6SI/AAAAAAAAEBg/c5BQEuiS4pc/s1600-h/IMG_3966.JPG"><img border="2" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SzZbETc-6SI/AAAAAAAAEBg/c5BQEuiS4pc/s400/IMG_3966.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --><br /><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" width="160" height="24" /></a><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-83431536320844064762009-08-30T18:23:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:36:33.555-07:00Flood update: Bharathua embankment, Aurai, Muzaffarpur<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QPYFJbuTrw9S8EPbKKNehB8dSerF9IQgSLwPA3oJY0AjSmlop29F6UgvwCzZcIdEsjwL_OXxXSdXBzK6pvTwVdTwY3kFF6nHZLB2SEyojMZKy62A67divlDxem8-KexKAqFWb-6wtfo/s1600-h/Sonepur+ngo+036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375934651427862386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QPYFJbuTrw9S8EPbKKNehB8dSerF9IQgSLwPA3oJY0AjSmlop29F6UgvwCzZcIdEsjwL_OXxXSdXBzK6pvTwVdTwY3kFF6nHZLB2SEyojMZKy62A67divlDxem8-KexKAqFWb-6wtfo/s320/Sonepur+ngo+036.jpg" style="float: left; height: 208px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Dear friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Given below in brief are the flood relief work undertaken near Bharathua, in Aurai block , Muzaffarpur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">1. Muzaffarpur</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Location - Bharathua embankment, 40 Km from Muzaffarpur on Sitamadhi highway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Panchayat: Benipur</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Relief for people living on Bagmati embankment </span>near villages Bharathua, Benipur & Shankarpur<br />
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This embankment was breached earlier this month & thousands of people took refuge here. Many are still living on the embankment in very testing conditions, & are living in shelters made by flimsy polythene sheet.They need food, potable water & medicines,along with day to day requirements like soap, disinfectant,kerosene lanterns et al<br />
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Sushma Ji of Tejasaswi Sewa Sansthan, Sonepur has been working with these people shortly after the inundation.<br />
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Tejasawi Sewa Sansthan (TSS) had written to Ashok requesting help & we were able to communicate & coordinate help for the same earlier this week.<br />
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We had met Sushma Ji & members of TSS at their Sonepur office on 25th of this month & delivered the relief material listed below<br />
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<ul><li>Silverex (Silver Sulfadiazine) antimicrobial creme ( Rexin pharma,24gm Rs 58) -24 pc</li>
<li>Biodryl cough medication(children) 80 bottles</li>
<li>Paracetimol tablets (Calpol) 550 ( 55 strips)</li>
<li>Reduced osmolarity ORS sachets (Biotral) 400 </li>
<li>Water purification tablets (blister pack) 75 mg stabilized tablets -1,10,000 tabs</li>
<li>Clothes : Children, women,men( used clothes) 12 cartons </li>
</ul><br />
Today early morning, we picked Shusma Ji & her colleague from Sonepur and reached the distribution site by 9 am. After walking for 3-4 KM , the materials were brought to the embankment. TSS had earlier made a list of beneficiaries from those taking shelter on the embankment & distribution was done accordingly. As we also had to go to Madhubani ( Benibad) for flood relief, we were carrying clothes & medicines for the same. However, as we saw that it would not be possible to cover even one section of beneficiaries with the material that TSS had, we gave them the clothes we were carrying for Benibad ( 5 cartons)<br />
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A lot more has to be done in that area & we will try our best to help them with what we have. Sushma Ji & her team are committed and hardworking & are undertaking relief work in Aurai block. Whenever we can, we will try to help them with relief materials, transportation & distribution. . Today Srikant ji was with them & helped them with what he could.<br />
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We will be working with TSS for Aurai region in the coming days.<br />
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Am attaching some pictures of same.<br />
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best regards,<br />
<span style="color: #888888;"><br />
~chandan<br />
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Darbhanga.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Location - Kusheshwarsthan, 40 Km from Darbhanga</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Panchayat: Madhar-lakshya gram</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Villages covered: Mahdar mushari, Mahdidih Mushari, Nadiami Mushari, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Panchayat : Aurahi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Villages covered: Batauaa Mushari, Missi Mushahri, Bramhapur Mushari</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">All these villages fall under mahadalit (mushar samudaya)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">The distribution of relief material in this area was carried out by "Gyan Sewa Bharati Sansthan"(GSBS) located at lehariasarai, Darbhanga</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">GSBS was in touch with Ashok and the request was forwarded to us during the first week of August.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Relief material in the form of clothes & medicines were sent to them on 11th Aug'2009 :The details being,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">10 cartons of clothes for children, women & men ; each carton on an approximation contained 60-100 cloth sets.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">One carton of Electral ORS sachets.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">These materials were sent by Bus to Darbhanga with two member from our team, Srikant Ji & Rajesh.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">They met Mr.S.N Jha, Mr Bhupendra, Mr Lalit Jha and along with them left for Biraul by train, once there, they traveled by 'Trekker', rickshaw & boat to reach the identified villages by evening.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">They came back to Darbhanga by night & Mr. Jha assured of distribution of the materials to the above mentioned villages within the next few days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Srikant Ji stayed overnight at Darbhanga & after meeting Mr Jha & receiving a list of medicines needed there came back to Patna.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">I have been in touch with Mr Jha regarding the distribution & follow up of the condition there & had requested him to send the photographs of the distribution & details of the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"> materials distributed by mail. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">I have not received any mail from Mr Jha till now, & after inquiring about the same, I was assured that the mails & photographs have been sent to Ashok about a week back.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">If Ashok has any such mail, I would request him to forward it to me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We were supposed to leave today for a 4 day camp at Kusheshwarsthan but have postponed it as I have not had any communication with GSBS on the proposed day of distribution & Srikant ji was informed about distribution of first lot of medicine & clothes by people of that area. We are awaiting details regarding proposed distribution for second lot of relief materials</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Total expenses for this 3 day trip was around Rs.4000, details of which are available on expenses spreadsheet of this blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">The medicines sent consisted mainly of Electral Sacahets ( 1000 pc large sachet ,Electral W.H.O formula based</span>) & some B-complex capsule strips.<br /><br />Mr jha has gone to his village, & I will be going to Kusheshwarsthan in a few days when Mr Jha will be back at his office Srikant Ji too has gone back today.<br /><br />Our relief effort will continue as it has been for the last month or so.<br /><br />Thanks for all your help.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br />~chandan<br /><br />Note: [Ashok's Response]: Till now I have not received any update from Mr Jha. However here is a mail from </span>Ms. Sushama Singh Ji.<br />-------------<br /><div>Respected Sir</div> <div> </div> <div>We extend hearty thanks to you and your esteem team for providing support for the flood victims. Today we have distributed clothes and medicines among the flood victims in Orai block of Muzaffarpur district. Chandan Jee has sent one person to share his hands in distribution of clothes and medicines- His name is Mr. Shree Kant Singh from Patna.We request you to provide more clothes and medicines, so that we could able to cover more people. Some of the clothes were very worse, the people are not accepting it, so we request you to kindly give us good clothes. We need more medicines also. </div> <div> </div> <div>Awaiting your response Sir</div> <div> </div> <div>With regards</div> <div> </div> <div>Ms. Sushama Singh<br />-------------<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227449688022058912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-71136820781055414752009-08-30T18:15:00.000-07:002009-08-30T18:18:15.542-07:00flood relief 2009<!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Hi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Today we came back from madhubani where we were stuck up for 2 days.. the highway was under water, we wre in bagha block. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">The situation is so different..there are no indicators either in media or in peripheral neighborhood about whats happening inside the flood prone areas. Highway frm madhubani to benibad is flooded. we came back via madhepura.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Went to sonepur & gave the relief materials to Tehjashwai Sewa Sansthan. They will be going to aurai to distribute the materials on sun.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We will be picking them up from Sonepur tomorrow morning & going with them for distribution at Aurai.<br /><br />-chandan<br /></span><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" width="160" border="0" height="24" /></a><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227449688022058912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-61064921997058406112009-04-08T15:49:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:02:01.720-07:00Sand & Summer at KosiThe people in Kosi region had witnessed and endured the flood, its aftermath, chilling & damp winter & now scorching sun.<br /><br /><br />Till about a month back, many families still had hope that things would be normal soon, and courageously hung on with hope & desperation.<br /><br />Hope has evaporated into the scorching heat & now they are desperate to get away from this Kosi region, their home-their hope.<br /><br />There was a long queue at Saharsa railway station. It was more than half a kilometer long when we were there last week.<br /><br />Hundreds & hundreds of people, mostly young or fit enough to travel, mainly men, were waiting for their turn to buy the ticket that is their only hope of surviving or helping their family survive.<br /><br />They are waiting to buy ticket for travelling to Punjab on Jan shakti Express. This train runs up to Jalandher. Almost everyone is going there.<br /><br />We had not seen anything like this, except during the initial phase of flood in August- sep 2008 when a lot of people had migrated out in search of livelihood.<br /><br />Why now? Especially, after they endured harsh conditions in hellish conditions through these last 7 months.<br /><br />The answer can be seen at the places where the Kosi flowed during the flood last year.<br /><br />At places where there were lush green fields last year, now there is only sand. Only Sand.<br /><br />For miles around, there is nothing but sand, loads of it.. dancing in the hot, dry summer winds.<br /><br />Right from Birpur Basantpur region, east of Birpur court colony, the landscape changes drastically. Here, near Birpur one can see a thin river flowing down south..it’s the Kosi river flowing on its old route..<br /><br />Travelling to Parmanandpur, Mohanpur, Balbhadrapur, Bisanpur..etc, you cannot ignore the over whelming presence of sand on fringes of horizon.<br /><br />As you cross the embankment and get in the old (flood ) area, all you see is an ocean of sand, and as we found out later, it is very important to follow some path or have a knowledgeable local person with you, it is easy to get lost..there was no landmark to orient ourselves about one Km downstream.<br /><br />There is no mode of transport, you have to drag a cycle, mo bikes can’t go in the sand fields; only way of carrying supplies is to physically carry them.<br /><br />Most of the farmlands down from Birpur towards south & east are in the same condition. This trend decreases as you move further down towards Kumarkhund.<br /><br />One very obvious problem is identifying the farm borders as there is nothing left to relate its position. In many places, landlords cannot say where their farm starts or ends.<br /><br />These fields are rendered useless for a minimum of 5-6 years; some farmers say that even if they stay back, what they will do here...There is absolutely nothing that can get them restarted.<br /><br />The bridge on Bhavanipur - Balua route had collapsed during the flood, and a “Pipa pul” had been constructed there…this saved a lot of trouble getting to Birpur.<br /><br />Unfortunately, even the Pipa Pul collapsed last week. We were stranded for a long time..& after<br /><br />We came to know about the cause, we came to Saharsa & took the train t0 Patna. It was here that we witnessed so many people going to Punjab.<br /><br />We were able to deliver books, clothes & medicines to volunteers, but could not deliver all the materials after our vehicle got stranded near Bishnupur due to collapsed bridge.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0bt9qXpOI/AAAAAAAADnQ/FZ5cxSHB8bQ/s1600-h/f100_2537.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0bt9qXpOI/AAAAAAAADnQ/FZ5cxSHB8bQ/s400/f100_2537.jpg" ki="true" /></a></div><br />It evoked mixed feelings while crossing places where we had been during the flood, amidst a sea of water; now, the same places reveal the scars & sand kosi left behind. It’s difficult to compare which condition was worse, flooded by water or flooded by sand.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0cOMd5l9I/AAAAAAAADnY/z8kHPFvm44Q/s1600-h/f100_4685.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0cOMd5l9I/AAAAAAAADnY/z8kHPFvm44Q/s400/f100_4685.jpg" ki="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0eT5FySTI/AAAAAAAADnw/UFxG1fPG3rQ/s1600-h/fIMG_8057.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0eT5FySTI/AAAAAAAADnw/UFxG1fPG3rQ/s400/fIMG_8057.jpg" ki="true" /></a></div>Then...<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0dchj6h-I/AAAAAAAADno/vwNCh-QhuoY/s1600-h/f100_4681.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/Sd0dchj6h-I/AAAAAAAADno/vwNCh-QhuoY/s400/f100_4681.jpg" ki="true" /></a></div>..and now-<br /><br /><br />Having written all these not so positive observations, some slightly better informations;<br /><br />there are always people who give you hope & encouragement by their selfless & sustained work.<br /><br />One of them is Ms Shyamala Rao, from Maanav Utkarsh Samiti, Maharastra. She has been working here all through these seven months. Earlier placed at Bhagalpur, they are now working from Forbasegunj.<br /><br />They are running Adultl iteracy classes, and are about to finish training 60 women for agarbatti manufacturing.This is the first batch.<br /><br />They need help in form of medicines, clothes, books & other such material needed for community developement, livelyhood training, child & women health and adult literacy.<br /><br />The contact details are:<br /><br />1st floor,<br />Opp.Kosi gramin bank,<br />Manikchand road,<br />Forbaegunj,<br />Araria.<br /><br /><br />The ph no is; +919471676979<br /><br />Email :<a href="mailto:maanavutkarsh@yahoo.co.in">maanavutkarsh@yahoo.co.in</a><br />Shyamala Rao,<br />Maanav Utkarsh Samiti<br /><br />Another group who have been working here all through till now is<a href="http://www.amurtworld.org/"> AMURT</a>.<br /><br />Acharya Kisan Sood is working in Bihar flood relief, & amongst the various works undertaken by them was the cremation of dead bodies & animal carcases.<br /><br />They are presently running schools & child health centers at;<br /><br /><em>Bali Village of Shrinagar Panchayat in Gerada Block of Madhepura dist</em><br /><br /><em>Phulkaha village in Madhepura dist. This is a old primary school with 70 children. Its hostel has 11 children.</em><br /><br /><em>Primary school has been started with 79 children since 26th Jan. '09 in Sakrecha Panchayat of Punpun block</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>School is being planned in Madhepura town. & Supaul's Pratapganj block from July'09<br /></em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>Children home for girls is running here in Patna in Mainpura & home for boys at Patna is planned to be started by July '09 .<br /></em><br />Email; <a href="mailto:acaryasood@yahoo.com">acaryasood@yahoo.com</a> (Ac. Kishan Sood)<br /><br />A lot of people wanted to sponser child education, they can contact Acharya Ji or contact me for any details regarding these two agencies.<br /><br /><br />Thanks & regards,<br /><br />~chandan<br />+919931763070<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-16072848451021589892009-03-25T02:55:00.000-07:002009-03-25T02:55:11.338-07:00Infrastructure after the flood<div style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Damage to infrastructure is telling & widespread. These pictures are from our<br />
February trip to Chatapur,Maheshkut,Baluaghat & beyond.<br />
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This is what a wayward body of water can do to masonry & RCC structures,what chances<br />
of survival would a simple village dwelling have against this onslaught.<br />
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People related the thundering sounds they heard, and how everything shook violently<br />
all evening and then the water came, it looked like simmering silvery sea of water,<br />
and when it hit the villages, people dint know what to do. It was terrifying and<br />
disorienting..they dint know which direction to go. Everything was going wrong..<br />
most of the villagers found safety atop few brick mortar houses with rcc roof.<br />
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In fact those few cement houses that almost all villages have was the Noah's Arc<br />
that saved a lot of people, specially women and children.<br />
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They hung in there till relief boats came; SSB, ITBP,Navy...they braved immense<br />
danger and rescued those who were stranded.<br />
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They are all brave hearts.. those who rescued them & those who were rescued. </span> <br />
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</tbody></table><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><div style="font-family: inherit;">The base of this hand pump or "chapa-kal" is above 8 feet over the existing water</div><span style="font-family: inherit;">body. Before the floods ripped through this village, it would have been barely a </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">feet above the ground, and this was a field. Now, its a stagnant body of water.</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Six months after the flood, Kosi is still haunting these areas. These people need</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">lot of help...and although the Bihar Government/NGO's are working hard to help & </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">restore normality out in this region, the spread and the intensity of destruction</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">is just overwhelming. </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><br style="font-family: inherit;" /> <div style="font-family: inherit;">We are still hanging around, doing what we can,with what we have. We are also trying to work out how best we can help some children get sustained quality primary education.</div><br />
<div style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">~chandan </span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">+919204757999</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-33666293617845492022009-02-19T12:46:00.001-08:002009-02-19T14:25:10.186-08:00Relief distribution at Rani pattiWe were able to distribute around 210 woolen blankets at Ranipatti, Raghunathpur panchayat ( Murligunj) on 12-15 Feb 2008. Earlier last week we (Feb-2-4) we had distributed some blankets here along with areas near Bhawartola. We also distributed clothes, new & old to people in these areas.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3EqO0we1I/AAAAAAAADZk/-Hutpzyp234/raniptiiRSZ%20%286%29.JPG" style="border: 1px double rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 584px; height: 440px;" alt="raniptiiRSZ (6).JPG" /></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3TgZGiQLI/AAAAAAAADZo/NnQDdllN8WQ/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2811%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 401px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3TgZGiQLI/AAAAAAAADZo/NnQDdllN8WQ/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2811%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304628489559883954" border="2" /></a><br /><p>Many of these places in Singhwara, Bhawner tola or Ranipatti cant still be reached by boat or vehicle; we used to go there & distribute coupons for blankets & clothes depending on how much stock we had.</p>It was difficult not to be able to distribute materials to all people in the village, so we try to find the weakest & most deprived people and gave them coupons. It feels horrible doing so.. all the people are more or less in the same boat & need the relief blankets & clothes.<br /><p>After so much time out here, you can almost make out the condition of the village before you enter it...you can sense the gloom before you enter a badly suffered village.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1nRSrdI/AAAAAAAADaA/xt_3YHMjFuU/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2817%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1nRSrdI/AAAAAAAADaA/xt_3YHMjFuU/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2817%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304629953651977682" border="2" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1gss-RI/AAAAAAAADZ4/FOrtCBprtNM/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1gss-RI/AAAAAAAADZ4/FOrtCBprtNM/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304629951887898898" border="2" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1q9fH-I/AAAAAAAADZw/Vjc4hW0Rv8o/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2814%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3U1q9fH-I/AAAAAAAADZw/Vjc4hW0Rv8o/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2814%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304629954642649058" border="2" /></a><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><p>Inside, everyone wants some relief. There is no pandemonium, though; they understand that all of them will not get relief material this time and line up accordingly.<br /></p><p>Its remarkable.</p><p>These people have lived together amidst sorrow & pain for so long, cut away from the world, its almost like they all think the same way..like communal thinking .There is also lot unstated mutual understanding and admiration for one another for having made it through.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">A day after coupon distribution, the come to the nearest point where we can bring our vehicle ; and the relief is distributed to the coupon holders. At places where its very difficult for people to come out of the villages, we try & distribute relief materials in the villages.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3V_m8lfgI/AAAAAAAADaI/7mWCdWJhwGI/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2812%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3V_m8lfgI/AAAAAAAADaI/7mWCdWJhwGI/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2812%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304631224875449858" border="2" /></a></p><br /><p>At places, to reach a badly hit village, we have to go through other villages which were not so badly damaged, or have had already received relief from other agencies. It is difficult not to give any relief material to them & go to villages ahead to distribute the same, in such cases, we generally use the coupon for distribution.<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeXT-I6I/AAAAAAAADaY/ES8dWAXb3lo/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeXT-I6I/AAAAAAAADaY/ES8dWAXb3lo/s400/raniptiiRSZ.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304636151301022626" border="2" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeGv_SsI/AAAAAAAADaQ/xfoN1Ww5uWc/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2818%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeGv_SsI/AAAAAAAADaQ/xfoN1Ww5uWc/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2818%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304636146855135938" border="2" /></a><p><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeZv9AdI/AAAAAAAADag/tsMPEVsjm-k/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ3aeZv9AdI/AAAAAAAADag/tsMPEVsjm-k/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304636151955259858" border="2" /></a><p>Village Ratanpatti,Raghunathpur Panchayat, Murligunj, Feb 14- 15 2009.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-21671280600497789502009-02-19T11:15:00.001-08:002009-02-19T11:33:18.497-08:00Flood relief.. last few destinations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yfmySZwI/AAAAAAAADZE/jBDygNsbdD0/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2836%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 402px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yfmySZwI/AAAAAAAADZE/jBDygNsbdD0/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2836%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304592192169469698" border="2" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">The last of blankets were distributed in Supaul & Madhepura ditricts of flood ravaged Kosi region. We always wanted to camp at Chatapur and do relief work around the area..twice already we had been there but couldn't go beyond 10 km of Chatapur.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2vrpEk8OI/AAAAAAAADY8/IicgnDreM70/100_4416.JPG" style="border: 1px ridge rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; margin-left: auto; width: 537px; margin-right: auto; height: 520px;" alt="100_4416.JPG" height="1536" width="2048" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2vtQ26INI/AAAAAAAADZA/vvLzLEIyOW4/100_4418.JPG" style="border: 1px ridge rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; margin-left: auto; width: 537px; margin-right: auto; height: 555px; text-align: center;" alt="100_4418.JPG" /></p><br /><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">This time Kosi had been moved back to its original path and many villages were now accessible by two wheelers. We took the vehicle as far as we could, borrowed motorbikes and bicycles & went in to villages which were cut off for the longest & were the farthest that we had been.</p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The pictures are from our last 3 relief distributions, all undertaken in last three weeks. The damage to the infrastructure is telling, & it looks more like a war zone at places. At other places, everything is so quiet that you can hear your heartbeat.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yflUa4ZI/AAAAAAAADZU/dAkYjJU0GK8/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2837%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yflUa4ZI/AAAAAAAADZU/dAkYjJU0GK8/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2837%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304592191775760786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yfrewhwI/AAAAAAAADZM/TaxcdR7UDUk/s1600-h/raniptiiRSZ+%2840%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 372px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SZ2yfrewhwI/AAAAAAAADZM/TaxcdR7UDUk/s400/raniptiiRSZ+%2840%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304592193429735170" border="4" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-31103779632811462172009-02-08T07:24:00.000-08:002009-02-08T07:31:15.365-08:00Update: 6 Feb 2009<!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Dear friends,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We have distributed blankets & clothes at Birpur (4 km from Kosi barrage) today and are returning to Ghospur where we will spend the night. Tomorrow, we will do distributions at Lakshmania & Balua villages where coupon for the same has already been distributed today by Ashok Ji, who is from Dr.Mishra's family.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We will move in to Chatapur day after tomorrow. There is still problems taking a four wheeler there but most of the interior places can be reached by two wheeler.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We didnt have much relief material with us, but we distributed around 200 blankets and 250 dress sets for children which we had in our vehicle, equally at these three places. Ashok Mishra Ji, from Balua has been helping us in local distribution of coupons and subsequent delivery of relief materials.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Anubha Ji, these 250 dresses were the last of 800 dresses send in two consignments from Jalandhar. Thanks a lot.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">The cold weather in these areas is slowly wearing off, and more people can be seen in the open..and with Kosi flowing back in its course, things look brighter.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Thanks to all of you who have worked for the Kosi flood relief. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"></span><br />Thanks & regards,<br />chandan<br />+91 993 1763 070<br /><br /><br /><br /><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" border="0" height="24" width="160" /></a><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-25545858956237460742009-02-01T07:31:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:59:19.842-08:00Its spring.<p align="center"><br />As one drives around Madhepura and moves ahead towards north, the countryside comes alive with the lazy sunshine of late winter mornings. Its lush green around with lots of marigold blooming<br />in the diffused sunlight. Its hard to believe that a river flowed over this area a few months back. Its been an amazing journey.. right through monsoons & the winter.Its been a tough time for everyone in this region..Many have lost everything. Yet, life goes on..as a routine.And so does nature.<br /><br />With the renegade river brought back on its old course, water level is ebbing away quickly..and<br />there is hope in the air. Expectancy.. for a new, better period ahead.<br />Its the beginning of spring,rebirth is in the air.<br /><br /><br />Beneficiaries from the villages (Bhawnertola & Singhwara) being given the relief materials (warm clothes /blankets). <br /><br />It is painful to see people still suffering from massive floods that started almost five months back. These are the people at the bottom of the relief rope,too weak to go to big relief centers, too far n deep inside the Kosi labyrinth to be touched by relief agencies working here earlier. With the decrease in water level, some villages can be reached now by two wheeler. These people are from Bhawner tola & Singhwara, amongst a cluster of villages still cut off for major disaster relief.<br /></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/6318088cb3e1c15a.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/6318088cb3e1c15a.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="4" /></a><br /><a href="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/f5a78d91b2c3f66d.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/f5a78d91b2c3f66d.jpg?size=400" alt="" width="398" border="4" height="328" /></a><br /><a href="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/b85977a138df069f.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/b85977a138df069f.jpg?size=400" alt="" width="400" border="4" height="328" /></a><br /><a href="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/c178afa3935b7d29.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:1139/0033c9574abc1b75b38d6cfdc8f1bf48/image/c178afa3935b7d29.jpg?size=400" alt="" width="398" border="4" height="328" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"> Its the resilience & raw courage of these down to earth folks that has carried them through five months of water & cold damp surroundings.<br /><br />The community hung around each other like never before..they helped each other with all they had..its amazing. Their attitude has been a revelation<br /><br />for many of us. They have won their lives back by mentally not allowing even the thought of death enter their head; physically they are tattered...they had no control over what was happening around them..but mentally, they never gave away hope. Hope has carried them through this living hell.<br /><br />Now, as our Government tries to give them whatall it has, lets hope that their life on the other side of this Kosi experiance is better, much better than what they perceive.</p><br /><p align="center"> </p><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --><br /><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" width="160" border="0" height="24" /></a><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-82405338995563021772009-02-01T05:41:00.000-08:002009-02-01T05:42:44.705-08:00Flood relief: Bhawer tola & Singhwari Village,Madhepura<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Flood relief ; Blankets were distributed to beneficiaries from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bhanwertola</span> & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Singhwari</span> villages,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gwalpada</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Madhepura</span>. The coupons for distribution had been distributed one day earlier & the beneficiaries came and collected the blankets,clothes from us at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dighi</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Panchayat</span>.<br />
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These two villages were highlighted by the media recently, and the condition of the villagers at these places were indeed bad. Now, with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kosi</span> flowing back on the original route and the breach plugged and patched, water flowing through the villages have stopped,and we hope <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">traversable</span> roads to places like these will be usable soon. This is good news for many villages which are still difficult to reach.</div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SYV-NbpW5WI/AAAAAAAAClY/dwkFOmzLDJw/s1600-h/100_3950.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SYV-NbpW5WI/AAAAAAAAClY/dwkFOmzLDJw/s400/100_3950.JPG" /></a> </div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Beneficiaries</span> with coupons come to distribution points & collect their relief material. This little arrangement has been pretty effective<br />
in cutting down the chaos and getting the distribution done smoothly & swiftly.<br />
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Now, they have to make sure that the breach is totally repaired and that vigil is maintained all through the embankments</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"> & dredging & maintenance is undertaken regularly.</span><br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We are at Dighi Panchayat, near Biharigunj.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We have been distributing warm clothes & blankets in Koriapatti & Bhawartola villages. The people from Bhawaertola will be coming to dighi to get the blankets tomorrow afternoon.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We cannot do distribution of blankets inside these villages as they are still not reachable by 4 wheeler, & also because crowds swell to unmanageable size during distribution.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We have given woolen shawl, children clothes earlier today( 60 families) when we were there to distribute the coupons for blanket distribution.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Water level went down by about a feet yesterday & we hope to get a clear traversable road to this cluster of villages shortly.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We will be here till 31st Jan i.e Saraswati Puja.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We have got some educative kits for small children which we shall be distributing on 30/31st Jan.<br /><br />By Chandan.<br /></span><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" onclick="window.open('http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?wt=nw&pub=ajitchouhan&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'addthis', 'scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,width=620,height=520,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,screenX=200,screenY=100,left=200,top=100'); return false;" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img alt="AddThis Social Bookmark Button" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" width="160" border="0" height="24" /></a><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227449688022058912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-9394220983594126522009-01-14T13:06:00.000-08:002009-01-23T23:20:03.487-08:00They need help. Sustained helpThe good news last week was that the the third & the last coffer dam was completed, and it was a big relief as that meant that work could be started on retracing the mainstream Kosi flow to its original path.<br />
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That didn't last long as a portion of the newly constructed coffer dam # 3 collapsed the next day due to excessive water pressure around it.<br />
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Three coffer dams had been constructed to change the river flow towards the pilot channel.Discharge of water went up & as more n more water gushed out, pushing the water level up..people got scared. Many thought its the flood all over again.<br />
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Thankfully, kosi discharge during this period is low & steps are being taken to rectify the damage.<br />
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This incident reinforces the fact that a lot of work has to done within the next 70- 80 days, and that pushing things in the wake of meeting deadlines can backfire & do more damage than good.<br />
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Its a very difficult task that engineers out there are undertaking, and we hope that Nepal Govt & Indian govt. provides all possible help to ensure that the breach repair is completed before end of March 2009.<br />
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During the last week, we have distributed blankets,dresses for children & clothing sets to 600 odd families residing in really difficult areas. Lots more is needed out here..its cold, wet & windy.<br />
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We went to Bhavara tola village in Gwalpada which is still cut off; After initial help by the govt. earlier last month, not much has been done. We will be going there again and give relief materials to 200 odd families residing there.<br />
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The damage to these villages is immense. In the picture you can see a hand punp which is about 7-8 feet above the ground level. This hand pump was on ground level before the strong currents of Kosi eroded everything around, leaving a 8-10 feet deep channel right through the village.<br />
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As this is the only source of potable water, the ingenious inhabitants have made a bamboo platform/ bridge to reach the hand pump.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blankets are lifeline; they get soggy by dew at night ..and are dried in the daytime. If the sun fails to show up..they sleep with soggy blankets. It will be tragic if it rains, all they will have is wet blanket to keep them warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW5n9cK2BMI/AAAAAAAACdo/YdJPvuM641k/s1600-h/100_3783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="2" height="313" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW5n9cK2BMI/AAAAAAAACdo/YdJPvuM641k/s400/100_3783.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><br />
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This is all that they have, handful of rice & a hole in the ground to burn twigs & leafs ..but they hang on.. hope to live on..what else can they do. Its very difficult to reach here..so no one comes here..& they cant go out. They survive on some rice & wild pods/ saag (cooked leaves of wild plants) <br />
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There is pain & suffering everywhere you look; almost everyone has lost something or someone.<br />
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They need help. Sustained help.<br />
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~chandan<br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks a lot Uma Shanker Ji; it gives us great hope and happiness to see that people are still sending relief to the flood victims even after four months of the disaster.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks a lot on behalf of the whole team.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">God bless you.</span> <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265556652435889897.post-8065260522565875862009-01-13T15:02:00.001-08:002009-01-13T15:03:03.821-08:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Panchayat</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bhavan</span>, though washed away partially, is still functional and that has been a big help to the locals.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0do4Jb8MI/AAAAAAAACbA/QBtsHR_P1aY/s1600-h/100_3683.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0do4Jb8MI/AAAAAAAACbA/QBtsHR_P1aY/s400/100_3683.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dpLfCbVI/AAAAAAAACbI/QdWcNUvXy_g/s1600-h/100_3763.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dpLfCbVI/AAAAAAAACbI/QdWcNUvXy_g/s400/100_3763.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dphItU9I/AAAAAAAACbQ/nKYBzmt3VIY/s1600-h/100_3765.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dphItU9I/AAAAAAAACbQ/nKYBzmt3VIY/s400/100_3765.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This is the bridge that connects this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">panchayat</span> to the main road. One can cross it by foot or cautiously by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mobike</span>. Four wheelers are a taboo. It creaks when you cross it, its unnerving. Its crazy.. the guy in the middle can sink in any time. The locals, though, have got used to<br />these minor irritations as compared to the disheartening loss of property and life around here.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dp9KrGDI/AAAAAAAACbY/3TQyfEiEDCE/s1600-h/100_3813.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lVfEJoM6R0E/SW0dp9KrGDI/AAAAAAAACbY/3TQyfEiEDCE/s400/100_3813.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END --><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Kosi flood relief updates</div>Chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738047562372207751noreply@blogger.com0