A timely telephone call saves lives

From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <arun AT mssrf.res.in>
Date: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:15 pm
Subject: A timely telephone call saves lives

Friends:

A former MSSRF knowledge centre volunteer, Mr Vijayakumar of Nallavadu (a coastal village in Pondicherry), did a wonderful thing. He received some training with the help of MSSRF(as a village knowledge centre volunteer) and now lives and works in Singapore. As soon as the tsunami reached Singapore and he came to know that it was moving towards India, he called people at Nallavadu by telphone and alerted them. People living in huts close to the shore moved out immediately. Not a single life was lost in this village. Our heart felt and grateful thanks to Mr Vijaykumar.