New life from the depths of despair-This is Lancashire
by Maxine Wolstenholme
.....In Pattaraiyadi, near Chidambaram in the district of Cuddalore, houses built 20 years ago by the Indian Government had collapsed. There, smiling women announced: "You have made us very happy. Now we have strong houses. In our life it would be impossible to build a house like this one. Please say thank you to the people who made it possible."
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Mr Surimuthi, village leader in Pattarayaidi, Cuddalore, told us: "On full moon days the water comes up to our house and we sometimes wonder if it will be a tsunami again, but we have had training and now we have confidence. Thirty-five people have been trained in this village so that we have confidence to rescue people if it happens again." full story>>
Architecture For Humanity, Tsunami Reconstruction and LEAD - The Green Appeal (A blog)
Six held for hurling petrol bombs at chemical unit-New Indian Express
Six held for attack on factory-Gulf Times
Steps to tackle floods in Cuddalore district-The Hindu
CII, Deutsche Bank reach out to tsunami-hit farmers-The Hindu
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