JaiGurudev! Although rain plays spoilsport here in Uttarakhand, the spirit of our AOL volunteers remains undampened!! Although the route from Gauchar, from where survivors are expected to arrive soon, still remains blocked, our team in Srinagar, led by Dr Monika and Dr Harish,has set up a wonderful medical and relief camp there. As soon as survivors start arriving, they will be greeted by a really well-equipped AOL camp. This camp will not only provide much-needed medical care but also food, rest facilities and even personal attention to ensure that they are connected to their near and dear ones as soon as possible. Further, the team from Srinagar is also working 2 hours every evening to help clear debris from Shakti Vihar area. Another team of 8 people which left yesterday for Dharasu with 5 truckloads of relief material will set up a similar medical and relief camp there. AOL volunteers, eager to help, have been calling from all over the country offering to come and help with the ongoing work. The team set up in Guptakashi is already helping people stuck there. Although roads in some of the affected areas are getting blocked due to the rain, our volunteers are ready to handle any eventuality. Although due to the rain, relief and evacuation sorties by choppers have been temporarily halted, our team at the Jolly Grant airport is ready to help the authorities as soon as work resumes. While enough food and relief material has been sent here by several organizations and our own team from AOL, I would urge all concerned people to build up the funds in the IAHV a/c so that these resources can be used to rebuild the lives of local villagers who have lost not only their homes but also all sources of livelihood. Shweta Golani.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:23:43 +0000
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