No need to cancel your India tour

beach · Dec 30th, 2004, 13:04

There is no need to cancel your tour to India out of panic. Things are going on as usual in all the parts of the country except the hit localities. I’ve traveled through the south of Kerala on the Tsunami day & the subsequent days. The destruction of many villages in the costal towns is total with hundreds of lives lost. 50 km away from the cost, there was not even a sign of the chaos happened at the seashore. Trains, buses, planes etc are plying as usual.

Though the death toll is huge, the problem in India is not as grim as the co hit countries. In India the A&N islands were the worst hit and desperate. At least in India the mainland communication and surface transport links were not affected to mobilize men and material to the costal towns and villages.

For obvious reasons the New Year and holiday seasons will be low key. People won’t view the tourists negatively. I can see both, a batch of my friends & collogues planning to go to Nagapatinam for aid work and another planning for a New Year holiday.

It’s all to the personal choice of people to what to do. There is no warning against traveling to India.

harmony · Dec 30th, 2004, 20:50

i was planning on heading south soon (i am in rishikesh now)- but after the earthquake i have been hearing how the deaths are likely to double due to diseases being spread around. i was going to go to mysore or tiruvanamalai (4 hours from pondicherry). can anyone tell me if this is a real danger? thank you...

rangss · Dec 30th, 2004, 23:17

Avoid the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala for a few days. That would be my suggestion.Being from Andhra, I have witnessed many cyclones and floods that inundated more area for a longer period of time than the tsunami of 12/23. In the wake of large scale deaths, contamination did occur, but there has never been an epidemic of any kind. I don't think there is a major health hazard anywhere in the south except for Nagapattinam, Kanyakumrari and Cuddalore. Skip these areas and do the rest. Inoculations are already underway to prevent any epidemic.

beach · Dec 31st, 2004, 10:45

Avoid the affected coastal towns and villages unless you are intended to offer a helping hand. There would obviously of contamination born diseases at the hit areas. But I don’t expect them to go out of hand. The primary focus of the operations on ground is sanitation, vaccination etc.

The costal areas again were put on a 48hours tsunami warning yesterday. Later this was withdrawn saying that this was only a speculation. By and large there is a caution exists at the coastal belt.

Yesterday evening I got a call from my friend in Chennai. According to her the city is normal and the relief efforts are going on at the costal area. In Kerala too there is no panicky situation. Life in the non affected localities are going on as usual.

Dec 30th, 2004, 13:04	#1
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	No need to cancel your India tour There is no need to cancel your tour to India out of panic. Things are going on as usual in all the parts of the country except the hit localities. I’ve traveled through the south of Kerala on the Tsunami day & the subsequent days. The destruction of many villages in the costal towns is total with hundreds of lives lost. 50 km away from the cost, there was not even a sign of the chaos happened at the seashore. Trains, buses, planes etc are plying as usual. Though the death toll is huge, the problem in India is not as grim as the co hit countries. In India the A&N islands were the worst hit and desperate. At least in India the mainland communication and surface transport links were not affected to mobilize men and material to the costal towns and villages. For obvious reasons the New Year and holiday seasons will be low key. People won’t view the tourists negatively. I can see both, a batch of my friends & collogues planning to go to Nagapatinam for aid work and another planning for a New Year holiday. It’s all to the personal choice of people to what to do. There is no warning against traveling to India.

Dec 30th, 2004, 20:50	#2
harmony Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: san francisco, california Posts: 30	possibility of an epedemic? i was planning on heading south soon (i am in rishikesh now)- but after the earthquake i have been hearing how the deaths are likely to double due to diseases being spread around. i was going to go to mysore or tiruvanamalai (4 hours from pondicherry). can anyone tell me if this is a real danger? thank you... __________________ we are not human beings on a spiritual journey, but spiritual beings on a human journey. ~stephen covey

Dec 30th, 2004, 23:17	#3
rangss Bulk Carrier Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,846	Avoid the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala for a few days. That would be my suggestion.Being from Andhra, I have witnessed many cyclones and floods that inundated more area for a longer period of time than the tsunami of 12/23. In the wake of large scale deaths, contamination did occur, but there has never been an epidemic of any kind. I don't think there is a major health hazard anywhere in the south except for Nagapattinam, Kanyakumrari and Cuddalore. Skip these areas and do the rest. Inoculations are already underway to prevent any epidemic. __________________ ...and I took the road less travelled.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
why the tour operaters dont like to start tour from punjab	hillpanther	Punjab & Haryana	2	Oct 14th, 2005 10:00
How to cancel Rail tickets booked online?	lakittee	Indian Railways	7	Dec 1st, 2004 10:50
India Nepal Tour	Michaela	Indian Railways	1	Aug 19th, 2004 02:43

Dec 31st, 2004, 10:45	#4
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	Avoid the affected coastal towns and villages unless you are intended to offer a helping hand. There would obviously of contamination born diseases at the hit areas. But I don’t expect them to go out of hand. The primary focus of the operations on ground is sanitation, vaccination etc. The costal areas again were put on a 48hours tsunami warning yesterday. Later this was withdrawn saying that this was only a speculation. By and large there is a caution exists at the coastal belt. Yesterday evening I got a call from my friend in Chennai. According to her the city is normal and the relief efforts are going on at the costal area. In Kerala too there is no panicky situation. Life in the non affected localities are going on as usual.