Tag: Jammu Kashmir Flood Relief
Jammu Kashmir flood relief work – in 2014
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Hands and hearts meet
Amma makes things happen… In most cases it is more getting out of Her way that we have to do. And then Amma works…. Well actually She always does. We had planned to distribute tarpaulins and medicines and health supplements for children in parts of Udhampur. We had had very clear discussions with an officer and everything had been scheduled! Everything…. Other than the eventuality of that officer falling badly ill!! All our planning went out of the window. We tried contacting other officials but somehow we were not able to get in touch with someone who could give us…
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To make sure that the education of children continues well
Amma says – “Just as when our left hand is hurt, the right arm moves to give succor, to apply medicine, and to caress the hurt arm without any need to think, so too should we serve the ailing and needy”. Though India is diverse it is one, so when Kashmir is affected there is nothing surprising in that a group of volunteers from Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Kerala, have been meeting officials in the state and directly visiting affected sites to assess the situation and render all possible help. As part of this the efforts here, today…
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The Indian Soldier
Jammu and Kashmir is a beautiful state, blessed by nature. But it is also an example of how though Nature showers Her bounties we humans manage to make the situation ugly. Being a border state, and that too bordering Pakistan, there is a huge number of Army and Military personnel here. We visited a site close to the Tawi river where the over wrought river had damaged buildings, swept away belongings. When the dam was close to getting breached, the army had arrived and on short notice started evacuating people. People did not even have enough time to stow away…
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Restoring hope, giving them a future
Today we went to Pancheri, a village which is about 40kms from Udhampur town. When we reached the closest point, we got off our car and talked to some local people including the Pradhan about the existing situations there. He told us that about 60houses had disappeared in the land slide and 40 people had died. We set out to see the actual site. We had a group of local people helping us, they were already involved in relief work to a small extent. We were told that the walk up the hill may take us an hour or more……
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Borders and Boats in Fields
Yes, Amma is definitely extended a loving hand to Kashmir. Everyone knew Amma would, and now relief work been initiated. Hamirpur Kona lies in Jammu sub-division, one of the areas which were affected by the floods but which are accessible now by road. A few days ago these were islands isolated from each other by the swirling flood waters… The army stepped in and within a couple of days they had built temporary bridges across that which had been paddy fields. Paddy fields became vast bodies of water and boats and helicopters plied to rescue stranded people. A few houses…