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January 26, 2005
Update of our relief activities for Tsunami Victims at Hut Bay, Little Andaman – 24.01.2005
5 monks and one nun of Ananda Marga left from Vishakapattanam Port by M.V. Harshavardhan on 23rd early morning for Port Blair.
They are carrying with them materials in the ship - 5 tons of Potatoes, 1 ton beaten rice, 1 ton molasses and 204 pieces of lanterns.
Dr. S. Gopal Shastry, our relief co-ordinator for Andra Pradesh took all the care for the smooth dispatch of the goods and the relief team.
Diocese Secretary Port Blair sent one more consignment of materials on 17th of January for Hut Bay, Little Andaman. He sent 5 quintals of Milk Powder, 150 sets of utensils, 90 mosquito nets, water purifier, bathing and washing soap, biscuits, glucose and 75 pieces of lanterns. We got good support from Rotary club, Port Blair in this respect. Apupamanandaji reported from Hut Bay," we have distributed 3 truck loads of materials in last 3 days, that includes Liquid milk and milk powder, tents, utensils, potatoes, beaten rice and gur (molasses). My School is in 4 KM. everything around my school got destroyed by rising Tsunami water but Baba saved my school." Dada is in touch with the project officer there regarding adoption of orphans from little Andaman.
D.S Port Blair visited Campbell Bay of Great Nicober and Katchal Island to supervise our relief activities and make a fresh assessment of further requirements for the tsunami victims there. He gave large quantity of Halogen tablets, Mosquito nets and medicines for the affected people in the camps.
Ananda Marga has been running a school, dairy farm and agriculture project in those two islands. Most of the camps for Tsunami victims are around our school. We need to send 1000 mosquito nets, ladies garments, potatoes, bathing and washing soaps etc there.
‘The Hindu’ largest circulated English daily in India and ‘Ea Nadu’ a widely circulated Telegu News paper from Vishakapattanam had published the news of our service for Tsunami victims. ‘The Telegrams’ an English daily from Port Blair regularly publishes news of our relief activities.
Posted by AMURTWorld at January 26, 2005 12:58 PM
