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प्रश्न
A lot of people from other places came to Jasma’s village. Who were these people? In what ways would they have helped the villagers?
उत्तर
The people who came to Jasma’s village for help were:
- People from the cities.
- Scientists, architects, and engineers.
- Non-government and Voluntary organizations.
- Some doctors.
- State Minister and other political leaders.
These people helped the villagers in a number of ways, such as:
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People from the cities with food, medicines, and clothes. They also helped to put up the tents.
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The scientists tried to find out which areas have more chances of having earthquakes and they gave an alarming signal to the villagers to keep them away from these places.
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The engineers and architects showed them some special designs for houses that would not get much damaged in an earthquake.
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The non-government voluntary organizations helped the people by providing them food, clothes, tents to make huts, etc.
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Doctors and nurses provided them free first aid and treatment.
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The state minister and other political leaders provided the people with various basic things like food grains, vegetables, compensatory money, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who all helped at such a time? Make a list.
Compare your house with that of Jasma. List in your notebook what materials were used in making both the houses.
| Jasma’s House | Your House |
According to the TV report, thousands of people were injured and some died in Gujarat. If the buildings had been made in a way that they would not fall in the earthquake, would the damage have been different? How?
In such situations whose help would be needed and for what? Write in your notebook as shown here.
| Whose help will be needed | How will they help |
| Dog | To smell out where people are lying trapped |
Have you ever seen people in your area helping each other? When?
Why do people live together in a neighbourhood?
Make your own report which mentions the following:
– Cause of the disaster, date, and time
– What kind of damage did it cause-to lives, belongings, livelihoods?
– Which people came forward to help? Which government offices or other groups?
Write a report with the help of the following words:
floods, river water, injured people, food packets, rescue work, camps, dead bodies, dead animals floating in the water, houses underwater, aerial survey (to see the scene of the disaster from a plane), sad people, diseases spread by dirty water, homeless people, trapped people.
What will you do to save pet animals during a natural disaster?
People face a lot of difficulties when they lose people from their family, or their houses and belongings. In newspapers of the last one month, look for news related to such disasters - earthquakes, floods, fire, cyclones, etc., in different parts of the world. Collect these news reports and paste them into your notebook.
