By Sankarshan Nitai Das
Dear Maharajas/ Prabhus/ Matajis,
26th Sept.’07
Ganga Mayi started flooding the ISKCON Campus at 18:30 hrs in the evening today. She started overflowing on her banks across the Bhakti Siddhanta road and with great gushing made her entry into ISKCON Campus at Mayapur through service gate. She marked her visit exactly after an year, after she flooded ISKCON Mayapur last year on sept.25, 2006. ISKCON Mayapur management is taking all course of action to safeguard devotees and property. Brahamacharis were in action from the morning placing more than 500 sand bags to restrict her flow. Mayapur Housing Commission informed all the grihasta residents at the ground floor 24 hours before to pack up their things and put up in safe places. They started issuing coupons for accommodation at various guesthouses. Some grihastas moved out of Mayapur. Till afternoon, the water was not flowing out and until then the boundary wall shop keepers were little relaxedly packing their things but the shops selling deity paraphernalia stared clearing up their stocks. But as soon as the water started entering, the boundary wall place became very busy and shops keepers became alert understanding the emergency. Soon, many trolley vans ( flat richaws) were seen in the area, transporting things. Grihasta devotees were seen doing last minute emergency shopping stocking puffed rice, laundary shops, biscuits, instant foods etc. Kids are having lot of fun playing in the flowing waters.
Devotees are constantly visiting Ganga to access her speed. As of now, temple is still not in water but the book table is empty. Sri Prahlad Pr. was flooding the temple with Hare Krishna Mahamantra on the occasion of Haridas Thakur’s appearance day.
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As of now, internet line is O.K. and we will keep you informed all the news from Mayapur.
Your humble servant
Sankarshan Nitai Das
General Manager
ISKCON Mayapur.
Hare Krishna
27 Sept 07, 12:45pm
The Ganga is still rising and right now it is raining heavely. 16 inches of water in the temple room. By the main gate 3 feet of water.
The rising of the water has slowed down in the last one and half hours, the power has been off for long periods but it is on just now.
The Ganga enterd the temple room at 7:50 am.
Nitai Pada kamala were brought by rickshaw from the bajan kutir to Pancha tattvas alter at 7:30 am as they were leaving Ganga devi was rushing in.
It is still raining heavily.
your servant, Padmalochan Das
Flood Update Report
By Shyamagopika devi dasi on Fri, 2007-09-28 08:33.
Since yesterday evening, it is not raining. The water level is still increasing. Now it is above 4 feet near the main gate. All the ground level areas are totally immersed in water. A make shift bridge has been created between ISKCON Mayapur exit gate and Chakra building.
Shastra Pr is doing his Nagar Sankirtan by boat today. Pharamcy is shifted to Room no.123 in Chakra building. About 70,000 people from 50 villages surrounding Mayapur are affected by flood. Some of these villages are Hular Ghat, Bharuidanga, Nidaya, Char Brahma Nagar, Swarup ganj, Taranpur, Mollapara, Gumaghar, Gournagar and Char Swarupganj. Many villagers homes were washed away causing damage to their properties.
ISKCON had sent devotees to survey the villages for flood damages. Survey began yesterday and it will be collateral with the relief work which will begin tomorrow. Planning and preparation for relief work is on and this year ISKCON has planned to reach more relief for suffering villagers than last year. Massive Prasadam distribution, medical relief works, setting up of camps, free medicines distribution, cloth distribution will begin from 29 September.
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