1. Flood Relief:

(a) Orissa:  Bhubaneswar centre distributed 3000 tarpaulins to flood-affected families belonging to 146 villages of Basta block in Balasore district this month.

(b) West Bengal:
(a) The following centres continued their relief operations among the flood victims in West Bengal.  Details of the relief materials distributed by them during this month are given below.

(i) Belgharia – 16,751 kg chira, 140 kg milk powder, 1715 kg sugar, 5574 packets of biscuits, 5406 candles, 5377 matchboxes and 3,04,800 halogen tablets to 14,389 flood victims belonging to 6 villages of Sabang block in Paschim Medinipur district and 1 village of Patashpur block in Purba Medinipur district.  Besides, the centre sprayed bleaching powder in two villages, provided medical care to the villagers, and repaired a village road, including 3 culverts, damaged by the flood.

 

(ii) Chandipur – 5659 kg chira, 260 kg milk powder, 1331 kg sugar, gur and sugar candy, 3207 kg rice, 166 kg dal, 755 kg potatoes, 3600 packets of biscuits, 12,000 halogen tablets and 325 kg bleaching powder to 22,882 victims belonging to Bhagawanpur, Chandipur and Patashpur areas in Purba Medinipur district and Sabang in Paschim Medinipur district.

(iii) Contai – 26,556 kg chira, 5255 kg sugar, 1477 packets of biscuits and 1,00,000 halogen tablets to 9500 flood-affected families belonging to 33 villages of Egra and Contai sub-divisions in Purba Medinipur district.

(iv) Narendrapur – Dry food items (chira and gur) to 1994 flood-affected families and 1,20,786 plates of cooked food (khichuri) to flood victims at Patashpur - I & II, Bhagawanpur - I, Egra - II, and Chandipur blocks in Purba Medinipur district, and Debra block in Paschim Medinipur district.

(v) Tamluk – 12,637 kg chira and 1264 kg sugar to 3672 families belonging to 9 villages of Pingla block in Paschim Medinipur district.

 

(b) Taki Ashrama started relief operations in nearby affected areas this month. It distributed 1400 kg chira, 167 kg gur, 240 packets of biscuits, 50 kg milk powder and 15,000 halogen tablets to 688 flood victims at Hingalganj block in North 24 Parganas district.

2. Distress Relief:

 

(i) Belgaum centre distributed notebooks and pens to 250 poor school students of nearby areas.

(ii) Nagpur Math distributed 530 school uniforms, 1600 notebooks, 530 pens and other stationery items to the poor and needy students of 13 schools in 12 nearby villages.

(iii) Ulsoor Math distributed school uniforms, notebooks, etc. to 7233 poor students at 82 villages in 4 districts of Karnataka.  Besides, the centre built 70 toilets in Annayanadoddi village of Anekal Taluk in Bangalore Urban district, as a part of its rural welfare programme.