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1. Aila Cyclone Relief: Our centres in West Bengal continued relief operations among the victims of Aila Cyclone.  Details of the relief materials distributed during this month are given below.

(a) Baranagar Mission – 1636 kg rice, 200 kg dal (lentils), 36 kg biscuits, 804 litre drinking water and 7 kg milk powder to 477 families at 3 villages of Sandeshkhali-I block in North 24-Parganas district.  Besides, the centre distributed 155 bales of used garments to thousands of victims at Sandeshkhali-I & II and Hingalganj blocks in North 24-Parganas district.

(b) Belgharia – 6123 saris, 3003 lungis, 2995 mosquito-nets and 2,99,500 halogen tablets to 2995 families at 14 villages of Gosaba block in South 24-Parganas district.

 

 

 

 

(c) Rahara – 7750 kg rice, 1350 kg dal, 1400 kg potatoes, 124 kg muri (puffed rice), 101 kg salt, 10 kg biscuits, 1335 saris and 1335 mosquito-nets to 1495 families at 4 villages of Hingalganj block in North 24-Parganas district.  Besides, the centre treated 938 patients and provided 250 kg bleaching powder for disinfecting some areas in Sandeshkhali block in North 24-Parganas district.

(d) Saradapitha – 10,150 kg rice, 50 kg potatoes, 2500 mosquito-nets and 20 bales of used garments to 3559 families at 12 villages of Sandeshkhali-I & II blocks in North 24-Parganas district.

(e) Swamiji’s Ancestral House – 2885 kg chira, 146 kg gur, 279 kg sugar, 206 kg rice, 60 kg potatoes, 40 kg biscuits, 14 kg muri, 300 litre drinking water, etc to 560 families at 7 villages of Sandeshkhali-I block in North 24-Parganas district.

2. Fire Relief:  Andhra Pradesh: Vishakhapatnam centre distributed 14 kg chira, 29 kg gur, 29 kg potatoes, 29 kg onion, 29 kg oil, 29 kg salt, 14 kg tamarind, 14 kg spices, 174 candles, 29 matchboxes, 87 packets of biscuits, 29 towels, 29 chadars, 29 dhotis, 29 saris, etc to 29 families whose houses had been gutted by fire at Pekeru village in Vishakhapatnam district.

3. Flood Relief:  Porbandar centre distributed 11,740 food packets to flood victims in and around Porbandar this month.

4. Distress Relief:  The following centres distributed various items, shown in brackets, to the needy in their respective areas: Belgaum (375 kg rice, 375 kg flour, 75 kg dal, 75 kg edible oil, 1500 notebooks and 250 pens), Kalady (400 blankets), Kanchipuram (7500 notebooks, 1400 pencils, 1400 erasers, 150 geometry boxes, 200 dictionaries and 25 school uniforms), Nattarampalli (1022 sets of school uniform cloth, notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers and scales to students), Porbandar (textbooks and notebooks to 684 students).