Flood Relief (India)
(i) Bihar:
(a) Chapra centre distributed 2800 kg chira (rice flakes) and 600 kg gur (molasses) among 986 flood-affected families in Revelganj and Sadar blocks in Saran district from 24 to 30 August.
(b) Patna centre distributed 10,200 kg chira, 2700 kg gur, 2700 kg sattu (gram flour), 2700 kg salt, 650 litres of fruit juice, 16,200 candles and 13,500 matchboxes among 2700 families in Maner and Fatuwa blocks of Patna district from 25 to 28 August.
(ii) Uttar Pradesh:
Allahabad centre distributed 1020 kg chira, 500 kg gur, 25 kg milk powder, 1248 packets of biscuits, 1020 bottles of drinking water, 60 saris and 40 T-shirts among 707 affected families in various areas of Allahabad district on 24 and 25 August.
(iii) West Bengal:
(a) Antpur centre distributed 30,600 kg chira and 450 kg sugar among 8610 affected families in 32 villages of Udaynarayanpur block in Howrah district and Jangipara block in Hooghly district from 25 to 28 August.
(b) Cooch Behar centre distributed 51 saris, 100 dhotis, 81 shirts and assorted fruits among 147 affected families in Patla Khawa village in Cooch Behar district on 20 July.
Flood Relief (Bangladesh)
Dhaka centre distributed 700 kg rice, 175 kg dal (lentils), 175 litres of edible oil, 350 kg potatoes, 1050 ORS packets and 350 saris among 350 affected families in various areas of Kurigram district on 12 August.
Flood Relief (Nepal)
Kathmandu centre distributed 1590 kg rice among 636 flood-affected families in Pathamari area in Jhapa district from 28 to 31 July.
Winter Relief :
The following centres distributed various items, as shown against their names, among poor and needy people:
(a) Jalpaiguri: 51 jackets on 12 and 18 August.
(b) Ootacamund: 867 sweaters, 491 sweatshirts, 880 jackets and 48 flat-knit tops from 25 July to 11 August.
Distress Relief:
The following centres distributed various items, as shown against their names, to needy people:
(a) Cooch Behar: 996 shirts and 498 pants from 14 to 21 August.
(b) Dehradun: 5555 shirts and 2057 pants from 3 May to 29 June.
(c) Jalpaiguri: 815 shirts and 468 pants on 12 and 18 August.
(d) Kailashahar: 403 shirts, 279 pants and 660 women’s dresses from 29 May to 31 July.
(e) Lalgarh: 52 adults’ garments, 30 children’s garments, 673 uttariyas, 21 towels, 8 bed-sheets and 21 chaddars from 3 June to 9 August.
(f) Nagpur: 1018 school uniforms, 1964 notebooks and 982 pens from 9 July to 3 August.
(g) Naora: 568 textbooks among 125 students on 9 July and 12 August.
(h) Ootacamund: 1516 shirts, 127 T-shirts, 1220 pants, 485 tunics and 500 tops from 25 July to 11 August.
(i) Ponnampet: 3005 shirts, 1508 pants and 2999 sweaters from 13 February to 19 August.
(j) Rahara: 747 shirts and 148 pants from 8 May to 20 July.
(k) Shivanahalli: 6000 shirts and 3000 pants from 10 to 30 March.
(l) Vrindaban: 1600 mosquito-nets from 10 to 17 August.