Flood damage at Thiruvarur - 1

Flood relief - Tropical cyclonic storm - NISHA

The recent cyclonic storm Nisha which hit the South of Tamilnadu has left behind a trail of destruction and homeless people. People living in rural areas who have no access to immediate relief have been badly affected.

We have just received some pictures of the damage caused to homes with a request for some relief. The Board of Directors of the Club have been appraised of the requirement for relief and hope to provide necessary relief measures soon. Please do keep visiting this blog to keep abreast of our activities in this area.

Kovalam Water treatment plant - Update

We received good news from the US of A. It now seems that the water treatment plant for the Kovalam village is almost ready and will be shipped shortly from Escondido, California.

Kollumedu School

When Tim was visiting I had take him to a school in a village (Kollumedu) about 30 Kms from Madras. The school is in bad shape and lacks basic infra structure such as toilets, drinking water, leave alone furniture for classrooms etc.

Tim just sent in an email stating that he has discussed this school project with his club and that they would be happy to do a District Simplified Grant amounting to a total of USD 4000.

With this we will be able to provide toilet facility for the school.

Mani Iyer our architect member is traveling in Australia and as soon as he is back I will be taking him to the school to understand how we can provide them with a toilet block.

I have given a link above to my picasa album where you can view some pics of the school.

3 New Members

While Tim was here visiting us, the Club inducted 3 members. Jana, Ajit and Ravi joined the Club and we welcome them and hope they will enjoy Rotary. It is always a pleasure to welcome members into the Rotary Club of Chennai Kilpauk and I am sure they will immediately start participating in all activities.