Team 6 reaches Saharsa on 13th

Team 6 reached Saharsa base camp on 13th October 2008 under the leadership of Mr. Vinod Koshti, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. The team comprised of 10 members – Mr. Jeet Sankalp, Mr. Amarjeet, Ms. Anjali, Ms. Nazia, Ms. Priyanka and Ms. Suchi from Department of Social Work, and Mr. Aashish Kumar, Mr. Amjad Khan, Mr. Pratap Singh and Mr. Rajan from B R Ambedkar College. The team took along with them 126 big sacks of relief materials which include clothes, biscuits, medicines, ORS, bedsheets and towels.

खास लोग, आम लोग

कुछ लोग खास होते हैं तो कुछ आम ।
कुछ खास होते हैं उनके जन्म, भाग्य और परिवार से ।
कुछ खास हो जाते हैं उनके कर्म, सोच और विचार से।
ऐसे ही एक आम शख्स को मैंने खास होते देखा हैं ।
मैंने एक इंसान को, सच में इंसान देखा हैं ।
सुनामी, भूकंप, सुखा, बाढ़ ये भी रंग हैं कुदरत के।
महज़ फूल ही नहीं खारे भी हैं बेशुमार इसके दामन में।
मैंने लोगों को मौत से लड़ते झगड़ते देखा हैं
मैंने बिहार को कोसी झूझते देखा हैं।
जब आम इंसान घिर गए पानी से।
तो खेल शुरु हुआ मौत , लाश और मातम का।
हज़ारो घर टूटे लाखो लोग तबाह हुए।
कितने लोग रहे? जो रहे कब तक रहे? मालूम नहीं!
आम लोग मरते रहे, खपते रहे, बिलखते रहे, पर क्या हासील!
कुछ लोग जो खास होते हैं जन्म, भाग्य और परिवार से वो मौन रहे।
देखते रहे भद्दा तमाशा मौत, मातम और मसीहाई का।
पर एक शख्स और चंद लोग जो आम होकर भी आम न रहे ।
वो उठे, बढे, वो चले एक सहारा बनने।
एक छोटा सा सहारा ही, मगर हैं तो सही!
लोग जुड़ते गए और चंद लोग 'हम' बन गए।
फ़िर सिलसिला शुरू हुआ लोगो की लोटती मुस्कान का।
घर बने, तन ढके, भूख मिटि, रोग कटे और सबसे खासम- खास कुछ अपने मिले।
डबडबाती आखों में खुशी, सूखे- फीके होठो पे मुस्कान , दिल में अहसास अपने पन का देकर,
हम लोग और वो शख्स जो आम दिखता था ,
सब मिसाल बन गए ज़माने के लिए ।
हम आम लोग खास बन गए ज़माने के लिए...
हम आम लोग खास बन गए ज़माने के लिए ...

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अजय सैनी
Ajay Saini, M.A (P)
Department of Social Work
University of Delhi

NEWS REPORT by SAHARA NCR TV

UDAI Progress -a visual presentation

कुछ चूल्हे जले हैं कुछ को जलाना है, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के प्रयास को आगे बढ़ाना है

A Visit Report by Sh. Shyam Pandey from Qatar - on the bank of Bhutahi Baandh

Views of our visitor from Saat samunder paar

It was an unique experience to get associated with the Delhi University team and visit the site to meet the flood victims and boost the morale of the volunteers.
I travelled all the way from Doha -Mumbai-Delhi-Patna-Saharsa to join the team. Saharsa is the base camp for all voluntary organisations. I was carrying 4 cartons containing baby food ( Lactogen) and Torches. In fact these items were suggested by Dr. Manoj Jha before the start of my journey. This is an good advice to all philanthropists visiting the relief camp to get prior information of the items immediately needed. I have seen people travel with loads of material which are either in surplus or do not have immediate requirement. A typical example was the over supply of blankets in the month of September/October.
It was the Dashehra when I spent my day with children of Hamari Pathshala and the patients at Hmara Aspatal - excellent piece of idea of DU. We distributed sweets among the children and celebrated the festival. It was a memorable occasion as some of the parents who were watching us could not control themselves. One can imagine the people staying on the bank of canal for last one and half month after loosing every thing and suddenly some one is reminding them of their festival. It was the wonderful efforts of Delhi University who brought solace to the children and their family. I would like to share the photo of the smiling faces of the children.

I had spend and discussed with the other flood victims and found some interesting things. There was no food shortage due to voluntary organizations and government supply. I have not heard any news of epidemic. Water was still flowing but soon the situation will change and the stagnant water would cause real concern. Winter is on next door, therefore government must do to shift them in some megacamps till their houses are built up. Till that time the job of relief work must go uninterrupted. I met couple of students of class 10 and 12 who are scheduled to appear final examination in March 09. Their fate are still unknown.
I extend my sincere thanks to Professor Sanjai Bhatt for his project UDAI-II and wish him great success for the noble cause of serving community.

Finally I conclude with the saying

कुछ चूल्हे जले हैं

कुछ को जलाना है,

दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के प्रयास को

आगे बढ़ाना है


Shyam Pandey
Doha Qatar