Tsunami relief efforts update

Br. Dayamrita Chaitanya
January 4, 2005

Aum Amriteswaryai Namah

Amma has dedicated Rs. 100 crores to the rehabilitation of the tsunami affected - this was announced in a press conference in the Ashram.

Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to also benefit from the rehabilitation scheme. Rs.1000 to be paid to each of the families who have been affected by the tsunami in Kerala, for buying essentials. A sum of Rs.1.5 crores set aside for this purpose.

The Ashram would be willing to adopt those children whose parents have died in this calamity and take full responsibility for their education and would also provide counseling to them.

The work on building temporary shelters for the evacuees being vacated from the government-run camps has already started at the Ashram property in Srayikkad.

International teams of Ashram volunteers continue to clean camp sites. Food, essentials and medical aid are provided to evacuees at the camps as usual.

Amma comes for the regular Ashram bhajans after a gap of seven days. Visitors have started trickling into the Ashram, the daily routine is restored.

Amma is planning to setup an advanced study center that can send out warning signals of disasters such as tsunamis.

Nagapattinam
Under the auspices of the Math, many ashramites, devotees and AYUDH members are in the forefront in helping and providing amenities to the tsunami-affected. Their love for Amma takes myriad forms. One devotee donated 58,000 packets of biscuits for the tsunami victims. Others contributed utensils, clothes and other provisions.

A relief camp was set up at Nagapattinam in Pattinasseri, providing food to about 10,000 people daily. Medical teams are also providing medical aid. Under instructions from Amma, the volunteers help remove dead bodies and clean the affected places.

Namah Sivaya,
Dayamrita
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