We all know that actor Siddharth has been seriously involved in flood relief activities across Chennai. After extending a lending hand for Chennai, the actor visited various flood-hit areas in Cuddalore and compiled a 10-pointer recommendation checklist for volunteers. Here it goes:
1.Send bedding and blankets, Mosquito coil.
2.Send smaller trucks that can go on kuchha roads.
3.Identify groups that are addressing the hard to reach hamlets.
4.Prioritize small villages away from main road.
5.Do not use relief labels or banners on trucks. They be will be attacked.
6.Find local teams that have police support.
7.Do not send provisions unless you know where they will be cooked and served.
8.Cuddalore needs help. It doesn’t need panic. Doesn’t need stockpiling of unnecessary items or over supplying some places.
9.We went to 15 villages. Many of these were described as drowning, starving, unserviced on social media. NOT TRUE.
10.Do not comment on Cuddalore from outside. There are places that are struggling. Do not confuse relief work. Be concerned. Not dramatic.
