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SANDPAPER SPRING 2005 EDITION |
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The Rehabilitation of Tsunami Affected Areas – A BITS Alumni Initiative As you’re all probably already aware, in December this past year Tsunamis of biblical proportions struck India and several other countries. Sadly enough, this was merely the latest in a spate of natural disasters – adding to the adversity inflicted by the super cyclone that hit Orissa in 1999 and the earthquakes that rocked Gujarat in 2001. The BITSunami team's objective is to restore and to sustain: Two tsunami affected villages in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district, Naaluvedapathy and Pushpavanam, have been adopted by BITS Pilani alumni for rehabilitation within the next five years. More In conversation with Sudeep Jain (BITS ’86), former District Collector of Nagapattinam More |
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