Tsunami disaster
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The total aid package approved for rehabilitation and reconstruction in the tsunami hit areas as announced yesterday. According to the Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, this is the first installment of the relief package. We hope it gets to the ones who need it the most, and in time.
Bangalore-Chennai-Chidambaram-Cuddalore-MGR Thittu
A quick update and a bunch of photos. We drove about 1300 odd kilometres in 3 days, travelling from Bangalore-Chennai-Chidambaram-Cuddalore. And then beyond Cuddalore to a few villages in and around the area. We crossed over to a really beautiful island village called MGR Thittu, literally swept away by the tsunami. The people have all […]
Chennai to Cuddalore
Reached Chennai in the afternoon after a longish but pleasant drive. Met up Kiruba, Nanda, Suman, Chitra. After some discussion, we headed out to the AID India office and met Anu who is coordinating with volunteers. She gave us some useful info about the villages to head to and also supplies we can take with us. […]
Heading for Chennai
A few of us (Arun, Suman, his wife Chitra, Vasu) will be in Chennai over the long weekend (Jan 14–16). We will be working with Kiruba and Nanda who have been involved in such activities from Chennai. One of the activities will be to go into the nearby villages to identify families for sponsorship for […]
Help a child get back to school
Narain, director of 360 Degree Interactive has launched this effort from to help kids get back to school. The cost of each kit is Rs.225 and you can do your bit, by visiting this link.
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Dilip D’Souza has been travelling through the tsunami affected areas in TN and is reporting via his blog. His SMS despatches can be found at ChiensSansFrontiers. Amit Varma is another reporter from Mumbai who is currently in TN and blogs at India Uncut. You can also read more news at Waves of Hope: A non […]
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