Category: Tsunami
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Boats given to fishermen of Tamil Nadu
3 July 2005 — Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu The Honourable Union Finance Minister, Sri. P. Chidambaram, handed more than of 210 brand-new FRP boats, outboard engines and fishing nets to the fishermen of Nagore, Pattinacherry. The beneficiaries include fishermen from Samanthampettai, Tharangambadi, Nambiar Nagar as well as from Nagore-Pattinacherry. The Ashram has already distributed nearly 150…
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New boats to the tsunami victims
As a part of the tsunami rehabilitation project, 25 newly constructed boats were distributed to villagers in the Kollam and Alappuzha Districts who had lost theirs in the tsunami. Each boat cost 1.25 lakh to build, and came equipped with a 9.9 Yamah outboard engine (costing 70,000 Rs.), 110 kg of fishing net (worth 37,000…
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Amma s goodness inspired tsunami relief work
26 June 2005, Amritapuri “Amma’s hands of goodness inspired tsunami relief and rehabilitation activities in the state” said Mr. Oommen Chandy, Kerala Chief Minister at a function in Amritapuri. “Endowed with a big heart, symbolising the goodness of the society, Amma has completed the construction of Tsunami houses at a fast pace” said Mr. Chandy…
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Handing over the keys to the next 89 houses
25 June 2005 The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Oomen Chandy will be handing over the keys to another 89 houses built for people of Arattupuzha Panchayat, Alappuzha District who had lost their homes in the tsunami. The ashram delegates will first present the keys to the Honourable Chief Minister. With this the total…
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Ashram is a role model in tsunami relief work
18 June 2005 — Varavila, Klappana Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala oommen chandy receiving key from Amritakripananda puri “I don’t know how to thank Amma for her offer of unconditional aid and the plethora of services she has rendered,” said the Honourable Chief Minister, Sri. Oommen Chandy, during the inaugural address. “The government has not been…
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Ashram finishes its first 100 houses in Kerala
16 June 2005 — Alappuzha, Ernakulam & Kollam Districts, Kerala The Ashram has finished building a total of 100 houses in Kerala as part of its the tsunami relief efforts. The government of Kerala has entrusted the Ashram with building 1,600 houses. The Ashram is the first NGO in India to finish building houses based…
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An alternative to traditional means of livelihood for the villagers
Amritapuri, 12 June, 2005 Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: parasparam bhaavayanta param sreyam avaapsyata [‘By nourishing each other, may you attain supreme prosperity’]. As part of the Amrita Tsunami Rehabilitation Project, the Math has initiated a project to make families living in the Alappad village more self-reliant. Called Matru Gramam (‘Mother’s Village’), this…
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Amma lent support to the kerala government
12 June 2005 — Amritapuri “The government and other organizations were not able to do much to help the tsunami victims, no matter how hard they tried. They were not able to ease the pain and sorrow of the people. But Amma came to our rescue. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math lent us a supporting hand,”…
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What Government officials say about the Ashram s tsunami relief work
Government of Kerala “In the coming years, India will be known—not for its population of 100 crores or its nuclear power—but for the far-reaching humanitarian activities of Mata Amritanandamayi.” His Excellency R.L. Bhatia, Governor of Kerala, 27 September 2005 (on the occasion of distributing keys to 550 tsunami-relief houses constructed by the Ashram) “Amma has…
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Houses are ready for rehabilitation
30 May 2005 25 houses in the Alappuzha district are ready for habitation. The work on the 125 other houses is about 80 percent over. The ashram is building two types of houses here according to the two plans provided by the government – one for houses close to the sea and one for those…