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Originally posted by: Mishh007
Gunjan Saxena movie releasing tomorrow? Ye 12th August ko sirf garbage hi kyun aata hai. Cursed date.
Hello ❤️ Madam Mishh How r u?
Mumbai ♥️
HOME GONE, 50-YR-OLD STOOD FOR 7 HOURS IN RAIN TO WARN ABOUT MANHOLE ON TULSI PIPE ROAD IN MATUNGA
By Raju Shinde, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Aug 10, 2020, 12:35 IST
Home gone, 50-yr-old stood for 7 hours in rain to warn about manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga
█ Pavement dweller put social responsibility above the need to save herself and her daughters
Kanta Maruti Kalan was forced to open manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga as water level rose, but stayed back to avert a possible tragedy
Kanta Maruti Kalan shrugs off the fuss over her selfless act. “I just did what felt right to me,” says the 50-year-old pavement dweller. Kalan opened a manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga West to let out the rolling waters during last week’s heavy rain, but even as her tent and all her savings were washed away, she stood at the spot for seven hours to warn motorists.
Her aim was to avoid a tragedy similar to the one that claimed renowned gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amarapurkar’s life on August 29, 2017. Dr Amarapurkar drowned in a manhole in Parel while on his way home after locals removed its lid during heavy rain to drain out floodwater. His body was found two days later in Worli.
Kalan’s sense of social responsibility has brought her viral fame: a video of her standing in the pouring rain next to the open manhole, guiding motorists, has been shared widely, and locals and policemen have come forward to laud her presence of mind.
The flower vendor made the footpath outside Matunga station her home decades ago owing to its proximity to the Dadar market. Two of her eight children live with her; the remaining have married and moved on. Her husband, who was left paralysed after a train accident 15 years ago, lives separately near Vashi naka.
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Kalan, her two daughters—Class VIII student Janaki and Class X student Tamilshree—and other pavement dwellers spent an anxious night as rainwater began to fill Tulsi Pipe Road on August 3. By early next morning, the road and the footpath were submerged in more than 3 ft of water. A few bikes that had been parked on the road had begun to float away. Worried that no BMC worker had turned up to drain the water, Kalan decided she couldn’t leave it to someone else to find a solution.
Kalan is mildly aware of her newfound fame
A little before 6 am, she took a thick cloth, tied it to the hook of a manhole cover a short walk away and heaved it open with the help of a passing biker to drain the water. She could have left, and saved her tent and other belongings—but here’s where Kalan proved she’s a cut above the rest. She stayed back, directing traffic from 6 am-1 pm in the hope of averting a possible tragedy.
But the act of selflessness came at a heavy price. When she got back to the footpath, everything she owned had been washed away, including the Rs 10,000 she scraped together to help her daughters attend online classes.
READ ALSO:
She also developed a fever, and earned the ire of BMC officials. “Some of them came and asked me the next day why I had opened the manhole. But what could I have done? I had no choice. Floodwater was rising quickly and no one had turned up to help,” says Kalan. “I told them that’s why I stayed behind to warn people about the manhole. In fact, no BMC official turned up till a tree fell down on August 5.”
Sameer Patekar, who shot the video of Kalan from his home across the street, agrees that were it not for her, Tulsi Pipe Road could have remained flooded for long. “My bike was swept away by the water. I found it 100 m away. My car was also damaged. Repairs will take Rs 50,000. The road gets flooded every time it rains heavily.” He says the ward office ordered garbage and sludge clean-up after the video went viral.
READ ALSO:
Kalan is mildly aware of her newfound fame —“Someone said there’s a video of me. Some people and policemen came to praise me,” she says —but she is more concerned about putting her and her daughters’ lives back on track. Two days ago, she managed to get a tarpaulin sheet and some scaffolding to prop up another tent, but with no money left, she is worried that Janaki and Tamilshree might have to sit the school year out.
Originally posted by: insideroutsider
Mumbai ♥️
HOME GONE, 50-YR-OLD STOOD FOR 7 HOURS IN RAIN TO WARN ABOUT MANHOLE ON TULSI PIPE ROAD IN MATUNGA
By Raju Shinde, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Aug 10, 2020, 12:35 IST
Home gone, 50-yr-old stood for 7 hours in rain to warn about manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga
█ Pavement dweller put social responsibility above the need to save herself and her daughters
Kanta Maruti Kalan was forced to open manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga as water level rose, but stayed back to avert a possible tragedyKanta Maruti Kalan shrugs off the fuss over her selfless act. “I just did what felt right to me,” says the 50-year-old pavement dweller. Kalan opened a manhole on Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga West to let out the rolling waters during last week’s heavy rain, but even as her tent and all her savings were washed away, she stood at the spot for seven hours to warn motorists.
Her aim was to avoid a tragedy similar to the one that claimed renowned gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amarapurkar’s life on August 29, 2017. Dr Amarapurkar drowned in a manhole in Parel while on his way home after locals removed its lid during heavy rain to drain out floodwater. His body was found two days later in Worli.
Kalan’s sense of social responsibility has brought her viral fame: a video of her standing in the pouring rain next to the open manhole, guiding motorists, has been shared widely, and locals and policemen have come forward to laud her presence of mind.
The flower vendor made the footpath outside Matunga station her home decades ago owing to its proximity to the Dadar market. Two of her eight children live with her; the remaining have married and moved on. Her husband, who was left paralysed after a train accident 15 years ago, lives separately near Vashi naka.
READ ALSO:
Kalan, her two daughters—Class VIII student Janaki and Class X student Tamilshree—and other pavement dwellers spent an anxious night as rainwater began to fill Tulsi Pipe Road on August 3. By early next morning, the road and the footpath were submerged in more than 3 ft of water. A few bikes that had been parked on the road had begun to float away. Worried that no BMC worker had turned up to drain the water, Kalan decided she couldn’t leave it to someone else to find a solution.
A little before 6 am, she took a thick cloth, tied it to the hook of a manhole cover a short walk away and heaved it open with the help of a passing biker to drain the water. She could have left, and saved her tent and other belongings—but here’s where Kalan proved she’s a cut above the rest. She stayed back, directing traffic from 6 am-1 pm in the hope of averting a possible tragedy.
But the act of selflessness came at a heavy price. When she got back to the footpath, everything she owned had been washed away, including the Rs 10,000 she scraped together to help her daughters attend online classes.
READ ALSO:
She also developed a fever, and earned the ire of BMC officials. “Some of them came and asked me the next day why I had opened the manhole. But what could I have done? I had no choice. Floodwater was rising quickly and no one had turned up to help,” says Kalan. “I told them that’s why I stayed behind to warn people about the manhole. In fact, no BMC official turned up till a tree fell down on August 5.”
Sameer Patekar, who shot the video of Kalan from his home across the street, agrees that were it not for her, Tulsi Pipe Road could have remained flooded for long. “My bike was swept away by the water. I found it 100 m away. My car was also damaged. Repairs will take Rs 50,000. The road gets flooded every time it rains heavily.” He says the ward office ordered garbage and sludge clean-up after the video went viral.
READ ALSO:
Kalan is mildly aware of her newfound fame —“Someone said there’s a video of me. Some people and policemen came to praise me,” she says —but she is more concerned about putting her and her daughters’ lives back on track. Two days ago, she managed to get a tarpaulin sheet and some scaffolding to prop up another tent, but with no money left, she is worried that Janaki and Tamilshree might have to sit the school year out.
Is there a way to help her? I’d love to pay for her daughters’ education.
Bas kat rahi hai. Aap sunaao.
Originally posted by: GrumpyTheCat
Is there a way to help her? I’d love to pay for her daughters’ education.
You can check the end of this article. They have given her bank details.
https://twitter.com/MumbaiMirror/status/1292759805786898432?s=19
Once they provided her bank details, within a day she got donations of Rs. 1.5 Lakhs from across the country. ♥️♥️ She will now be able to rebuild her shelter and arrange for her daughter's education.
https://twitter.com/MumbaiMirror/status/1293009980958810113?s=19
Mish how r you?Originally posted by: Mishh007
Gunjan Saxena movie releasing tomorrow? Ye 12th August ko sirf garbage hi kyun aata hai. Cursed date.
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