சகாயம் ஐ.ஏ.எஸ். வழிகாட்டுதலில் மக்கள் பாதை அமைப்பு இயங்கி வருகிறது. இந்த அமைப்பு பல்வேறு சமூக நலத்திட்டங்களை செயல்படுத்தி வருகிறது.

இந்நிலையில் கஜா புயலால் டெல்டா மாவட்ட மக்கள் தென்னை, வாழை உள்ளிட்ட பயிர்களையும், வீடுகளையும் முற்றிலும் இழந்து தவிக்கின்றனர். குடிநீர், மின்சாரம், உணவு உள்ளிட்ட அடிப்படை வசதிகளின்றி தவிக்கின்றனர்.

பல்வேறு தன்னார்வ அமைப்புகள் தொடர்ந்து நிவாரண பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளன. அதேபோல் மக்கள் பாதை அமைப்பும் தமிழகத்தின் பல மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்து நிவாரண பொருட்களை கொண்டு சென்று பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்கு வழங்கி வருகிறது,மற்றும் பாதிக்க பட்ட மக்களுக்கு புனர்வாழ்வு பெறுவதற்காக இங்கிலாந்து வாழ் மக்களால் முடிந்த பொருள் உதவி செய்யுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்ளுகிறோம்.

இது நாம் நம் தேசத்திற்கும் , நம் இன மக்களுக்கும் உதவ வேண்டிய தருணம் , அனைவரும் ஒன்றிணைந்து செயல் படுவோம்.

இப்படிக்கு மக்கள் பாதை இங்கிலாந்து.

On November 16, Vedaranyam, the tip of the nose of peninsular India stretching into the Bay of Bengal, was in the eye of a storm when Cyclone Gaja made landfall and swirled through the fertile Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu. The cyclone left the delta battered like no other in more than half-a-century.

What happened?

The cyclone with high velocity winds gusting up to 120 km an hour sheared trees, huts, tiled houses and every other structure in its path. Almost the entire delta spread over Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur districts, considered the granary of the State, the neighbouring Pudukottai and even interior Tiruchi and Dindigul districts staggered under its impact as the cyclone made its way to the Arabian Sea in Kerala.

What was the impact?

The cyclone swept in wind and water, destroying lakhs of trees, including coconut, banana, cashew, mango, jackfruit, casuarina, betelvine, eucalyptus, teak and sugarcane on thousands of hectares. The paddy crop of the samba/thaladi seasons was also damaged in some places. Boats and huts of fishermen were destroyed. The Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, a Ramsar site (a wetland of international importance for conservation), was ravaged. Carcasses of blackbuck, spotted deer, feral horses and birds were washed on the shores of Karaikal in Puducherry. Scores of villages were wiped out and thousands rendered homeless. The steel roofs of petrol stations, grain storage godowns and other buildings were blown away. Nearly a lakh tonne of stocks in salt pans in Vedaranyam were washed away. Over 3.41 lakh houses with thatched or tiled roofs were damaged, according to an official estimate. More than 3.78 lakh persons were accommodated in over 550 relief centres. Over 92,500 birds and 12,200 heads of cattle perished.

How bad was it?

Many residents in Vedaranyam said they had not witnessed devastation of such magnitude in their life. A few elders compared the devastation to a cyclone in the 1950s. Every family was left counting its losses. The coconut growing belt of Pattukottai, Peravurani and Orathanadu in Thanjavur district took a severe beating. “Coconut growers are ruined. Official estimates said coconut trees raised on over 30,000 hectares were uprooted. In Pudukottai district alone, over 5 lakh coconut trees were destroyed. The electricity distribution network crumbled with more than a lakh poles uprooted, severing over 53 lakh connections. More than 800 transformers and 180 sub-stations were affected. Absence of power left villages and towns without drinking water supply. Tangedco, the power utility, has deployed more than 22,000 workers on the massive restoration effort.

How long will it take to recover?

Officials concede that it could take more than a month to restore normality. Experts believe this could take a decade for farmers to reclaim their livelihood.

Why should you support?

The reason we need to support our farmers in the need of the hour is well articulated by Thiruvalluvar, a tamil poet in the below couplet (# 1032):

உழுவார் உலகத்தார்க்கு ஆணிஅஃ தாற்றாது

எழுவாரை எல்லாம் பொறுத்து.

It means, because the farmers holds the lives of the rest of the human race, the ploughers are the linch-pin of the world;

The little support you are extending will help some families to have a roof above their head & food in their plate. You could be a reason for a family to have a peaceful night.

Thanks & regards

Makkal padhai UK