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The Sangha’s first disaster relief project
can be traced to 1923 with the Bengal Famine. Through the
last 89 years the Sangha has responded to natural calamities
such as the West Bengal Floods (1978, 1998, and 2001), Bhopal
Gas Tragedy (1980), Cyclone in Andhra Pradesh (1996), and
Super cyclone in Orissa (1999), Bhuj earthquake (2001), Mumbai
& Gujarat Flash Flood (2005).
The Sangha also provide services at times of political unrest
such as the India-Pakistan partition and the Bangladesh Liberation
Movement by setting up refugee camps and war evacuee camps.
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| Social Services :
What We Do |
| Our large network of volunteers enables the Sangha
to respond promptly and effectively to disasters like famines,
droughts, floods, earthquakes and other calamities. We focus
on meeting immediate basic human needs by providing shelter,
food, and health relief services. We also provide assistance
to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them
to resume their normal daily activities independently. Hundreds
of monks joined forces to provide extensive relief and rehabilitation
during the Bengal famine, Midnapore cyclone, Oakhali riot Bihar
flood, Maharashtra earthquake and 2004 tsunami among others.
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| An Appeal of Orissa
Flood Relief Work |
 The
Bharat Sevashram Sangha immediately after the disaster
flood in Orisa started relief work in the flood
affected districts in Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendarapara
etc. Monk and volunteers under instruction from
B.D.O. started relief work on 25th September last
in the flood affected areas of Gop, Kanpur, Sologhara,
Terobati, Dakhinchera etc. of Satyabadi block near
Shakhigopal. Cooked food, dry food stuffs, chira,
dhoti, saree, tarpaulin etc. We’re distributed
among the flood victims on boats. Later 5000 pcs.
Of tarpaulins were distributed in Jagatsinghpur
and Cuttack districts. Read
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| Flood Relief In Bihar |
Most part of the Madhepura and Saharsa
districts in Bihar is inundated and under water
after the river Kosi washed away its bank and flowed
over four districts. Millions of people became homeless
and spending their days under trees and open sky.
The sannyasins and volunteers of the Bharat Sevashram
Sangha, after setting up a relief centre on 26th
August at Sarbanarayan Singh Ramkumar Singh College,
Saharsa, are distributing cooked food to nearly
10,000 flood-affected people at Cachra and Karaya
villages of Sourbazar Block and remote villages
of Biratpur School area of Sonbarsa Block in Saharsa
district and Sabaila Sinheswar etc. villages of
Madhepura district. Dry food stuff of chira, gur,
sattoo, baby food, clothing, polythene, tarpaulins
etc. are also being distributed to nearly 5000 flood-affected
people daily. Relief materials are also being distributed
among the flood affected people who have taken shelter-houses
at 28 relief centres setup by Govt. at Saharsa town.
Besides, Sangha's relief work has been expanded
in Purnia district also.
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| Disaster Relief |
| Flood Relief in Gujrat |
The Bharat Sevashram Sangha
through its Surat Branch, has undertaken extensive relief
work in the flood affected areas of Surat in Gujart for
the last  few
days. The Sangha has already distributed cooked food to
nearly 3500 people at Katargam, Gurukul Vidhyapith, Milan
Mandir at Annie Besant Road. Monks and volunteers from
Ahmedabad, Kalol, Dediapara, Baroda, Mumbai branches of
the Sangha have also reached the flood affected areas
and strengthened Sangha's relief work there. The Sangha
is distributing cooked food among the flood affected people
by boat to different villages like Kesar, Chabrabhata,
Amroli, Uttran, Monj Kalia, etc.The Sangha has also made
arrangement for the treatment of the flood victims. |
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Tamil Nadu, India |
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The state of Tamil Nadu
as the worst affected with a death toll of 7,793. Districts
of Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Chennai were amongst
the worst hit. The Sangha was one of the first to begin
massive relief operations.
 Cooked
food was distributed continuously to more than 5000
tsunamiaffected people for a week through our Free Food
Program. Basic cooking ingredients such as groceries,
pulses, rice and other supplies were also handled out.
Clothing, blankets, baby food, polythene sheets and
medical supplies were disbursed to marooned districts.
The tsunami swept away a large number of houses leaving
a vast majority of families in temporary shelters or
camps. The Sangha launched a rehabilitation drive by
volunteering to help rebuild houses. More than 150 houses
were constructed at Sonankuppam village in Cuddaloer.
Mechanised boats and fishing nets were also distributed
to local fisherfolk. |
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| Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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1900 islanders were confirmed dead from a population
of some 400000 in the aftermath of the tsunami. The
islands, only 100 km or so from the epicenter, suffered
extensive destruction on the southern cluster from Car
Nicobar to Indira Point.
The Sangha faced the daunting task of repairing the
lives and property of ten of thousands of people and
monitoring relief and rehabilitation measures. Volunteers
started extensive relief work at Port Blair & Little
Andaman, Hut Bay Islands among other districts.
Free cooked food was supplied to 10000 people for almost
3 months in 5 camps in addition to distribution of essential
dry food and ingredients. |
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| Rehabilitation Program, Kolkata |
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 The
Sangha is currently involved with the rehabilitation
and resettlement of canal dwellers implemented by the
Kolkata Environmental implementation Project Trust (KEIP).
It is a bilateral project with Asia Development Bank
(ADB), Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Government
of West Bengal. KMC has provided flats to 3500 canal
dwellers at the subsidized rate of 5% of the total construction
cost.
The Sangha overseas administration and interfaces with
the beneficiaries. BSS also contributes by guiding the
socio-economic development of the canal dwellers through
projects concentrating on vocational training, formation
of Self Help Groups, assistance in opening bank and
insurance accounts and formation of user groups who
manage maintenance of community assets. |
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195
Homes constructed |
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89,098
Free food programs |
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719
Youth programs organized. |
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The
Sangha raised $445,000
from well wishers, supporters and charities to directly
bring relief to a large number of affected people. |
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The
Sangha has spent more than $116,200
for relief work and has also distributed donations in
kind that it had raised. |
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| Distributing clothes to
the Tsunami hit people at Andaman Island. |
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| Distribution of seeds and
fertilizers among the flood affected villagers. |
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| Tsunami / EarthQuake Relief. |
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| A house constructed under
the Sangha's Home Reconstruction Project at Tamil Nadu. |
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