Amid the ongoing pandemic, Cyclone Tauktae raged havoc in states like Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Mumbai and Cyclone Yaas in West B...
Amid the ongoing pandemic, Cyclone Tauktae raged havoc in states like Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Mumbai and Cyclone Yaas in West Bengal and Odisha. This isn’t the first time that the cyclone fury has hit us hard. We can’t forget the devastating effects of Nisarga and Amphan last year. Natural calamities are beyond human control. The news and social media that keep us constantly updated makes us realise how difficult things are getting every day. One does feel helpless at times. Echoing a similar emotion, celebs talk about how this affects them and ways they adapt to combat the situation:
Vijayendra
Kumeria
Every time
something like this happens we are reminded of how we are nothing in front of
Nature. It’s time we learn a lesson. We already have Corona killing us, and now
such natural calamities are only adding to our woes. We are partly responsible
for many things. We need to plant more trees, curb pollution and not exploit
natural resources. If we don’t love and nurture nature, we can’t expect the
same thing back. My heart goes out to those who have suffered. In such times we
should just keep our essentials ready but stack something extra too so that we
can help those in need. We all need to be by each other’s side.
Jasmin Bhasin
This seems
like a never-ending nightmare. As if Corona is not enough, there is one
devastating natural calamity after the other affecting our lives. Last year it
were Amphan and Nisarga, this time it’s Tauktae and Yaas. If we do not realise
how our over-exploitation of Nature is coming back to us then nothing can help
us. Let’s please take the pledge to nurture nature, plant more trees, avoid
adding to the pollution, save water, love every living being and be there for
each other in difficult times. Prepare yourself mentally and physically, also
store essentials for your family and a little more for neighbours and those in
need too.
Mohit Daga
I don’t know
about how many people are planting trees but if Nature will also destroy the
trees which are already planted, given that so many trees have been uprooted, I
don’t know how we are going to maintain a healthy balance on our planet. I feel
we need to be more considerate towards nature and our fellow living beings
along with humans. We need to nurture nature, plant more trees and try to curb
pollution. We also need to be mentally ready for this and have the right
infrastructure.
Nikkiey
Chawla
Last year
too, during the pandemic came Nisarga and Amphan with devastating effects. This
year Tauktae and Yaas too have been no different. So many trees get uprooted,
houses destroyed and so many people got affected. I was not in Mumbai when it
happened, but was getting all the news online. It isn’t easy to prepare
yourself for such things, but I tried to keep myself ready by stacking food,
water, and charging my phone, because if I have enough I could help others too.
We should not go out during this time.
Rahul Bhatia
Whenever any
natural calamity happens, the first thing we should do is keep ourselves and
other family members safe. We should also keep food and water supplies ready so
that till things get better we can survive. We also must help each other during
such times. I would urge everyone to plant trees, not exploit nature by
polluting it or encroaching upon natural resources for our own benefit.
Nivedita
Basu
This year and
last year have been all about disasters, be it a cyclone or Covid-19. A cyclone
is a natural disaster and one can’t really do much about it. Over the years
people like Bill Gates have been saying to take care of Earth and the
environment or else there will be after effects. We also need to teach our kids
to treat Nature rightfully or else be ready to face such ripple effects. Today
India is only 2 percent vaccinated, while the USA is more than 50 percent
vaccinated because of the population in India, we need to control that. If you
don’t control pollution and keep cutting down trees, I think we will continue
facing many such adverse effects.
Arun Mandola
Last week a
cyclone hit Mumbai, Goa and other south India states and we humans were totally
helpless. We cannot fight with Nature and that’s the ultimate truth. We can
only nurture and love Nature and in return reap all the benefits along with
protection from such calamities. We need to grow more trees and curb pollution.
I was happy to see rain and strong wind but on the other side I was feeling sad
for those people who sleep on footpaths or live in shanties. In times like
this, we need to be by each other's side.
Saahil Uppal
Seeing all
the social media and news updates about the cyclone, my heart sank looking at
the scale of destruction that has happened in the wake of the storm. My heart
goes out to the victims, the enormous destruction of trees, infrastructure and
material belongings. Natural calamities can’t be prevented but we humans are partly
responsible for such disasters. We have to change what we are doing wrong. We
surely can take measures in order to lessen the impact. If trees have been
uprooted, let’s pledge to plant more trees. Let’s take better care of our
Mother Nature, because it’s high time or else very soon it will get all the
more difficult to cope with any more natural disaster.
Sneh Binny
Well! I feel
sad looking at all the uprooted trees all around the city, and the damage it
caused, but we cannot do anything against natural calamities, we are helpless.
However, we as humans have a skill of rebuilding things. We have to rebuild
what has been damaged and plant more trees. This way we do our best to give it
back to Nature.
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