Katihar centre distributed 2500 kg chira (rice flakes) and 260 kg gur (molasses) among 885 flood-affected families in three blocks of Katihar district from 31 July to 7 August.

Owing to heavy rainfall, many areas of Vadodara city and nearby villages were inundated with water, causing widespread disruption of normal life. Vadodara centre served cooked food to 2300 affected people and distributed 7884 food packets. The centre also distributed 396 ration kits (each kit containing 10 kg flour, 4 kg rice, 1.5 kg dal, 1 kg edible oil, 1 kg salt, 1 kg sugar, 250 grams tea leaves & 200 grams assorted spices) and 192 saris among 396 families, and educational kits (each kit containing 1 geometry box, 3 pencils, 3 erasers, 3 sharpeners, 3 scales and 3 notebooks) among 1000 needy students in 6 schools of Vadodara district from 1 to 29 August.

Owing to heavy rainfall, many areas of Belagavi town suffered severe waterlogging. Consequently, Belagavi centre distributed 246 packets of biscuits, 336 water bottles and 123 packets of candles among 123 affected families on 10 August.

Subsequently, the centre distributed the following items, from 11 to 21 August, among 1231 flood-affected families of the villages along the banks of Krishna River in Belagavi district which were severely inundated owing to rising water levels: 3210 kg rice, 2038 kg dal, 4562 kg flour, 1250 kg jowar (sorghum flour), 1043 kg chickpeas, 511 kg semolina, 836 kg chira, 1443 kg sugar, 1532 litres of edible oil, 1123 kg salt, 225 kg chili powder, 246 kg tea powder, 2944 packets of biscuits, 323 mats, 1342 blankets, 1336 bedsheets, 450 buckets, 450 mugs, 200 packets of candles, 620 matchboxes, 280 plates, 2246 bars of bathing soap, 2246 bars of washing soap, 1123 tubes of toothpaste, 2044 toothbrushes, 460 packets of mosquito-repellent coils, 1231 saris, 1242 other garments for women, 1202 lungis, 29 dhotis, 1123 T-shirts, 251 other garments for men and 2274 towels.

Further, on 15 August a team of doctors from the centre visited 2 villages and treated about 250 patients and also sensitized the villagers about the need for hygiene and safe drinking water.

In the wake of severe rainfall in Kodagu district, Ponnampet centre distributed 925 kg rice, 9 grocery kits, 210 packets of biscuits, 142 saris, 71 lungis, 89 T-shirts, 91 trousers, 471 women’s garments, 514 undergarments, 275 sweaters, 298 towels, 81 shawls, 81 raincoats, 358 blankets, 109 tarpaulins, 972 notebooks, 20 geometry boxes, 162 stationery kits, 9 school bags, 63 tubes of toothpastes & toothbrushes, 20 kg bleaching powder, 12 tissue paper rolls, 36 baskets, 89 buckets & mugs, etc among 981 affected families in 20 villages from 6 to 23 August.

Koyilandy centre distributed 2100 kg rice, 200 kg dal, 200 kg edible oil, 400 packets of biscuits, 400 saris, 400 dhotis and 200 bars of soap among 300 families in Kozhikode and Wayanad districts on 17 and 25 August.

Students of the Sanskrit College of Pala centre participated in flood relief service by collecting the following items and subsequently distributing them among 105 flood-affected families of Kottayam and Wayanad districts from 13 to 16 August: 275 kg rice, 20 kg lentils, 110 kg flour, 50 kg potatoes, 50 kg onions, 55 packets of cooking oil, 55 kg salt, 50 packets of biscuits, 1 kg coffee powder, 30 kg sugar, 500 bottles of drinking water, 60 bars of soap, 55 packets of detergent powder, 50 toothbrushes, 50 tubes of toothpaste, 50 packets of candles, 5 lungis, 5 ladies’ garments, 50 children’s garments, 60 towels, 50 bottles of cleaning solution, etc.

Owing to heavy rains, some tribal villages in the Western Ghats near Coimbatore were badly affected. Coimbatore Mission centre distributed 332 mats and 342 blankets among 204 families in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad district of Kerala.