WEATHERING THE STORM IN ERSAMA SUMMARY (HINDI AND ENGLISH), CLASS 9

WEATHERING THE STORM IN ERSAMA SUMMARY (HINDI AND ENGLISH), CLASS 9

WEATHERING THE STORM IN ERSAMA

                        - By Harsh Mander

Name of the characters:-

1. Prashant ( one who was caught in the storm)

Summary:-

                The chapter "Weathering the storm in Ersama" by Harsh Mander is all about a cyclone that hit Orissa in October 1999 and killed thousands of people and destroyed hundreds of villages. One 19 years old boy Prashant, who used to live in a small village named kalikuda, had gone to a small town in coastal Orissa almost 18 kilometres from his village. He had gone to his friend's house  but suddenly in the evening, a dark and menacing storm started quickly and very soon converted into velocity of 350 km per hour. Many of the trees got uprooted and two among them fell on the roof of the house of Prashant's friend. By the night, it rained as heavier as the water filled the ground up to almost the roof. They all had to spend a full night above the roof and could keep themselves alive by eating the coconuts whose trees had fallen on the roof. After two days, Prashant decided to return back to his village so as to know about the condition of his village as well as aboutball the family members of his house. He started his journey of 18 kilometres, but on the way, he observed lots of destruction and saw dead bodies of animals and human beings as well. After a long time, he finally reached  his village but began to cry by watching all the 96 houses of the village had been destroyed. He went to the shelter camp and met his grandmother and then all his family members. He noticed that the condition of the people there was so miserable. Prashant organised some of the sports competitions for the children so that they would be entertained. He, with some other people, arranged the grains for the hungry people by collecting from the houses of the rich. The government couldn't establish any institution for the orphans and for the widows for almost six months after the storm. Prashant didn't have the time to become sad for himself but instead he made himself engaged in helping others continuously.

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सारांश:-

                हर्ष मंडेर द्वारा "इरसम में तूफान का मौसम" अध्याय सभी चक्रवात के बारे में है, जो कि अक्टूबर 1999 में उड़ीसा से टकराया और हजारों लोगों को मार डाला और सैकड़ों गांवों को नष्ट कर दिया। एक 19 साल का लड़का प्रशांत, जो कलिकुडा नाम के एक छोटे से गाँव में रहा करता था, अपने गाँव से लगभग 18 किलोमीटर दूर तटीय उड़ीसा के एक छोटे से शहर में गया था। वह अपने दोस्त के घर गया था, लेकिन शाम को अचानक एक अंधेरा और भयानक तूफान शुरू हो गया और बहुत जल्द 350 किमी प्रति घंटे के वेग में परिवर्तित हो गया। कई पेड़ उखड़ गए और उनमें से दो प्रशांत के दोस्त के घर की छत पर गिर गए। रात तक, भारी बारिश हुई, क्योंकि पानी ने लगभग छत तक जमीन को भर दिया था। उन सभी को छत के ऊपर पूरी रात गुजारनी पड़ी और उस पेड़ के नारियल को खाकर वे खुद को जीवित रख सके थे जो पेड़ उनके छत पर गिरे थे। दो दिनों के बाद, प्रशांत ने अपने गाँव वापस जाने का फैसला किया ताकि अपने गाँव की स्थिति के बारे में जानने के साथ-साथ अपने घर के परिवार के सदस्यों के बारे में भी जान सकें। उन्होंने 18 किलोमीटर की अपनी यात्रा शुरू की, लेकिन रास्ते में, उन्होंने बहुत सारे विनाश देखे और जानवरों और मनुष्यों के शवों को भी देखा। लंबे समय के बाद, वह आखिरकार अपने गाँव पहुँच गया, लेकिन गाँव के सभी 96 घरों को तबाह देखकर रोने लगा। वह आश्रय शिविर में गया और अपनी दादी और फिर अपने परिवार के सभी सदस्यों से मिला। उसने देखा कि वहाँ के लोगों की हालत कितनी दयनीय थी। प्रशांत ने बच्चों के लिए कुछ खेल प्रतियोगिताओं का आयोजन किया ताकि उनका मनोरंजन हो सके। उन्होंने कुछ अन्य लोगों के साथ, अमीरों के घरों से अनाज इकट्ठा करके भूखे लोगों के लिए अनाज की व्यवस्था की। सरकार तूफान के बाद लगभग छह महीने तक अनाथों और विधवाओं के लिए कोई संस्था स्थापित नहीं कर सकी। प्रशांत के पास खुद के लिए दुखी होने का समय नहीं था, बल्कि उन्होंने खुद को लगातार दूसरों की मदद करने में व्यस्त कर दिया।

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NCERT IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NOTE : Following questions and answers are important for the exams. Questions are created for your preparation and these questions and their answers will also help you to get NCERT SOLUTIONS.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

Q.1 Where was Prashant, when the cyclone destroyed the life of people in Orissa?

Answer: 

Prashant was in his friend's house at that time somewhere in coastal Orissa.

Q.2. How could Prashant and his friend's family  survive during the cyclone ?

Answer:

House of his friend was completely filled with water, so they decided to spend a full night above the roof. They could keep themselves alive by eating the coconuts whose trees had fallen on the roof.

Q.3.How did Prashant help the affected people of his village ?

Answer:

Prashant found the miserable conditions of people all around him, when he reached his village.. He started helping people by making a team of young volunteers. They  cleaned the place together. Prashant persuaded widow womens to take care after the orphans.

Q.4. What was the role of Kalikuda's women during this havoc?

Answer:

Womens of Kalikuda also helped in relief work over there. They started working for food and looked after the orphans.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

Q.1. What do you think about the leadership qualities of Prashant? Why  did Prashant and his team resist the plan to set up different institutions for orphans and widows?

Answer:

Prashant has good leadership qualities. He immediately started working for affected people. He made a team of volunteers and guided them all to work for others. His vision at that time was clear how to relieve others. He took necessary initiatives. He has good decision making capabilities.

             Further, he and his team resisted the plan to set up different institutions for widow and orphans. They wanted that the orphans and widows were established in their own community , so that new families could be made where widows took care after the orphans.

Q.2. What preparedness should there be for precautions before such types of natural disasters ?

Answer:

Those places which are always affected by such natural disasters should have some preparation. First of all there should be warning systems, so that people over that get alert before any loss. Further arrangements of permanent shelter home should be done. Houses and buildings in these areas should be according to norms to withstand such disasters. These areas must have their own rescue team. The Government should have a perfect evacuation plan and rehabilitation for the affected citizens. These preparations can save many lives in such natural disasters.

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