கிறுக்கல்கள்: October 2005

When i read in the paper, "திருச்சியில் வரலாறு காணாத மழை after 44years", at first I was excited(last year we had water scarcity almost the entire we had to drill the ground (BORE) further down to get water).But, after reading மழைகோட்டை சுவர் broke due to rain, i was worried that the rain is more than what we need [அப்படி ஒரு மழையான்னு ஆச்சரியப்பட்டேன், டக்குனு தோணலை Wall ரொம்ப பழசு, may be they didn't maintain properly ன்னு].

காவேரியில் தண்ணி நிறைய ஓடுதுன்னு கேட்ட உடனே remembered my childhood days. Bi-weekly our grandmother (after whom I am named) used to take us (me and my sister) with her friend(of course another granny)and her grandkids that are of our age to Kauveri. My grandmother tried her best to teach us swimming and we were so scared and never learnt it [I always preferred to stand near the bank]. This swimming class trial worsens when my father also joined us to the river. He will forcefully take me deep inside the river and will ask me to learn/try swimming. Being, brought up in the village and worked in farms my granny and dad were used to the outdoor bath in the well. The well i am talking about here is not like the one which we see in the city or which we have seen in “Ding, dong bell, Pussy's in the well rhyme) which is raised to a height and round in shape.

The wells in the farms/fields are entirely different, they are big square or rectangle in shape and on plain surface with no walls/cautioning and with scary kind of steps without handrail (next time when I go to my grandma’s village, will take a picture of it).

Coming back to Kauvery ,this also reminds me an aunt of mine who was living near the srinrangam side of kauvery river and when we go to her place, with my cousins we went for fishing there with a big towel, the four of us holding four corners of the towel and tried to catch fishes and then throw them back :) Autograph “Gnyabagam Varudhae ” song dhaan Gnyabaham varuddhu :) !

Even in Bangalore there was a heavy rain, Chennai-Bangalore road/rail services has been cancelled and my dad is in B’lore on a trip now. He is hoping to return home by tonight/tomorrow.

Two days back, thatstamil.com open பண்றேன் Flood in Srirangam, Thiruvanaikovil ன்னு போட்டு இருக்கு. எங்க வீடு பெரியார் நகர், இது இரண்டுக்கும் நடுவில் இருக்கு. Papers also said people are given flood alert and asked to move out. I got so tensed, that too my dad is in B'lore. Called my mom and asked her to go to my sister’s place to stay. She said she was fine and things were under control and asked me not to worry about it and also said “In papers, they exaggerate". She was also sure about her decision as my dad called her from Bangalore and assured her that everything will be okay. So, I kept quite.

On Wednesday morning, to make my BP go up, they even mentioned Periyar Nagar is under flood. Even they showed a picture of a car from Periyar Nagar under flood. Below are the pictures of the complex where my dad’s office is in Trichy (Trichy Chataram Busstand) and “where I went for B.E Entrance Exam Course” Trichy Saint-Joseph college.

I was so angry and upset that my mom didn’t listen to us and stayed back and called her again and she picked up the phone and said she was reading Kumudam happily. She had been to see the river and nearby area and there were many police officers and govt. officials who were working very hard and placing sandbags and tree woods etc and she was more confident. I was glad to know about these quick efforts by Tamilnadu Government, though enough damage has been already done in many parts of TN. I wish and hope things come back to normal quickly for the people who have lost their homes due to this rain pour.