AFMCites : CALL TO ACTION
UTTARAKHAND RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
CARING AND SHARING
“ Rescue almost over, long and Hard work of rehab lies ahead”
(Times of India, 27 Jun 2013)
1. Rain coats, blankets, milk powder, biscuits
may indeed be welcome in Uttarakhand today, however they are only likely to be
drops in the ocean. A more lasting and indeed beneficial role which students of
AFMC can perform, is to use their training and education (apart from high IQ /
and EQ) and develop a plan for rehabilitation, disaster mitigation, and
perspective planning for prevention of future occurrences of this nature.
2. An Essay competition for undergraduate
students is hereby announced to develop a plan to rehabilitate the affected
areas, in the form of a village (to be referred to as “Village Uk”) of 5000
people approx. This plan is to be written in the form of an Essay on any
of the following themes:
(a)
Sustainable Development in
Ecologically Fragile Zones (in the aftermath of the present disaster).
(b) Post Disaster Rehabilitation: Priorities
for action (what all, how is it proposed to be implemented, by whom, in
what time frame).
(c) Disaster Management Planning. Gaps in
Uttarakhand and remedial measures for future planning (including
involvement of the community.)
3. Prayas
Club Members are already on a funds collection drive , the proceeds of which
will be contributed by AFMC to the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund http://pmindia.gov.in/pmfunds.php Please support them!
4. Rules of the Competition:-
(a) Any
number of teams of Two Boys and One Girl can send in Essays.
(c) Arial
font 12 to be used. No photos required in text.
(d) References
/ Bibliography to be cited at the end of the essay.
(e) Word
limit of 3000 to 5000 words.
(f) Please
mention the names and batch of the
team on the first page of the
Essay, and start essay from second page.
5. Winning
entry (s) will be awarded attractive prizes and will also be guided in
preparing an article for publication in a Medical Journal. ‘Out of the box’
ideas and plans can be mentored and translated into action at the local,
regional and national level.
6. Resource
materials / links can be obtained by visiting http://prayasclub.blogspot.in/
7.
Plagiarism check software will be used:so don’t “copy paste”
For further details contact :- Col MP Cariappa , Resident Warden
Web Resources
(including but not limited to)
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