Relief Services : A Report as on 01 May 2024

West Bengal: A violent tornado blew through the Jalpaiguri district on 31 March. In the wake of the disaster, Jalpaiguri centre distributed 2500 kg rice, 1000 kg pulses, 500 kg puffed rice, 250 kg rice flakes (chira), 1000 kg potatoes, 500 kg soya chunks, 250 kg jaggery, 500 litres cooking oil,  500 kg salt, 550 packets of biscuits, 250 litres milk, 1050 litres drinking water, 3000 candles, 2500 matchboxes, 500 tubes of toothpaste, 500 toothbrushes, 56 saris, 22 woollen caps, 45 foam mats, 512 mosquito nets, 500 blankets and 500 tarpaulins among 500 families in Jalpaiguri district from 31 March to 4 April.

India:

(i) Bihar: Following two fire incidents at villages Gopalpur and Bhadai in Muzaffarpur district on 2 April, Muzaffarpur centre provided 50 packets of biscuits, 50 loaves of bread, 50 mats, 50 bedsheets, 50 buckets, 50 mugs and 50 water drums to the 50 affected families on 6 and 7 April.

(ii) West Bengal: A devastating fire incident in a slum near Hasnabad Railway Station in North 24 Parganas district on 20 April reduced five houses into ashes.  In the wake of the disaster, Taki centre distributed 50 kg rice, 10 kg pulses, 3 litres cooking oil, 5 saris, 5  lungis, 5 dhotis, 2 shirts, 5 towels, 5 mosquito nets, 5 tarpaulins, 5 pressure cookers, 5  kadais, 5 cooking pots (handis), 5 spatulas (khuntis), 5 ladles, 10 plates, 5 gamlas, 5 tea pans, 10 tumblers, 10 buckets, 5 mugs, 5 jugs, 5 tubes of toothpaste, 5 toothbrushes, 10  bars of bathing soap and 3 kg detergent powder among the 5 affected families on 22 April.

Bangladesh: A major fire broke out at Jelepara in Chittagong and burned down 30 houses.  Chittagong centre extended a helping hand to the victims by distributing 30 saris and 30  sets of utensils among the 30 affected families on 23 April.  Each set contained 2 cooking pots (dekchi), 1 kadai, 1 gamla, 1 ladle, 1 spatula (khunti), 1 perforated spatula, 1 plate, 1 bucket and 1 mug.

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India:

• Bagda: 734 T-shirts and 202 school bags from 20 March to 23 April.
• Dhaleswar: Agartala: 150 dhotis and 100 assorted garments on 31 March.
• Kalyani: 280 kg rice, 70 kg puffed rice, 70 kg wheat groats (dalia), 35 kg pulses, 35  kg soya chunks, 140 kg potatoes, 70 kg salt and 140 packets of biscuits on 21 April.
• Koyilandy: 364 kg rice and 104 kg pulses on 7 April.
• Nabadwip: 150 meals and 150 saris on 16 April.
• Silchar: 107 mosquito nets on 1 April.

Bangladesh:

• Bagerhat: 75 saris, 25 dhotis and 25 lungis on 24 April.

Fiji:

• Fiji centre: 3 wheelie chairs, a wheelie walker, 2 pairs of moon boots and 16 hospital beds from 1 October to 31 March.

South Africa:

• Durban: 520 meals, 622 kg rice, 94 kg wheat flour, 105 kg pasta, 296 kg maize meal, 690 kg pulses, 35 kg assorted vegetables, 30 kg soya chunks, 210 kg porridge, 289  litres cooking oil, 227 kg salt, 240 cans of jam, 629 cans of tinned food, 400 packets of instant noodles, 42 kg assorted fruits, 28,756 tea bags, 240 litres milk, 60 loaves of bread, 400 packets of biscuits, 276 kg sugar, 112 matchboxes, 296 bars of bathing soap, 240 bars of laundry soap and 30 tubes of toothpaste in April.
• Phoenix: 140 meals, 1260 kg rice, 110 kg fortified cereals, 113 kg maize meal, 38 kg wheat flour, 169 kg pasta, 100 kg porridge, 550 kg pulses, 20 kg macaroni, 40 kg soya chunks, 987 kg assorted vegetables, 30 kg assorted spices, 100 kg salt, 327 litres cooking oil, 544 cans of tinned food, 25 kg soup powder, 5600 sachets of breakfast cereal, 3260 packets of biscuits, 775 cakes, 427 kg snacks, 450 litres fruit juice, 10 kg jam, 12 kg peanut butter, 57 kg sweetmeat, 400 loaves of bread, 800 bars of peanut chikki, 220 kg assorted fruits, 15 kg Horlicks, 258 litres flavoured milk, 604 litres milk, 10,600 tea bags, 2 kg coffee, 205 kg sugar, 200 matchboxes, 3 sets of crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils, 20 litres sanitizer, 136 bars of bathing soap, 100 bars of laundry soap, 30 kg detergent powder, 147 tubes of toothpaste, 90 toothbrushes, 768 sanitary pads, 360 adult napkins, 237 assorted garments, 9 assorted bedding items, 6  blankets, 13 school bags, 300 educational toys, 2 prepaid electricity vouchers, 34 garden tools, 28 packets of seeds, 46 guava plants, 11 solar panels with LED lights, and 2 rainwater harvesting tanks in April.

Maharashtra: Mumbai centre excavated a well and installed a solar-powered drinking water system at Biraripada village in Palghar district.  The facility was inaugurated on 20 April.

Assam: Guwahati centre handed over 11 sewing machines and 10 handloom machines (tantsals) to needy women on 17 March.

Maharashtra: Mumbai centre distributed 3 medical kits to ASHA workers in 3 villages of Palghar district on 20 April.