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FLOOD RELIEF 2008 : 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.

Sl. No.

Centre Name

Main Areas of Operation

No. of Villages

Items Distributed

Beneficiaries

Districts

Blocks / Areas

Families

Persons

Bihar

1.      

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

2.      

Muzaffarpur

Saharsa

--

--

Arrangements have already been made to distribute primary relief items. Further reports are awaited.

--

--

Jharkhand

3.      

Ghatshila

East Singhbhum

Dahigora locality of Ghatshila

1

For 5 days - meals twice, breakfast and evening tea with biscuits.

22

82

4.      

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

Orissa

5.      

Bhubaneswar

Balasore

Basta block

146

3,000 tarpaulins.

3,000

15,335

Uttar Pradesh

6.      

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

7.      

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

West Bengal

8.      

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

9.      

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

1,04,934

10.  

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

11.  

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

12.  

Manasadwip

24 Parganas (South)

Sagar block

3

562 kg chira and 99 kg gur

286

1,689

13.  

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

14.  

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

15.  

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

16.  

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

Total ( 5 states )

1,155

--

83,516

*

457,432

*

 

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:

THE GENERAL SECRETARY
Ramakrishna Mission
Belur Math, Howrah, W. B. 711202
Ph : 2654 9581 / 9681; Fax : 2654 9885,
e-mail : rkmrelief@gmail.com

   
Date: 4 September 2008 Swami Prabhananda
General Secretary
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
Belur Math

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