Relief Services : A Report As On 01 November 2025

Flood Relief

(i) Haryana: (a) Chandigarh: Heavy monsoon rains, combined with dam water releases, triggered severe flooding across Punjab and Haryana in August. In response to the damage caused by the flood, Chandigarh centre distributed 12 ration kits (each kit containing 10 kg wheat, 3 kg pulses, 5 litres cooking oil, 200 g ground spices, 200 g turmeric and 1 kg salt), 150 tarpaulins, 15 folding beds, 12 buckets and 12 cooking pots to affected families in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, on 11 October. The centre also provided a blackboard and 185 school kits to a school in Kurukshetra district that day. Each kit included a school bag, notebooks, pencils, an eraser and a sharpener.

(b) Himachal Pradesh: Continuing its flood relief, Shimla centre distributed the following items among 65 families in Shimla district from 2 to 4 October: 650 kg rice, 650 kg flour, 130 kg pulses, 97.5 litre cooking oil, 130 kg salt, 32.5 kg turmeric powder, 13 kg other spices, 195 kg sugar, 13 kg milk powder, 32.5 kg tea, 130 packets of candles, 1300 matchboxes, 130 bars of bathing soap, 130 bars of laundry soap and 65 kg detergent powder.

(ii) Jammu and Kashmir: In the second phase of its flood relief, Jammu centre distributed 100 bedding sets (each set consisted of a mattress, a mat, a bedsheet, a top sheet warmer and a pillow), and 100 utensil sets (each set contained 2 cooking pots, a frying pan, 5 plates, 5 bowls, 5 cups, a ladle, 2 serving spoons, 5 soup spoons and a scrubber) to 200 families in Jammu district from 25 September to 7 October.

(iii) Uttar Pradesh: The incessant rainfall and the water released from dams led to severe waterlogging in Vrindavan. In response, Vrindavan centre served meals and distributed buns, bananas and biscuit packets to 1800 people from 4 to 21 September. The centre also distributed 280 kg rice, 280 kg flour, 70 kg pulses, 35 litres cooking oil, 7 kg turmeric powder, 70 kg salt, 35 kg sugar, 17.5 kg milk powder, 7 kg tea leaves and 70 bars of laundry soap among 70 families in Mathura district on 21 September. Additionally, the centre set up a medical camp, where 200 patients were treated.

(iv) West Bengal: Relentless rainfall in early October caused devastating floods across North Bengal, leading to landslides, the destruction of bridges, and loss of life. In response, our centres rendered the following relief services in the affected regions:

(a) Jalpaiguri centre served meals to 1200 people in Jalpaiguri district and distributed 1330 litres drinking water, 215 kg chira (rice flakes), 107 kg jaggery, 12.5 litres milk, 165 bananas, 330 packets of biscuits, 50 chikkis (peanut bars), 1290 candles, 330 toothbrushes, 165 tubes of toothpaste, 165 matchboxes, 215 bars of bathing soap, 50 sachets of ORS, 50 saris, 50 dhotis, 50 gamchas (towels), 50 blankets, 50 mosquito nets, 50 buckets, 50 tumblers, 50 plates, 50 dishes, 100 packets of mosquito repellent sticks and 50 kg bleaching powder to 215 affected families from 5 to 7 October. The centre is continuing its relief services in the affected region.

(b) Malda centre distributed 250 kg flour, 40 kg chira, 20 kg soya chunks, 110 litres cooking oil, 250 bars of bathing soap, 25 bottles of antiseptic liquid, 100 bedsheets, 130 mosquito nets and 130 blankets among 145 persons in Malda district on 8 October.

(c) Siliguri centre served meals to 3500 persons and distributed 2000 packets of biscuits, 10,000 pouches of drinking water, 40 kg chira, 30 kg jaggery, 450 saris, 103 dhotis, 124 tarpaulins and 293 blankets among 374 families in Jalpaiguri district from 5 to 9 October. Additionally, the centre set up a medical relief camp from 5 to 12 October, where 355 patients were treated.

Fire Relief

Arunachal Pradesh: Following a fire accident at Deomali in Tirap district, Narottam Nagar centre provided relief items to an affected family on 12 October. The items included 26 kg rice, 5 kg pulses, 20 kg potatoes, 5 kg onions, 500 g garlic, 3 litre cooking oil, 4 kg salt, 600 gm assorted spices, 5 kg sugar, a packet of tea, 500 gm detergent powder, 4 bars of soap, 2 tarpaulins, a blanket, 2 mosquito nets, 2 shirts, a utensils set [containing a cooking pot, a kadhai (wok), a saucepan, a bucket, a mug, 2 plates, 2 glasses, 2 bowls and 2 ladles] and other miscellaneous items.

Distress Relief

India:

• Antpur: 628 saris, 281 lungis and 345 dhotis on 27 September.
• Balaram Mandir, Kolkata: 300 saris and 200 lungis on 24 September.
• Bankura: 1791 saris, 273 dhotis and 251 lungis from 20 September to 7 October.
• Baranagar Mission, Kolkata: 521 saris, 537 lungis, 21 shirts, 21 trousers and 15 frocks from 29 August to 25 September.
• Barasat, Kolkata: 1770 saris and 121 dhotis from 20 to 28 September.
• Barisha, Kolkata: 750 saris and 200 dhotis from 7 September to 6 October.
• Bhubaneswar: 300 saris and 100 dhotis from 13 to 24 September.
• Bolpur: 525 saris and 200 lungis from 24 to 27 September.
• Chandipur: 100 saris from 15 to 23 September.
• Chapra: 300 saris from 20 to 23 October.
• Chengalpattu: 24,296 meals, 1872 kg rice and 50 assorted garments from 1 April to 30 September.
• Coimbatore Mission: 320 kg rice, 16 kg pulses, 53 kg nutrition powder, 1.6 kg tea powder, 24 kg sugar and 16 litres kerosene oil from 31 August to 26 October.
• Contai: 250 saris, 100 lungis and 350 dhotis from 18 to 25 September.
• Falakata: 63 saris in September.
• Gurap: 600 saris, 200 lungis, 53 dhotis and 85 shirts from 7 to 21 September.
• Guwahati: 260 saris and 145 dhotis on 21 September.
• Hatamuniguda: 211 saris, 180 dhotis, 180 lungis and 234 litres fruit juice on 25 October.
• Jhargram: 300 saris from 23 to 25 September.
• Kailashahar: 260 saris and 25 children’s garments in October.
• Kalyani: 944 food packets, 69 snack packets, 250 cakes, 500 kg rice, 50 kg semolina, 125 kg puffed rice, 62.5 kg pulses, 62.5 kg soya chunks, 250 kg potatoes, 919 saris, 25 frocks and 25 lungis on 21 and 30 September.
• Kasundia, Howrah: 754 saris, 309 lungis, 232 dhotis, 65 mosquito nets and 242 fruit juice packets from 7 to 22 September.
• Kathamrita Bhavan, Kolkata: 300 saris and 100 lungis on 25 and 26 September.
• Krishnanagar: 400 meals, 575 saris, 225 dhotis, 63 uttariyas, 39 shirts, 187 trousers and 175 assorted ladies’ garments from 25 September to 5 October.
• Koyilandy: 5 saris, 6 gents’ garments and 57 children’s garments on 20 October.
• Lalgarh: 100 saris and 200 lungis from 5 to 23 September.
• Limbdi: 465 kg wheat in September.
• Madurai: 120 children’s garments on 10 October.
• Malda: 175 kg rice, 350 kg potatoes, 490 saris, 148 lungis, 260 dhotis, 260 uttariyas, 225 children’s garments and 100 bedsheets from 7 September to 26 October.
• Manasadwip: 5510 saris and 874 children’s garments from 20 August to 19 September.
• Nabadwip: 1050 saris, 200 lungis, 25 dhotis, 25 uttariyas, 103 sets of ladies’ garments and 87 sets of gents’ garments from 13 to 21 September.
• Naora: 3700 saris, 200 lungis, 100 dhotis and 1900 children’s garments from 13 to 26 September.
• Pathanamthitta: 450 sweets on 24 September.
• Ramanathapuram: 70 children’s garments on 17 October.
• Ramharipur: 3622 saris and 1143 children’s garments from 2 to 19 September.
• Salem: (a) 150 kg chira, 200 kg ragi flour, 150 kg pulses, 100 kg chana (chickpeas), 100 kg red lobia (cowpeas), 150 kg gram, 50 kg dates and 100 kg fried gram to expectant women on 18 October. (b) 252 saris, 269 dhotis, 69 shirts, 7 children’s garments, 104 assorted ladies’ garments, 328 towels, 128 bars of bathing soap, 128 bars of laundry soap, 128 bottles of hair oil, 128 tubes of toothpaste, 128 toothbrushes and 328 packets of sweets from 10 to 16 October.
• Sarati: 350 saris, 90 dhotis and 96 assorted garments on 21 and 28 October.
• Somsar: 768 saris from 14 to 28 September.
• Sribhumi (Karimganj): 1279 saris, 75 dhotis, 5 bedsheets and 1011 food packets in October.
• Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: 90 meals to footpath dwellers on 15 October.
• Taki: 2514 saris, 300 lungis, 242 dhotis, 145 uttariyas and 384 children’s garments from 6 to 29 September.
• Thanjavur: 25 saris and 100 children’s garments on 2 and 18 October.
• Thirumukkudal: 390 meals, 1075 kg rice, 322.5 kg pulses, 107.5 litres cooking oil, 215 kg salt, 86 kg assorted spices, 430 bars of bathing and laundry soap, 95 ladies’ garments, 74 gents’ garments, 35 children’s garments and 70 diapers from 13 September to 19 October, and 14 smart walking sticks to visually impaired on 20 September.
• Vadodara: 570 kg flour, 215 kg rice, 137.5 kg pulses, 75 litres cooking oil, 45 kg salt, 11 kg assorted spices, 85 kg sugar, 21 kg tea powder and 20 bars of bathing soap on 5 and 18 October.
• Varanasi Home of Service: 422 kg dalia (wheat groats), 40 kg chira, 20 kg gram, 8 kg groundnuts, 10 litres cooking oil, 76 litres milk, 4 kg malt drink mix, 47.5 kg dry fruits, 100 packets of biscuits, 15.5 kg sweets, 94 bars of bathing soap and 90 tubes of toothpaste from 2 to 25 September.
• Viveknagar, Agartala: 5525 food packets, 480 saris, 160 T-shirts and 175 children’s garments to footpath dwellers from 21 July to 23 October.
• Vrindavan: Ration kits to 1600 widow mothers in September. Each kit contained 4 kg flour, 4 kg rice, 1 kg pulses, 250 g soya chunks, half litre cooking oil, 1 kg salt, 100 g turmeric powder, 500 g sugar, 250 g milk powder, 100 g tea leaves and a bar of bathing soap.

Bangladesh:

• Bagerhat: 439 saris, 15 dhotis and 10 lungis from 24 September to 2 October.
• Chandpur: 208 saris and 208 packets of snacks on 27 and 28 September.
• Chittagong: 3000 kg rice, 300 kg pulses, 600 kg potatoes, 150 litres cooking oil, 300 kg salt, 350 saris, 40 dhotis and 260 assorted garments from 15 September to 15 October.
• Dhaka: 700 saris in September.
• Faridpur: 360 saris on 28 September.
• Mymensingh: 145 saris and 154 children’s garments on 26 and 28 September.
• Rangpur: 205 saris, 15 dhotis, 6 lungis and 12 assorted garments from 27 September to 5 October.

Nepal:

Kathmandu: 317 school bags from 5 August to 24 September.

South Africa:

(a) Durban: 1520 meals, 1594 kg rice, 1329.5 kg flour, 110 kg self-raising flour, 510 kg pasta, 887 kg maize meal, 247.5 kg semolina, 15 kg vermicelli, 1318.5 kg pulses, 30 kg soya chunks, 176 kg chilli bite mix, 500 kg porridge, 9690 kg assorted vegetables, 991 litres cooking oil, 640 kg salt, 107.5 kg curry powder, 295 packets of biscuits, 150 bottles of peanut butter, 350 cans of jam, 185 kg margarine, 995 cans of tinned food, 345 litres fruit juice, 60 kg sweetmeat, 110 loaves of bread, 150 assorted fruit packs, 302 soup packets, 64,500 tea bags, 890 litres milk, 1117 kg sugar, 450 ice cream, 510 confectionery packs (each containing biscuits, sweets, chips and donuts), 960 candles, 750 scones, 1680 matchboxes, 60 packets of incense sticks, 2820 clay lamps, 500 bars of bathing soap, 762 bars of laundry soap, 500 tubes of toothpaste, 45 litres hand wash, 250 assorted garments, 27 blankets, 60 buckets, 567 bowls, 567 trays and 1092 shopping bags in October.

(b) Phoenix: 420 meals, 2732 kg rice, 140 kg fortified cereals, 185 kg maize meal, 342 kg flour, 275 kg pasta, 188 kg porridge, 100 kg semolina, 710 kg pulses, 35 kg soya chunks, 3838 kg assorted vegetables, 97 kg assorted spices, 229 kg salt, 910 litres cooking oil, 593 cans of tinned food, 30 kg soup powder, 1400 sachets of cereal, 3400 packets of biscuits, 181 cakes, 10 kg peanut butter, 414 kg snacks, 460 litres fruit juice, 10 kg jam, 72 kg sweetmeat, 200 loaves of bread, 145 kg fruits, 200 bars of chocolate, 12 kg food drink mix, 138 litres flavoured milk, 623 litres milk, 29,000 teabags, 2 kg coffee, 533 kg sugar, 500 matchboxes, 175 boxes of incense sticks, 180 clay lamps, 400 bars of bathing soap, 170 bars of laundry soap, 200 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 20 nail clippers, 320 sanitary pads, 40 adult napkins, 100 assorted garments, 30 towels, 30 blankets, 115 pots, 13 school bags, 119 notebooks, 17 pens, 17 erasers, 17 rulers, 300 educational toys, 118 brooms, 118 mops, 25 packets of seeds, 2 prepaid electricity vouchers and 3 wheelchairs in October.

Winter Relief

The following centres distributed blankets, as mentioned against their names, to needy people:

India:

(i) Basti: 115 blankets on 25 and 26 September.
(ii) Falakata: 200 blankets on 26 September.
(iii) Kalyani: 120 blankets on 20 October.
(iv) Kharupetia: 90 blankets on 20 October.
(v) Krishnanagar: 236 blankets from 25 September to 5 October.

Economic Rehabilitation

Tamil Nadu: Chengam centre gave 9 sewing machines to nine underprivileged women, upon completion of their tailoring course from the centre’s free training school, on 2 October.

Infrastructural Support

Tamil Nadu: Thanjavur centre provided 2 cooking pots, 2 large containers with lids, 4 plates, 15 ladles, 4 serving spoons, 100 tumblers, 15 buckets, 7 jugs, a rice-drainer and 50 chairs to an orphanage in Thanjavur on 28 August.