Thursday, September 11, 2008

Update on Bihar Flood Relief operations

Highlight of the Bihar Flood Relief operations,

 Run by RSS and like minded Organizations.

As Updated on 11.09.2008, 8pm.

 

Total affected Districts = 8

Affected villages = 877

Affected population = 25lakh Approx.

Totally disconnected villages = Approx. 700 villages

Total number of Karyakartas working in shifts = 2,000

Centers of Seva Karya = 28 centers

People reached through Seva Karya = 4lakh

Water level has come down by 5 feet on an average.

 

Seva Swarup :

 Medical treatment - 13 Doctors team is working. Few more will join.

Lots of Medicines have been supplied. Cloths, Plastic materials for day today use, Utensils for the preparation of food etc, have been supplied.

Readymade Food packets are distributed. At camps hot and fresh food is been served.

A pocket of 2.5Kg containing 1kg Rice OR 1Kg Beaten Rice (avalakki), Aloo, Chilli, Salt and other necessary items to make a meal is distributed. They are planning to increase this bag weight to 5Kg gradually.

Activity at the Centers:

 At every centre Bhaarata Maataa photo is decorated at the centre. The day begins with early morning  aarti to Bhaarata Maataa, service activities gets start. There is no distress is seen around the camp. No one is made to sit idle. Full of joy, activity, enthusiasm seen exists at these centres.  There are Samskara Kendra's, Stitching Centers; Food Serving Centers are running simultaneously.

 

Special news  :

Hundreds of the Muslims are there in these rescue camps.. They denied to stay in camps run by Madarsas and other Muslim Organisations.

Poojya Swami Baba Ramdev Maharaj personally visited three Camps. He spent few hours with the affected people and Karyakartas. He was very happy about the manner in which these centers have taken work.

BBC has telecasted 90 minutes programme on these activities.

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav searched for the the telephone number of relief camp and personally spoke. He expressed his gratitude for the Seva Work.  He and his department is fully co-operating with the work, he said. He thanked all the karyakarthas involved in rescue operation.

 

-          Report from VSK Karnataka

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