Relief Services : A Brief Report as on 1 November 2022

In response to the floods caused by heavy rains in October, Lucknow centre extended a helping hand by distributing 200 mosquito nets, 100 matchboxes and 100 packets of mosquito coils among 150 families in Gonda district on 12 October.

Floods caused by torrential rainfall affected some parts of the country in June.  In the wake of the disaster, Habiganj centre served 14,322 plates of food in Sunamganj, Netrokona and Habiganj districts from 21 June to 28 September.

Belagavi: 500 blankets from 6 September to 27 October.

Dibrugarh: 700 blankets from 13 to 28 September.

Imphal: 25 shawls on 17 October.

Indore: 420 sweaters and 420 caps on 15 October.

Karimganj: 100 blankets on 25 September.

Madhya Pradesh: Indore centre donated 2 sets of Bluetooth speakers and 2 ceiling fans to 2 schools in Khargone district on 15 October.

Tamil Nadu: Salem centre provided 2 kitchen trolleys, 100 tyres for stretcher wheels and 100 wheelchair wheels to a hospital in Salem on 29 September.

Fiji centre gave 1400 eyeglasses, 29 litres hand sanitizer, 5 OT trolleys with mattresses, 10 pairs of controlled ankle motion boots, 6 cartons of assorted medical consumables, 1 carton of assorted dental consumables, 2 cartons of wound care consumables, 2 manikins and 3 stretchers to 4 health centres in Fiji between 1 September and 21 October.

Habiganj centre supplied 120 corrugated tin sheets between 21 June and 28 September to 15 flood-affected families in Netrokona and Sunamganj districts to rebuild their houses.

Assam: Guwahati centre donated a sewing machine to a widow and a handloom machine (tantsal) to a poor woman on 7 October.

Tamil Nadu: Thanjavur centre donated 2 cows to poor people on 5 October.

The following centres distributed the items shown against their names to needy people:

Bagda: 500 saris, 500 lungis, 500 towels, 200 T-shirts and 200 sets of children’s garments from 25 September to 1 October.

Bajepratappur, Bardhaman: 500 saris, 200 lungis and 50 dhotis from 27 September to 13 October.

Barasat: 1063 saris and 81 dhotis from 25 to 30 September.

Bolpur: 400 saris, 410 lungis and 100 dhotis from 25 to 29 September.

Deoghar: 500 saris, 200 dhotis and 300 lungis from 12 to 28 September.

Dibrugarh: 748 saris from 13 September to 1 October.

Gurap: 500 saris, 50 dhotis and 450 lungis from 17 to 28 September.

Guwahati: 343 saris, 200 dhotis, 132 T-shirts and 65 school bags from 18 July to 27 September.

Hatamuniguda: 352 saris and 291 lungis from 8 to 13 October.

Imphal: 30 kg pulses, 2 kg spices, 28 kg Horlicks, 12 kg milk powder, 40 cakes, 25 tiffin boxes, 144 bars of bathing soap, 9 kg washing powder, 144 tubes of toothpaste, 144 bottles of hair oil, 48 bottles of talcum powder, 80 pens, 100 pencils, 20 pencil sharpeners, 20 erasers and 350 notebooks on 23 September and 17 October.

Indore: 420 school bags, 420 water bottles, 420 carpets (durries), 405 pairs of shoes and 405 pairs of socks on 29 September and 15 October.

Jalpaiguri (through Sahudangi Ashrama): 1213 saris from 11 to 25 September.

Jayrambati: 400 kg pulses, 200 litres cooking oil, 60 kg assorted spices, 200 saris, 200 towels, 200 bottles of hair oil, 200 bars of bathing soap, 200 bars of washing soap and 200 kg detergent powder on 20 September and 20 October.

Kankurgachhi, Kolkata: 120 saris on 30 September.

Karimganj: 200 kg wheat flour, 100 kg pulses, 200 kg potatoes, 50 kg soya chunks, 50 litres cooking oil, 50 kg sugar, 50 kg milk powder, 25 kg tea leaves, 200 packets of biscuits, 100 saris, 100 bed-sheets, 100 mosquito nets and 200 bars of bathing soap on 25 September.

Kasundia, Howrah: 950 saris and 500 lungis in October.

Kathamrita Bhavan, Kolkata: 500 saris from 17 to 19 September.

Katihar: 500 saris and 500 lungis from 19 August to 20 October.

Koyilandy: 69 saris on 30 September and 1 October.

Krishna Nagar: 315 plates of food, 100 bottles of honey, 302 saris, 14 dhotis, 13 assorted garments, 3 bed-sheets, 5 napkins and 100 bottles of hair oil from 25 September to 1 October.

Lalgarh: 300 saris, 300 lungis and 200 dhotis from 15 to 29 September.

Madurai: 79 ladies’ garments, 65 trousers and 65 shirts on 19 October.

Malda: 900 saris, 750 lungis and 190 children’s garments in September.

Naora: 2900 saris, 400 dhotis, 350 shirts, 400 kurtas and 3400 children’s garments from 11 to 27 September.

Ramharipur: 200 food packets, 781 saris, 325 lungis, 12 shirts, 15 trousers, 10 towels and 1658 children’s garments from 21 September to 1 October.

Salem: 52 shirts, 52 lungis, 47 saris, 94 assorted ladies’ garments, 109 towels, 10 sets of children’s garments, 109 bottles of hair oil, 218 bars of bathing soap, 11 kg washing powder, 109 toothbrushes and 109 tubes of toothpaste on 15 and 16 October.

Sinthi (Beni Pal Udyan), Kolkata: 39 kg pulses, 108 kg potatoes, 42 kg gram, 9 litres cooking oil, 15 kg assorted spices, 13 kg salt and 344 saris from 1 July to 30 September.

Taki: 1275 saris, 500 lungis, 200 mosquito nets and 140 sets of children’s garments in September.

Tamluk: 500 saris from 17 to 25 September.

Thanjavur: 120 saris and 30 dhotis on 5 and 6 October.

Viveknagar, Agartala: 500 mosquito nets and 825 saris from 27 August to 29 September.

Bagerhat: 510 saris, 30 lungis and 2 dhotis from 1 to 26 October.

Chandpur: 350 saris from 1 to 4 October.

Chittagong: 2000 kg rice, 200 kg pulses, 400 kg potatoes, 25 dhotis, 275 saris and 240 sets of assorted garments from 15 September to 20 October.

Dhaka: 650 saris from 26 September to 24 October.

Faridpur: 100 saris, 50 lungis and 20 dhotis from 1 to 5 October.

Habiganj: 515 saris on 25 September.

300 kg rice, 300 kg flour, 60 kg pulses, 23 litres cooking oil, 6 kg assorted spices, 6 kg tea leaves, 14 kg milk powder, 1 wheelchair, 3 walkers, 7 dual crutches, 1 set of elbow crutches, 2 hospital beds with mattresses, 542 diapers, 1 OT trolley with mattresses and 300 assorted garments in September and October.

Durban: 1750 plates of food, 2021 kg rice, 720 kg wheat flour, 200 kg vermicelli, 191 kg semolina, 100 kg mealie rice, 1012 kg maize meal, 1324 kg pulses, 90 kg soya chunks, 5330 kg assorted vegetables, 482 kg porridge, 200 kg pasta, 245 litres cooking oil, 490 kg salt, 128 kg assorted spices, 570 cans of jam, 205 bottles of peanut butter, 75 kg margarine, 1214 cans of tinned food, 887 litres fruit juice, 63,184 tea bags, 629 litres milk, 50 cans of condensed milk, 862 kg sugar, 96 kg biscuits, 50 packets of sweetmeats, 300 cakes, 95 kg chilli bite mix, 208 packets of soup, 10,246 matchboxes, 2400 candles, 450 tubes of toothpaste, 497 bars of washing soap, 764 bars of bathing soap, 300 shopping bags, 300 buckets, 500 plastic dishes and 900 face masks in October.

 Phoenix: 330 plates of food, 3460 kg rice, 350 kg maize meal, 370 kg wheat flour, 350 kg cereals, 211 kg semolina, 2102 kg pulses, 200 kg soya chunks, 9280 kg assorted vegetables, 227 kg assorted spices, 491 kg salt, 973 litres cooking oil, 1060 cans of tinned food, 77 kg soup powder, 5600 breakfast cereal sachets, 2291 packets of biscuits, 390 cakes, 48,000 tea bags, 480 litres milk, 93 litres flavoured milk, 195 kg milk powder, 1130 kg sugar, 240 kg pasta, 260 kg porridge, 300 loaves of bread, 130 litres fruit juice, 1600 sachets of peanut butter, 800 bars of chocolates, 172 kg snacks, 95 kg sweetmeat, 14 kg Boost, 3 sets of household utensils (including crockery, cutlery & cooking utensils), 8 baby toiletry packs (each containing shampoo, bathing soap, oil, lotion and nappy rash cream), 1200 clay lamps, 722 matchboxes, 350 packets of incense sticks, 351 assorted garments, 130 litres of detergent, 350 bars of washing soap, 629 bars of bathing soap, 350 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 100 brooms, 100 dustpans, 6 pairs of shoes, 560 adult napkins and 2 blankets in October.

Lusaka: 300 kg mealie meal in October.