Uttarakhand Flood Relief: (a) Our Kankhal centre continued its relief operations among the victims of the flash floods in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The centre distributed 24,100 kg rice, 10,700 kg atta (flour), 5360 kg dal (lentils), 9500 kg potatoes, 4550 kg salt, 4332 kg soybean nuggets, 108 kg assorted spices, 2140 kg milk powder, 758 kg sugar, 500 utensil-sets [each set containing a bucket, a cooking vessel, a ladle, a tawa (griddle), bowl, tumbler, plate, etc], 1665 plates, 2324 bowls, 2324 tumblers, 820 pressure cookers, 1665 tawas (griddles), 1572 solar lanterns, 2159 torches, 25,680 candles, 21,400 matchboxes, 2324 saris, 2983 dhotis, 4648 blankets, 2324 bed sheets and 1500 umbrellas among 5504 families of 57 inaccessible villages in Rudraprayag, Sonprayag, Guptakashi and Ukhi Math areas from our camps in Agastya Muni (1 to 7 July) and Phata (7 to 30 July). Besides, 1389 flood-affected patients were treated at our medical camps in Agastya Muni and Guptakashi. The centre also arranged distribution of 220 kg chira (rice flakes), 120 kg gur (molasses), 100 utensil-sets (each set containing 2 buckets, a ladle, a bowl, a tumbler, a plate, a dish and a polythene sheet) and 100 blankets among 100 families belonging to a sweeper colony at Uttarakashi. (b) Our Dehradun centre has started a relief camp at Joshi Math in Chamoli district. The centre distributed 8450 kg rice, 8450 kg atta (flour), 2967 kg dal (lentils), 690 kg potatoes, 690 kg onions, 1686 litres edible oil, 1332 kg soybean nuggets, 132 kg assorted spices, 1581 kg salt, 155 kg milk powder, 880 kg sugar, 690 kg gur (molasses), 244 kg tea, 3005 candles, 1302 packets of matchboxes, 50 utensil-sets [each set containing a pressure cooker, a cooking vessel, a tawa (griddle), a tumbler and 4 plates], and 1622 blankets among 1674 affected families in Pandukeshwar, Govindghat and Niti blocks from 1 to 28 July.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:50:15 +0000