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September 28, 2006
ORISSA FLOOD RELIEF
Several coastal districts of Orissa got severely affected by recent flood.
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT), Kolkata undertook relief operation in the flood affected Garadpur, Marsaghai and Mahakalpara blocks of Kendrapara district of Orissa.
The team comprising over 70 volunteers and six Monks and Nuns of AMURT distributed relief materials and other essential items to more than 2000 families. They distributed cooked food, Children’s cloths, Drinking water, Biscuits, Baby food etc amongst the affected people.
AMURT volunteers cleaned several villages with bleaching powder to stop spreading epidemic. They have also started purifying drinking water sources like Wells, Tube wells and other water sources sarrunding submerged houses.
Halogen tablets and other purifying liquids were also distributed to thousands of families.
Posted by AMURTWorld at September 28, 2006 04:02 PM