Dear Friends
The
recent catastropic deluge devasted the northern and Cuddalore districts of
Tamil Nadu causing unprecedented damage to houses. Properties, rendering
thousands homeless and killing hundreds of people. The nonstop rain has broken
100 years old record in Tamil Nadu and the raging waters cause huge damages to
the houses, roads, schools. According to a research report since 1991, the
Chennai city's concrete structures have been increased nearly 13 times and
flood plains and open areas have been reduced by a fourth. The rain deluge
damaged around 1.16 lakh huts and 17.4 lakh people evacuated to safer places.
The reason for the huge damage is encroachment of the lakes and water bodies.
According to a report, in 1980, bigger and medium lakes/water bodies were
around 650, but in 2008 it has come down to mere 27 Nos. The 72 Km long Cooum
river once considered as a holy river, now become the sewage career of the city
with full of wastages and drainage water.
According to the metrological
Department report Chennai received 149.77 cm of rain against the average of
64.9 cm between October 1, 2015 to December 2, 2015 , which caused immense
flood, and marooned the houses, huts, factories, roads and vast areas in the
Chennai city.
In
this deluge, when the city was marooned, the people of the city manifested
collective voice to reafirm faith in them in life and rendered mutual help and
humanitarian support. The voluntary organizations, youths, broad minded
citizens, combined together and extended their helping hand to render help to
the suffering people. This empathy and compassion shown upon the victims saved
several lives. Their wonderful service till continues in supplying food, dress
materials, utensils for their rehabilitation. The army, the navy, the national
disaster management team too were deplayed but the rescue operations hampered
due to lack of proper coordination between the Govt. and these agencies.
"Our
job on earth is to offer a helping hand, compassion and mercy. We are to do
unto others, as we hope they would do unto us", says Dana Arcuri.
Thiruvalluvar attributes,"Although an act of help done timely, might be
small in nature it is truly larger than the world itself". This timely
help rendered by our youths, the general public and the NGO's regardless of
caste, community, or ethnicity helped to save the lives of thousands. They
proved that we are in the world to support one another and helping others is
the secret sauce to a happy life.
Let
us lift our hands together and remember, one is for helping others, while the
other is for helping you. Give a helping hand to whoever needs help. In the
words of Mother Teresa, 'Love is not patronising and charity isn't about pity,
it is about love. Charity and love are the same with charity you give love, so
don't just give money but reach out your hand instead',
Yes, if people become more helpful to
others, there will be much less tragedy in the world.
Let
us unite ourselves and lend our helping hand to others so that a new chapter of
love and compassion will engulf the entire world.
Regards
Dr.G.K.Dhas
(Editor)
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