"Prashant was areal hero". explain on the basis of story Weathering the storm in Ersama
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On reaching his village, Prashant found deplorable conditions all around him. He had leadership qualities so he took the initiative to rehabilitate people. He made a team of young volunteers and cleaned urine, filth, vomit and floating carcasses. His team was fully dedicated to serving others. He persuaded grief-stricken women to look after children. In this way, he became a ray of hope for all. Undoubtedly, Prashant is a good leader. He has all the qualities of a leader. He has a special quality of taking initiatives. His vision is quite clear. He faces adverse circumstances courageously. He is a source of energy for others and has great motivational power. I think that youth is power. This power can be used to assist society during natural disasters. Whatever job is assigned to the youth in such circumstances they perform their duty with full spirit.
Weathering the storm in Ersama is a story which is happened in real life
- It depicts the real-life incident of a dangerous storm that hit Odisha on 27th October 1999
- This is a story about a teenager named Prasanth who was abandoned on the roof of a house for two nights.
- He was forced to spend two nights on the roof of the house because of the aftereffects of Cyclone
- It happened in the evening the dark storm hit the place and heavy rain and wind were there.
- All the trees were uprooted and houses went down
- Prasanth was away from his house and in a small coastal town in Odisha and at that time the Cyclone hit Ersama
- He was shocked by the destructive scene of the Cyclone and he stayed in his friend's house
- It was a strong house made of brick and mortar which was able to survive the outrage of the wind
- And after two days Prasanth returned back to his village and saw that storm have washed out everything there
- Though Prasanth lost his house his family was alive
- And Prasanth stepped out and decided to help his villagers
- He was the leader and formed groups of youth and elders
- He compelled the merchant to give rice to the people living in the shelter.
- He started to clean the places when the rainwater subsided
- He treated the people who were injured and fractured during the storm
- Prasanth instructed the children there to lie down with empty utensils in the stomach so that they can convey the helicopters that they are hungry
- Prasanth gave shelter for the Orphan Children and engaged the widow in several NGO activities
- Prasanth did not let anybody suffer and that's why he was considered as the real hero