Flood situation in Mayapur.

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Dear Mataji,

PAMHO. AGTSP.

Can you please put this information out, so that maximum devotees worldwide

can learn about the situation here in Mayapur?

Thanking you.

Your servant.

Upendra.

"The flood situation in Mayapur is the worst since the 1978 floods. The

water level is just 15 cms below the first floor level of Chakra(Long)

building and in the temple room it is 5 ft 3 inches. Narasimhadev is

standing in knee deep water and Pancatattva deities are in the GBC

conference room on the roof of the Conch building. All the deer swam away

from their enclosure. Four of them were caught subsequently, out of which

two died from injuries.

The situation with the cows is critical due shortage of feed.

The road to Mayapur from the Highway (Bhakti Siddhanta Road) is about 5-6

feet below water in places. The only way to approach Mayapur is through the

road on the southern bank of the Jalangi and by boat from a certain point on

that road. There are thousands of villagers living on this road in small

tents made of whatever they could find - cement bags, plastic pieces etc.

Many have not eaten in several days and it will be many more weeks before

they can return to their devastated properties.

Here in Mayapur, we have sufficient diesel to run our generator sets, so

that we will have sufficient electricity to run our water pumps for safe

drinking water. We also have sufficient stock of rice, dal etc for minimum 2

weeks for the devotees. Fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce and the

prices have escalated due to the shortage.

Due to this, it is advisable that visiting devotees from other places, do

not plan visits to the dham at this point of time, as they may go through a

lot of difficulty and their trip may not be very nice.

In a discussion today with Racitambara Mataji, she has said that schools

will not open before the first week of November. So, the parents should not

send their children back, before this."