Flood Relief
West Bengal: Continuing its flood relief services in North Bengal, Siliguri centre distributed 181 bedding sets (each set consisted of a mattress, a bed-sheet, and 2 pillows with covers) among 181 affected families in Jalpaiguri district on 31 December.
Fire Relief
Bangladesh: In the wake of a fire incident in March that burned down a house at Domrakandi in Gopalganj district, Bagerhat centre distributed 10 kg rice, 5 kg pulses, 20 kg potatoes, 2 litres of cooking oil, 5 kg salt and 10 blankets to the affected family on 14 March. The centre also provided 35 corrugated tin sheets on the same day to the family to rebuild their house.
TB Patients’ Relief
Maharashtra: Mumbai centre distributed nutritional kits to 150 TB patients from December to February. Each kit contained 1 kg rice, 4 kg flour, 1 kg pulses, 1 kg roasted gram, 1 kg roasted groundnuts and assorted dry fruits.
Distress Relief
The headquarters and the following centres distributed various items to needy people, as detailed below:
India:
Bagda: 4 saris and 227 lungis from 25 February to 17 March.
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: 200 umbrellas on 10 March.
Belgharia, Kolkata: 275 saris from 12 to 30 January.
Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: 15 saris, 10 plates, 10 bowls and 10 tumblers from 15 November to 28 January.
Dehradun: 500 saris from 28 November to 11 February.
Digboi: 155 saris from 13 to 24 February.
Hatamuniguda: 100 bottles of honey, 100 bottles of body oil, 100 bottles of shampoo, 100 saris, 100 lungis and 100 dhotis on 22 March.
Headquarters (through Gayaji Math): 250 saris and 250 dhotis on 12 January.
Hyderabad: 192 bicycles from 16 to 18 March.
Kasundia, Howrah: 80 mosquito nets from 5 to 27 January.
Krishnanagar: 480 meals and 220 kg fruits from 1 January to 28 February.
Limbdi: 475 kg wheat in February.
Malda: 200 kg rice and 400 kg potatoes from 1 February to 22 March.
Mumbai: (a) Ration kits to 8 cancer patients from 1 December to 24 March. Each kit contained 2 kg rice, 2 kg flour, 1 kg pulses, 250 g soya chunks, 1 litre cooking oil, 500 g ground spices, 500 g salt, 2 packets of biscuits, 1 bar of bathing soap and 80 g detergent powder. (b) Nutritional kits to 198 female patients from December to February. Each kit contained 1 kg rice, 4 kg flour, 1 kg pulses, 1 kg roasted gram, 1 kg roasted groundnuts and assorted dry fruits.
Naora: 1250 kg rice, 250 kg pulses, 1250 kg potatoes, 250 kg soya chunks, 250 packets of biscuits, 250 saris and 100 children’s garments on 20 March.
Sribhumi (Karimganj): 50 saris on 1 March.
Vadodara: 560 kg flour, 230 kg rice, 140 kg pulses, 75 litres cooking oil, 50 kg salt, 13 kg ground spices, 90 kg sugar, 22.5 kg tea powder and 30 bars of bathing soap from 1 to 18 March.
Varanasi Home of Service: 1076 kg dalia (wheat groats), 87 kg chira (rice flakes), 237 kg soya chunks, 45 kg gram, 12.5 kg groundnuts, 21 litres cooking oil, 160 litres milk, 8 kg malt drink mix, 214 packets of biscuits, 109 kg dry fruits, 29 kg sweets, 94 tubes of toothpaste and 181 bars of bathing soap from 2 January to 20 February.
Viveknagar, Agartala: 3835 food packets, 649 saris and 100 lungis from 24 January to 23 March.
South Africa:
Durban: 2057 meals, 651 kg rice, 232 kg flour, 154 kg pasta, 444 kg maize meal, 576 kg pulses, 260 kg porridge, 419 litres cooking oil, 324 kg salt, 68 packets of biscuits, 301 cans of jam, 990 cans of tinned food, 30 litres fruit juice, 37,350 tea bags, 260 litres milk, 219 sandwiches, 432 kg sugar, 120 candles, 500 matchboxes, 285 bars of bathing soap, 385 bars of laundry soap, 180 bathing sponges, 1586 tubes of toothpaste, 80 units of lip balm, 32 saris, 101 ladies’ garments, 30 shirts, 24 T-shirts, 28 trousers, 15 infants’ jerseys, 18 infants’ shorts, 55 baby growers, 25 pairs of baby socks, 20 pairs of baby shoes, 30 pairs of adult shoes, a baby pillow, 5 infants’ toys and 230 shopping bags in February and March.
Phoenix: 1650 kg rice, 30 kg maize meal, 50 kg flour, 12 kg pasta, 100 kg porridge, 450 kg pulses, 80 kg macaroni, 30 kg soya chunks, 800 kg assorted vegetables, 40 kg assorted spices, 155 kg salt, 220 litres cooking oil, 400 cans of tinned food, 10 kg soup powder, 1750 sachets of cereal, 2160 packets of biscuits, 150 cakes, 257 kg snacks, 325 litres fruit juice, 20 kg sweetmeat, 250 sweets, 110 loaves of bread, 180 kg fruits, 250 bars of chocolate, 98 litres flavoured milk, 564 litres milk, 6000 teabags, 180 kg sugar, 120 matchboxes, a set of kitchenware, 60 bars of bathing soap, 60 bars of laundry soap, 30 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 320 sanitary pads, 120 adult napkins, 145 assorted garments, 5 assorted bedding items, 2 blankets, 14 school bags, 161 notebooks, 23 pens, 23 erasers, 23 rulers, 8 pairs of shoes, 300 educational toys, 550 plastic containers for food storage, 20 packets of seeds, 2 prepaid electricity vouchers and a wheelchair in March.
Winter Relief
The headquarters and the following centres distributed blankets and winter wear, as mentioned against their names, to needy people:
India:
Ajmer: 316 blankets and 16 jackets from 12 November to 25 January.
Almora: 115 blankets and 10 jackets on 1 and 27 February.
Baranagar Math, Kolkata: 600 blankets from 13 to 28 November.
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: 500 blankets on 25 January and 10 March.
Belgharia, Kolkata: 100 blankets on 18 and 28 January.
Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: 390 blankets from 7 September to 17 October.
Darjeeling: 500 blankets and 500 jackets from 13 October to 15 March.
Dehradun: 1000 blankets and 24 shawls from 28 November to 11 February.
Delhi: 260 blankets from 23 December to 14 March.
Digboi: 13 blankets on 19 February.
Headquarters (through Gayaji Math): 350 blankets on 12 January.
Jayrambati: 2000 blankets from 18 December to 28 January.
Kasundia, Howrah: 75 blankets on 27 January.
Khetri: 702 sweaters in November-December.
Kuralbhanga: 500 blankets from 25 November to 7 January.
Mumbai: 1600 blankets from 19 to 26 December.
Muzaffarpur: 500 blankets from 11 December to 20 January.
Narendrapur, Kolkata: 500 blankets from 12 December to 31 January.
Ootacamund: 255 blankets from 14 November to 8 March.
Ponnampet: 320 blankets and 300 jackets from 22 December to 15 March.
Rajarhat Bishnupur, Kolkata: 400 blankets from 21 to 24 December.
Ranchi Morabadi: 746 blankets from 24 January to 2 March.
Saradapitha, Belur: 1200 blankets from 11 November to 22 January.
Sarisha: 500 blankets from 11 January to 8 February.
Sikra Kulingram: 500 blankets from 2 to 22 January.
Viveknagar, Agartala: 123 blankets and 228 jackets from 12 to 26 February.
Nepal: Kathmandu: 194 blankets on 13 February.
Cyclone Rehabilitation
Andhra Pradesh: Cyclone Montha made landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 28 October, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds that damaged crops, uprooted trees and inundated several areas. The local fishermen were the most severely affected, losing their very means of subsistence, as the cyclone decimated their equipment and access to the sea. In response, Rajamahendravaram centre, with financial assistance from the Headquarters, distributed fishing boats and fishing nets to 100 such families of West Godavari district on 28 February.
Distress Rehabilitation
West Bengal: The Headquarters repaired a house of a poor lady in Ichapur, Howrah district, in February, under the ‘Build your own house’ scheme.
Economic Rehabilitation
Assam: Guwahati centre provided 11 sewing machines and 11 handloom machines (tantsals) to needy trained women on 1 March.
Rajasthan: Khetri centre handed over 30 sewing machines to as many trainees on 5 March, upon the completion of their training at the centre’s tailoring school.