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Distribution
of sports goods items in tsunami affected area
CEE joined hands with the Nagapattinam
district administration in their initiative of diverting
the attention of the residents of temporary shelters
from the tsunami tragedy by introducing sports programmes.
CEE distributed sports goods worth over Rs. 5 lakh to
58 temporary shelters at an event on May 11, 2005 at
District Sports Stadium, Nagapattinam in association
with the District Sports Authority, Nagapattinam.
District Collector Dr. J. Radhakrishna,
I A S and the Additional Collector (Relief and Rehabilitation),
Mr. Ranvir Prasad I A S were the chief guests who distributed
the sports goods to leaders and youth representatives
of the temporary shelters.The Additional Collector commended
the efforts of CEE in providing sport goods, which was
the need of the hour for trauma relief. The District
collector requested the people living in temporary shelters
to utilize these sports materials to promote their innate
talents.
This activity was done as part
of the rehabilitation initiatives of CEE in the tsunami
affected villages of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and
Pondicherry with support of Intermon Oxfam. CEE has
initiated a multisectoral rehabilitation programme in
48 Tsunami affected villages. In the preparatory phase,
a project document to identify development interventions
is being prepared based on primary field and other secondary
information (more).
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