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FLOOD RELIEF 2008
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A Brief
Report of Flood Relief Work as on
4th September,
2008
& An Appeal |
In
the wake of the recent devastating floods in Bihar, U.P., West
Bengal and other states, many of our centres have been rendering
extensive relief services in the affected areas since the
beginning, a brief report of which is given below.
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Sl. No. |
Centre Name |
Main Areas of Operation |
No. of Villages |
Items Distributed |
Beneficiaries |
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Districts |
Blocks / Areas |
Families |
Persons |
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Bihar |
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1.
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Katihar |
Madhepura |
The worst-affected
victims, who took shelter in 3 schools
at Rupauli, are being benefited. |
Chira,
gur, biscuit packets, etc. are
being distributed, and medical relief is
being provided.
Further reports are awaited. |
-- |
About 2,500 |
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2.
|
Muzaffarpur |
Saharsa |
-- |
-- |
Arrangements have already
been made to distribute primary relief
items.
Further reports are awaited. |
-- |
-- |
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Jharkhand |
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3.
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Ghatshila |
East Singhbhum |
Dahigora locality of
Ghatshila |
1 |
For 5 days - meals twice,
breakfast and evening tea with biscuits. |
22 |
82 |
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4.
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Jamshedpur |
East Singhbhum &
Sarailkela - Kharsawan |
low-lying areas in and
around Jamshedpur |
5 |
1,260 kg rice, 202 kg
dal, 60 kg potato, 4 kg sugar, 5 kg
chira, 5 kg masala and 30
utensil sets (each set contained: 1
handi, 1 karai, 1 khunti,
1 hata, 6 plates and 5 glasses).
Besides, assorted clothes to 355 persons
and medicines to 131 patients. |
158 |
1,030 |
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Orissa |
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5.
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Bhubaneswar |
Balasore |
Basta block |
146 |
3,000 tarpaulins. |
3,000 |
15,335 |
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Uttar
Pradesh |
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6.
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Lucknow Sevashrama |
Lucknow |
Bakshi-Ka-Talab Tahsil |
10 |
Dry and cooked food items
are being distributed, and
flood-stricken patients are being
treated with the help of mobile medical
van, doctors and para-medical staffs.
Further reports are
awaited. |
-- |
About 3,000 |
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7.
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Varanasi Home of Service |
Azamgarh |
Haraiyaa and Maharajganj |
39 |
5,100 kg chira,
500 kg sugar, 6,000 kg flour, 600 kg
dal, 5,040 packets of biscuits,
4,736 buns, 600 litres kerosene oil,
1,200 matchboxes, 830 candles and
1,73,900 chlorine tablets. |
2,386 |
15,530 |
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West
Bengal |
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8.
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Belgharia |
Purba and Pashchim
Medinipur |
Patashpur and Sabang
blocks |
13 |
43,661 kg chira,
4,406 kg sugar, 9,144 packets of
biscuits, 212.5 kg milk powder, 6,61,800
halogen tablets, 8,976 candles and
12,517 matchboxes. Besides, 219 persons
were rescued, a village road was
repaired, bleaching powder was sprayed
in 2 villages, and villagers were given
medical care. |
4,139 |
22,679 |
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9.
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Chandipur |
Purba and Pashchim
Medinipur |
Bhagabanpur - I & II,
Chandipur and Sabang blocks |
538 |
45,159 kg chira,
4,921 kg sugar, gur & sugar
candy, 3,207 kg rice, 166 kg dal,
755 kg potatoes, 9,960 packets of
biscuits, 260 kg milk powder, 6,000
candles, 10,200 matchboxes, 2,46,000
halogen tabs., 325 kg bleaching powder. |
17,142
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1,04,934 |
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10.
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Contai |
Purba Medinipur |
Patashpur - I & II,
Bhagabanpur - I & II blocks |
108 |
46,856 kg chira,
10,255 kg sugar, 4,477 packets of
biscuits, 100 kg rice and 3,00,000
halogen tablets. |
18,742 |
1,08,924 |
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11.
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Malda |
Malda |
Harishchandrapur – II
block |
4 |
6,000 kg rice, 300 kg
dal, 1,800 kg potato, 600 kg salt,
300 kg sugar and 120 kg biscuits.
Relief is continuing. |
558 |
2,800 |
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12.
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Manasadwip |
24 Parganas (South) |
Sagar block |
3 |
562 kg chira and
99 kg gur |
286 |
1,689 |
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13.
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Medinipur |
Pashchim Medinipur |
Dantan-I, II, Sabang,
Keshiardi, and Narayangarh blocks |
113 |
51,000 kg chira,
5,100 kg sugar, 3,000 packets of
biscuits, 3 lakhs halogen tabs. |
11,535 |
50,627 |
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14.
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Narendrapur |
Purba and Pashchim
Medinipur |
Patashpur - I & II,
Bhagawanpur - I & II, Egra - II, Debra,
Chandipur, Panskura -I, Narayangarh,
Sabang |
165 |
1,93,592 plates cooked
food (khichuri), 3,265 kg
chira, 1,288 kg gur, 17,000
ORS packets, 82,000 halogen tablets,
1,750 water jerry cans, 72,000 water
purifier packets and 4,000 kg bleaching
powder. |
18,083 |
98,476 |
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15.
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Taki |
24 Parganas (North) |
Hingalganj block |
2 |
1,400 kg chira,
167 kg gur, 240 packets of
biscuits, 50 kg milk powder and 15,000
halogen tablets. |
161 |
688 |
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16.
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Tamluk |
Pashchim Medinipur |
Pingla block |
8 |
30,000 kg chira,
3,000 kg sugar, 3,000 pkts. of biscuits,
2,00,000 halogen tabs. |
7,304 |
34,638 |
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Total ( 5 states ) |
1,155 |
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83,516
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457,432
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While thanking
all who contributed for this noble cause, we request others to come
forward and do their bit, to help us in this noble endeavour.
All donations paid in cash or by cheque / DD drawn in favour of
“RAMAKRISHNA MISSION” payable at Kolkata are exempt from Income Tax
under section 80-G of the I.T. Act. Donations may please be sent
to:
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THE GENERAL SECRETARY Ramakrishna Mission
Belur Math, Howrah, W. B. 711202 Ph : 2654 9581 / 9681; Fax : 2654 9885,
e-mail : rkmrelief@gmail.com |
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| Date:
4 September 2008 |
Swami
Prabhananda General Secretary
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math
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