Fw: Visakhapatnam s p c a

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Dear friends,

On Saturday night the two trucks from Karuna Society and Manju Nath reached

Visakha SPCA, Visakahaptanam. The situation is worse than it looks on the

pictures. Although electricity is restored in the main building, the problem is

mud, destruction, polluted wells, stagnant water, broken trees , pieces of

walls, dirt and filth. Motorpumps are not working and pipelines are destroyed

so drinking water for animals is a problem.

 

The first job to be done is to remove all that is destroyed. This has to be

done by people who are willing to get dirty, sliding on the mud and who are

strong enough to remove most of the material by hand.

 

We brought from Puttaparti three masons but there is no dry sand available to

make cement and to start reconstruction of the wells. So, all are working on the

clean-up .Pradeep hired a machine to clean out the well but the motor is not

working and it needs repair. Please understand that even the first basic needs

BEFORE reconstruction are a problem and are a priority . The need is more

with getting people who can work hands on because that is the only possible way

that the ground work can be cleared before starting any reconstruction works.

The work is also being very much hampered with heavy rains falling at intervals.

 

Visakhapatnam Municipality city is not a problem with floods or animal rescue .

Pradeep has been very unfortunate with so many animals being flooded and the

Goshala part destroyed.

 

The animals are in danger of getting sick. The entire place is covered with

cowdung and mud that one cannot even measure the depth and thickness. Part of

the animals are sleeping outside the compound on higher grounds. Although food

is available now ,outside the compound a temporary shelter and drainage is

needed to be setup for all of them to be dry and clean and to facilitate the

reconstruction of the Goshala section .

 

The animals need immediate vaccinations.

 

With all the above problems there is no time to go outside to find out animals

and people in need of help . As soon as the cleanup and reconstruction is on

the way I and Manju Nath are going with Pradeep to find out problem areas.

However the first Disaster Area is Visakhaptnam Shelter itself.

 

ABC and treatment of animals continues but how can you function properly under

these kind of circumstances. Everything is wet, the attenders are struggling in

the mud and how can one keep everything clean and dry.

 

I have read the report that Pradeep wrote before. In my opinion the real

situation is worse and besides that he is overstressed because he needs to give

quotations for reconstruction work and everything has to be managed at the same

time which cannot be done with such a small group. He needs help immediately on

trust because it is really bad.

With Regards,

Clementien Pauws