Part B
After the cyclone in Odisha in 2017, I called a friend who lives in one of the affected areas.
He told me about the catastrophic situation of his village.
The whole area was submerged in water and most of the homes were washed away.
Most of the villagers took shelter on the roof of their houses or trees and had no provision of food or water.
The locals were agitated by the carelessness of the administration and the situation is worsening.
I was moved by the situation and immediately contacted other students for raising fund to help them.
Most of them wanted to donate the fund to an NGO or in government’s relief fund but that will take time so I insisted to help them on the field as quickly as possible.
I took the initiative and contacted a team from Odisha to go there and helped them.
I even asked two medical students to go with them for medical help.
We asked the students and alumni to contribute and 466 alumni contributed more than 240000.
We have organized several flash mobs with the dance club at prime spots and the people donated a significant sum.
I have contacted a local departmental store “D-Mart” to provide food items, tents, and blankets at a lesser price.
The store owner agreed to provide the old stock at half price.
We inspired other students to help to make 4000 packets of biscuits, parched rice, essential medicines, water bottles, and blankets.
We contacted a transport company whose owner is from Odisha and requested him to take the relief packages at a lesser price.
I observed the severity of the situation and felt the commitment to contribute more to society.
After that, I collaborated with some other students with the same mentality and started going to a nearby slum area.
We have been distributing clothes and blankets and raising awareness of hygiene.
We distributed dustbins to the 26 families of that area and they started using them.
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I inspired my friends and juniors to join.
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