| BAPS
CHARITIES RELIEF WORK IN FLOOD-AFFECTED GUJARAT
July 13, 2007
Gujarat, India |
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Continuous monsoon
rainfall in the western Indian state of Gujarat has prompted
the state government to issue a red alert flood warning.
The Indian Army has joined the rescue operations in the
flood-affected areas of Gujarat, even as heavy rains continued
to lash the state. BAPS Charities has started immediate
relief work in 28 towns and villages to provide food, fresh
drinking water and shelter to the affected people.
Hot meals are being
served at many villages. Where it is not possible to provide
hot meals, food packets are being distributed along with
fresh drinking water. To ensure these food packets reach
the affected areas during this critical time, volunteers
defied heavy rain and walked through waist deep waters to
reach the remote areas. Volunteers have also teamed up with
the government officials to supply aid in certain areas.
Distribution of clothes, steel utensils, waterproof tents,
tarpaulin and other essential items has been initiated.
Volunteers have been working to clean rubble and help in
repairing roads to open public transportation. Following
is the summary of the Relief work as of As of July 10, 2007
Food Distribution
- 30,900 hot meals served 3 times a day
- 46,350 food packets distributed
- 1482 food kit of 21 kg raw food stuff distributed per
family
- 5,000 drinking water pouches distributed
- 15,720 kg of fodder distributed for animals
Housing
and Clothing Distribution
- 82 heavy-duty waterproof tents to shelter 1,000 people
- 540 12x12ft sheets of Tarpaulin with 480kg of rope
- 230 new stoves distributed
- 176 new 37-piece steel cookery and dinnerware sets
- 5616 new clothes distributed
Clean-up and Repair Work
- 400 tons of rubble cleared at Ghela Ghat in Gadhadha
- The Mandavdhar-Jasdan road has been repaired along with roads near the Ghela River to open public transportation
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