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September 29, 2006
AMURT RELEIF IN FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) undertook relief operation in the flood affected districts – Birbhum, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Murshidabad of West Bengal. The Team comprising 50 Volunteers and 17 Monks and Nuns has been distributing Cooked and dry food, Biscuits, Baby Food, Cloths and Water purifying liquid and tablets and Medicines to more than 5000 flood affected people everyday.
In Birbhum District the Team comprising 12 volunteers and 5 Sanyasiis have been distributing Cloths. Dry Food such as beaten Rice, Gur, Salt, Biscuits, Baby Food etc to more than 2000 people every day at Katunia, Baram villages of Angagaria Panchayet and Narsinghpur,Behera , Bhejena of Bhutura panchayet of Mahammad Bazar Block. Large quantity of medicines were also collected to organize a series of medical camps.
AMURT volunteers distributed dry food, cloth, medicines in Labpur & Mayureshwar block as well to more than 600 people.
Local Administration have provided all assistances including providing Speed Boat to AMURT Volunteers to go to the distant villages submerged in flood water.
In South 24 Parganas AMURT distributed Cooked food amongst 2000 flood affected people every day in the villages of Raidighi and Pathar Prathima Blocks.
The Team also organized a medical Camp at Diamond Harbour area where more than 700 people were benefited.
At Udainarayanpur and Amta II blocks of Howrah district AMURT distributed Cloths, Dry Food, Baby Food etc to 250 families every day. They are reaching to the far off villages by Boat.
At Kandi and Sagarpara blocks AMURT volunteers started providing dry food and medicines to more than 500 flood affected families. (Reported by Ac. Divyacetananda Avt., Additional Public Relation Secretary, Delhi Sector)
Posted by AMURTWorld at 12:43 PM
September 28, 2006
AMURT MEDICAL CAMP FOR FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE OF KENDRAPARA ORISSA.
Medical Camps with 3 doctors was organized at Mahakalpur, Garadpur blocks of Kendrapara.
More than 3000 flood affected people were treated in those medical camps.
Patients were mostly of water bourne diseases like stomach, skin diseases due to contaminated water.
Medicines worth 15,000 rupees were purchaged and more than 10,000 rupees worth of medicines came from the donations.
AMURT VOLUNTEERS STARTED EMMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF OPERATION IN THE DISTRICTS OF SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, BIRBHUM, MURSHIDABAD AND HOWRAH OF WEST BENGAL AMONGST THE FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE.
Posted by AMURTWorld at 06:03 PM
Photographs of Orissa AMURT/EL Flood Relief
Posted by AMURTWorld at 05:24 PM
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 04:02 PM