Mumbai Help

Helping hands

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Here is a spreadsheet with details of people who are willing to help. Please reach out to them if you require assistance. Also, if you wish to offer help, please add your location, type of help you can provide and username/contacts.

Offers of help here

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If you have a place for people to crash, can offer transport or any others in Bombay, do leave a comment here

Can we help?

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Leave a message if you're trying to get through to pals in the city. We'll try and reach them for you.

Preferably leave a cellphone number for both yourself and your friends / family, and we'll try and SMS them.

Tip:

Suggest you avoid calling. Lines are bound to be screwed. SMS direct instead.

Bombay people: stay off the roads. Leave them clear for cops and ambulances.

Police Control Room (Mumbai City)
22621855
22621983
22625020
22641449
22620111

Infoline
1090

Altert Citizen
22633333
22620111

South Region Control Room
23089857
23089855
23070505

Central Region Control Room
23710505
23720505
23712081
24140909
23750505

West Region Control Room
26552195
26412021
26457900
26572299

East Region Control Room
25233588
25233534
25222121

North Region Control Room
28850918
28854643
28877544

Armed Police Control Room
24146778
24140909

Panic pandemic

2009-08-14T05:39:00.002+05:30

From Panic pandemic at Infochange. Please read the whole piece. It injects much-needed sanity to the reactions to the H1N1 scare.

As the pandemic influenza disperses throughout India, the media and the government health services have unwittingly collaborated to create and escalate public alarm. The beneficiaries will be private doctors and hospitals, which are known for irrational and profit-driven practices.

Virologists and epidemiologists have repeatedly emphasised that the H1N1/09 influenza virus causes a mild infection in the vast majority of people whom it infects, just like the seasonal influenza. The symptoms are the same. Also like seasonal influenza, the standard treatment is isolation, rest, lots of liquids, and medication for pain and fever if necessary. A small percentage of patients have complications such as pneumonia that require hospitalisation and, possibly, intensive care.

The overall case fatality rate from H1N1/09 is believed to be about 0.5%, about the same as that for the seasonal influenza virus. In Mexico, where the new virus was first noticed, and where the outbreak was severe, about 2% of all reported cases died.

Though seasonal influenza is not generally viewed with apprehension, it causes severe illness in 3 million to 5 million people every year worldwide. 250,000 to 500,000 die from complications of influenza – about 33,000 of these in the US. In temperate regions, epidemics of this influenza occur in the winter; in India the virus is most active during the monsoons.

While everyone is at risk of seasonal influenza (the virus keeps mutating so no one is completely immune to it), the very young, the elderly and those with chronic conditions that compromise their immunity are more likely to suffer severe illness. In the case of H1N1/09, the majority of people who have fallen severely ill are between the ages of 5 and 59. Older people may be protected because they were exposed to a similar virus in their childhood. Other groups at risk of flu complications are pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions such as asthma and diabetes.

The difference between seasonal influenza and H1N1/09 is that the new virus is much more infectious. “So the absolute number of people who get infected – and the number who die – will be much higher,” says Dr S Sridhar, Vadodara-based paediatrician and public health expert and member of the Medico Friend Circle, a group of health activists and analysts. Crowded living conditions and low immunity because of malnutrition are likely to add to the problem.

Please do read the whole piece here.

Swine Flu - A statement by The Health Awareness Centre, Mumbai

2009-08-14T01:13:00.006+05:30

This came to us by email, and we assume that it's okay to reproduce it here. It's up to you to read, understand, check references and decide whether it's good sense or new age mumbo-jumbo.

Statement by The Health Awareness Centre, Mumbai.

Swine Flu : Here is what we know and what we can do

The Health Awareness Centre was started in 1989 to empower people to be healthy without medicine. We have taken time to formulate a statement as we wanted to not create heat but create light.

In the last month or so the media frenzy and government reports on swine flu has only added to the fear and panic associated with it. If we are to fight this so called pandemic we need to start by understanding what it is.

H1N1: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT IS HANDLED

We have been told that Swine flu is a virus (H1N1) that is transmitted from pigs to humans causing flu like symptoms. The treatment for swine flu currently is Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (Zanamivir). Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) is approved for treatment of uncomplicated influenza A and B in children 1 year of age or older. It is also approved for prevention of influenza in people 13 years or older. It’s part of a group of anti-influenza drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors, which work by blocking a viral enzyme that helps the influenza virus to invade cells in your respiratory tract. According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future -- and that's without a pandemic outbreak. Tamiflu is loaded with side effects including death and can only reduce symptoms by 36 hours.

The first outbreak of swine flu was in 1918 (aftermath of WWI), followed by one in 1976, then in 1988, 1998, 2007 (minor episodes are always happening) and now in 2009. Since the first out break about 90 years ago there hasn’t been a single episode in which this disease was effectively managed by conventional medicine.

The current so called pandemic started in Mexico and from there spread to USA and widely beyond North America with confirmed cases in 122 countries by WHO.
WHO has declared that scientific evidence shows that restricting travel will have limited or no benefit in stopping the spread of the virus. WHO has emphasized quick response rather than halting growth and spread of the virus. And instead of a uniform global plan WHO has most countries banking on mass vaccination, with the release of the vaccine expected soon. Manufacturing of the vaccine had started even before the first case of swine flu had been registered with Pharma corporations applying for patent about a year before the first reported case.

In 1918 the death of one soldier triggered the government to order mass vaccination for the whole country of USA. When the vaccine was introduced during the 1976 swine flu epidemic it resulted in 25 deaths. Only one person died of the so called actual disease whereas 25 died of the vaccination and 500-600 were paralyzed (Guillian Barre syndrome) by the vaccine. The manufacturers had to pay $1.3 billion in compensation (do we have those benefits in our country?)

H1N1: THAC’S TAKE ON IT

Every seed requires a soil to germinate. Similarly every virus requires an environment to become active. The swine flu virus is no exception. The virus like all other germs and viruses requires an acidic environment to become active.
We have seen that with every generation humans have become smarter and better. This is evolution. Every other organism too evolves. The new strain of the flu we see every year is only evolved strains of the same virus. And hence though we call them by different names e.g. common flu virus, bird flu virus, swine flu virus, H1N1they all produce the same set of symptoms. Vaccinating ourselves against a particular strain only seems to increase our immunity against that specific virus while decreasing overall general immunity.

Each year time, money and resources are spent to develop a vaccine only to have a new ecologically evolved germ the nest year, unaffected by the previous vaccine.

Vaccinating ourselves against a particular strain only seems to increase our immunity against that specific strain of the virus (which in a year will evolve) while bringing down overall general immunity. Each year huge amounts of time money and resources are spent on developing these vaccines only to have a new ecologically evolved strain of the virus, against which the vaccine is ineffective.

To maintain health our body needs to perform 3 functions on a daily basis viz. cleaning, maintaining and repairing. To be able to do all 3 effectively our blood needs to be at a pH of 7.325. If we with our lifestyle make our blood acidic then body regains balance by throwing the acid out.

Moral of the story is its best to let our body handle its own defenses. Our body has been equipped with the most sensitive and efficient defense system. That is why as soon as our body realizes it is under a viral attack it produces large amounts of mucous to trap the virus at the entry point (respiratory system). It then expels this virus through coughing and sneezing. Fever is a hyperactive state of functioning. The body raises the temperature because at raised temperatures our metabolic activity is faster. High temperatures also curb the activity of the virus as it requires lowered temperatures to breed. We feel more sleepy and weak because our body does not want to waste precious energy in physical activity. The loss of appetite occurs because the body does not want to waste vital energy digesting foods that leave behind a toxic residue.

At this time it is important that we support the body by making sure our internal environment is not conducive for viral activation i.e.
We are alkaline and
We boost our immunity to be able to deal with anything that comes our way and
We have the energy to do so.

We can do this by
• Increasing the quantity of fruits, lemon and ginger. (helps in cleaning and giving energy).
• Reducing our cooked meals to only once or twice a day. (conserves energy)
• Avoid those that leave behind a toxic, acidic residue viz. grains, milk and milk products, sugar, fried foods and meat. (to maintain alkalinity)
• Use more herbs and spices. (to boost our immunity)

If we have already started showing symptoms of the flu rest physically and digestively, through the above ways.

FIND OUT HOW WE AT THE CENTRE ARE HEALTHY WITHOUT A MEDICAL SYSTEM!!

For further information on swine flu you can visit.

Swine Flu Vaccine Makers to Profit $50 Billion a Year!!

Side effects of tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (Zanamivir) on drugs.com

Legal immunity for swine flu vaccine manufacturers, Pharma corporations file for vaccine patent a year ahead of the first reported case globalresearch.ca

1918 swine flu vaccination debacle

List of city hospitals that have been asked to test and treat Swine flu H1N1 virus

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Government hospitals that test and treat Swine Flu

1) Kasturba Hospital
Sane Guruji Road
Jacob Circle
Opp Arthur Road Jail
Mahalaxmi, Mumbai-400011
+91-22-23083901
+91-22-23054831
+91-22-23004325

Following hospitals are identified by the government as the facilities for Swine Flu testing

2) Sir JJ Hospital
J J Marg, Byculla,
Mumbai – 08
+91-22 23735555
+91-22 23739031
+91-22 23760943
+91-22 23768400
+91-22 23731144 / 5555
+91-22 23701393 / 1366

3) Haffkine Institute
Acharya Donde Marg,
Parel
Mumbai – 12
+91-22 24160947
+91-22 24160961
+91-22 24160962

(Helpline: 108)

List for other cities also available at the same link.

Mumbai pvt hospitals identified to treat Swine Flu

The government on Tuesday, Aug 11 took the decision to accredit private operators. However, these hospitals will only be ready to treat the patients after about a week's time.

The list of hospitals in Mumbai that are identified by the authorities are:

1) Jaslok Hospital
15 - Dr. Deshmukh Marg, Pedder Road,
Mumbai- 400 026.
+91-22-66573333
+91-22-66573010
Fax. No: +91-22-23520508

2) Bombay Hospital
12, Marine Lines,
Mumbai - 400 020
+91-22-2067676
Fax No: +91-22-2080871

3) Breach Candy Hospital Trust
60 A, Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai- 400026
Enquiry: +91-22-23667995
Emergency: +91-22-23667809
Appointments: +91-22-23667800

4) Hinduja Hospital
Mahim
+91-22-2445 2575

5) Saifee Hospital
15/17, Maharshi Karve Marg
Mumbai 400 004
+91-22-6757 0111
Fax: +91-22-6757 0777

6) Prince Aly Khan Hospital
Aga Hall
Nesbit Road, Mazagaon
Mumbai-400 010
+91 22 23777800/900

7) Hurkisondas Hospital
Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road
Padmashree Gordhanbapa Chowk Road
Prathna Samaj
Mumbai -04
+91-22-66105555
+91-22-66106250

8) Lilavati Hospital
A - 791, Bandra Reclamation,
Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400 050
+91-22-2642 1111
+91-22-2655 2222

9) Nanavati Hospital
S.V. Road, Vile Parle (West),
Mumbai 400 056
Emergency: +91-22-2626 7500

10) Asian Heart Hospital
Bandra Kurla Complex
+91-22-6698 6666
Fax No: +91-22-6698 6506

11) Holy Family Hospital
St. Andrew's Road
Bandra (West)
Mumbai 400 050
+91-22-30610555
+91-22-26518373

12) Holy Spirit Hospital
Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri East, Mumbai -400 093
Enquiry: +91-22-2824 8500
(Extn: 404)

13) Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Rao Saheb Achutrao Patwardhan Marg,
Four Bunglows, Andheri (West)
Mumbai - 400053
Emergency: +91-22-3066 6666
Fax:+91-22-3068 0333

14) Brahmakumari Hospital
S V Road, Opp. Andheri Railway Station
Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400 058. INDIA
+91-22-66487500
+91-22-26711597
Fax : +91-22-26715000

15) Sushrusha Hospital
B Ranade Road Dadar (W)
Dadar, Mumbai - 400028.
+91-22-24449161

16) Guru Nanak Hospital
S-341, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (East),
Mumbai - 400 051
+91-22-26592853 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Fax: +91-22-26592862

17) Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai
Hill Side Avenue,
Hiranandani Gardens Powai,
Mumbai - 400 076,
+91 22 25763300 / 33
Fax : +91 22 25763311 / 44

18) Wockhardt Hospital
Mulund Goregaon Link Road
Mulund West
+91-22 67994444

19) Inlaks Hospital Road
Chembur Colony,
Mumbai-400 074.
+91-22- 25204160/ 61 / 62 / 63 / 64.
Fax No. : +91-22- 25204141

These hospitals will start services after a team of state and civic officials give their approval. They are expected to follow the testing and treatment guidelines provided by the Health Ministry.

Government-authorised hospitals for the treatment of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) in India

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Symptoms: cough, headache, fever, bodyache, fatigue, chills, nausea, sore throat, vomitting, diarrhea.

City	Hospital	Address	Contact
Chennai	King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service)	Guindy, Chennai – 32	(044) 22501520, 22501521 & 22501522
	Communicable Diseases Hospital	Thondiarpet, Chennai	(044) 25912686/87/88, 9444459543
	Government General Hospital	Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai – 03	(044) 25305000, 25305723, 25305721, 25330300
Pune	Naidu Hospital	Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO, Pune– 01	(020) 26058243
Pune	National Institute of Virology	20A Ambedkar Road, Pune– 11	(020) 26006290
Kolkata	ID Hospital	57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata - 10‎	(033) 23701252
Coimbatore	Government General Hospital	Near Railway Station, Trichy Road, Coimbatore– 18	(0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395, 2301396
Hyderabad	Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital,	Erragadda, Hyderabad	(040) 23814939
Mumbai	Kasturba Gandhi Hospital	Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle, Mumbai - 11	(022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512
	Sir J J Hospital	J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai - 08	(022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393 / 1366
	Haffkine Institute	Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai – 12	(022) 24160947, 24160961, 24160962
Kochi	Government Medical College	Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam - 08	(0481) 2597311,2597312
	Government Medical College	Vandanam P O, Allapuzha - 05	(0477) 2282015
	Taluk Hospital	Railway Station Road, Alwaye, Ernakulam	(0484) 2624040 Sathyajit - 09847840051
	Taluk Hospital	Perumbavoor PO, Ernakulam 542	(0484) 2523138 Vipin - 09447305200
Gurgaon & Delhi	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road, New Delhi– 29	(011) 26594404, 26861698 Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464
	National Institute for Communicable Diseases	22, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi – 54	(011) 23971272/060/344/524/449/326
	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital	Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi – 01	(011) 23741640, 23741649, 23741639 Dr. N K Chaturvedi – 9811101704
	Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute	University Enclave, New Delhi- 07	(011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182
Bangalore	Victoria Hospital	K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore – 02	(080) 26703294 Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863
Bangalore	SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases	Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore – 29	(080) 26631923 Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780

help needed at Geeta Nagar

2009-07-25T01:08:00.003+05:30

The high tidal waves on 24th July destructed several homes at Geeta Nagar, the largest slum in Navy Nagar and washed away roofs and huts of more than a hundred poor people.

Please contribute rice, atta, sugar, tea leaves, pulses and also bedsheets, and clothes for men, women, children.

Any help is welcome.

This came to me via Lily Ahluwalia on Facebook, with a request to pass it on.

The person to contact is Shridhar Naik, of Helping Hands in Service. You can find their Karmayog page here (couldn't find any other website), and Mr Naik's Ryze page is here.

Contact details: +91 22 22876031, +91 98211 48796, shridharnaik@gmail.com

(Cross-posted)

14th July 2009

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Do leave updates in the comments on the situation in the city.

Particularly appreciated: updates on the local train situation and flooding reports from the streets.

The #mumbairains hash tag is now getting inundated with spam. We have set up the blog to show the latest tweets with the #mumbaihelp hash tag, over in the sidebar on the right. We'll keep that open as long as it stays spam-free.

Cincinnati: Jewish Memorial Service on 2 December

2008-11-30T05:30:00.001+05:30

Via e-mail from Lisbeth at the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati:

At this dark hour, all people who are committed to pluralism and democracy must redouble our determination to protect, promote and celebrate these liberties even as we combat hatred and intolerance everywhere.

This memorial service, open to all in the community, will take place on Tuesday (December 2) at the new Mayerson JCC on Ridge Road and Ronald Reagan Highway, starting 6:30 pm and will be open to the public. For more information please Contact Lisbeth Sperberg on +1 513-985-1520 or e-mail lsperberg @jfedcin.org

Cincinnati: Special Prayer Meeting on 30th November

2008-11-30T04:58:00.001+05:30

Via Khush Karamchandani at the Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati:

In response to the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. the Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati will be holding a "Shanti Path" (peace prayer) to commemorate the lives of the departed, to give spiritual strength to the survivors, and to aid in the recovery of this catastrophe. The prayer will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov 30) at the Hindu Temple of Creater Cincinnati, 4920 Klatte Road, Union Township, Clermont County.

The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India have resulted in unimaginable death and destruction, and have inflicted intense pain and anguish across the globe. This terrible tragedy is not just confined to the city of Mumbai, but is an open attack on humanity as a whole. In this time of deep grief and consternation, our prayers, support, and solidarity are with the people affected by this terrible tragedy.

For further information contact Khush Karamchandani at +15132594016 Raj Bodalia at +15135046328 or the Temple at +15135283714

New Jersey - Condolence Meeting at Royal Albert's Palace on 7th December

2008-11-30T03:37:00.003+05:30

Via a news report in the New Jersey On-Line:

The Indo-American Culture Society are organizing a December 7th meeting, at Royal Albert's Palace which is a banquet hall in the Fords section of Woodbridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The meeting that is open to all in the community, will commence at 12.30PM and organizers are expecting 1,000 people to attend.

Pradip Kothari, a local businessman and president of the Indo-American Culture Society said; "We feel the pain as U.S. citizens, and we feel the pain in our mother country. We want to send our condolences to the victims and their families, and we want to condemn this barbaric act."

More information on this meeting and vigil is available via phone on +1-732-2839696

Victoria Memorial - Candle-lit Vigil in Kolkata on 6th December

2008-11-30T02:41:00.002+05:30

Via Sumit Shah on Facebook:

Light a Candle

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Victoria Memorial, Front Gate
City/Town: Kolkata, India

Every now and then, we are presented with a choice.a choice to do nothing...or to take action. Lets unite, and show our politicians, that they need to do something about wat happened in the past 3 days. Lets show them, that we wont forget. Not this time.

There’s a Facebook event page up - http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=37926768543#/event.php?eid=37926768543 - for those of you who are members. Do sign up if this seems like a good idea to you. And yes, please do forward freely. More information is available via e-mail to Sumit Shah (sumitshah@ gmail.com) & Nupur Jhunjhunwala (nupur_2k@ hotmail.com).

Leopold Cafe - Candle-light vigil on 30th November

2008-11-29T21:17:00.002+05:30

There's a TweetUp at Leopold Cafe (leopoldcafe.com) at 4 pm tomorrow (November 30th). Please bring a candle and a hug. More information is available by messaging Dina Mehta on Facebook, @dina via twitter, or on http://www.dinamehta.com (You don't have to know or care what Twitter or a Tweetup means. Just show up.)

Candle Light Vigil in Hyderabad on November 30th

2008-11-29T17:47:00.005+05:30

Via e-mail from Mohammed Turab, the Executive Secretary at the COVA (non-profit) network:

COVA is organising a candle light vigil at Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday 30th November 2008 at 4 p.m., to condole the deaths of innocent victims and security personnel and express solidarity with the bereaved families and the Indian defense services. All faith prayers for peace will also be organised on this occasion. We request you to please take part in this vigil. Do bring banners of your organisation and placards with slogans against terrorism and for peace.

For more information please call +91 402457298 or send an e-mail to covanetwork@ gmail.com

Blood Donors Needed at JJ Hospital

2008-11-29T14:57:00.002+05:30

Via Twitter, from Dina Mehta:

JJ hospital needs A- blood urgently. Please call Ashwin at 9323103355 if you can donate.

Or please call JJ's blood bank directly on 022-23729400

Embassy Hotlines Setup for Mumbai Crisis

2008-11-28T19:38:00.005+05:30

Canadian Consulate:

* A 24-hour hotline has been setup by the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada in Ottawa at: +16139968885

* In Mumbai, nationals are requested to call the consulate: +91 (22) 6749 4444

* Canadian citizens affected during this crisis can call collect to: (613) 996-8885 (where available).

* An Emergency Operations Centre website for affected Canadians, dedicated to the Mumbai attacks is now online.

Source: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

British Embassy:
* British Nationals in Mumbai affected by the attacks may request assistance by calling the British Emergency Center on their 24-hr helpline +91 11 2419 2288.
* If you are in the UK please call the Foreign office on 24-hr helpline +44 207 008 0000 (24-hrs)
* FCO Guidance for British nationals in Mumba (includes 24 hour reception center at British council library, embassy deployment desk at the Mumbai airport, transportation assistance & fast-tracking for lost passports during the crisis).

Source: UK & Foreign Commonwealth Office

French Consulate:

* In India - 24-hour Emergency Cell hotline:
00 91 22 66694097
00 91 22 66694045
00 91 22 66694094

* If you are in France, please call the 24-hour Emergency Cell Helpline at the Ministry of External and European Affairs: 00 33 1 45 55 80 00.

Source: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs & French Consulate in Mumbai

Australian High Commission:

* 24 hour crisis centre in Canberra may be contacted from India by dialing: +91 11 4139 9900

* The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has set up a hotline for Australians with concerns for family or friends in Mumbai on 1800 002 214.

* Australians overseas requiring consular assistance should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on +61 26261 3305.

* In Australia, people should contact the Australian Government Mumbai Crisis Assistance Hotline on 1800 146 713.

* International callers should contact the Australian Government Mumbai Crisis Assistance Hotline by dialling 000 6117, this will put you through to an operator where you will need to quote +61 2 9203 6335.

* The Australian Government has also set up a website dedicated to this crisis and more information is available on www.disasterassist.gov.au

* Australians adversely affected by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai will be provided with financial assistance through Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payments (AGDRP). Further information is available on 1800 146 713

Source: Travel Advice Australia & Disaster Assist Australia

US Embassy:

* Department of State Mumbai Task Force: +1-888-407-4747 toll-free and for callers in other areas, information available on a regular toll line: +1-202-501-4444

* U.S. citizens may contact the American Citizens Services Unit of the Embassy or the Consulates General for further information: The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi is located at Shanti Path, Chanakya Puri 110021; telephone +91-11-2419-8000; fax +91-11-2419-8407.

* The U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (Bombay) is located at Lincoln House, 78 Bhulabhai Desai Road, 400026, telephone +91-22-2363-3611; fax +91-22-2363-0350.

Source: Warden Message via the US Consulate in Mumbai

German Consulate:

* In Mumbai, 24-hour hotline: +91 9821016877.

* In Germany, a 24-hour special announcement helpline has been set up for situation updates on the crisis in Mumbai: +30 1817 6006 01 and 030 5000 2000

* Germany's Foreign Office which is monitoring the situation: 030 5000 2056.

Source: German Consulate in Mumbai

Thai Embassy:

* Affected citizens are requested to contact embassy staff via their New Delhi hotline: +91 1126872029 or via e-mail to thaidel@mfa.go.th

Source: Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi

Philippine Embassy:

* 24-hour hotlines set up to address the situation: + 91 11268 89091 or +91 9910797014

Source: Philippines' Foreign Affairs Department

(This post will be updated shortly with more hotline numbers)

Trident (Oberoi) Hotel helpline

2008-11-28T16:31:00.001+05:30

Just got through on this number, and they were very helpful:

+91 11 23890555

The injured and the dead

2008-11-27T23:30:00.001+05:30

Sorted from the spreadsheet posted earlier, which was in turn transcribed (by Shivmeet Deol, Rahul Nambiar, Kalapi Gajjar, Lisa Goldman, Noelita Coelho, Sameer Gharat - thank you, you sweet people) from the scans of the faxed lists posted by n (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). We spotted many duplicates in the list, so please don't regard it as authoritative. This list has been typed from an fax, where some information was not clear, so there may be transcription errors.

These people have been listed as dead:

Name	Age	M/F	Hospital
Amina Hamid Shaikh	25	F	St. George
Arun Chitale (Police)	-	M	GT
Ashok Shivram Poulke	-	M	JJ
Aziz Nabilath Ramkhure	55	M	St. George
Bhagan Shinde	-	M	GT
Bred Gilbert Taylor (Australian)	49	M	St. George
Fakir Mohammad	68	M	JJ
Goutam	30	M	JJ
Haji Izaz Bhai	39	M	St. George
Jasmin	-	F	GT
Jurgem Hetraz Rudalf	68	M	St. George
Mastan Qureshi	45	M	JJ
Meera Jattherjee	64	F	St. George
Michael Stert (Australian)	73	M	St. George
Mishralal Morya	40	M	St. George
Mukesh Bhikaji	23	M	St. George
P Gopalkrishna	-	M	GT
Prabhukumar Lal	-	M	JJ
Prakash More (Police)	-	M	GT
Reema Sheikh	35	F	JJ
Sanjay S. Surve	-	M	GT
Shankar Gupta	30	M	GT
Shashank Shinde	48	M	St. George
Shirish Chavla Charo	44	M	St. George
Sitaram Mallapa Sakhre	40	M	St. George
Sohel Ahmed Shaikh	30	M	St. George
Studdar Daphne (Australian)	50	F	St. George
Sushant Patil	40	M	JJ
Thakur Budha Waghela	-	M	GT
Uttam	-	M	JJ
Vijay Katkar (Police)	-	M	GT
Vijay Salasker (Police)	-	M	GT
Wilson Mandip (GRP)	35	M	JJ
Unknown	-	M	Nair
Unknown	-	M	Nair
Unknown	45	M	Cooper
Unknown	40	M	Cooper
Unknown	40	M	Cooper
Unknown	30	F	JJ
Unknown	40	M	JJ
Unknown	-	M	Nair
Unknown	-	M	Nair
Unknown	45	M	Cooper
Unknown	40	M	Cooper
Unknown	40	M	Cooper

These are the injured

Name	Age	M/F	Hospital
A.B. More	-	M	Mumbai
Abdul Rashid	40	M	JJ
Abdul Rashid	40	M	JJ
Abdul Razak	22	M	JJ
Abdul Razak	22	M	JJ
Abdul Salam	50	M	JJ
Abdul Salam	50	M	JJ
Abdul Sheikh Sohel	5	M	JJ
Abdul Sheikh Sohel	5	M	JJ
Adhikrao Kale	38	M	JJ
Adhikrao Kale	38	M	JJ
Afroj Abbas Ansar	-	M	St. George
Afroj Abbas Ansari	30	M	JJ
Ajay V. Korgaonkar	47	M	GT
Ajhmal Ali	63	M	GT
Akhilesh	22	M	JJ
Akhilesh	22	M	JJ
Akshay T. Shinde	32	M	GT
Akshay Tanaji Supekar	11	M	JJ
Alok Gupta	25	M	JJ
Anamika Gupta	-	F	St. George
Anand Arjungi	30	M	JJ
Anand Arjungi	30	M	JJ
Anantlal J.	-	M	St. George
Anil Mahadev Nirmal	25	M	JJ
Anil Nitram(Nirmal)	38	M	GT
Anil Sakharam Varal	30	M	JJ
Anilkumar Danojee Hakudkar	39	M	JJ
Annasaheb A. Waghamode	19	M	JJ
Annasaheb A. Waghamode	19	M	JJ
Ansar Allahbaksh	-	M	GT
Arvind Bhalekar	-	M	KEM
Arvind Bhalekar	-	M	KEM
Asha Borade	36	F	JJ
Ashabai Shribal Baradi	-	F	St. George
Ashok Babu (Unclear) Sunappa	85(Unclear)	M	JJ
Ashok Patil	49	M	JJ
Ashok Patil	49	M	JJ
Ashokkumar	18	M	JJ
Ashokkumar	18	M	JJ
Asif Babubhai Menan (Unclear)	-	M	JJ
Asif Mohamad	26	M	JJ
Asif Mohamad	26	M	JJ
Baby Yadav	-	F	St. George
Bajrandi	30	F	JJ
Balaji Baburao Khatmole	53	M	JJ
Balkrushna R. Bare	40	M	Cooper
Balkrushna R. Bare	40	M	Cooper
Bebl Ashok Yadav	26	F	JJ
Betty Alafoso	58	F	JJ
Bharat Bhosale	-	M	St. George
Bharat Koshti	17	M	GT
Bharat R Bhosle	53	M	JJ
Bharat Satu Prasad	32	M	JJ
Bharat Shyam Naodiya	20	M	JJ
Chandrakant Dike	-	M	KEM
Chandrakant Dike	-	M	KEM
Chandrakant Lokhande	60	M	JJ
Chandrakant Lokhande	60	M	JJ
Dadarao Jadhav	27	M	JJ
Dadarao Jadhav	27	M	JJ
Devika Natvarlal Rotwan	-	M	St. George
Devika Natwarlal Rotawan	10	F	JJ
Dilsad B. Ismail Patekar	40	F	JJ
Dilsad B. Ismail Patekar	40	F	JJ
Dilshad Ismail Dulai	-	F	St. George
Ebran S. Bhagwab	29	M	JJ
Ebran S. Bhagwab	29	M	JJ
Farookh N. Khaliluddin	53	M	JJ
Farookh N. Khaliluddin	53	M	JJ
Fhakir Mohamad	38	M	JJ
Fhakir Mohamad	38	M	JJ
Fhiroz Khan	44	M	JJ
Fhiroz Khan	44	M	JJ
Ganpat G Shigvan	-	M	JJ
Giriraj Louis	40	M	JJ
Gopal Prajapati	-	M	St. George
H.K. Asif	22	M	Nair
H.K. Asif	22	M	Nair
Habibul Raheman Khan	30	M	JJ
Hanish Patel (British)	29	M	JJ
Harshada Harkulkar	20	F	GT
Haseena Sheikh	20	F	JJ
Haseena Sheikh	20	F	JJ
Heena Sheikh	16	F	JJ
Heena Sheikh	16	F	JJ
Hemant Karkare	50	M	JJ
Hemant Pravin	-	M	GT
Hemant Shadulkar	22	M	JJ
Hemant Shadulkar	22	M	JJ
Ibrahim Abdul Rehman	40	M	JJ
Izaz Abdulla	20	M	GT
Jairam Chouhan	28	M	JJ
Jatin Matin	-	M	St. George
Kailas G. Dani	41	M	GT
Kale	-	M	JJ
Kalpanath Singh	35	M	GT
Kanya Shahane	24	M	JJ
Kanya Shahane	24	M	JJ
Lalji Pande	54	M	JJ
Lalji Pandey	-	M	St. George
Laxman Shivaji Undekar	25	M	JJ
Laxman Shivaji Undekar	25	M	JJ
Mahadev Petkar	30	M	JJ
Mahadev Petkar	30	M	JJ
Maltidevi Madan Gupta	62	F	JJ
Maltidevi Madan Gupta	62	F	JJ
Manoj Kanojia	36	M	JJ
Manoj Kanojia	36	M	JJ
Manoj Thakur	27	M	JJ
Manoj Thakur	27	M	JJ
Manora Begam	46	F	JJ
Manora Begam	46	F	JJ
Manwara Alishekh	60	F	JJ
Maruti Fad	32	M	GT
Minakshi Dantashi	-	F	St. George
Minakshi Sada Dani	21	F	JJ
Miraj Alam	24	M	JJ
Mohammad Farvez Aslam	27	M	JJ
Mohammed M. Ansari	19	M	Nair
Mohammed M. Ansari	19	M	Nair
Mohan Bharati	37	M	JJ
Mohan Shinde	40	M	JJ
Mohan Shinde	40	M	JJ
Mohd Ayub Ansari	21	M	JJ
Mohd. Siddique	29	M	JJ
Mohd. Siddique	29	M	JJ
Muktar Sheikh	35	M	JJ
Muktar Sheikh	35	M	JJ
Mumtaj Khan	28	M	JJ
Murlidhar	-	M	Mumbai
Nafhisa Sadaf Qureshi	48	F	JJ
Nafhisa Sadaf Qureshi	48	F	JJ
Naresh Jumani	-	M	GT
Nathuni Yadav	42	M	JJ
Nathuni Yadav	42	M	JJ
Neeta Khurade	20	F	GT
Nibma Shyampuri Gosavi	40	M	JJ
Nibma Shyampuri Gosavi	40	M	JJ
Nilesh Gandhi	43	M	GT
Niranjan Sadashiv Sardar	70	M	JJ
Nirmala Ponnadurai	30	F	JJ
Nivruthi B. Gawane	57	M	JJ
Nivruthi B. Gawane	57	M	JJ
Pappukumar Laldev	20	M	JJ
Pappukumar Laldev	20	M	JJ
Pappukumar Laldi	-	M	St. George
Poonam Santosh Singh	-	F	St. George
Prabhukumar Laldev	21	M	JJ
Prabhukumar Laldev	21	M	JJ
Prakash Bhagvani	38	M	GT
Prakash Surve	65	M	GT
Prashant	40	M	JJ
Priyanka Chitaranjan Giri	25	F	JJ
Priyanka Chitaranjan Giri	25	F	JJ
Puppu Singh	22	M	GT
Raheman Ali Sheikh	17	M	JJ
Rajan Ishwar Kamble	50	M	JJ
Rajan Sharif	23	M	JJ
Rajan Sharif	23	M	JJ
Rajendra Prasad	20	M	JJ
Rajendra Prasad	20	M	JJ
Raju Pandurang Mane	35	M	JJ
Ramachandran Nair	25	M	JJ
Ramchandra Morya	40	M	JJ
Ramchandra Morya	40	M	JJ
Ramesh Chervotu	41	M	JJ
Ramjivan Napti	-	M	St. George
Rasika Krushma Sawant	22	F	JJ
Rasika Sawant	-	F	St. George
Ravi Ranjangiri	26	M	JJ
Ravi Ranjangiri	26	M	JJ
Rekha Rathod	30	F	JJ
S.H.Wardhankar	-	M	KEM
S.H.Wardhankar	-	M	KEM
Sachin Singh	-	M	St. George
Sachin Tilekar	-	M	Mumbai
Sadanand Date	-	M	KEM
Sadanand Date	-	M	KEM
Sajid Ashraphi	-	M	Mumbai
Samdhan More	22	M	JJ
Sanjay L Katar	23	M	JJ
Sanjay Yadav	25	M	JJ
Sanju Husain Ghorpade	15	M	JJ
Sanju Husain Ghorpade	15	M	JJ
Santosh Dattaram Veer	32	M	JJ
Santosh Kanojia	31	M	JJ
Santosh Yadav	23	M	JJ
Santosh Yadav	23	M	JJ
Sarika Kripashankar Upadhyay	-	F	St. George
Sarika Upadhyay	30	F	JJ
Sarita Harkulkar	35	F	GT
Satyanand Behara	25	M	JJ
Sawnath Chemburkar	46	M	JJ
Sawnath Chemburkar	46	M	JJ
Shabbir A. Salam Dalal	52	M	JJ
Shabbir A. Salam Dalal	52	M	JJ
Shabira Majid Shaikh	40	F	JJ
Shabira Majid Shaikh	40	F	JJ
Shaiwananth Chandulkar	-	M	JJ
Shital Yadav	24	F	JJ
Shivchandra Patil	-	M	St. George
Shivram Sawant	18	M	JJ
Shubhangi Rahekar	-	F	St. George
Shweta Yadav	4 months	F	JJ
Shyamsundar Choudhari	45	M	Cooper
Shyamsundar Choudhari	45	M	Cooper
Siddhiki Sheikh	35	M	JJ
Siddhiki Sheikh	35	M	JJ
Sourabh Mishra	29	M	JJ
Sudam Pandarkar	-	M	St. George
Sulochana Lokhande	50	F	JJ
Sunita Upendra Jadhav	-	F	St. George
Surendrakumar Kanojia	30	M	JJ
Suryabhan Gupta	42	M	JJ
Suryabhan Gupta	42	M	JJ
Suryakant Gaikwad	-	M	KEM
Suryakant Gaikwad	-	M	KEM
Sushant Panda	22	M	JJ
Sushant Panda	22	M	JJ
Sushant Patil	38	M	JJ
Sushant Patil	38	M	JJ
Tayan Merappy	-	F	St. George
Tejas Anand Anungi	-	M	St. George
Tejas Arjungi	3	M	JJ
Tejas Arjungi	3	M	JJ
Uguarinni	62	F	JJ
Utsala Kurahde	-	F	JJ
Uttam Sasurkar	20	M	JJ
Uttam Sasurkar	20	M	JJ
Vatsala Kurade (unclear)	6	F	JJ
Vibha Singh	39	F	JJ
Vibha Singh	-	F	St. George
Vijay (Unclear)	30	M	JJ
Vijay R. Khot	52	M	JJ
Vishweshwar Shuspal Pacharme	22	M	JJ
Unknown	40	M	JJ
Unknown	60	M	JJ
Unknown	35	M	JJ
Unknown	25	M	JJ
Unknown	-	M	St. George
Unknown	-	M	St. George
unknown	-	M	St. George

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List - p3

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List - p2

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2008-11-27T19:23:00.000+05:30

Helpline Numbers and Live Accounts of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks

2008-11-27T12:47:00.002+05:30

Some helpline numbers:
JJ Hospital +91 22 23739031
St George's Hospital - +91 22 22620240
Mumbai Police's Helpline Numbers
Taj helpline numbers for info about people stuck inside - +91 -22-66574322, +91-22-66574372, local toll free 1-800-111-825
Trident Hotel Helpline : 011-23890606, 011-23890505, 9810956888 | Dir Corp Comm, Oberoi Hotels
Trident Hotel International Toll Free Numbers
For Info on terrorist cars - call DG Control Room - 9122 22023366
Send an sms -type BLOOD and send it to 96000 97000
Info on Terrorist cars - call 9122 24937755/24937747
US helpline 888-407-4747 Brazilian help line 9820686143 (C) CNN IBN FA 1-613-996-8885 from Canada, 1-800-387-3124 E
For UK
Helpline Number search on Twitter

Terror attack coverage in social media:

Wikipedia entry on 26/11 Mumbai terror
Real Time Citizen Journalism in Mumbai Terror Attacks
Twitter updates - they're fast and furious
Vinu's Flickr stream of live pictures
Global Voices Online evolving page
We're trying to help contact people in Mumbai through the MumbaiHelp blog

Taj Helpline Numbers

2008-11-27T12:20:00.002+05:30

The Taj helpline numbers for anyone wishing to call the hotel up to check on status/welfare of the hotel guests,

+91 22 66574322 / +91 22 66574372 / +91 1800 111 825

Children of Bombay

2008-11-27T11:09:00.006+05:30

Last afternoon my friend Rahul and I were killing time as we awaited the opening of a friend's art show in Colaba. We spoke of our hopes for the future, our dreams. I said to him something I've thought about for a few months, maybe a year now: I don't want my children to live here. In this city. Maybe even in this country.

My friend is expecting his first child, and he said to me: My wife and I had this same conversation today. But what do we do. Where do we go?'

Why did we say what we did?

I said it because I see with my eyes and in my work, and so it comes through in my writing: in a city where the young, the able, the educated, do not have a chance, what chance will the the helpless have? Our children, our elderly parents? The animals we love?

And in Bombay, a city which is dying, I said to Rahul: where will my child study? which libraries will he or she go to? I said to him, I wanted to buy your wife a pram. But what roads will you push that pram on, which garden? There are no sidewalks in Bombay anymore. There is no clean air. People stone the dogs I feed outside my house. My neighbours say 'No Muslims.' When I landed in the city last week I thought to myself: This looks like Kabul before curfew.

Government warnings and helplines

2008-11-27T03:24:00.002+05:30

RR Patil, state home minister, asked people to stay indoors, to not go into South Bombay in the day. Schools are being advised to stay shut.

Please listen, people. This is not the time to show the spirit of mumbai. You'll get in the ways of the cops.

Also. CNN IBN says blood is needed at JJ Hospital +91 22 23739031 - and St George's Hospital - +91 22 22620240.

The Mumbai Police website has a bunch of emergency numbers here: http://www.mumbaipolice.org/imp_telnfax.htm

Law enforcement officers killed

2008-11-27T01:39:00.003+05:30

TV reports say that the chief of the Anti Terrorism Squad, Hemant Karkare and DIG Ashok Kante have been killed.

Another officer, Vijay Salaskar is just reported to have have been killed too.

Shit.

Can we help?

2008-11-27T01:16:00.002+05:30

(added at 3.30 am IST, 30th November, thanks to "Jenny USA," in the comments)

India Today list of the deceased

(added at 5.15 pm IST Nov 29 - thanks to Sakshi Juneja)

List of the Deceased at NDTV.com
List of Injured at NDTV.com
List of those rescued from the Trident at NDTV.com

(added at 12.50 pm IST 28th Nov) List of hostages released from Hotel Trident

(added at 11.35 pm IST) Here's a spreadsheet of injured and deceased.

(added at 7.15pm IST) There are some useful helpline numbers here.

Leave a message if you're trying to get through to pals in the city.

Preferably leave a cellphone number for both yourself and your friends / family, and we'll try and SMS them.

Tip:

Suggest you avoid calling. Lines are bound to be screwed. SMS direct instead.

My number is [removed] if you need a message relayed.

~~Changing the date-stamp on this post so that it appears on the top. Originally posted on 27th November, 1.16 a.m.~~

A big thank you to all who are helping. Please avoid off-topic posts, speculation and rumours.

Moving this back to its original date and time, and removing my phone number. All of you who left contact information, you're advised to remove stuff you don't want left out in public. Mail me - this ID at gmail - if you need help.

Hostages

2008-11-27T01:08:00.002+05:30

Apparently foreign nationals have been taken hostage.

And there's a lot of twittering.

Shootings and grenade blasts in South Bombay

2008-11-27T00:36:00.006+05:30

TV news says that there were gun shots and grenade explosions in and around the Taj, the Oberoi, VT station, BMC headquarters, Cama Hospital, Crawford Market, Metro cinema.

Heard from Amit Varma, who was with other friends, including Sonia Faleiro and Rahul Bhatia. They have taken a room at Gordon House for the night.

More updates when I get them.

A photo dump from south mumbai here: http://flickr.com/photos/vinu/3062054336/

Danger days - 2008

2008-07-01T09:29:00.004+05:30

These dates and times are the ones where very high rainfall is bad news for the city, because they coincide with the highest tides, which means closed sluice gates and higher chances of flooding, since the rain water has nowhere to go.

2nd July 1152 hrs
3rd July 1237 hrs
4th July 1325 hrs
5th July 1410 hrs
6th July 1454 hrs
7th July 1537 hrs

1st August 1220 hrs
2nd August 1302 hrs
3rd August 1341 hrs
4th August 1420 hrs

30th August 1158 hrs
31st August 1220 hrs
1st September 1307 hrs

Info courtesy an email from Sunil Shibad.

3-day forecast from the India Meteorological Department (+ the forecast from the IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre for the city), 5-day forecast on the BBC, 5-day forecast from Yahoo, 5-day forecast on Weather Underground, 6-day forecast on WeatherForecast, 6-day forecast on Weather City, Accuweather.

Flooded?

2008-06-09T02:38:00.002+05:30

From Sunday Mid-Day

Important telephone numbers you can call if you area is flooded in the city.

Mumbai: Important numbers you can call if your area in Mumbai is flooded this monsoon.

BMC Commissioner - Jairaj Phatak - 9820092861, 22620525

DMC, Disaster Mgmt - S Shinde - 9820702503, 22704403

AMC (Western Suburbs) 9833184848 - Kishore Gajbhiye - 22620251

MMRDA Commissioner - Ratnakar Gaikwad - 9867876767, 26591234

Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) – RA Rajeev - 9833181818, 22620251

AMC, (Eastern Suburbs) - Madhav Sangle - 9920555100, 22620251

Or call the ward officer

Ward - Officer
A - Balamwar V M: 22661353, 9820702619
B - Gadkari S Y: 23736622, 9833539011
C - Bole V G: 22014022, 9820935610
D - Chore C D: 23861426, 9820702621
E - Patil P J: 23081471, 9820702620
F/S - Patwardhan V B: 24135460, 9869313204
F/N - Karwande S K: 24024353, 9820702616
G/S - Thorat P K: 24305031, 9820702606
G/N - Pai N V: 24212776, 9820702624
H/E - Mistry U D: 26182217, 9820702657
H/W - Rathod G P: 26422311, 9820702612
K/E - Dhakne R B: 26840103, 9820702618
K/W - Dhamne S M: 26239165, 9820702607
P/S - Kolekar B P: 28722244, 9820702625
P/N - Kshirsagar M M: 28823266, 9820702614
R/S - Shankarwar V V: 28054697, 9820702513
R/N - Khanolkar A B: 28920242, 9833578993
R/C - Waghralkar A S: 28930341, 9820702622
L - Khoje A S: 26505103, 9820702610
M/E - Mehta S C: 25283900, 9969037702
M/W - Pawar R W: 25283900, 9930356222
N - Prabhu V P: 25094161, 9820702603
S - Kale H A: 25947570, 9820702604
T - Masurkar P R: 25645289, 9820702607

A year later

2007-07-11T14:34:00.000+05:30

In remembrance.

Useful pages at Karmayog

2007-06-30T21:11:00.000+05:30

A message from Vinay at Karmayogtells us that:

You can fill in details of rain-affected areas at the online SATYA form, which will help the authorities to take specific action. You can also upload pictures.

Your message will also be displayed on the Satya page at Karmayog.

You can also give direct feedback to the relevant person at Karmayog's BMC contact details page.

There are also monsoon tips and contacts available.

More on the flooding in the suburbs

2007-06-30T19:20:00.000+05:30

I travelled from Lokhandwala Complex (Andheri) to Prabhadevi and back, and here's the eyewitness report :)

Things are fine from the Century Bazaar signal to Turner Road junction. No flooding whatsoever on both Cadell Road and LJ road.

Intermittent flooding from Turner Road Jn. onward.

Major problem spots (approx. knee-deep or higher):
* Turner Rd. Jn. to Khar Stn. on S. V. Road
* Santacruz bus depot (nr. Milan subway) to Nanavati Hospital
* Vileparle Jn. (near Mithibai College) to Juhu Gully

Minor flooding (Approx calf deep):
* parts of Juhu 10th Road
* Santacruz Police Station (Airplane garden on Linking Road) to Arya Samaj
* Some bylanes in Santacruz between S V Road and Linking Road (North Avenue, West Avenue)
* Indian Oil Nagar Jn. (Andheri West)
* Lokhandwala Circle
* All roads leading to the fomer JVPD circle (Nr. JVPD bus depot). The junction itself was strangely above water.

This is all info as of about 3 hrs. ago. Things are looking better now, and the water's receding.

Helpline Numbers

2007-06-30T16:53:00.001+05:30

Got these helpline numbers off CNN-IBN .

* Power Supply Reliance: 30303030.

* MSEB: 25686666.

* Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Control room: 22694727.

* For emergency complaints like building or wall collapses, call 1916.

For fallen trees, short circuits or fire, call 101 or 23085991.

* For drainage related complaints, call 1916.

* Drainage control rooms: 23678109 (city), 26146852 (western suburbs) or 25153258 (eastern suburbs) Central Railway Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus: 22697330 Dadar: 24143841 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla: 26502475, 25298499 Kalyan: 95251-2311499 Western Railway Call 131 or 22005388 Mumbai Pune Expressway Call 09822498224 Airlines Air India: 28318888 Indian Airlines: 1407 Jet Airways: 56986111 Air Sahara: 30302020 Insurance claims Bajaj Allianz: 5.

TV is now back, flights are taking off. Still, people are being warned by BMC officials to stay indoors.

Mumbai Underwater Again

2007-06-30T16:05:00.000+05:30

Amit Varma reports at out sister blog Cloudburst Mumbai:

The rain is back. NDTV reports:

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai has flooded the busy Andheri, Worli, Sion, Kurla, Wadala, Chembur and Borivili areas.

The airport in Mumbai has called off all flight operations, reports on Saturday said.

The showers also crippled transport systems on the ground forcing diversions to avoid flooded roads and disrupted rail services.

The weather office has forecast more rainfall throughout Saturday.

There's more from Rediff and CNN-IBN. Peter Griffin SMSs to inform me that Vashi is waist-deep in water in some places, and there's no electricity, and therefore no access to the internet or television reports. Heavy rain is expected to continue today, and staying indoors is advisable.

Television is off where I live in Bandra, but we have electricity and internet. Cell phones are working fine. But the city has come to a complete standstill. All flights into Mumbai are cancelled and flights out from Mumbai are running very late. My cousin is en route to Delhi and her flight took off at 2.30 pm, after a delay of 5 hours.

High tide days

2007-06-11T17:09:00.000+05:30

Days to watch out for this monsoon, with expected level of high tide in metres. The danger level, says the Disaster Management Cell, is 4.60m.

June 15, 12:40 - 4.71m
June 16, 13:38 - 4.71m
June 17, 14:14 - 4.65m

August 2, 14:32 - 4.65
August 30, 13:20 - 4.71m
August 31, 13:56 - 4.66m

September 28, 00.50 - 4.65m
September 29, 01:34 - 4.75
September 30, 02:19 - 4.70m

If there is more than an hour of heavy rain at these times, you can pretty much guarantee floods, since the storm water drains will have the tide rushing in, preventing drainage.

Traffic precautions alert

2006-12-05T09:51:00.000+05:30

The following is a press note issued by the Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic. Please keep it in mind for today through Thursday (7th Dec). If you plan to commute north-south or vice-versa in this period, I'd say avoid taking out your car as far as possible and use local trains instead. If you have to, then you might be better off taking Tulsi Pipe Road and JJ Flyover.

*****

From: Joint Commr. of Police, traffic
To: jcptraffic@mumbai-police.com
Sent: 02/12/2006 9:10 PM
Subject: Traffic arrangements on 6th Dec. 2006 at Shivaji Park.

PRESS NOTE

On account of celebration of 50th Death Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on the 6th December, 2006 “Mahaparinirvan Din”, a large number of followers of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar will be visiting Chaitya Bhoomi, Dadar. The followers of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar would start congregating in Mumbai from 5th December 2006 to 7th December 2006. In view of the congregation on large scale, at and around Shivaji Park, the movement of the vehicular traffic will be affected on the following roads:-

1) S.V.S. Road.
2) Ranade Road
3) N.C. Kelkar Road
4) Keluskar Road (South), Keluskar Road (North)
5) L.J. Road
6) Gokhale Road (South), Gokhale Road (North)
7) Kataria Road.
8) Tilak Bridge
9) S.K. Bole Road
10) Bhavani Shankar Road

In view of the above, the motorists are advised to plan their journey accordingly to avoid unnecessary delay. They are further advised
to use Senapati Bapat Marg, N.M. Joshi Marg and Dr. B.A. Road as far
as possible.

In order to ensure smooth flow of traffic, traffic police would be imposing following restrictions from 08.00 hrs on 05-12-2006 till 07th December, 2006.

I ) ONE WAYS / CLOSURE OF ROADS :-

(1) S.K. Bole road will be one way from Siddhivinayak Junction upto
Hanuman Temple i.e. No Entry from Hanuman Temple.

(2) Bhavani Shankar Road will be One way from Hanuman Temple/
Kabutar Khana upto its Junction with Gokhale Road (South) i.e. No Entry from Gokhale Road South viz. Gopinath Chavan Chowk except BEST Buses & emergency utility services.

(3) S.V.S. Marg from Siddhivinayak Junction upto Hinduja Hospital
will be closed for Vehicular Traffic (Local residents can go upto Road No 5 i.e. Pandurang Naik Marg Junction from Hinduja Hospital)

(4) Ranade Road will be closed for all types of vehicular traffic.

(5) Dnyaneshwar Mandir Road will be closed for all types of
vehicular traffic from its junction with S.V.S.Road upto Dadar Chowpatty.

(6) If necessary, the vehicular traffic except BEST buses &
Emergency and utility services will be closed from Dadar T.T.

(7) Kataria Road will be closed for vehicular traffic from L.J. Road
upto Hinduja Hospital.

(8) S.V.S. Marg from Mahim Junction upto Kapad Bazar (Sitaladevi
Rd.) junction will be closed for South bound Vehicular Traffic between 07.00 hrs. and 14.20 hrs.

(9) All heavy vehicles, goods vehicles including tempos except BEST
buses will be diverted from Mahim Junction via Mori Road towards Senapati Bapat Road.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS :- Pedestrian visiting ‘Chityabhumi’ will not be allowed on N.C. Kelkar Road from Plaza Talkies upto Gadkari Chowk. They are advised to use Ranade Road or may walk from Raja Badhe Chowk.

II) PARKING RESTRICTIONS :-
Parking restrictions will be imposed from 08.00 hrs on 05-12-2006 till 21.00 hrs on 07.12.2006 on either sides of the following roads :-
1. S.V.S. Road.

2. Ranade Road

3. N.C. Kelker Road

4. Kelusker Road (South), Kelusker Road (North)

5. L.J. Road

6. Gokhale Road (South), Gokhale Road (North)

7. Kataria Road.

8. Tilak Bridge

9. S.K. Bole Road

10. Bhavani Shankar Road

III) IN CASE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT AND AROUND SHIVAJI PARK THE MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW ROUTE AS UNDER :-

SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC :- ( From 12.00 on 6/12/2006 onwards)

(1) South bound vehicular traffic coming from Western Suburbs via Bandra to take left turn below Bandra Fly Over Bridge, go upto Kalanagar junction, take right turn to proceed to Dharavi T junction and further on via Sion Station or 60 ft Rd Dharavi.

(2) South bound vehicular traffic coming along Western Express Highway
to take left turn at Kalanagar junction, below Flyover to proceed to Dharavi T junction and further on via Sion Station or 60 ft Rd Dharavi.

NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC :- ( From 14.00 on 6/12/2006 onwards)

(1) North bound vehicular traffic coming from Colaba & C.S.T. to use P D'mello Rd., Barister Nath Pai Marg, Zakeria Bunder Rd., R.A.K.Marg upto Matunga Arora bridge then right turn along Dr. B.A.Rd, and further on via Sion Hospital Junction.

(2) North bound vehicular traffic coming from Crawford Market to use J.J. Flyover bridge, Khada Parsi Statue, B.A.Rd., Dadar T.T. fly over and further on.

(3) North bound vehicular traffic coming from Haji Ali onwards to use K.K. Marg, Mahalaxmi Rly Station junction, Jacob Circle, Sane Guruji Marg, Chinchpokli, Lalbaug, Dr. B.A. Rd., Dadar T.T. Fly over and further on.

(4) North bound vehicular traffic coming from Mahalaxmi Rly Station via Dr.E.Moses Rd to use Senapati Bapat Rd.

(5) North bound vehicular traffic coming from Worli may use Pandurang Budhkar Marg below Elphiston Bridge and to proceed either via Senapati Bapat Marg or Elphiston Bridge, Parel T.T. Dr. B.A.Rd. and further on.

(6) Parking of vehicles will be prohibited on the following roads on 6/12/2006 from 14.00 onwards

1. Keshavrao Khade Marg ( Haji Ali Jn. to Mahalaxmi Rly Stn)
2. Dr. E. Moses Road (Mahalaxmi Rly Stn to Worli Naka)
3. Sane Guruji Marg (Mahalaxmi Rly Stn to Chinchpokli Jn.)

* These Traffic Arrangements are subject to change in case of any emergency.

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Please forward this message to your friends who may be interested in having traffic updates of Mumbai City. Issued in public interest by Traffic Police H.Q, 87, Sir Pochkhanwala Road, Worli Mumbai. For details please log on http://www.trafficpolicemumbai.org

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PS - For maps on the areas affected by these events and mobile numbers of police personnel in charge of specific areas, please visit the e-paper website of Mumbai Mirror. (Registration required)

Mumbai police lists of dead and injured + one unidentified body

2006-07-24T20:41:00.000+05:30

The Mumbai Police website now has lists of the injured and dead in English. This makes our transliteration attempt (here and here) redundant. Please see the Mumbai police main page for the lists for future updates.

These are direct links to each of the hospital lists.

Asha Parekh Hospital
Bhabha Hospital
Bombay Hospital
Bhagvati Hospital
Cooper Hospital
Holy Family Hospital
Karuna Hospital
K.E.M. Hospital
Lilavati Hospital
Nanavati Hospital
Sion Hospital
V.N.Desai Hospital

Thane

Other Hospitals

Analysis of Blast (this is an overview, with the numbers in each hospital, but without names.
Unidentified Deadbodies (Please be warned that the picture on this page may be upsetting for some viewers.)

How can we help you?

2006-07-20T23:59:00.001+05:30

Please note: this blog is not the yellow pages. And this post was intended to help people track loved ones in the aftermath of the 11th July train blasts. So please don't leave unconnected requests here. We're not going to respond.

If you're looking for info, please leave a comment in this post. We'll try and get info for you. Please leave contact info. We'll monitor this post for that purpose.

Also, if you see a query you can answer, please do so, and let us know via a comment.

If you're trying to get through to someone, leave
1.their name and phone number, and
2. your name and phone number.

One of us will try and get through and get back to you.

Please see this post for ways to send SMSes (short text messages) via email.

Update: Please use this page (it's a wiki that anyone can edit) to leave phone numbers to be contacted.

Update 2: If you have contacted the person you were worried about (or if someone has contacted her/him for you) , please delete the comment which left personally identifying information. You'll have to be logged in to blogger under the same ID that you posted your comment. We'll delete these comments ourselves later, but there are a whole lot of them, and it will take time. (update: all comments containing personal phone numbers and email addresses have been deleted.)
Thanks for you help.

Post-dating this so it stays sticky. It was first posted at approximately 7.45 p.m on 11th July.

Offers of help here, please

2006-07-20T23:55:00.000+05:30

If you know of schools, colleges, hotels, individuals, etc offering shelter to stranded people, leave a message here, please.

Leave a full address and directions if possible. Thanks.

Post-dating this so it stays sticky. It was first posted at approximately 9.20p.m on 11th July.

Assistance for Mumbai Blast-Related Work

2006-07-19T17:50:00.000+05:30

[Information courtesy CRY]

1. Helplines:
LIC Helpline for Claims: 9892590175, 9869089079, 9819059797, 9870148947, 9967221699
Mumbai Helpline: (022) 22005388
BMC Helpline: 09833181818
Western Railway Helpline: 23014373

2. Citizens for Justice and Peace
They have begun contact work with the victims and planning to update their website on their work plans
Contact Persons: Javed Anand and Teesta Setalvaad
sabrang@vsnl.com / sabrang@sabrang.com
Postal address:
Sabrang Communications & Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
Nirant Bungalow,
Juhu Tara Road,
Mumbai - 400 049.
Tel/Fax -: 91-22-2660 2288
Tel -: (91-22) 2660 3927, 26602288, 26603927

3. India Centre for Human Rights and Law
They have begun contact work with victims- planning to look at compensation, applications under right to information act, employment to people injured and cases of illegal detention also to understand physical disability to victims and their rights.
Contact Person: Maya OR Aruna
Postal address:
4th Floor CVOD Jain School,
84 Samuel Street,
Dongri
Mumbai 400009
Phone: (91) (22) 2343 9651 and 23436692
Fax: (91) (22) 2343 3698

4. SMILE Foundation
A National Development Agency, SMILE will provide support and help to needy individuals who have been affected by the Mumbai bomb blasts on July 11. The Smile foundation supports NGOs focusing on children and youth. The help will extend to medical and physical rehabilitation.
Contact Person: Seema Ghule, communication officer
Phone: 9860297265
Email mumbai@smilefoundationindia.org

Volunteers Required

2006-07-16T20:34:00.000+05:30

Some of us have been discussing for the past week the possibility of forming a group that can be called up in times of emergencies/crisis to help mumbai citizens. It is entirely a citizen's initiative and focuses on putting your own motivation and capacity to help to the best possible use. The group will essentially be structured around a number of designated core group members who would call up volunteers in their respective area (or respective field of assistance) for help in times of emergencies.

Those who would like to volunteer, please get in touch at mumbaihelp@gmail.com (mumbaihelp[at]gmail[dot]com) or leave a comment with your contact details and we will get back to you.

We are planning on calling a meeting soon (maybe at the end of this week). Details will be put up on the blog and mailed to volunteers.

We need to know how much time you can give to this and what kind of help you can provide.

Type of help could be :
data entry
visiting hospitals
getting info from authorities (lists, addresses)
finding out procedures
operating and updating the blog
manning phonelines to get info

We also need to know if you have contacts with any charitable organisation and what area of work they are involved in.

Of course, it is not possible to entirely pre-empt exactly what kind of help an emergency could call for. If you can think of any other way you can help so that we are prepared for all eventualities, please let us know.

Please provide your details in the format given below -

NAME:

AREA: residence, work
CONTACT: mobile, landline
E-MAIL:
HOW YOU CAN HELP:

------------------------

Thank you,

Cassandra N
Shahla R
Shiladitya C

Regarding insurance

2006-07-14T13:55:00.000+05:30

From our newsgroup:

Hi, I am trying to compile as much info on the procedure/documents needed for claiming compensation/insurance.

This will hopefully make things easier for the bomb blast victims (both survivors and next of Kin)

I have a list of the various private insurance companies operating out of mumbai and they have been most helpful.

I have yet to talk to the Railways because apparently the claims have to be made to the "Railway Claims Tribunal" for the compensation / medical reimbursement

If there is anyone of you who could shed some light/help please get in touch.

[..]

This is the info I have till now regarding the insurance/compensation.....

a) The state govt has already paid Rs 15,000/- to each of the deceased at the time of handing overt he body.

b) The state Govt has declared a compensation of 1 lac to each of the deceased.
Their people are visiting each house and verifying the death by taking 2 witnesses signatures from the building.
The person who visited Borivali was Mr Rahul cell [deleted]

b) the Railways has declared a compensation of 5 lacs to each of the deceased. I have been trying whole morning to get through to the concerned person at their Mumbai Central office .

I NEED SOMEONE TO VISIT THEM PERSONALLY IF POSSIBLE AND GET THE INFO. Any volunteers, please contact me.

c) I have a list of the insurance agencies which i will attach here shortly.

d)The papers needed by the insurance company in case the deceased was a policy holder are......

Claim Form.... Some companies have this attached to the policy itself, others will send you on eor ask your agent to get one for you.

Death Certificate.... since the death certificate takes time, most insurance companies are doing away with this and instead are accepting the letter/post mortem certificate certified by the railways.
This is the paper one would have got while getting the body Nominee... most policy holders would have nominated a nominee. In which case the nominee has to go to the insurance company with proper identification.

If no Nominee, then the heir/next of kin ( wife, father, mother, in that order) with proper identification and proof of relationship with the deceased has to be submitted.

In this case some companies will ask for a "letter of no objection" form the other heirs. This letter has to mention the person chosen on their behalf to receive the insurance

I will post more info as and when I get it

You could also email me at cassynaz[at]gmail[dot]com

If you have answers, please leave them in the comments, or sign up on our newsgroup. Just go to http://groups.google.com/group/BombayHelp and hit the Join button. It's free and anyone can join.

Awaaz Helplines

2006-07-14T11:07:00.000+05:30

(Posted by the MessageBoard Moderator at Moneycontrol.com)

"When something like the Mumbai blasts happens, its shakes the resilience of the city, its daunting, it hits you, and you feel helpless. We understand this and in the newsroom we are trying to help in every way we can. Awaaz is extending a helpline to the people of Mumbai: anybody affected by the blasts with insurance claims, needing monetary assistance from the Railway ministry and assistance promised to the kin of deceased by the railway ministry (employment etc) can call the Awaaz helplines now.

Call 9819813366 & 9833618164 or email: aapkiawaaz@moneycontrol.com, peheredar@moneycontrol.com or SMS Help to 2622.Awaaz will ensure that these cases are taken up with Insurance companies and the Railway ministry for early redressal. We know that every phone call, every e-mail, every SMS, helps to make a difference. Do call us or write in and help us help you."

Useful links on Karmayog

2006-07-14T03:55:00.000+05:30

Emergency Numbers in Mumbai
24 - Hour Chemists
Ambulance Services
Mobile Care Ambulance
Fire Stations with contact details
Private Hospitals in Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane
Government Hospitals
Other hospital lists
All-India Hospital List

Police Stations with Tel. numbers
Mumbai Police website

Media contact numbers

Various Free Medical Services

Blood banks in Mumbai and Thane
Blood banks in 26 districts in Maharashtra
Eye banks in Mumbai
Eye banks in Maharashtra
Oxygen Services

NGOs in: Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Thane

Writers against Terrorism - call for contributors

2006-07-13T23:19:00.000+05:30

My friend Danish Husain has started a collablog called Writers Against Terrorism. An extract from the first post:

This blog is an attempt by writers to address issues of terrorism, fanatacism, bigotry, war, censorship, human rights violation, women's rights and any act which violates the idea of justice and fairness.

I invite you to post your comments, opinions, ideas and issues pertaining to these. Let's come up with suggestions to make our world safe and terror free.

If words are your forte and you think have something worthwhile to say and contribute to this blog then shoot me a mail at dan[DOT]husain[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Prayer for Peace, 6:30 p.m., 14th July, K C College Hall

2006-07-13T22:56:00.000+05:30

Citizens for Peace is convening a multi-faith "Prayer for Peace" to mourn the loss of life and pray for peace to prevail as we move forward.

Tomorrow at K.C. College Hall, 6:30 p.m.

All are invited to join in.

Please spread this message.

Names of the injured and dead, sorted by hospital

2006-07-13T06:19:00.000+05:30

Copied from the Mumbai Police site, transliterated from the Devnagari script by Dina, the complete list is now on our wiki.

There's also a break-up of the numbers of injured and dead, hospital by hospital, also translated from Marathi, on this wiki page. Scroll down that page for a break-up of numbers of dead bodies identified, unidentified and handed over to relatives, also hospital by hospital.

E-Candles @ CNN-IBN

2006-07-13T03:29:00.000+05:30

(from e-mail forwards and a comment on this blog)

Please visit the following link and light an e-candle for the Mumbai Victims. For every candle lit - CNN-IBN channel is giving 1 Rupee to the victims. Please send this to as many people as you know:

http://clients.ibnlive.com/features/mumatt/index.php

(The page was a little sluggish the last time I checked. Please be patient.)

Candle vigil - Azad Maidan - 13th July, 6.30 p.m.

2006-07-12T23:12:00.000+05:30

(: Translated from SMSese :) from a comment:
A large number of people are meeting at azad maidan at around 6:30 in the evening to light candles in memory of the people who died yesterday, and as a gesture of peace.

Please spread this message via email or SMS.

Note: Please brinng your own candles and matchboxes.

missing

2006-07-12T21:40:00.000+05:30

Dhvanil Shah from Mumbai is looking for these two persons who are missing.

Veerashree from Mumbai is looking for Mr. Hemchandra Vishwanath Mastkar, aged approximately 65 years residing at Suyog C.H.S.Borivali (W) Mumbai-92. He is missing since Tuesday evening.

more details at CNN-IBN here.

LeT, Hizbul outraged

2006-07-12T21:37:00.000+05:30

We are innocent, say LeT, Hizb

Reuters

Srinagar: Militant groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen on Wednesday denied any role in the bomb blasts in Mumbai and described the attacks as "barbaric" or "outrageous".

See the story here.

Missing: Joseph Noronha (56)

2006-07-12T21:00:00.000+05:30

Update, from Anonymous, cassynaz Konkani Catholics and Deepak, in the comments.

Mr Noronha's body was found. (Deccan Herald, BBC, Konkani Catholics Blog.)

Nancy, Corrine and Grace, we're so very sorry.

From the comment here.

Name - Joseph Noronha
Age - 56 yrs
Height - 5'6"
Weight - 60 kgs
Complexion - Fair
Was Wearing - A Short Sleeves White Shirt with Blue Stripes and Bluish-Black Trousers
Body Identification - Has scars/stitches in his left hand, chest and legs.
His picture is uploaded in NDTV MISSING PERSON SITE

You can contact the following:

Nancy Noronha - [contact information deleted]
Corinne Noronha - [contact information deleted]
Posted By Gracedatta@[contact information deleted]

IF anyone has information about this person please inform Nancy or Corinne.

A time to heal

2006-07-12T20:37:00.000+05:30

Leave thank you messages in this thread.

To the person who handed you a glass of water or a biscuit. To the school that let you sleep the night. To the stranger who gave you a lift. To the taxi driver who didn't put his meter down.

There'll be time for other stuff later.

Right now, reach out to heal.

UNIDENTIFIED SURVIVOR

2006-07-12T18:12:00.000+05:30

At Bhagwati Hospital in Borivali, there is one unidentified survivor in the ICU and one dead body. Couldn't get details of the dead person but here are the details of the survivor:
15-year-old male, dark complextion, has a previous burn mark on his upper left arm. He's not too severely injured but is kept in the ICU. He's unconscious. Pass this on guys.

Update from Maya in the comments: The boy (named Rakesh) was identified by his father today who stays in Nerul.

Shelter for stranded people in South Mumbai

2006-07-12T16:42:00.000+05:30

For this, and future emergencies, The Afternoon lists halls that will shelter stranded people in various parts of the city.Some extracts:

Besides the municipal schools, the government has identified 15 halls (relatively open spaces which can house many people amounting to those in schools, universities and wedding halls) in south Mumbai, as emergency shelters for those who are stranded incase of heavy flooding. On the days, expected to receive heavy rainfall, the government has asked these 15 places not to book their halls for any functions.

[..]

"We have identified 15 places in the areas in and around Churchgate and CST, so that people staying in the suburbs need not be stranded on the stations. We have also instructed the ‘A’ ward to provide food packages to those in the emergency shelters," said Vilas Vaidhya, Chief Officer, Disaster Management Plan.

According to the letters issued to the halls, there are seven days on which the city is expected to get flooded. "We received the list in the last week of May. It said, not to let the hall be booked on the following seven days - July 14, August 10, 11, 12 and September 8, 9, 10," said Ashok Tejuja, owner of Ashoka Hall, Nariman Point.
Ashoka Hall housed people who were stranded in the last year’s deluge, and so have many of the halls on the emergency shelter’s list. "Even if we were not issued a list, we would have helped the people voluntarily," added Tejuja.

Some names from the article:
Ashoka Hall
Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point
SNDT University
Kabibai School Trust.
The Sunderbai Hall, New Marine Lines
The Hindi Vidhya Bhavan, Marine Lines
KR Cama Hall.

Please note that the article quotes trustees and managers of the various halls, trusts and schools as saying they have received no notification from the government as yet.

What next? Ideas for help

2006-07-12T15:50:00.000+05:30

Shiladitya C has one

can do anything to help those who can't find their family/friends and are out there on the roads showing photographs to news reporters. there are quite a few of them. can we do anything to organise a search effort or at least compile data of the missing (with photographs and details of where seen last) and put it up so people in the area and those who are close to hospitals can do something about it?

Here's what he's doing about it, and he has a query for you:

I am going to the nearby hospitals and blast sites with a digicam, cellphone camera, pen and paper. I will try to get details and photographs from people who are looking for the missing. If possible, I'm going to try and get photographs of unidentified wounded and deceased at the hospitals.

Will come back with details and mail them across so we can build a database asap.

There might be others willing to do the same in their respective areas. Is there any way to reach them and ask if they'd want to help out?

The next step will be uploading these pictures to Flickr or some such. Anybody have a better idea?

Post your thoughts on next steps here on our wiki, or in the comments section of this post.

Names of those who died

2006-07-12T15:42:00.000+05:30

The Mumbai Police have a set of PDFs up ~~here~~ here. [Thanks for the correction, mumbaiwallah.]

Some members of our team have updated the list on our wiki with the same information.

Borivili blast rumour

2006-07-12T15:31:00.000+05:30

There's a strong rumour going around about a blast at Borivili a little while ago.

I've just been in touch with several journo pals, and as of now, they say it's just a rumour. No confirmations that this is true.

Blood bank situation - update

2006-07-12T15:25:00.000+05:30

From Jaded in the comments.

The response to requests for blood have been overwhelming.

As of 3.00pm Blood Banks(corporation as well as private- Sion Hospital, Cooper Hospital, Hinduja, Holy Family contacted) seem to have adequate units of blood in stock and are discouraging more donations.

While its is amazing to see so many people pouring out onto the streets to donate blood in response to such a calamity, it is true that even if half of us donate blood more regularly we would help save more lives than this mad rush will.

So if there are still people out there who would like to donate blood, hold on. Wait for a month or two, and then make it a habit.

Or register yourself on www.indianblooddonors.com and respond to blood requests.

Thank you all.

Please see this wiki page for Citizen updates.

KEM Hospital Status

2006-07-12T14:46:00.000+05:30

I called KEM Hospital (24135189) who said they have enough blood at present.

They have posted a list of the dead here.

And a list of the injured here.

The Morning After - updates

2006-07-12T09:45:00.000+05:30

7 deadly bomb blasts, 190 people dead, over 400 injured.

Western railway services are back on track between Andheri and Churchgate, services between Virar and Borivli not running. Many long distance trains to Gujarat have been cancelled. More details on inbound and outbound train schedules available here.

Additional security is being provided in the trains.

Many long distance trains to Gujarat have been cancelled -

People are going to work - although shaken, many say they are not going to sit at home.

Sources: NDTV, CNNIBN

Update at 2 pm:

DGP Maharashtra talks to media - says 183 dead and 714 injured. The CRPF, RAF and Home Guards have been called in for additional security. Metal detectors and sniffer dogs are in use at stations. High alert in the state of Maharashtra.

Additional information:

Police sources have suggested that RDX was used in the blasts, operated by remote timer devices.

The stock market is stable - that's a good sign.

Blood banks in Mumbai

2006-07-12T09:21:00.000+05:30

A call has been put out for blood donations. Hospitals are running short.
In case you can donate blood :

Blood Banks
or you can register with Indian Blood Donors.

24 hr service

2006-07-12T01:35:00.000+05:30

Western Railway will be running trains through the night.

list of dead

2006-07-12T00:56:00.000+05:30

Via NDTV

Sanjay Mohanlal Jaiswal, 36 Western Rly Employee
Babulal Dulbhai Waghri, Mira Road
Giresh B Talpate, Dahisar
Anish Vinaykumar Bandar, Goregaon (W)
Amrutlal Lalji Patel, Railway Employee
Bhairinath Krishna Salvi, Lower Parel
Khan Zuber Khan, H.R. Colleg/Vadodra

List of injured people

2006-07-12T00:04:00.000+05:30

[list courtesy Anand Gadiyar]

Chandrashekar, Pujari, 17years, 9892124606, stable

Ajay, Parekh, 37, 9870291181, stable

AJAY, JADHAV, 47,

Ajay , Yadav, 27, 9819122036, stable

amjad, ansaRi, 19, MALAD(W), Critical

AMRIT, COUTINHO, 45,

ASHOK, SHAH, 45,

ASHOK, LOHIA, 37,

BHARKEDEVKAR, HOKATE,

CHANDRAKANT,

CHIRAG, CHAUHAN, 21, 9867729894, Critical

DEEPAK , NAIK,

Dinesh, Bhai, 27, 9833599787, stable

Gajanan, MIRGU, 23, 9869351033, stable

GANESH SHANTARAM, KADAM, 26, 9869370686, stable

GANPAT, 50,

Giridhar, Katye, 54,

GOVIND, GARDE,

GULAB GANPAT, PATOLE, 68, 28677910, Critical

JAGDISH, GODIA, 70, WORLI, stable

JASPREET, KALSI, 20, 28164751, stable

JHANKARIPRASAD, JOSHI, 50,

Kalicharan, Shetty, 49, 26172447, stable

KEVAL, DOSHI, 26, 9867171520, stable

LALIT, PHANSE,

M B, KADM,

MAHADEO, NAIK/?NAIR, 40,

MAHADEO , KADAM, 56, 28861107, stable

MANNAR,

MOHAMMED, SALIM, 28, 9821463457,

Mohd, Sajid, 30, 24091984, stable

MOHD, MARU, 14, 24091984, STABLE

MUKUND, THAKAR,

NITIN, DHOLAKIA, 32,

Pankaj, Shah, 53, 9820083750, stable

POOJA, INDALE, 15,

Porko, TANGAVEET, 38, 28662892, Stable

Pravin , verma, 33, 9821135672, stable

PURAN, SINGH,

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TEJAS, PHATAK/?PATIL,

Umesh, Naik, 32, 9833604432, stable

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VIJAY, JOSHI, 23, 28641888, Critical

VIJAY, JAIN,

VIJAY, NAIR,

Vilas, SAHUKAR,

Shahu Ramchandra, Surve, 48, 9224678399, stable

Dead bodies on TV...please desist

2006-07-12T00:01:00.000+05:30

The TV channels are falling over each other trying to show as much gore as possible. Not only does it scare and disgust the viewers, it also robs the dead of the dignity they deserve.
I would be writing mails to all news channels...could anybody please supply some email addresses?
This might seem a diversion, but I think it is time we put an end to this macabre voyeurism.

Blood needed at Sion hospital

2006-07-11T23:00:00.000+05:30

Via comment from Jayshree:

Sion Hospital has made an appeal for 1600 bottles of blood.

That's Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Gen, Hopital & Medical College Sion 24076381(202) / 24073418 / 24082504 / 24092020 / 24074539 (P)

Railway update

2006-07-11T22:32:00.000+05:30

Yazad just called to say this:

The Central line is functioning normally, all trains on time.

He also spoke to the police, and was told that it is highly unlikely that the Western Line will resume functioning tonight.

Mumbai's Spirit

2006-07-11T22:27:00.000+05:30

My husband works at Dadar, on Tulsi Pipe road and we are at Khar. His route home passes Bandra, Matunga and Mahim stations, all affected by the blasts. I was nervous when he said he was leaving, but surprise surprise, he was home in an hour (which is as long as it takes for less than a 10 km run on a normal working day). He described to me what he saw ....

Lots of chaos as expected on the roads, many people walking home, cars stopping to offer lifts to people, locals - men, women, children - offering assistance right outside the stations where the blasts occured - with bottles of water and food and helping in any way they could. He said it was a sea of humanity.

There are reports that the railways will re-open the Western line late tonight or tomorrow - and i'm certain Bombay will be back to its business tomorrow. I just hope we stay calm through this, and there is no backlash as we saw in 1992-93.

to send an SMS to a cellphone via email

2006-07-11T22:19:00.000+05:30

Try this.

Send a message to phonenumber@carriername (you'll need to know the carrier name / service provider of the number you're dialling)

Hutch (formerly Orange): hutchinson.in
Airtel: airtel.in.mum
Idea: idea.in.mah
Reliance: reliance.in
Tata Tele: tatatele.in
MTNL: mtnl.in.mum
BPL Mumbai: bpl.in.mum
BPL Maharashtra: bpl.in.mah
Reliance Infocomm: reliance.in.infocomm

Update: This page has a form that will do the job for you: http://www.ananthapuri.com/mobile.asp

Update 2: See also: http://www.smsjunction.com/

Update 3: See also: http://www.krify.com/cell/

If you know of any other way to send SMSes via email, leave a comment in this post. Thanks.

peter

Road situation improving

2006-07-11T21:50:00.000+05:30

dhoomketu says:

Have just confirmed from the car provider, Orix, that roads are not quite blocked. They are running as usual. There was some panic on the streets around Worli, Mahim an hour back, but road situation is back to normal.

In case, people want to head back from South Bombay, you can.

However: If you don't absolutely have to go home, and you're safe and dry, please stay put. Don't add to the mess out there.

Donate Blood

2006-07-11T21:36:00.000+05:30

SMS based helpline for donating blood is at Indian Blood Donors.

BLOOD REQUIRED

2006-07-11T21:33:00.000+05:30

People need blood
Blood doners can rush to the hospitals nearest to the blast sites. Help!

toll update

2006-07-11T21:15:00.001+05:30

Official figure: 135

Bombay Addict updates, that as per Star news two tracks on WR have started up.

Update: Eight blasts confirmed. Two at Borivli. One in a train, one at the station.

List of those...suspected missing or injured

2006-07-11T21:15:00.000+05:30

I'm so sorry

harshad borgaonkar from price waterhouscooper. His i-card was found amongst the debries

people stuck near siddhi vinayak and prabhadevi

2006-07-11T21:12:00.000+05:30

people stuck near siddhi vinayak and prabhadevi can try seeking shelter at Rachana Sansad college

They are planning on keeping the college open thru the night.

278, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Prabhadevi 400025.
phone- 2431 0807

ROADS___Refer to this link for traffic updates

2006-07-11T20:55:00.000+05:30

Opera House to Pedder Road...jammed
Elphinstone; KEM...jammed
Tulsi Pipe Road...inching traffic

Will post updates and let u knw when these roads open up

Update:
Recived this via an SMS:
2 peopel
just came back from dadar
roads ar jammed
thsi side is ok
they tride froma cab. towards subrb its all jammed you cant go

Update:
Out off all the networks, Hutch is particularly bad...Airtel is the best. I dunno how that helps...but whatever.

Update:
people stuck near siddhi vinayak and prabhadevi van try seeking shelter at Rachana Sansad collegethey were planning on keeping the college open thru the night. Nos: 24301024 (extn:701,702,703,704)

Update:
A friend msged this:
We took the road from Hindu colony till Kings circle; it was not jammed. The main roads were jammed. Tell people to take inner lanes.

Update:
As of 11:pm, July 11, 2006...main roads including Western express highway and SV road still jammed. Travel at your own risk. I myslef am leaving office in another 15 mins. So will let u knw more details when i'm on my way. Will msg Peter and ask him to update.

Another helpline number

2006-07-11T20:36:00.000+05:30

I just got this via mail - if you need help, or want to pass on information or assure people you are fine, call IBN Assignment - 01204341907

You have a car and want to go home in such traffic?

2006-07-11T20:35:00.000+05:30

I will tell you what happens when you have a car and want to go home in such traffic? People are trying to force into cars since trains are not working. So if you have a car and want to go home ...try gracioulsy to give a lift to people. If you have a car and planning to go home...DON'T. They might try to force themselves to get into your car. Again, it's better to stay where you are.

SMS to News Channels

2006-07-11T20:30:00.000+05:30

As phone lines are jammed, here's one way of reaching your loved ones - to send messages via CNN IBN, SMS 'Mumbai - your message' to 2622. On NDTV send your message to 6388. These will be put on air.

HOSPITAL NUMBERS

2006-07-11T20:23:00.000+05:30

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS:

K.B. Bhaba Hospital Bandra 26422775 / 26429828 / 26406787 R. K. Patkar Marg, Bandra (W), Mumbai 50

Harilal Bhagwati Mun. General Hospital Borivali (W) 28932461 / 63 / 28998829

B. A. R. C. Hospital Chembur 25563140 / 25513985

Mangal Anand Hospital Chembur 25224845 / 25527539 Swastik Park, 48, Sion-Trombay Road, Chembur,Mubai - 71

RCF Hospital Chembur 25563397 R.C. Marg, Chembur, Mumbai 400074

Smt. Diwaliben M. Mehta (Maa) Mun. Gen. Hospi. Chembur 25220333 / 34 Postal Colony, Chembur, Mumbai 400071

Cooper Hospital Juhu 26207254 / 56 / 58 / 26205897 (Fax) / 28934257 Juhu, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056

Health Unit (Railway) Hospital Parel 24225966 7 N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai

K. E. M. Hospital Parel 24131763 / 24136051 / 24134977 1439 Parel, F/S Ward

M. G. Memorial Hospital Parel 24132575 700

Tata Hospital Parel 24161413

Tata Memorial Hospital Parel 24146750 / 24177000 / 7290 / 24154379

Wadia Hospital (Female) Parel 24129786 / 24185646

Wadia Hospital (Children) Parel 24129787

Mumbai General Hospital Santacruz (E) 26182081 / 26151506 Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400055

V. N. Desai Mun. Gen. Hospital Santacruz (E) 26182081 / 26183018 / 26151560 Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055

Sewree T. B. Hospital Sewree 24139784 / 24146993 Sewree, Mumbai 400 015

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Gen, Hopital & Medical College Sion 24076381(202) / 24073418 / 24082504 / 24092020 / 24074539 (P)

PRIVATE HOSPITALS:

Hinduja Hospital: 24451515/ 24452222

Lilavati Hospital Bandra (W): 26455889/ 26455891/ 26438281/ 82 / Fax 26407655

Bhartiya Arogya. Hospital Juhu 26212297 / 26206493

Nanavati Hospital Juhu 26125555 / 26129302 / 26182255

Ramkrishna Mission Charitable Hospital Khar (W) 26484119

Hinduja Hospital Mahim 24451515 / 24452222 / 24449199 / 9142 / 7000/ 25153260 / 24452574 / 75 / Fax 24449151 / 24440425

S. L. Raheja Hospital Mahim: 24467569 / 70

Radhabai W. Ch. Hospital Mahim: 24443942 / 24377814

Diamond Orthopaedic Hospital Malad (W): 264820433

Evershine Orthopaedic Hospital Malad (W): 26821554

Girnar Orthopeadic Surgical Hospital Malad (W): 26071931

Bhaktivedanta Hospital Mira Road: 28128888

Asha Parekh Hospital Santacruz (W): 26491203 / 26493737 / 26492081

Ayurvedic Hospital Sion: 24072176 / 24092562

S.K. Patil (Piramal) Sion : 24090002 / 24090367

Suvarna Hospital Borivali 28052130 / 28052333

Updates on radio

2006-07-11T20:21:00.000+05:30

For those in Mumbai, tune in to Radio City 91FM and Radio One 92.5FM. They're running regular updates of people wanting to contact each other, as well as traffic updates.

Here at Nariman Point, almost everyone's staying back in office. If you're in office, I can only reiterate what's suggested by other bloggers - stay put. The roads are not going to be looking very good.

Central line functional

2006-07-11T19:54:00.000+05:30

Services on western rainway suspended. But the central line is funtional.
The exact locations of the seven blasts, according to lastest updates, are: Matunga (some confusion about this: should be Matunga Rd, since central line is working), Mahim, Khar, Khar-Santa Cruz subway, Mira Road-Bhayandar, Jogeshwari and Borivli
The first blast at Khar at 6:25pm. The remaining within a space of 30 minutes.

Update: Deshmukh says more than 50 dead. AN Roy says 60. But this will change as information comes in. DCP Pasricha says 250 injured.
Getting worse by the minute. CNN-IBN says 40 dead, 50 injured at Matunga alone.

Update: Star says 8 blasts. Two in Borivli. One inside station. One outside.

Western railways enquiry: 131, 3061763

Crossposted here.

Central Line working

2006-07-11T19:52:00.000+05:30

Just heard this from CNN-IBN. The Central train line for the Eastern suburbs is working. And additional BEST buses / state transport buses have been put into operation on the Western sector as Western Railway has not yet re-started. I still suggest that if you're in Mumbai and not on the road, stay put. One never knows if there might be more blasts.

Stay wherever you are

2006-07-11T19:50:00.000+05:30

Hello all,

I'm stuck at my office. I'm bound to get reliable info here. Just stay where you are. The roads are all jammed as all the people who were already on their way when the blasts occurred are trying to get home. If you are stuck in office, be thankful that you have food, water, electricity and internet. Just stay. Btw, 4 blasts confirmed. Not sure of Borivali blast.

Lastly, try not to call everyone and anyone you know to see if their safe. If they are not safe, sorry to sound harsh, but they won't be taking your calls anyway. So stop trying to jam phone lines.

For the next couple of hours, I'll try to keep you updated on which roads are convenient to go by. The Elphinstone bridge heading to KEM hospital is bad as injured are taken to KEM. So there is a camp of media reporters and police officials out there. More updates coming up...

Update by Peter: "Maya" is a reporter with a city newspaper.

Western Railway helpline

2006-07-11T19:43:00.000+05:30

+91 22 22005388

(Via CNN-IBN)

Bomb blasts in Mumbai's railway stations

2006-07-11T19:36:00.000+05:30

Update 10: My last word on the subject. No more updates here.

Update 9: Do read my post on the Guardian's blog, Comment is Free, titled "Avoiding the backlash."

I make two points in that piece: one, the nature of terrorism is changing in India, and soft targets in big cities are more and more likely to be targeted. Two, this represents a challenge for Indian secularism that it must win if we are not to squander the gains of independence and democracy. Please read, and feel Free to Comment.

Update 7 (around 4 am, July 12): (I'm putting this update on top to summarise events. Scroll below for the chronology of my posting.)

Seven bomb blasts have taken place across Mumbai, along the Western Line railway, at rush hour. The exact locations are still not being clearly reported (see conflicting versions here and here), but this map (via Counterterrorism Blog) seems to be roughly correct. There's also a Google Map here.

Some links: Rediff's coverage, HT's coverage, NDTV, Mid Day, the Times of India, DNA, BBC, the Guardian, CNN, CNN-IBN, the Hindu. And here are pictures from Rediff, ToI, BBC, CNN-IBN and DNA. You can also see pics and YouTube clips at Ultrabrown, and there's a Flickr group here.

Other bloggers writing on this: Neha at Global Voices, Gaurav Sabnis, Sepia Mutiny, Varnam, Instapundit, Pajamas Media, Gateway Pundit, Pratyush Khaitan, Desi Pundit, Dhoomketu, Gawker, Patrix, and there's lots on Mumbai Metblogs.

Mumbai Help, which I'm part of, has seen loads of updates from bloggers, with one post in particular standing out: "How can we help you?" worked superbly as a forum through which people could reach their loved ones in Mumbai, and find out that they were okay. There is also a wiki now for such info.

More links will follow later. The original post, along with its first few updates, is ~~below~~ below the next update.

Update 8: The latest death toll is 190.

There's a lot of misinformation floating around, especially regarding blood donations. Rumours were floating that Sion Hospital needed 1600 bottles of blood, but that is not true. I just called them up and they told me they had excess blood, and there's a first-person account here from someone who went there to donate blood. Before you head off for that purpose, please call the hospital you intend to go to. A list of telephone numbers is here. More numbers (via Mumbai Help): Blood banks, BMC control rooms.

The Mumbai Police has a list of dead and injured people here. Everybody I know in Mumbai travels by train; any of us could have been on that list. It's chilling, and it feels frivolous to offer condolences on a blog for those who have lost a friend or relative. What consolation can there be?

Original post: At least ~~four~~ ~~six~~ seven* bomb blasts reported so far in Mumbai, ~~not much on the web as I type this~~ here are some reports: Rediff, NDTV, Times of India, BBC, Mid Day, the Guardian, CNN. These come right after blasts in Srinagar.

The TV channels are full of pictures, and cliches like "lifeline of Mumbai" and so on. One anchor asks his correspondent if this is a terrorist attack, as if he'd know five minutes after reaching the blast site. Phonelines are down across the city, though SMSs from outside are coming in. More later.

Latest reports: 20 deaths at Matunga Road (thanks n), 15 at Sion/Matunga. These are via TV, might be unreliable. Please leave updates in comments.

(*Mira Road, Jogeshwari, Khar, Matunga Road, Borivali, Bhayandar, Bandra: all across the Western line, at rush hour.)

Update: As soon as the first pictures started, Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN started waxing about how how "resilient Mumbaikars" were "helping each other." And moments ago, he bragged about how "this is the power of a global news organisation. These pictures are going out across the world thanks to CNN-IBN." Every news channel had more or less the same pictures.

Update 2: AN Roy says on NDTV 24x7 that at least 60 dead bodies have been located. He also says that the police has given no instructions to disable telephone lines, and that they are jammed for a different reason. (Obviously because everyone's trying to call at the same time and the network can't take the traffic.) Electricity has also been turned off at most of these stations, clearly for safety reasons. (Update: The latest death toll being reported is 135.)

Update 3: High-intensity explosives have been used for these attacks; some of the railway carriages have been ripped apart. This is clearly no amateur job, but a well-planned operation by a group with plenty of resources.

Update 4: A post on Mumbai Help, "How can we help you?" has effectively become a forum where you can ask for information or help in reaching friends etc. Feel free to post a message there if you need something, loads of different bloggers are monitoring that post, and will try to help out.

Update 5: LK Advani and Gopinath Munde of the BJP have appeared on news channels to condemn the central and state governments respectively. You'd expect the politicians to try and take advantage, but I hope -- like most Mumbaikars, I'm sure -- that the Shiv Sena doesn't get involved. It must be tempting for them to assert themselves by setting off a communal conflagaration. That would be a far worse disaster than these blasts. Mumbai needs to hold together now.

Update 6: Gaurav Sabnis has a timeline of the media coverage here. Also, more coverage on Sepia Mutiny and Ultrabrown.

Cross-posted from India Uncut.

Bombay Bomb Blasts update

2006-07-11T19:28:00.000+05:30

There have been 7 blasts all along the Western Railway line.
1. Khar / Santacruz
2. Bhayandar / Mira Road
3. Just before Borivili
4. Matunga
5. Jogeshwari
6. Mahim
7. Bandra

The trains have been stopped. Phone lines and mobile lines (as usual) are down. If you're in Mumbai, wherever you are, I'd suggest you stay where you are till things calm down. When I started writing this post, there were 5 blasts reported. Now they're 7. Once again, stay put. Stay calm.

Terror Unfurls - Bomb Blasts July 11, 2006

2006-07-11T19:27:00.000+05:30

Serial bomb blasts in first class coaches on local trains on the Western Line in Mumbai. The first was at Khar Station at 6.25 pm, and 5 other blasts are being reported at Jogeshwari, Matunga, Borivli, Bhayander, Matunga. Western Railway services have been suspended.

Telephone lines are jammed - i was lucky to be able use SkypeOut to make calls to family.

Bomb blasts in local trains

2006-07-11T19:13:00.000+05:30

Via a friend in DNA

Four explosions in local trains: Khar stn, Mahim stn, Mira Road, Jogeshwari.

An unconfirmed 5th explosio in Matunga.

BMC control rooms - emergency phone numbers

2006-06-25T14:58:00.000+05:30

The BMC has released emergency contact numbers for the various control rooms in your neighbourhoods. To report fires, down power lines, flooding and overflowing sewage lines, please call of the listed numbers. They are being manned 24x7 by BMC personnel.

Bandra west : 26432680
Bandra east : 26182217
Andheri west : 26239165
Andheri east : 26840103
Goregaon : 28721186
Malad : 28823266
Kandivali : 28054697
Borivali : 28930341
Dahisar : 28920242
Colaba : 22661353, 22660883
Ali Road : 23726622
Mumbadevi : 22014022
Nana Chawk : 23865201
Byculla : 23014000
Parel : 24134560
Matunga : 24024353
Worli : 24305031
Dadar : 24212776

Information via Karmayog

Remembrance Week - 26th December, 2005 - 1st January, 2006

2005-12-25T20:38:00.000+05:30

Last year, on the 26th December, an earthquake, and then a tsunami, killed, wounded, or impoverished hundreds of thousands of people in South Asia.

During the course of the year, other disasters took their toll too. Most devastating of them: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the South-East coast of the USA; and another enormous earthquake near Pakistan's border with India.

These disasters took their immediate toll, and, each time, the world tried to help. But as calamity piled upon calamity, there has been a certain amount of fatigue. Perhaps people's stock of goodwill has run low. Perhaps seeing too much suffering hardens us.

But, the fact is, the suffering from those disasters has not ceased. Parts of South Asia have still not recovered from December 26th, 2004. In the USA, normalcy hasn't returned to New Orleans. In Pakistan, thousands are still homeless, and may not survive the harsh Himalayan winter.

They need your help.

Last December and this January, the online community came together as never before to help in the aid efforts in South-East Asia. The lessons learned there were put to use, and improved upon, when the other tragic events of the year unfolded.

Can we harness that goodwill, that togetherness, that willingness to help once more?

The WorldWideHelp group would like you to join us in Remembrance Week. Here's what we suggest you do.

Use your blogs, your home pages, your wikis, your newsletters. Link to your favourite charities and NGOs, write a paragraph about them and the work they are doing, and ask your readers to make a donation. (If you'd like to find some more charities and NGOs, please take a look at this page on our TsunamiHelp wiki, this one on our KatrinaHelp wiki, or this one on our QuakeHelp wiki.)

Please link back to this page to help pass the word. You can use the image above.

Please use this Technorati Tag: Disaster Remembrance Week.
Here's the code:
<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/disaster%20remembrance%20week" rel="tag">Disaster Remembrance Week</a>

In this post, we have a few more banners and buttons, with intructions on the code you must post to use them.

Maharashtra Government Relief and Rehabilitation division

2005-08-20T22:13:00.000+05:30

If you'd like to send feedback to the Maharashtra Government's Relief and Rehabilitation division, perhaps about the, ahem, Mumbai Disaster Management Plan, you can use this page. There's also a telephone directory if you want to get in touch direct.

Leptospirosis Symptoms

2005-08-13T06:41:00.000+05:30

• Abrupt onset of fever, myalgias (muscle pain), and headache
• Dry cough
• Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea
• Less common symptoms include joint aches, bone pain, sore throat, and abdominal pain
• Conjunctivitis
• Seven to 40 per cent of patients may have muscle tenderness, an enlarged spleen or liver, enlarged lymph glands, sore throat, muscle rigidity, abnormal lung sounds, or rash

Emergency number

BMC Control Room: 22694725/ 4727

Source - Mid-Day