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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?
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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
Think, if there were an earthquake where you live, would your house be in danger?
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 |
Have you been told in your school or anywhere else about what to do in case of an earthquake?
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?
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?
Have people in your area ever got affected by famine or drought? Find such reports of different countries from newspapers. Make your own report.
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 type of difficulties are faced by people during floods?
Look at the picture, what kind of a school have the children come to after the flood? Write down what people had to do to make their life normal again after the flood.
What will you do to save pet animals during a natural disaster?
