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VIVEKANANDA KENDRA PATRIKA FEB.-JULY’05 298CHENNAI AREA300 Families were given a kit consisting : abig plastic bucket, a mug, twp plates, a glass,a stove, a mat, a bed sheet, two vessels, aladle - in the villages of Karikaattu kuppam,Kovalam, Nadu kuppama and Palaverkadu.The total value will be Rs. 2,50,000/-300 Families near Cuddalore were given theabove kits worth Rs. 2,00,000/-3500 persons were fed on 26 th in acommunity kitchen.For Andaman & Nicobar Islands:Consignments worth Rs. 8,00,000/- in theform of clothing and food material was sent.The Kendra branches at Vadodara has senta consignment consisting food, clothing andhousehold vessels of 2 lorries for the reliefwork.Fishing nets worth Rs. 8,00,000/- weredistributed in the villages of NTO Kuppam,Eranavoor, Ennore Chinna Kuppam, EnnorePeriya Kuppam, Kovalam and Semanjeri.Proposals :1. Temples and community halls (fortailoring classes, samaya vahuppu,bhajans, etc.)2. Plantation of bamboos, casuarinas,mangroves on sea coast3. Diary scheme – cow, buffalo, goat,etc.4. Poultry farm5. Bio-diesel farming like katamanakku,castor, etc.6. Cottage industries – soap, candle,craft7. Housing with drainage, roads,ground, rain water harvesting,kitchen garden8. Tailoring unit9. Counseling – yoga, bhajans, spiritualdiscourses, doctors’ visit, culturalprogrammes, exhibitions10. Palm, coconut tree leaf for kidugu,chippam, donnai, etc.11. Mobile dispensary – medical camps,siddha camp12. Coir works – handmade and machinemade – through SHG, Co-operative13. Water scheme for the village14. Adoption of children – anbu illam15. Catamarans, fishing nets, boats16. Assistance in obtaining Documentslike school certificates, pass port,ration card, land records, etc.17. Chuna – artificial shell production18. Community hall in the village onraised platform – Shelter houseThe Schools in Andamanand Nicobar IslandsIn Andamans Kendra workers and other sisterorganizations have engaged themselves reliefworks in a big way. We have 9 schools inAndamans and the available reports show theeffect of the Earth Quake/Tsunami asfollows:VKV-Hut Bay:This Vidyalaya is the worst affected. As therewere some personal works for the teachers,all except the In-Charge of the school (ShriDinesan K V) were in Port Blair when theincident occurred. Shri Dinesan was alone.Water due to the tsunami waves entered thecampus and the buildings were under waterwithin no time. We have lost all 3 computers(the systems and printer), Telephones,Television, Tape recorder, Library books,School records and many of the furniture.Some of the portions of the school arepartially damaged too. As the area wasgetting filled with sea-water and there wasno time to assess further, Shri Dinesan alsoran out and escaped with the only cloth he