Chennai Flood Relief #USA4Chennai
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While the global leaders convened at Paris on 30th November to achieve a legally binding agreement on climate, the world witnessed its worst effects in the form of record breaking rains in coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, India. Per CNN the rainfall received in Chennai on Dec 1st alone is equivalent to last 1 year of rainfall received in UK.
Chennai, one of India's largest metropolitan cities, with a population of close to 7 million people is being battered by unprecedented torrential downpour over the past 2 weeks. The city has never seen rain and flooding like this in the past 100 years causing widespread loss of human lives and infrastructure. Cuddalore a smaller coastal district faced rains of similar magnitude and most of its areas are unapproachable even for rescue teams.
But we also witnessed an outpour of support from people, coming together to help each other. Doors were opened to welcome the stranded, movie halls and shopping malls became relief camps, ordinary people preformed extraordinary deeds. The social media was extensively used to connect the victims to the rescue teams.
Chennai is now limping back to her feet, but all the battering has taken its toll on her. Many of the neighborhood are completely submerged, food stocks and supplies are dwindling, and an epidemic outbreak is looming large. Chennai is in need of funds now more than ever. Fortunately, there are quite a few NGOs which are doing a great job in rehabilitating the victims and they need your immediate support.
Let’s join hands and help Chennai and Cuddalore get back to normalcy by donating generously.
Please see below links to understand the magnitude of devastation.
CNN: Deadly Chennai, India, flooding leaves residents in fear
CNN: Chennai floods: Indian city's streets, homes, airport hit hard; more rain to fall
Reuters: India bolsters Chennai flood relief, residents criticize slow response
BBC: Chennai floods: 'We are lucky to be alive'
The Guardian: Thousands flee Chennai floods amid fears more rain could add to death toll
About Us:
My Name is Balasubramaniam (Bala) from New Jersey USA, and we are a group of Young Professionals from
USA willing to support the relief initiatives and operations currently undertaken by many NGOs in Chennai and Cuddalore including , Tamil Nadu, India by generating funds from benevolent hearts across United States of America.
We will be sending our fund raised to NGO's in India includes 1) The Chennai Trekking Club, Chennai, India (http://www.chennaitrekkers.org/2015/12/ctc-tn-flood-relief-efforts-update-call.html) and 2) RJ Balaji and Siddharths Initiative partnering with Bhoomika Trust, CHennai, India http://bhoomikatrust.org/
and other NGos in Chennai. We will share the information as we make donations to these NGOs. We are no way related to these NGOs and we purely determine the funds transfer to NGOs decided together by the group advised by the Legal Specialists in Chennai.
I will be responsible of withdrawing the fundss and transfering to the accounts of the NGOs involved in the relief work in Chennai and Cudaalore.. Th is will be made public.
Kindly contact us if you would liek to receive more information.
Chennai, one of India's largest metropolitan cities, with a population of close to 7 million people is being battered by unprecedented torrential downpour over the past 2 weeks. The city has never seen rain and flooding like this in the past 100 years causing widespread loss of human lives and infrastructure. Cuddalore a smaller coastal district faced rains of similar magnitude and most of its areas are unapproachable even for rescue teams.
But we also witnessed an outpour of support from people, coming together to help each other. Doors were opened to welcome the stranded, movie halls and shopping malls became relief camps, ordinary people preformed extraordinary deeds. The social media was extensively used to connect the victims to the rescue teams.
Chennai is now limping back to her feet, but all the battering has taken its toll on her. Many of the neighborhood are completely submerged, food stocks and supplies are dwindling, and an epidemic outbreak is looming large. Chennai is in need of funds now more than ever. Fortunately, there are quite a few NGOs which are doing a great job in rehabilitating the victims and they need your immediate support.
Let’s join hands and help Chennai and Cuddalore get back to normalcy by donating generously.
Please see below links to understand the magnitude of devastation.
CNN: Deadly Chennai, India, flooding leaves residents in fear
CNN: Chennai floods: Indian city's streets, homes, airport hit hard; more rain to fall
Reuters: India bolsters Chennai flood relief, residents criticize slow response
BBC: Chennai floods: 'We are lucky to be alive'
The Guardian: Thousands flee Chennai floods amid fears more rain could add to death toll
About Us:
My Name is Balasubramaniam (Bala) from New Jersey USA, and we are a group of Young Professionals from
USA willing to support the relief initiatives and operations currently undertaken by many NGOs in Chennai and Cuddalore including , Tamil Nadu, India by generating funds from benevolent hearts across United States of America.
We will be sending our fund raised to NGO's in India includes 1) The Chennai Trekking Club, Chennai, India (http://www.chennaitrekkers.org/2015/12/ctc-tn-flood-relief-efforts-update-call.html) and 2) RJ Balaji and Siddharths Initiative partnering with Bhoomika Trust, CHennai, India http://bhoomikatrust.org/
and other NGos in Chennai. We will share the information as we make donations to these NGOs. We are no way related to these NGOs and we purely determine the funds transfer to NGOs decided together by the group advised by the Legal Specialists in Chennai.
I will be responsible of withdrawing the fundss and transfering to the accounts of the NGOs involved in the relief work in Chennai and Cudaalore.. Th is will be made public.
Kindly contact us if you would liek to receive more information.
Organizer
Bala Subramaniam
Organizer
Plainsboro, NJ