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Flood Situaton in Bihar and Orissa |
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AID has approved 20,000 dollar for flood relief in Bihar and Orissa. Please contribute to AID's All India Relief Fund (AIRF) which support such relief efforts.
PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE IN AND
AROUND CUTTACK & BHUBANESWAR by AID Orissa
BACKGROUND:
 PRESS NOTE REPORT OF 6.8.2007 from Orissa State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA)
The result of
depression formed on 4.8.07 at Bay of Bengal
shows as follows:
The Rainfall Data
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Time
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05.08.07
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By 8.30 AM
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Cuttack
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330 mm
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BBSR
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170 mm
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06.08.07
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By 8.30 AM
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Cuttack
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107 mm
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BBSR
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152 mm
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Report on Metric Mela organized by AID Bangalore |
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Report by Satish Kumar Sundaram
 AID Bangalore conducted Metric Mela, a fun event
involving kids, parents and other adults at the Minerva Circle tuition center on July 22,
2007. Preparations for the event had started a month ago where AID volunteers
(Balaji, Senthil, Pushpa, Sathish and others) met with the kids a few times to
decide on the flow of event and logistics.The event basically consisted of
four booths one each demonstrating measurement of weight, length, volume and
time. There was also a registration booth where the participant was given a
chit with his/her name and a registration number on it. In each booth the
participant would be asked to estimate on the unit being measured. The guess
was entered in to a book maintained at each booth after which the actual
measurement was taken in front of the person who made the guess. The actual
measurement was also entered in to the book. The person who made the closest
was given a small prize.
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Medha's letter becomes a PIL |
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 Update -- Aug 6: A letter was written by Medha Patkar to the Chief Justice (CJ) of M.P. from
Indore Jail regarding atrocities against the agitation, impinging upon
right to peaceful protests, using unjustifiable police force and
suppressing lawful demand for land based rehabilitation. This was admitted by the CJ as Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and the same will
be heard on August 8th. The State Government of M.P. has been asked to
respond by that date. Medha Patkar will plead the case of NBA before
the CJ of M.P.
Main Demand of Satyagraha: A torch rally (see picture) was held in Badwani on Aug 5 as the Satyagraha continued. Adivasis (tribals/indigenous people) already affected at 122 meters height of Sardar Sarovar dam should be immediately given land-based rehabilitation. More than 2 lakh people still remain in the dam's submergence area. Background, list of demands and time-line. |
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Jeevansaathis
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AID-India's Accelerated Reading Program in Tamil Nadu Schools 
Fact: 50% of Grade V children in Tamil Nadu cannot read a simple paragraph in Tamil.
This
is after going to school daily for 5 years! A child not being able to
read is the single biggest challenge in primary education. If
children cannot even read a simple paragraph in Tamil, they cannot
follow what is done in school. To address this problem, AID India
developed Padippum Inikkum (Joy of Learning, or literally, “Reading can
be Sweet!”), a program that ensures that children learn to read Tamil
fluently within 5 months.The program reached out to 450,000 children in 7300 schools. Solution: Individual attention and level-specific activities tailored to each child (Click here to Read More) |
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