Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team

Photos of AMURT Activities in MIDNAPORE

Photos of AMURT Activities in Nandigram

News Paper Clippings about AMURT's Relief in Nandigram

Appeal for the Nandigram Victims of Communist Attacks

AMURT SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NANDIGRAM MASS KILLING - BY RULING COMMUNISTS IN WEST BENGAL AN APPEAL

More than 20 people died, 150 innocent women and school children wounded unaccounted number bodies still missing when a strong 5,000 Police force of ruling communist government fired on protesting villagers at Nandigram, East Midnapore of West Bengal on 14th of March'07.

After seeing the massacre in News media Governor of West Bengal Commented, "I was filled with horror," he also said in an unprecedented statement, "Was this spilling of human blood not avoidable? What is the purpose served by the use of force we witnessed today".

Even the communist government partners called the police action as barbaric.

AMURT, AMURTEL volunteers consisting of Bhukti Pradhans of Howrah, East & West Midnapore and monks and nuns distributed Food packets, fruits and organised medical camp for the wounded one and the families of hundreds of suffering people at Tamluk hospital, Nandigram Primary Health Centre and in the village of Sonachura.

Local village council members, members of the Land Protection committee extended their full co-operation to AMURT/AMURTEL volunteers in their service.

Even these days thousands of villagers from several villages spend sleepless nights in the refuse camps because of continuous bombing by the communist goons every night.

Hundreds of women and children are surviving with one cloth as their houses were torched by the communists.

Several hundreds are at the verse of loosing their eyesight due of tear gas shell firing.

AMURT/AMURTEL need your support to provide them food, clothing and medical help urgently.

You may send your help through ANDS account. AMURT account has no FCRA at present. So, we cannot receive money through that A/C at present. Sorry for that.

A/C Name: ANANDA NAGAR DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
SB A/C NO: 5465, CANARA BANK, LAKE GARDEN BRANCH, KOLKATA - 45, W.B. - India
Swift Code: CNRBINBBCFD

SOCIALSERVICE should be mentioned as nature of service while sending the donations.

Ac. Sutiirthananda Avadhuta
Central AMURT Secretary - Kolkata

Photographs and Newpaper Clippings of AMURT/EL Relief in Flood Affected Areas of West Bengal and Orissa

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Margis provide succour

Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR, Sept. 10: Seventy trained volunteers and six monks of the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT), have been undertaking relief operation in the flood-affected blocks of Kendrapara, Garadapur, Marshaghai and Mahakalpara in Kendarapara district from 2 September, said Acharya Gopimohan Brahmachari, central coordinator of AMURT.

They distributed relief materials such as biscuits, candles, water pouches, matchbox, ORS-powder and other essential items to 2,000 affected families in the worst-affected villages covering six grama panchayats of Kendrapara, Marshaghi, Garadpur and Mahakalpada blocks.

In the second phase, cooked food like rice will be provided to 4,000 needy people for two days at seven different places. As the flood water recedes, the volunteers of AMURT have started purifying the drinking water sources such as wells, tube wells and the surrounding of sub-merged houses with bleaching powder, phenyls and other disinfectants in the affected villages.

Another local organisation, the Kendrapara Zilla Vikash Parishad, has also reached out to the affected people distributing relief materials.

The Parishad leaders regretted that initially, the district administration had failed to provide adequate boats to people and organisations which were out there with relief material.

They also said scarcity of polythene had caused immense hardship to the flood-affected people, particularly the women and children.
Having lost their houses, these people were living in open sky with their children, Parishad members said.

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)

AMURT MEDICAL CAMP FOR FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE OF KENDRAPARA ORISSA.

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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.

Photographs of Orissa AMURT/EL Flood Relief

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ORISSA FLOOD RELIEF

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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.

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AN APPEAL FROM A VOLUNTEER OF AMURTEL WHOSE SCHOOL GOT BADLY DAMAGED BY TSUNAMI

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Respected Sisters & Brothers,
Namaskar.

We hope that by the benign grace of the Beloved Lord you are well in health and spirit.

I am a nun of Ananda Marga posted in Andaman & Nicobar Islands for the last 8 years. I live in Chouldhari, a small town with 2,000 houses far way in the South Andaman Islands, and am running a school with 62 children. The place where we live is in the seismic zone and was the worst affected area of the Tsunami. A large number of people were swept away, and there was massive destruction of houses, causing intense misery to the survivors.

]]> After the Tsunami hit the Islands, we organized relief work with the help of the local people. We mobilized whatever food was left and pooled all the food and organized a combined kitchen, sharing whatever we have without any discrimination. We had to subsist on different leaves and wild tubers while waiting for help to come from the capital. Relief supplies came only on the seventh day. It was a nightmarish experience, as the ground was shaking violently every 15 minutes and a violent, unfriendly sea stared in our faces. We had no electricity, no drinking water and nothing to eat. In addition, many people around us were missing or lay dead, causing a vast stench everywhere. As per the Government, the earthquakes that took place after the Tsunami were roughly 1800 in number. Only God helped and motivated us to inspire the suffering island people not to lose heart and to move forward. One of the most important tasks was to provide continuous counseling to the children, who were completely traumatized due to the vast devastation and particularly due to the loss of their near and dear ones. While the dead had been swept away, life for the survivors was more miserable with each passing day.

The local people were thankful to Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT/EL) for helping them at a critical point in the history of the island. When Union Minister Shri Shiv Raj Patil visited, expressed his gratitude to us in glowing terms from the core of his heart. Mr. Patil was also moved by the saga of our struggle and spoke words of praise for AMURT/EL, saying that he knew AMURT/EL well as it did immense relief work in his home district and parliamentary constituency in Latur, Maharastra during the earthquake of 2001. He was more surprised to see Ananda Marga monks and nuns were working on the faraway Nicobar and Andaman Islands for so many years doing service to the local inhabitants. I feel it as a great blessing that AMURT founder Shrii P. R. Sarkar had posted us where none had dared to go earlier. The Tsunami relief work done by us here on all the islands has caused the perception of local people as well as government officials to be highly positive about our organization. .

Due to the Tsunami, my School building got badly damaged, and in the last rainy season it was difficult to run the School. Although the government made many promises to the people, not much help has arrived. We have waited for more than one year, hoping that the government would arrange for reparations for the people and repairs to the school building. However, up until now, they have given only one of two options: (1) to repair the approach road to the school or (2) to repair the school roof. We were forced to select Option (1), as without approach road the children cannot come to the school. The school roof now leaks badly, which makes life miserable during the rainy season. We have frequent rains on the islands and always in heavy density. In February, 2006, one morning as the school was running, the supporting beam of the roof fell down. It was the grace of God that no one was injured. There are dangerous cracks on the floor of the second story of the school building. The walls everywhere are riddled with bad cracks. We need to urgently repair the school and make it structurally safe for the children. For this purpose, I request all who read this letter to please consider helping me in this project via sending a donation.

Many suggest that we should go for a new construction entirely, as the old structure may collapse. I am giving you a budget for the construction of a new building for the School. I hope you will be kind enough to help me by sending your contribution. I will be grateful for whatever you can provide.

The break up of material requirements are given below. The total amount required for construction of a new school building comes to around Rs. 6,10,322.00 as per the present market value.

We will be very grateful to you for your kind co-operation and help.

With regards,

Sincerely yours,

Avadhutika Ananda Vimukta Acarya
Principal

For Donations, Demand Draft (Payable at South Andama - Andaman and Nicobar Islands), can be sent by post to:
ANANDA MARGA PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHOULDHARI, NIMBUBAGICHA
SOUTH ANDAMAN, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS.
TELEPHONE: 91-3192-289019

Or to,
Ac. Sutiirthananda Avt.
Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha
527, V.I.P. Nagar, Tiljala (E. M. By Pass Road)
Kolkata – 700100, West Bengal, India
Tel. +91-33-23451274
Email: info@amurtworld.org or, sutiirthananda@hotmail.com

Or, By Wire Transfer to:

Account Name

Bank Name: STATE BANK OF INDIA

Account Number: 01100050001

Branch: CHOULDHARI BRANCH

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More pictures and the Schedule of Quantities & Budget for the Proposed School Building at Choudhuri Bari

Eye Operation Camp

Free Eye Operation Camp in Ananda Nagar Hospital (Abha Seva Sadan) on 12th June 2006 (Please click on the images to enlarge)

Relief Work of AMURT Kolkata amongst the flood affected people of Maharastra

The Relief by Amurt (Kolkata) continues in Ragad district of Maharastra to provide relief to the flood affected areas and we have now reached distant and remote villages in the area.....Read More

Latest Photographs of Tsunami Relief Work of AMURT in Great Andaman Island

Tsunami affected Children in one School getting note books from the AMURT volunteers (Click on the image for the full-size view)

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Mosquito nets are being given to the Tsunami victims. Please click on the image for the full-size view.

Cloths to the women and children are being distributed in one of the camp at Campbell bay (please click on the image for the full-size view).

Unloading relief materials at Campbell Bay. As the jetty got totally wrecked by Tsunami, incoming ships stay at deep water. people and goods are carried by small boats to the shore. For the full-size image please click on it.

Relief Work in Campbell Bay, Great Nicober. For the full-size image please click on it.

ANTHER SHIPMENT TO PORT BLAIR – THIS TIME LARGE VOLUME OF UTENSILS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS

A large shipment of relief goods mainly containing 1000 sets of cooking utensils, buckets, bed sheets, blankets etc and 5 tons of potatoes left the port of Vishakapattanam for Port Blair and Nancowrie of Nicobar islands.

As you know most of the affected families are in the camps since Tsunami stuck the islands. It is time for construction of houses for them. We have already sent an appeal for help.

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In South Andaman our didis and AMURTEL volunteers have distributed lanterns, potatoes rice and flours to more than 500 affected families. Counseling works mostly to the women and children and distribution of food materials are still going on there.