KODAGU – An eye opener to the untold tragedy

KODAGU – An eye opener to the untold tragedy “We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t have been lost if there was enough preparedness.”.  If there is anything that I learnt from the Chennai Floods 2015, it’s to be prepared and well-equipped with all the gears for rescue and relief work. The main key to disaster management is to be well equipped, mentally physically and materialistically. The four R’s - RESCUE, RELIEF, REHABILITATE AND RELEASE “ It was one of those days on Aug 2018. When I was busy attending calls and coordinating with another friend Sachin Stalin from Udaipur in regard to animal rescues and emergencies in Kerala and we had created a group #weshallovercomeKLfloods and added people from 14 districts in Kerala which consisted of NGOs, individual volunteers, veterinarian, NCC cadets and many more.  Around 2 am I got a distress call from someone who was speaking in Kannada to me about his anim...