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Uttarakhand Flood Relief
By
RAMAKRISHNA MISSION SEVASHRAMA
(A Branch of Ramakrishna Mission,
Belur Math, Howrah, WB)
P.O. Kankhal—249408
Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
Phone: (01334) 244176, 246141, 244984
Fax: (01334) 244985
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rkmkankhal.org
In the wake of the unprecedented devastation caused by
cloud-burst and flash
floods in a major portion
of Uttarakhand from 15 to
17 June 2013, the Disaster
Management Cell of the
Indian Government had
requested the
Ramakrishna Mission,
Belur Math, Howrah,
West Bengal, to take up relief work for the flood-
affected people of Uttarakhand.
Under the instructions of its
headquarters at Belur Math,
Ramakrishna Mission
Sevashrama, Kankhal
(Haridwar), undertook a
massive relief work in the
affected areas from 21 June to
4 August 2013.
Besides their multifarious
permanent constructive works, from their very inception,
the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission
have been promptly organizing ameliorative and healing
services whenever the nation has been faced with
calamities caused by the freaks of nature, follies of men,
or scourges of epidemic. The relief activities have also
extended well beyond Indian borders.
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The history of the Ramakrishna Order’s relief services is
as old as that of the Mission
itself. Once, while going on a
pilgrimage with Mathur
Babu, Sri Ramakrishna came
to Deoghar and saw many
people suffering from
hunger. He told Mathur
Babu, “Give them a full meal
at least for one day.” But that meant spending a large
amount of money. Mathur
Babu kept silent. Sri
Ramakrishna then said,
“Unless you feed them I
won’t go any further with
you,” and went and sat among
those poor people. Then
Mathur Babu fed them to
their heart’s content.
Swami Vivekananda also did
not hesitate for a moment to
think of selling the newly
established Belur Math
premises to serve the people
suffering from the plague
epidemic that struck Calcutta
in May 1898.
To date the Ramakrishna Mission and Math have
together conducted hundreds
of relief works in India,
Burma, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, and other countries
during calamities and
hardships issuing from such a
variety of causes as famines,
floods, fires, epidemics,
cyclones, tornados, riots,
earthquakes, landslides and
droughts.
Ramakrishna Mission
Sevashrama, Kankhal, too
conducted two massive relief
works in the past: Uttarkashi
Earthquake Relief in 1991
and Chamoli Earthquake
Relief in 1999.
This time also, soon after the disaster struck the hills of
Uttarakhand from 15 to 17
June 2013, a team of
monks, doctors and
volunteers reached
Agastmuni in Rudraprayag
district and set up relief
camp there on 21 June.
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As the road connectivity slowly improved and
Government officials
promised to support, the team
moved to more remote and
high terrain areas; the relief
camp was shifted from
Agastmuni to Guptkashi on 1
July.
From 21 June to 4 August
2013, the team served 8240
flood-affected families of 114 villages in Rudraprayag
district with various basic necessities, such as cooked
food, daily ration, milk powder, blankets, garments,
torches, solar lanterns, utensils, etc.
Besides, more than 2307
flood-affected patients
were treated in the
medical camps set up at
Ganganagar, Agastmuni,
Jalmala, Jaltalla, Kotma,
Chillon, Chowmasi,
Kalimath, Kabiltha, Syasu, Khunnu, Semi, Phata, Dewar,
Syala, Tuydi and Guptkashi villages of Rudraprayag
district.
A dozen of Ramakrishna Order monks were engaged in
the relief work in
Agastmuni, Guptkashi
and nearby areas. They
conducted door-to-
door survey to find out the really needy people. They
trekked miles in hilly terrains, crossed the gushing rivers
by makeshift ropeways and
distributed Relief Coupons
to the needy and the
afflicted in the remote and
inaccessible areas.
Upon production of the
Coupons, relief materials were later on distributed to the
victims from the different distribution camps.
The work was hazardous
and strenuous. The
inclement weather, heavy
rainfall and bad road
condition made the task all
the more difficult. Owing
to bad road condition,
transportation of materials
to the relief camps was being hampered to a great extent.
From 11 July 2013, the Government provided us with
helicopter service. With
helicopters being available,
relief materials were
airlifted from Guptkashi to
the affected areas and
distributed to the needy
and affected people.
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A Brief Report of
DISTRIBUTION of Relief Materials
for the period from 23 June to 4 August 2013
Items Place Beneficiaries
Food Packets,
Milk Powder,
Drinking Water
Agastmuni village and
surrounding areas of
Rudraprayag
5,000 people
Ration Bags
82 villages in
Rudraprayag district
3414 families
Kitchen Utensils
(bucket, karai, hata,
tawa, katora, glass,
thala, etc.)
One sweeper colony in
Uttarkashi and
52villages in
Rudraprayag district
3551 families
Pressure Cookers 35 villages in
Rudraprayag district 1568 families
Blankets
One sweeper colony in
Uttarkashi and 47
villages in Rudraprayag
district
3332 families
Solar Lanterns 17 villages in
Rudraprayag district 1572 families
Chaddars, Dhotis,
Saris
46 villages in
Rudraprayag district 3232 familes
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A Detailed Report of
DISTRIBUTION of Relief Materials
for the period from 23 June to 4 August 2013
Date Place Items Beneficiaries
23 June Agastmuni
Food Packet,
Milk Powder,
Drinking Water
1,000
families
(aaprox.)
25 June Agastmuni, Vijaynagar,
Sorgorh, Sili and Rampur
Ration Bags
(containing 5 kg
rice, 2 kg dal, 1
kg sugar, 500
gm soyabean,
500 gm salt, 100
gm haldi, 100
gm mirchi, etc.)
90 families
30 June Vijaynagar and Ganganagar Ration Bags 66 families
Chandrapur and Basukedar Ration Bags 50 families
1 July
20 villages situated
between Rudraprayag and
Gaurikund
Chira, Atta,
Sugar, Gur,
Dalia, Biscuits,
Salt, Bun, Rusk,
Milk Powder,
Cake, Candles,
Matchboxes
600 families
Chandrapur and Chaka Ration Bags
28 families
4 July
Kharia, Dhargaw, Khat,
Trijugi, Narayan and
Kongad
Ration Bags 540 families
5 July Barasu, Rail Gaw, Khat,
Dhani
Ration Bags (containing 10
kg rice, 5 kg
atta, 2 kg
soyabean, 2 kg
dal, 1 kg milk
131 families
Date Place Items Beneficiaries
powder, 2 kg
salt, candles,
matchbox)
Agastmuni Ration Bags 109 families
7 July
Chaka, Chameli,
Chandrapuri, Rumsi,
Jawaharnagar, Vijaynagar,
Ganganagar and Kirora
Kitchen Utensils
(Bucket, karai,
hata, tawa,
katora, glass,
thala, etc.)
500 families
8 July Uttarkashi
Gur, Chira,
Utensils,
Polythene
Sheets, Blankets
100 families
11 July Jalmala, Jaltala, Kotma,
Chilond, Sashu Ration Bags 262 families
12 July Jalmala and Chilond Ration Bags 62 families
14 July
Kalimath, Kunjethi,
Beukhi, Jaggi-Bagwan,
Bedula, Barasu
Ration Bags 513 families
15 July
Kalimath, Kunjethi,
Beukhi, Jaggi-Bagwan,
Khunnu, Kabiltha, Manjera,
Chowmasi, Jaltala, Syamsu,
Jalmala
Ration Bags 204 families
16 July Kotma, Khunnu, Kabiltha,
Manjera, Sullu Ration Bags 138 families
17 July Gaurigram Ration Bags 30 families
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Date Place Items Beneficiaries
18 July
Tinsuli, Guptkashi, Salya,
Sherwani, Khumera,
Kabiltha, Kotma,
Kachgona, Barmari, Fegu,
Nagjagai
Ration Bags 169 families
20 July
Tinsuli, Guptkashi, Salya,
Sherwani, Khumera,
Kabiltha, Kotma,
Kachgona, Bhinoli, Dewli,
Pithora, Bhanigaon,
Ghaghora, Pandhara,
Lamgondi, Phaila, Syasu,
Loara
Ration Bags 267 families
21 July
Tinsuli, Guptkashi, Salya,
Sherwani, Khumera,
Kabiltha, Kotma,
Kachgona, Bhinoli, Dewli,
Pithora, Bhanigaon,
Ghaghora, Pandhara,
Lamgondi, Phaila, Syasu,
Loara
Ration Bags 100 families
23 July Semi Solar Lanterns 68 families
25 July
Fegu, Nagjagai, Lamgondi,
Andwari, Tulunga,
Sherwani, Lowara
Ration Bags 130 families
26 July Semi and Kund Ration Bags 25 families
29 July
Kotma,Chilon, Chaumasi,
Jalmala, Jaltala, Manjera,
Kabiltha, Syasu, Solnu,
Khunnu
Solar Lanterns,
Blankets,
Chaddars,
Dhotis, Saris,
Umbrellas,
Tawa, Plates
850 families
30 July
Kotma,Chilon, Chaumasi,
Jalmala, Jaltala, Manjera,
Kabiltha, Syasu, Solnu,
As above 769 families
Date Place Items Beneficiaries
Triyuginarayan, Kalimath,
Kunjethi, Bedula, Beukhi,
Jaggi-bagwan, Kongarh,
Khunnu
31 July
Sherwani, Pithora,
Kachgona, Bhunigram,
Dweli, Lowni,
Andrawani, Khera, Salya,
Bhinoli, Loara, Devangan,
Tulunga, Pandara, Khat,
Dhani, Phaila, Jamu
Pressure
Cookers,
Blankets,
Chaddars,
Dhotis, Saris,
Bowl, Glass,
Torch
651 families
1 August
Nagjagai, Shang, Tinsuli,
Lamgundi, Phaila, Fegu,
Fegu-tat, Jokholi
As above 281 families
2 August
Nala, Dewar, Rudrapur,
Bansu, Tewri, Khumera,
Guptkashi, Semi, Vaisari
As above 174 families
3 August
Nala, Dewar, Rudrapur,
Bansu, Tewri, Khumera,
Guptkashi, Semi, Sankri,
Vaisari
As above 190 families
4 August
Kund, Nyalsu, Phata,
Rabigram, Sankri,
Guptkashi, Taltali
As above 272 families
Total 114 villages 8240 families
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A Comprehensive Report of
TOTAL SUPPLY of Relief Materials
For the period from 23 June to 26 July 2013
Items Quantity Expenses (Rs.)
Atta (flour) 17,500 kg 3,07,924/-
Bed Sheets 1949 nos. 3,27,250/-
Biscuits 4080 packets 19,240/-
Blankets 4,900 nos 1,60,000/
(3,500 blankets were received from the HQ)
Buckets 865 nos. 54,730/-
Buns 8000 packets Received as Donation
Candles 1587 packets 1,81,816/-
Chaddars (wrappers) 530 nos. 1,10,000/-
Chappals 4 bags Received as Donation
Chira (rice flake) 3280 kg 1,049,60/-
Dal (lentil) 5598 kg 2,18,416/-
Dalia (broken wheat) 500 kg 17,000/-
Dhotis 2240 nos. 2,06,900/-
Empty Boxes 700 nos. 9,800/-
Empty Plastic Bags 700 nos. 3,800/-
Mattresses 3 nos. Received as Donation
Food Packets 5000 packets Received as Donation
Garments 250 packets Received as Donation
Glasses 2200 nos. 40,006/-
Gur (molasses) 400 kg 14,000/-
Haldi (turmeric) 72.8 kg Rs. 5,434/-
Ladles 600 nos. 8,550/-
Karai (cooking vessel) 849 nos. 50,576/-
Katora (bowl) 4000 nos. 43,944/-
Matchboxes 9660 boxes 9,840/-
Medicines 12 cartons 93,776/-
Milk Powder 2192 kg 4,97,920/-
Mirchi (chilli powder) 72.6 kg Rs. 6,422/-
Mugs 600 nos. Rs. 11,105/-
Oil 8.4 litre Received as Donation
Polythene Sheets 390 nos. Rs.1,26,240/-
Items Quantity Expenses (Rs.)
Porat (big plate) 100 nos. 13,500/-
Potatoes 10,000 kg 1,0,6000/-
Pressure Cookers 2000 nos. 9,45,000/-
Rice 23,678 kg 6,21,547.50/-
Rusks 4000 packets Received as Donation
Salt 4,468 kg 26,944/-
Saris 1840 nos. 2,32,100/-
Small Spoons 1000 nos. 8,850/-
Solar Lanterns 1572 nos. 6,75,000/-
Soyabean 4,384 kg 2,68,710/-
Sugar 5,134 kg 1,74,556/-
Tawa (griddle) 2100 nos. 1,13,144/-
Tea 84 packets Received as Donation
T-Shirts 120 nos. Received as Donation
Thala (plate) 2000 nos. 1,50,098/-
Toothpaste 150 packets Received as Donation
Torches 1500 nos. 20874/-
Umbrellas 1500 nos. Rs. 1,44,825/-
Mineral Water 2500 litre Received as Donation
Total Rs 61,30,798/-*
Rupees Sixty-One Lakh Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred
Ninety-Eight Only.
*excluding transportation costs and other establishment costs
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A Comprehensive Report of
MEDICAL CAMPS
for the period from 23 June to 4 August 2013*
Date Place Patients
Treated
26 June Ganganagar 135
27 June to 5 July Agastmuni 532
7 to 21 July Jalmala, Jaltalla, Kotma,
Chillon, Chowmasi, Kalimath,
Kabiltha, Syasu, Khunnu
650
23 to 28 July Semi, Phata, Dewar, Syala,
Tyudi
385
29 to 4 August Guptkashi 605
Total 2307
* Medical Camp is being continued at Guptkashi even after 4
August 2013.
We express our sincere gratitude to all the
volunteers and devotees for their painstaking hard work
in these relief activities. We also extend our cordial
thanks to all the donors, benevolent organizations,
government officials and others for their participation
and cooperation in this noble endeavour.
May the blessings of the Lord shower upon all!
Yours sincerely,
Swami Nityashuddhananda
Secretary
Kankhal, Haridwar
Date: 5 August 2013
