Orissa Flooding. Please Help

Jaya Jagannath,

An unprecedented flood in the Mahanadi river system is grim with Mahanadi embankments have now been breached at 73 places. Due to heavy rains in Chhatishgarh and Jharkhand, Mahanadi and related rivers spreaded their wings to demolish many villages. Areas submerged and lakhs without food,water,shelter and even hope to survive

Time is the essence.They need help NOW..IMMEDIATELY!! Not a single penny has come from the Central Govt.!!Orissa govt. is struggling and trying their best.Situation is really GRIM. Please spread this mail to all NGO groups who can send volunteers,food, water, medicines etc. to the needy.

DO YOUR BEST AND SOONEST TO HELP THESE PEOPLE IN GREAT MISERY & SUFFERING.

Talking statistically :

> 3.85 lakhs cubic feet per second (cusec) is the volume, the outflow is 4.97 lakh cusec in Mahanadi.
> 2.55 lakhs hectares of standing Crop flushed.
> 22 People dead so far and many are either injured or missing.
> 24 lakhs of people from 17 districts are affected in all over Orissa.
> 5.7 lakhs people are cut off from the main land
> 2.66 lakhs people have been evacuated.
> 1, 849 villages are still marooned.
> 1, 552 roads are damaged by surging waters.
> 2, 500 crores worth of Property lost.
> 1, 500 crores relief asked by Honorable CM Sri Naveen Patnaik. Centre has not yet given a penny.
> 4, 650 food packets dropped by IAF choppers
> 231 powerboats and 35 boats from the National Disaster Response Force for relief and rescue
> 284 free food kitchens have been set up for 1.12 lakh people.

A month earlier Kosi broke many barricades and changed direction in Bihar affecting 30 lakh people. Due to strong political pressure from Lalu Prasad Yadav, Govt of India aided 1000 Crores (remember that Orissa had received just only 400 cr at the time of 1999 Super Cyclone) from Govt. of India. Now central Govt. is not listening to our plea for aid.

A month after Bihar floods, Orissa is suffering now with a similar loss. Due to heavy rains in Chhatishgarh and Jharkhand, Mahanadi and related rivers spreaded their wings to demolish many villages. This did not become a national issue nor do media bring into frontline because it seems Orissa is habitat of these things. Bihar suffered once in a decade that mattered for everyone but when every year Orissa suffers other say it s a foul cry. It shows the kind of crude politics of central Govt. which always treats our state with step mother attitude. The affected people are suffered and their sorrows get wider.

The whole world is busy enjoying their profession, multiplexed life style, buffets and parties, royal pleasured comforts but back home our own parents, relatives,  brothers and sisters are Crying for help.

This Saturday a team of IT professionals are going from Bangalore as volunteers to help the affected people with life saving medicines, anti infection and diarrhea medicines. Please donate something for this honest cause. Let your contributions be utilized by trust worthy professional hands. For relief please contact

1. Sri. Debeesantosh Prakash at debeesantosh.prakash@logica.com, debeesantosh@gmail.com, 9 9 8 0 5 7 9 5 7 9
2. Sri. Siba Ram Baral at siba.ram.baral@sap.com, sibaram.baral@gmail.com, 9 8 4 5 7 6 0 8 4 8

and tell us where can we collect from you. I hope you all will be with me and contribute generously.

Dear residents of Chennai please contact the following address for contribution :

Dr. S N Majhi, Managing Trustee ( Sri Jagannath Temple Trust )

City Office: #5(Old #3), 2nd street, Arumuga Nagaram, Narayanapuram,Pallikarnai Post, Chennai 600100;
Ph #s:(o44) 2246 3376, 2246 3377; Cell: 9840200626.

Sri Jagannath Shrine Complex: Kanathur Reddykuppam, Kovalam post, Tamilnadu,Pin-603112 ; Ph# (044) 2747 2141

A humble request: If possible kindly forward the enclosed mail to Rajasthani Youth Organization, Jain Samaj, Gujurat samaj, ISCON group, Art of living organisation and please talk to them if they can help the people suffering under the present flood havoc in Orissa.I t is a very grim picture (more and more agony for more than 27 lakh people, mostly ladies and children, covering half of Orissa ) emerging by every passing day.

Regards
Nilachakra
http://nilachakra.50webs.com