1. What
havoc has the
super cyclone wreaked
in the life
of the people
of Orissa?
Ans :
The devastating
super - cyclone wreaked
the life of
the people of
coastal Orissa severely . It massacred many
villages uprooting trees,
destroying buildings and
killing people and
animals. Heavy rainfall
caused flood and
flood water entered
the houses. Strong
wind blew in
fury . It
was water and
water everywhere. Dead
animals and people
were seen floating
on water . Those
who survived had
to spend four
days without food . Children lost their
parents, women became
widows and parents
lost their children.
2. How
has Prashant ,
a teenager , been
able to help
the people of
his village?
Ans :
A teenager
Prashanta was away
from his village
when the super
cyclone hit it . After two
days he arrived
. He took the
lead to help
the victims of
the cyclone . He
organized the youths
and elders
and compelled the
merchant to give
them rice. He also
gathered the orphaned
children and made
them stay in a
shelter made of
polythene and engaged
women to look
after them . He persuaded the
grief stricken women
to join 'food
for work' programme.
He arranged cricket
matches for the
children . He
engaged volunteers to
clean the camp
and heal the
sick. He did
everything to lessen
the grief of
the cyclone victims.
3. How
have the people
of the community
helped one another ?
Ans :
The people
of the community
have helped one
another by working
together . Everyone
has cooperated to
get rid of
their difficulties. They
build a shelter
for the orphans. While men
work for collecting
food and other
materials , women looked
after the orphans.
They also join
the ‘food for
work’ programme.
4. Why
do Prashant and
other volunteers resist
the plan to
set up institutions
for orphans and
widows? What alternatives do
they consider ?
Ans :
Prashant and other
volunteers resisted the
plan to set
up institutions for
orphans and widows
because they felt
that children would
growther without love
and women would
suffer from stigma
and loneliness . They believed the
orphans should be
restricted in their
own community itself . Possibly in new
foster families made
up of childless
widows and children
without adult care.
5. Do
you think Prashant
is a good
leader ? Do
you think young
people can get
together to help
people during natural
calamities?
Ans:
In fact ,
Prasshant was not a
leader. But as
the situation demanded
he came out
to lead and
proved that he
was a good
leader. He organized
the youths and
also the elders
together to help
the victims. He
became a savior
of the cyclone
hit people . Young people can
get together to
help people during
natural calamities, as
was the case
with the people
of Ersama.
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