dear devotees,
Here is an update on vedics activities related to helping people
affected by the tsunami
Update from the field:
(i) Our volunteers have visited affected areas near cuddalore,
chidambaram and chennai; they report that immediate food/clothing
needs are being met very well by local organizations/people; for
example, in the chidambaram area, the local medical college has
taken over the task of providing food to the affected.
(ii) The key immediate need is temporary shelter; people do not have
a dry place with a roof to stay in many places;
(iii) Longer term rehabilitation projects are very necessary - help
with rebuilding houses, buying household items (kitchen utensils
etc.), books/notebooks for children etc.
Vedics is working with local villagers and local officials in a
village near chidambaram to investigate building a temporary
shelter; a local person has agreed to allow the use of his land for
this purpose, and the local people want this as a first priority;
the very preliminary estimate is that this will cost around 1.5 lakh
rupees, and we are going to do this.
Vedics will take up the task of providing rehabilitation help for a
few families, at the least; the cost of resettling a family is
estimated around Rs.70-75,000 (50,000 for house with hall, room,
kitchen, toilet; 15,000 for utensils/stove/clothes/books etc.;
10,000 for temporary support till the family gets their livelihood
back).
For more details on these, and on information on how you can help,
please visit http://vedicstsunamiproject.blogspot.com . To donate
towards these activities, please visit
www.vedics.net/appeals/tsunami.
We will provide more details as they become available.
irAmAnusa adiyArgaL.
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