Kerala Disaster - A humble effort by 40 families & friends in Chandigarh

Brief details of further disbursement of funds is hereunder. Yes, it is taking a bit of time for the disbursement as we are particular about the people being selected - the genuinely needy! Please feel free to write back with any queries you might have. We intend to post the more briefs as we proceed gradually to further disbursements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant Vimala and  P N Aravindakshan Uducham Cheriya Thekanam, North Kuttiyathodu, Ernakulam Application "I am basically a milk farmer with a few buffaloes and Cows to lead a life of self respect by selling their milk and dung.These floods, I lost cows to the floods and find it difficult to sustain the small revenue I used to earn considering the fact that the surviving cattle too are sick. I request you to provide us some funds  in-order that i may get my surviving cattle treated and add a cow to it" Says Aravindakshan in his application to...

After a few round of serious discussion within the managing committee of the Charity Society under the Vicar's leadership, we have been able to get to where we have now been able to extend the very first small help from the funds we could generate from considerate contributors like you. Brief details for your information is hereunder. Please feel free to write back with any queries you might have. We intend to post the more briefs as we proceed gradually to further disbursements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant K A Parameshwaran Kootupara Veedu Cheriya Thekanam, Kuttiyathodu, Ernakulam Application "I lost two milking cows, a major source of  our family income, to a landslide in the mountains, as a result of the rain and flooding in Kerala during the latest. I request you to help us out of this mess in whatever way possible. I do not have kids and it is me and my wife who are looking towards h...

Kerala is not really new to the wet embrace that it confronts each rainy season and that too, often, twice a year but then it has never ever been such as it happened this time. Between 9th and the 15th of august Kerala received 255 percent more rain than it normally does. The result - 44 rivers in spate, 87 major landslides (not to count the smaller ones and the ones not reported at all), water from 33 dams released - catastrophe! Over 46000 hectares of crop lost, 2.25 lakh people rescued. Over ten lakh people moved to over 3200 relief camps. 360 dead and still counting. Rs.25000 crore is the estimated loss to the state. Now comes the rebuilding. That is the challenge ahead. Let us sincerely hope that the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the state will boost the economy of the state. The lessons we have learnt neglecting the all powerful nature must be respected and followed through to it's logical conclusion. Probably, it is time for Kerala to have a sincere relook into the ...