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Simple steps to reduce Swine flu H1N1 prolifiration

2009-10-22T15:33:00.002+05:30

Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice - from an email Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre,

Water on moon !

2009-09-25T00:37:00.000+05:30

WATER ON MOON A liter of water from a tonne or rock. Moon water.. its a reality Its insane..how could NASA not know that there was so much of water on Moon ( upto a liter of water from a ton of moon rock).. is this a hypothesis.. or is it closer to reality than we think. MCUBE( Exploration instrument made by Israel & on abroad Chandrayaan) with Chandrayaan (Indian Space satellite) did

Silent scream

2009-09-02T21:42:00.001+05:30

Shikra Hawk (Accipiter badius) .JPG, originally uploaded by Scorius.

Updates

2008-11-02T00:05:00.001+05:30

Yesterday, woolen & regular clothes, medicines, water purification tablets,veterinary vaccines (HS & BQ),Deworming suspension, Cerelac, packaged food were sent to Jadia & Lakshminia panchayat in Murligunj. We have procured woolen caps,woolen mufflers and ear covers for 1500 children, apart from woolen clothes collected at Patna and from the clothes sent to us from our donors. The ground

Kosi Deluge Forbesgunj

2008-08-30T08:19:00.000+05:30

No one knows where they will end up...but they have to keep moving..they have to be dynamic...to be fluidlike the unrelenting KosiStagnation is death.Fear writ all over...kya jaanvar, kya insaan..dis is the fear of the unknown.The kids clinging on..father has difficulty moving..one false step, one slip and all will be washed away. The undercurrents are incredibly strong. They move shielded along

Kosi slides eastward, wreaks havoc

2008-08-29T08:26:00.000+05:30

Patna, August 25: With the Kosi changing its course and reverting back to its course prior to 1731, large parts of Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Purnea and Katihar in north Bihar lie submerged, putting several lakhs of people in distress. The last time the river had changed its course was in 1952. On August 18, a 3-km-long embankment was swept away at Kushaha in Nepal, about 7 km away from the Kosi

Kosi devastates Bihar; 2 million homeless

2008-08-29T07:30:00.000+05:30

PATNA: This is India's Katrina, only the challenges could be bigger. Like the Mississippi breached the levee to drown an unsuspecting New Orleans in the US, the mighty Kosi river in north Bihar has broken its embankment to pick up a channel it had abandoned over 200 years ago, drowning towns, numerous villages and rendering over a million homeless. Many are reported to have died.Officials here

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Update from ground 28th Aug 2008

2008-08-29T11:33:00.000+05:30

This is Raj's letter sent y'day; *Dear Mr Chandan, Yesterday I went to the areas- Kathi, Bariya, Chunni and others. The condition is worst there. I'm sending you the video clips which would clearly describe the situation. The help from people of Mahatawa has been outstanding who went with food packets on their heads & tubes into 2.5 km inside water to deliver them to the most needy & returned

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Flood situation worsens

2008-08-25T11:52:00.000+05:30

The floods in kosi belt have caused massive damage.The embankment breach and subsequent influx of huge water body has already claimed more than 4000 people. The situation has worsened because of the current of water,and widening of breached embankment...water is still flowing in.At Forbesgunj, 2 boats were made available by SSB for relief..but the current has sunk the boat and its occupants. When

27th Aug: Chlorine Tablets

2008-08-28T02:08:00.000+05:30

300*1000 Chlorine tablets orderedthanksRajivFrom: Dr RADHA SHARAN GOSWAMI Date: 27 Aug 2008 03:03:25 -0000Subject: Chlorine TabletsTo: Rajiv Vidyarthy Dear Mr RajivIThank you for your mailI am arranging dispatch through xps or fastest courier RegardsDr R S GOSWAMI+91 9425007474Cell Number HIND PHARMA 11G,Industrial Area, Govindpura BHOPAL

Update from Ground- 30th Aug 2008

2008-08-31T06:54:00.000+05:30

Nepal has released 2.5 million cusecs of water just now.Water levelnear Forbesgunj has risen by 3 feet in less than one hour. Forbeshgunjis critical now.Beldaur at Supaul -Khagaria border is taking water.Supaul is cut off. Probably Forbesgunj too. News people says lakhs dead, govt of bihar disasterrelief website reports 15 human deaths and zero livestock death. I myself have seen more than 200

Bihar floods-day 13

2008-08-31T15:49:00.000+05:30

This deluge is turning out to be one of the worst natural calamity that this state has ever witnessed.Huge number of people and animals have been affected. Thousands of people have been feared dead, and the loss of animal life cant even be estimated.This has to be one of the largest flash flood ...3 million people are still trapped and have to be evacuated .Today Nepal released 2.5 million cusecs

Red Cross Bihar Flood Relief Camps

2008-08-30T13:59:00.000+05:30

Red Cross Sets up Relief Camps in North Bihar - http://www.patnadaily.com/Patna: Aug. 30, 2008The Red Cross Society of Bihar is setting up dozens of camps in the flooded areas to collect and distribute food to the victims, the Society's relief director S. P. Singh said at a high-level meeting summoned by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Saturday.Urging people to donate cash, food items,

Needed volunteers who are good swimmers

2008-09-02T03:12:00.000+05:30

We are still in evacuation phase. For that we may need two volunteers who are good swimmers. Later this week, when we start the relief work, we can use their help in making relief packets for distribution,. Best would be if you e-mail ID their contact no, or ask the team leader to send their contact number, Phone connectivity is slightly awry here. I'll b leaving for chatapur( near forbesgunj) as

Cloth collection in Bangalore for Flood affected people

2008-09-03T12:30:00.000+05:30

Cloths can be send directly to Red Cross PatnaYou can send Relief Material to Red Cross, Patna at following address:Mr. S.P. Singh, IAS (Retd.)Honorary DirectorBihar State BranchIndian Red Cross SocietyNorth of Gandhi MaidanPatna - 800001Phone No: 0612 -2201035/6/7; 2226267URL: http://www.indianredcross.org/east-india.htmlVivekHyderabadhttp://biharfloodrelief2008.blogspot.com/--- In Bihari@

At Ground at Forbasegunj

2008-08-31T18:50:00.000+05:30

Forbasegunj relief imitative;Dr. Manish, Mr.Raj, Mr.Alok are residents of Forebasegunj who have been working tirelesslyfor the last 14 days in rescuing and helping the flood victims in the vicinity of Forbesgunj, including Bir pur where the breach took place.This is the town that stood up as one in their fight against this natural disaster. Their videosposted on Youtube gives the first visuals of

Update from ground 27th Aug 2008

2008-08-28T09:02:00.000+05:30

Dear friends,I could not reach Forbasegunj, our vehicle was almost washed away near Naugachia, but it was our fault as we chose the wrong route. I am sending the following medicines to Forbesgunj by train, hopefully it should reach Forbesgunj by tomorrow evening:Chlorine water purification tablets- 120000Paracetamol 1000ORS 1000B complex 1000Entroquinol 500Domperidon 500Cetrizin 500Pot.

Update from ground 26th Aug 2008

2008-08-27T09:18:00.000+05:30

Dear friends, The flood situation in the kosi belt is very bad, and is going to get worse in the coming days.The DM of Madhepura has ordered evacuation of Madhepura town and its surrounding areas. This order comes after water entered Madhepura today evening and water level is increasing sharply. This decision by the DM came as the government authorities were not prepared for such situation. The