Relief Services : A Report As On 01 December 2023

Bangladesh: Following the severe Cyclone Hamoon which made landfall in Cox’s Bazar area on 24 October, Bagerhat centre in collaboration with another institution distributed 400 kg rice, 80 kg potatoes, 80 kg pulses, 40 litres cooking oil, 80 kg salt and 80 packets of biscuits among 80 affected families in Cox’s Bazar district on 30 October.

Manipur: Continuing its relief operations for the victims of ethnic clashes which began in May, Imphal centre distributed the following items from 30 October to 27 November in 36 relief camps in Imphal East, Imphal West and Bishnupur districts sheltering 6430 people from 1826 families: 38 kg Horlicks, 10 kg baby food, 129 kg infant milk, 47 kg milk powder, 4467 notebooks, 900 pens, 875 pencils, 490 crayons, 840 pencil sharpeners, 820 erasers, 3 baby walkers, 45 storage boxes, 45 plastic mats and 3267 blankets.

Odisha: In the wake of two fire incidents in Puri district, Puri Math provided 70 kg rice, 35 kg wheat flour, 10 kg pulses, 11 kg soya chunks, 7 litres cooking oil, 7 kg salt, 15 blankets and 12 saris to 7 affected families on 1 and 20 November.

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

India:

• Bagda: 50 saris, 34 ladies’ garments, 16 trousers and 16 shirts on 19 October.
• Balaram Mandir, Kolkata: 300 saris on 14 October.
• Chandipur: 175 saris from 9 October to 27 November.
• Chapra: 500 saris from 11 to 16 November.
• Cossipore, Kolkata: 500 saris and 500 lungis on 10 and 12 October.
• Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: 300 saris and 200 lungis from 29 September to 30 October.
• Davanagere: 70 kg rice, 42 kg wheat, 28 kg pulses, 14 litres cooking oil, 21 kg jaggery, 14 kg groundnuts, 7 kg chickpeas and 4 kg bengal gram from 1 August to 23 November.
• Digboi: 27 kg assorted fruits on 30 October.
• Gourhati: 977 saris, 500 lungis and 50 dhotis from 21 September to 10 November.
• Hatamuniguda: 169 saris, 135 lungis and 80 litres of fruit juice on 21 November.
• Indore: 287 saris, 537 pairs of shoes and socks, and 300 packets of sweets on 4 and 19 November.
• Kathamrita Bhavan, Kolkata: 500 saris from 8 to 10 October.
• Krishnanagar: 358 meals, 589 saris, 176 dhotis, 54 uttariyas, 20 towels and 68 assorted garments from 14 October to 11 November.
• Mekhliganj: 400 saris, 100 lungis and 150 dhotis from 17 September to 14 October.
• Salem: 40 saris, 80 ladies’ garments, 94 towels, 43 shirts, 43 lungis, 11 children’s garments, 9 shirt & trouser suiting sets, 93 bottles of hair oil, 93 bars of bathing soap, 188 bars of laundry soap, 93 tubes of toothpaste, 93 toothbrushes and 103 packets of snacks from 19 to 22 October.
• Shillong: 400 saris on 5 November.
• Sinthi (Beni Pal Udyan), Kolkata: 250 saris and 48 T-shirts from 1 to 31 October.
• Somsar: 245 saris and 50 lungis from 19 to 29 October.
• Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: 500 saris and 500 lungis from 26 to 30 August.

Bangladesh:

• Bagerhat: 100 saris and 25 lungis on 18 November.
• Chittagong: 1250 kg rice, 150 kg pulses, 350 saris, 50 dhotis, 104 gents’ garments and 46 ladies’ garments in October.
• Dhaka: 679 saris from 18 to 20 October.
• Faridpur: 350 saris from 20 to 24 October.

South Africa:

• Durban: 1380 meals, 1037 kg rice, 605 kg wheat flour, 609 kg maize meal, 1307 kg pulses, 4455 kg assorted vegetables, 191 kg soya chunks, 400 kg porridge, 488 litres cooking oil, 27 kg assorted spices, 452 kg salt, 20 kg chilli bite mix, 382 kg pasta, 66 kg margarine, 100 bottles of peanut butter, 461 cans of jam, 931 cans of tinned food, 204 packets of soup, 50,040 tea bags, 531 litres milk, 131 packets of biscuits, 6 kg sweetmeat, 200 kg semolina, 165 kg vermicelli, 604 kg sugar, 685 litres of fruit juice, 361 tubes of toothpaste, 1210 matchboxes, 786 candles, 500 bars of bathing soap, 500 bars of laundry soap, 70 buckets and 330 shopping bags in November.
• Phoenix: 320 meals, 2425 kg rice, 300 kg fortified cereals, 215 kg maize meal, 333 kg wheat flour, 238 kg pasta, 115 kg porridge, 1615 kg pulses, 25 kg macaroni, 110 kg soya chunks, 6569 kg assorted vegetables, 97 kg assorted spices, 383 kg salt, 1080 litres cooking oil, 500 cans of tinned food, 65 kg soup powder, 5600 breakfast cereal sachets, 2210 packets of biscuits, 600 cakes, 175 kg semolina, 292 kg snacks, 340 litres fruit juice, 67 kg sweetmeat, 455 loaves of bread, 800 bars of peanut chikki, 433 kg assorted fruits, 15 kg Horlicks, 15 kg jam, 128 litres flavoured milk, 15 kg milk powder, 675 litres milk, 36,500 tea bags, 863 kg sugar, 450 matchboxes, 280 boxes of incense sticks, 2370 clay lamps, 4 baby toiletry packs (each containing shampoo, bathing soap, oil, lotion and nappy rash cream), 120 ladies’ toiletry packs (each containing lotion, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and face towels), 312 sets of crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils, 505 bars of bathing soap, 210 bars of laundry soap, 118 litres detergent liquid, 385 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 200 baby napkins, 400 adult napkins, 100 assorted garments, 8 assorted bedding items, 4 blankets, 480 educational toys and 1 electric stove in November.

The following centres distributed blankets and winter garments, shown against their names, to needy people:

(a) Cossipore, Kolkata: 500 blankets from 1 to 15 November.
(b) Indore: 300 blankets, 550 sweaters and 546 woollen caps on 4 and 19 November.
(c) Mekhliganj: 400 blankets from 14 October to 29 November.
(d) Narainpur: 700 blankets on 16 November.
(e) Rajamahendravaram: 300 blankets on 21 November.
(f) Srinagar: 150 blankets on 22 and 26 November.
(g) Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: 500 blankets from 26 August to 13 September.
(h) Thanjavur: 50 blankets on 26 November.

Madhya Pradesh: Indore centre gave 30 ceramic green boards to 10 schools in Khargone district on 4 November.