Kerala Flood Heroes: Indian Navy Captain P Rajkumar Rescues 26 People, Commander Vijay Airlifts A Pregnant Woman To Hospital

The Logical Indian Crew Kerala

August 18th, 2018 / 4:05 PM

Capt P Rajkumar Commander Vijay Varma Kerala Floods — Kerala Flood Heroes: Indian Navy Captain P Rajkumar Rescues 26 People, Commander Vijay Airlifts A Pregnant Woman To Hospital

Image ( Representational) Credits: Shreya Dhoundial/ Twitter, Shiv Aroor/ Twitter

The ferocious Kerala flood in the last week has spread its fangs killing more than 300 people, forcing more than 3,00,000 people live in rescue camps. From journalists to actors, everyone is putting their efforts to save fellow citizens from the aftermath of the deadly splash of the flood in 13 districts of the state. Prime Minister has announced Rs 500 crore relief fund for Kerala victims.

Chief Minister of Kerala tweeted “facing the worst floods in 100 years,” as reported by Hindustan Times. In the midst of the rescue operations, the role played by our armed forces can never be ignored, as without them it is impossible to fight disasters in our country.

Humanity On Duty

On Friday, Capt Rajkumar, a pilot of Indian Navy Helicopter Sea King 528, lifted 26 people from the affected area, hanging between the trees, saving them from the devastation in a single sortie. Captain P Rajkumar was also awarded the Shaurya Chakra this Independence Day for his exemplary act of bravery by flying and tearing into the storm, saving 4 people from the cyclone Ockhi. The laudable endeavour by Capt P Rajkumar is breaking the internet with applause.

Captain P Rajkumar Shaurya Chakra pic.twitter.com/5k0eOh2ZZr

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 18, 2018

In another praiseworthy act of saving a life came into light, as reported by India today. Commander Vijay, a pilot of the Indian Navy, airlifted a pregnant lady to evacuate her from the flood affected area to Sanjivani hospital for treatment. According to reports, the woman successfully gave birth to a baby. India today correspondent, Shiv Aroor tweet about the well-being of Mother and newborn Spokesperson of Navy tweeted about the commendable effort made by Indian Navy pilot.

A pregnant lady with water bag leaking has been airlifted and evacuated to Sanjivani. Doctor was lowered to assess the lady. Operation successful #OpMadad #KeralaFloodRelief #KeralaFloods2018 pic.twitter.com/bycGXEBV8q

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 17, 2018

And here’s the pilot who led the rescue. Commander Vijay Varma of the @IndianNavy. To rescued families, personnel like these are no less than divinity. Hero. pic.twitter.com/2c9BM3F40b

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 17, 2018

According to DNA, “Till date, more than 3,000 people have been rescued by the Southern Naval Command, and continuous efforts are on to bring the flood-affected people to safety and also provide them essential relief supplies such as food and water,” said a statement by the Navy.

Rescue Operations

Operation Madad – According to Firspost, Operation Madad was launched by Indian Navy, on 9th August. In this operation, more than 3000 people have been rescued by 58 rescue teams of Indian Navy. It is one of the most groundbreaking achievements in the history of Navy.

Operation Sahyog – Indian Army launched ‘Operation Sahyog rescuing more than 3600 people including 22 foreigners. With the strength of 1000 soldiers, Indian Army is rigorously striving to save as many people as they can under terrible circumstances of continuous rainfall.

Indian Army and Indian Navy in their Joint effort under Operation Madad and Operation Sahyog have saved more than 6000 people, since the launch of these operations.

Chief Minister of Kerala said that 40,000 policemen, 3,200 firefighters, 18 teams of the army, 28 of Coast Guard, 39 of NDRF and 46 of Navy are engaged in the rescue operations to bring people out of this calamity.

Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman also tweeted about the latest update about the movement of support to the affected areas

Update on #OpMadad:

Indian Armed Forces are working closely with the state administration and @NDRFHQ in executing relief tasks such as transport of food, fresh water, restoration of connectivity and construction of bridges. @nsitharaman #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/dDrunAqr5Q

— Raksha Mantri (@DefenceMinIndia) August 17, 2018

The Logical Indian salutes the brave act of Capt P Rajkumar and Commander Vijay Varma for saving the fellow citizens at the time of distress, not as a part of their duty, but going an extra mile to protect fellow citizens. This raises high hopes that humanity is still alive today.

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Written by : Ankit Sharma

Edited by : Poorbita Bagchi

‘Phone Uthao, India Ko Padhao’ Initiative: What If You Could Just ‘Take A Call’ And Educate India?

Social progress, it is believed comes when collective action is taken by the people. Many of us in a way want to do something to give back to the nation, to contribute in modest ways. But more often than not, we do not know what to do or where to begin. In such a scenario, what if someone told you that you can now do a lot just by taking a phone call and only for 10 minutes a week.

Nihar Shanti Amla in its nationally launched ‘Phone Uthao India Ko Padhao’ program aims to connect the educated urban adults to the underprivileged children through just a phone call- to teach them basic spoken English. The #PhoneUthaoIndiaKoPadhao or ‘Take a call’ campaign gives the under-resourced and underprivileged children the opportunity to talk to urban volunteers who speak fluent English in their day to day lives.

“Phone Uthao India Ko Padhao” was born under the ‘Paathshala Funwala’ umbrella, a parent project of the brand when they realised that while the kids could learn English through their free of cost, IVR based modules, they couldn’t imbibe it comprehensively because they lacked an ecosystem where they could actually practise the language. But the question always remains, ‘Why English?’

Nihar Shanti Amla believes that English is widely considered to be a marker of progress and in most places, it also enhances employability. However knowing English and speaking the language are two very different things. They also believe that education is the core foundation of growth. In order to impart quality learning through a medium that connects well with children, they have been running multiple programmes under the ‘Paathshala Funwala’ that started five years ago and taught spoken English to kids in a fun manner free of cost. Over the past few years, ‘Paathshala Funwala’ has led massive rural outreach programmes that have positively impacted more than 7500 villages with call volumes nearing 8.5 lakh from 3 lakh unique children in these villages in the past 1 year.

Besides, Nihar Shanti Amla, as a progressive brand also works with Educate Girls (EG), an NGO which provides quality education for all underserved and marginalized girls by mobilizing public, private and community resources thus improving access to education, school quality and achieving behavioural, social and economic transformation for all girls in India’s gender gap districts thereby creating an India where all children have equal opportunities to access quality education. In the past year, the program has impacted over two lakh beneficiaries in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh and in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

The Logical Indian believes that the #PhoneUthaoIndiaKoPadhao initiative has given the power to every single individual to simply pick up a phone and change the face of education in India from their place of comfort. It is a simple, thoughtful and yet a very powerful endeavour carried out by the brand.

This International Literacy Day, all it takes is 10 minutes to make a difference to a child’s life. You can register as a volunteer and be a part of this movement.

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