01-07-2005, 04:32 AM
Check the google cache, these guys are covering their tracks pretty fast...
Another from Google cache
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Nagapattinam district - which is the worst hit in Tamilnadu - we have 3organizations on the field working: Tamilnadu Science Forum, Vidyarambamand <b>DYFI</b>. We are also trying to get other orgns and the dist administrationinto a joint coordination effort.  Many of our volunteers of who are fromfishing villages have died and so have many of the children studying in thesupport centers. Ranganathan from Vidyarambam left yesterday from Chennaiwith a van load of clothes and relief materials. Locally <b>DYFI </b>and TNSF havecollected some materials and started the distribution. We have sent themsome immediate funds and I will be taking more funds and relief materialswith me today.In Cuddalore district - we have TNSF, PSF and <b>DYFI </b>working together. Acholera epidemic seems to be starting in both Cuddalore and Nagai - we aresending out preventive information pamphlets and are also taking medicinesfor the people there. Senthil Babu has gone there yesterday.In Kanyakumari - MALAR is coordinating the relief efforts. Many of thevillages where they are working have been washed away.  We have sent Rs.30,000 yesterday and will be sending more.I am leaving in a truck with Charles, Damu and Jagdish - with the reliefmaterials collected here today. Will be leaving from AID office by about5:00 pm. I will first go to Pondicherry and then to Cuddalore There we willmeet with the local TNSF and <b>DYFI </b>and other teams to plan the relief rehabwork for the next 1-2 weeks. Damu will stay there to continue helping withthe work there as well as to keeping giving the collection/allocation teamsin Chennai info about what is going on and what are the current needs.Then the truck will go to Nagai and meet with the teams there - to plan outa joint relief coordination and also plan for the long term rehab workneeded. Charles and Jagdish will stay there for at least a week or ten daysand work with the teams there - and also send us back information about whatis happening.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Another from Google cache
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Nagapattinam district - which is the worst hit in Tamilnadu - we have 3organizations on the field working: Tamilnadu Science Forum, Vidyarambamand <b>DYFI</b>. We are also trying to get other orgns and the dist administrationinto a joint coordination effort.  Many of our volunteers of who are fromfishing villages have died and so have many of the children studying in thesupport centers. Ranganathan from Vidyarambam left yesterday from Chennaiwith a van load of clothes and relief materials. Locally <b>DYFI </b>and TNSF havecollected some materials and started the distribution. We have sent themsome immediate funds and I will be taking more funds and relief materialswith me today.In Cuddalore district - we have TNSF, PSF and <b>DYFI </b>working together. Acholera epidemic seems to be starting in both Cuddalore and Nagai - we aresending out preventive information pamphlets and are also taking medicinesfor the people there. Senthil Babu has gone there yesterday.In Kanyakumari - MALAR is coordinating the relief efforts. Many of thevillages where they are working have been washed away.  We have sent Rs.30,000 yesterday and will be sending more.I am leaving in a truck with Charles, Damu and Jagdish - with the reliefmaterials collected here today. Will be leaving from AID office by about5:00 pm. I will first go to Pondicherry and then to Cuddalore There we willmeet with the local TNSF and <b>DYFI </b>and other teams to plan the relief rehabwork for the next 1-2 weeks. Damu will stay there to continue helping withthe work there as well as to keeping giving the collection/allocation teamsin Chennai info about what is going on and what are the current needs.Then the truck will go to Nagai and meet with the teams there - to plan outa joint relief coordination and also plan for the long term rehab workneeded. Charles and Jagdish will stay there for at least a week or ten daysand work with the teams there - and also send us back information about whatis happening.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->