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Also See "Disaster Management", "Flooding in Mumbai" This section contains details of NGOs and other organisations working in Bihar for flood relief.

Toll Free Helpline for Bihar floods Helpline for flood affected persons in Bihar set up by All India Radio's News Services Division  - Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512  Government departments Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Bihar  - A/C details and address to send cheques  Government of Bihar - Disaster Relief Control Room numbers  -   Special Programme of Akashvani for Flood Relief  - send appeals to broadcast on radio for help, materials, etc. through SMS, internet  Guidelines for Relief Suppport  - Issued by Government of Bihar  Website of the Bihar Department of Disaster Management - www.disastermgmt.bih.nic.in  - Daily updates, field reports, photographs, etc. available  Google resources on Kosi Floods India and Nepal floods - maps and resources from Google  - mapping resources, latest news, how you can help  Background on Bihar Flood - Kosi region Background information on Kosi Region  - Contributed by Childline (pdf)  Bihar's curse of embankments..........Subir Roy  - It should by now be clear that the obvious culprit for the floods is the embankments  Himal Southasian magazine carries special coverage of the Kosi Breach  - Articles by engineer/activist Dinesh Kumar Mishra and journalist Kanak Mani Dixit.  Website with information on Bihar Flood relief activities  -   Bihar Flood Photographs Satellite images from NASA showing severity of flood affected regions in Bihar  -   Coordinating Meetings for Bihar Floods 6th Sept.: 2nd meeting of the Bihar Flood Relief Network (BFRN) in New Delhi  - Organised by SAFAR, Delhi  Reports on Bihar Floods situation Bihar Floods: Situation, Analysis and Plans - A field visit report by Balaji Sampath  - Joint relief action by AID INDIA, PRATHAM and GOONJ (pdf)  Situation Report - Bihar Floods - 26 Aug. 2008  - Contributed by G Padmanabhan, Emergency Analyst, UNDP  Situation Report 5 - 16 Sept. 2008  - Contributed by G Padmanabhan, Emergency Analyst, UNDP  Events connected to Bihar Flood Relief 14 Sept.: Blood donation camp, Patna  - jointly organised by Rotary Pataliputra, PAHAL and Red Cross  18 Sept.: Invite to Workshop on Bihar Floods, Bangalore - organised by India Water Portal  -  (pdf)  18 Sept.: Workshop on Bihar Floods, Bangalore - organised by India Water Portal  - to discuss social audit of relief work, first person accounts, long term solutions  7 Sept.: Bihar Flood Relief Collection Drive, Matunga, Mumbai  - to collect material and donations  7 Sept.: Collection Drive and Rally in Lokhandwala, Andheri, Mumbai - by Lions Club  -   Donations / Volunteers / Materials available for Bihar Floods 47 Volunteers Avbl.: 47 students of MSW from Pondicherry avbl. for flood relief work in Bihar  -   Avbl.: 2 volunteers from Thane  - would like to join an NGO working for Bihar Flood relief  EU Commission allocates Euro 2 million+ for flood victims in Bihar and Nepal  - NGO's can utilize this humanitarian offer  Menaka Mills would like to donate 1000 blankets  - NGOs working in Bihar may contact for details  Microland, Bangalore - employees to contribute funds  - NGOs working in Bihar may contact for partnerships  Services Avbl.: Freelance journalist, researcher and writer, New Delhi  -   Tech Mahindra, Pune  - is donating one day's salary of all employees + sending team of volunteers to Bihar  Volunteer Avbl., New Delhi  -   Volunteer Avbl., Noida, UP  -   Wipro employees to contribute in kind and money  - 'Wipro Cares' seeks details of NGOs and specific areas, esp. for long term rehabilitation  Sphere India invites NGOs to partner Sphere India invites NGOs working in Bihar to submit proposals for funding  -   Guidelines for submission of funding proposal  -  (doc)  Minimum accountability norms for NGOs seeking partnership with Sphere  -  (doc)  List of generic services needed Appeal to NGOs & donors to set up special facilities for pregnant mothers & lactating women  - Need for proper water and sanitation facilities for this special group  Services needed - list contributed by Apne Aap Women Worldwide  -   Volunteers and Medical Practioners (doctors and para-medics) urgently needed  - Appeal from Kosi Nav Nirman Abhiyan - training for volunteers starts 5th Oct. in Purnia district  List of common items needed List of material reqd. in bulk, material for 1 Family Kit, material for 1 Hygiene Kit  - contributed by Plan India  Materials needed - list contributed by Apne Aap Women Worldwide  -   Details of 90+NGOs working in Bihar for Flood Relief 2008 AID India - appeal for Doctors and medicines  - Has partners and volunteers on the ground in Bihar - and office in Mumbai  Ashoka India appeal to support Goonj's relief efforts in Bihar  - Details of Goonj's "She needs a Saree" campaign and saree collection centres  Childline - North Bihar District Model - A Plan for Post Monsoon Floods Relief for Children  - Childline has centres across India, including in Mumbai (doc)  Deenbandhu Samajik Sanstha  - Appeal from Amulya Nidhi on behalf this of voluntary group of Individuals, NGOs, etc.  Doctors for You - network of doctors in India with chapters in Patna, Delhi, Mumbai  - Appeal for support to sustain 1500 doctors from the country working in Bihar for the next 3 months  Goonj - Appeal to join in campaign RAHAT FLOODS  -   YMCA, Patna (with coordinating YMCA office in Mumbai also)  - Appeal for funds and material  All India Community Radio Forum  - Setting up Emergency Community Radio Stations in Flood Affected Areas of Bihar  Give India, Mumbai  - Appeal to donate to GiveIndia listed NGOs working in Bihar  HelpAge India  - special campaign to focus on the elderly affected by the Bihar Floods  World Vision India - working in relief camps in Saharsa, Bihar  - Appeal for food and non-food items (WVI has centres across India)  Andhra Pradesh Emergency Management and Research Institute, Secunderabad  - have sent 35 ambulances and 165 personnel to Bihar - contact for more information  Spurthi, Andhra Pradesh  - is collecting materials at 4 locations in AP and will personally distribute these in Bihar  Assam Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre, Assam  - Appeal to support this NGO that has sent a Rapid Action Relief Team to Bihar  Bihar 'Alliance for Holistic and Sustainable Development of Cpmmunities' (AHSDC), Patna  - working to provide non-food necessities and combating outbreak of diseases  All India Agricultural Labourers' Association (AIALA), Patna  - Appeal to donate material  Aroh, Patna  - Working in 7 affected areas in Bihar  Barh Mukti Abhiyan, Patna  - organises rural communities in Bihar's flood prone areas  Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency (BISWA ) with 2 offices in Bihar in Gopalganj & Gaya  - Appeal for donations for low cost loans as well as material  Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal, Patna  - please contact at address mentioned for more information  DASHRA, Patna  - Report on affected villages and details of DASHRA network in Bihar  Dr. Kalpana Shastri, Patna  - An appeal for donation of specific medicines for women affected by flood  Eureka Shiksha Abhiyan and Sambhav Bihar  - Details of 2 partner NGOs of AID India in Bihar  Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh (GPSVS), Madhubani, Bihar  - Request for humanitarian support  Haemophilia Society of Bihar, Patna  - have a team of doctors who are tending to flood victims - need essential medicines  Kisan VikasTrust, Patna - KVT is working in Khagaria and Sahersa in Bihar  - has started a community kitchen - appeal for support  Malti Suresh Foundation, Muzaffarpur  - Seeks to engage in the relief work - please contact for further details  Movement Against Aids (MAA), Muzaffarpur  - Appeal for medical / hygiene related materials for next 4 months programme  Nav Akruiti Bihar (NAB), Patna  - appeal for donations and material  Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Patna (with office in Hazaribag, Jharkhand)  - Appeal for donation - list of materials needed provided  Nidan, Patna, is working in 4 affected areas of Bihar  - Seeks support of material and donations for long term interventions  Project Proposal for Rehabilitation for flood affected people of Supaul district, Bihar  - Prepared and submitted by Gyan Seva Bharti Sansthan (doc)  Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra, Patna  - An Appeal for Logistical support  Samta Gram Sewa Sansthan, Patna - working in affected districts from Aug. 28th onwards  - Details of support needed and reports from teams working in affected areas  Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Patna  - details of work being undertaken in the region - and help needed  VHP's Bihar Flood Relief Programme  - collection centres in Patna and Muzaffarpur  Kisan Vikas Trust Flood Update - 30th August 2008  -  (doc)  Flood Update - 4th Sept. 2008  -  (doc)  Flood Update - 5th Sept. 2008  -  (doc)  Flood Update - 6th Sept. 2008  -  (ocx)  List of 77 NGOs in Bihar from All India Karmayog NGO Directory Contact details of 77 NGOs based in Bihar  -   Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Mission - Photo relief report  -  (pdf)  Ramakrishna Mission, Patna - with coordinating centres in West Bengal and U.P.  - Appeal for donations  Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (SSVK) Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra, Patna & Krishna Arpanam (Mumbai)  - 1st update report on flood relief intervention (doc)  Kosi Floods 2008 - An overview by SSVK  -  (pdf)  SSVK - First Status Update Report - 31st Oct. 2008  - Flood Relief Operations in the aftermath of Kosi Floods with 4000 families in Kumarkhand Block (pdf)  Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK - Photo Gallery 1  -  (pdf)  Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK - Photo Gallery 2  -  (pdf)  Gujarat Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad  - Collecting sarees and clothes for flood victims - in tie up with Goonj  Lions Club of Jamnagar Queens & Shakti Dal, Gujarat  -   Peoples Health & Development Trust (PHDT), Ahmedabad - appeal for doctors  - 1st team leaving for Bihar on 10th Sept., 2nd team by 17th Sept.  Shelter Care Foundation, Ahmedabad  - Have offered free medicines to the Bihar government  Haryana Foundation Against Thalassaemia, Faridabad  - Offer of help for thalassaemics affected in the Bihar floods  Himachal Pradesh Himalayan Nature Society, Dharamsala  - planning to help the animals suffering in Bihar  Jharkhand Judav, Deogarh, Jharkhand  - Detailed project proposal for immediate flood relief in Bihar  Krityanand Unesco Club, Jamshedpur  - has set up a local office in Saharsa district, Bihar  Tata Relief Committee, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur  -   Trade associations and chambers of business, Ranchi  - collecting material and donations and sending to NGOs working in Bihar  Karnataka Art of Living Foundation, Bangalore  - Appeal for foods, materials, donations, volunteers  Group of individuals based in Bangalore - have set up an online group  - Appeal for donations  Madhya Pradesh Aham Bhumika, Bhopal  - have 8 collection centres in Bhopal  Maharashtra Apeksha Society, Amravati district  - raising funds in partnership with Action Aid India and Save the Children Bal Raksha Bharat  Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane 'Dial 1298 for Ambulance', Mumbai - in collaboration with other organisations  - collection drive from 16-21 Sept. at 10 collection points across Mumbai  Akanksha Foundation, Mumbai  - Appeal to support 2 partner NGOs: Goonj and AID India  Alternative Realities, Navi Mumbai, with a centre in Sahasra, Bihar  - Collecting material and donation at Mumbai, Patna, Saharsa, Bangaon  Appeal from Prof. Parimal Merchant to build a list of 100 donors  - Donations will be through the Foundation for Humanisation  Childline India Foundation, Mumbai  - List of materials needed for donation  Group of individuals in Mumbai  - Appeal to support Goonj - list of materials and donations needed  International Association of Lions Clubs - District 323 A3 - Mumbai  - Appeal to donate funds and materials  Narmada Bachao Andolan - Mumbai office  - Appeal for donation of material  Punarwaas - a project initiated by Prakash Jha - with NGO partners in Bihar and Mumbai  - Appeal for support (pdf)  Red Swastik Society, Mumbai (with branch office in Patna)  - Appeal to donate material, medicines - 3 collection centres in Mumbai  Sarva Seva Sangh, Mumbai  - Bihar Flood Relief, update bulletin 4 - collection drive on in Mumbai centre  SOS Children's Villages of India, Mumbai  - Appeal for donations to support relief and rehabilitation work in Bihar  Humanist Movement Donation form for Bihar Flood Disaster Relief  -  (pdf)  Overview of the Bihar Floods and role of the Humanist Movement  -  (doc)  Pune Aquaplus Ltd., Pune - CSR and Disaster Management Cell  - Focusing on water and sanitation  Maitri (Pune based NGO with experience in Flood relief) and AID India (working in Araria, Bihar)  - appeal to fund the efforts of 2 NGOs that are involved in rescue & relief operations in Bihar  Maitri, Pune based NGO with experience in disaster relief and rehabilitation  - Appeal for funds, material and medical personnel  Rashtra Seva Dal, (RSD), Pune  - local RSD unit is working in affected villages of Purnia district  New Delhi ANHAD, New Delhi (with local centre at Purnea, Bihar and collection centre in Ahmedabad)  - Focus on grass root mobilisation for relief work  Apne Aap Women Worldwide, New Delhi (with centres in Araria, Bihar and Kolkata)  - working in 200 villages - appeal for donation of funds and material  Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation, New Delhi  - collecting donations in New Delhi & Mumbai - partnering with local NGOs in Bihar  Bharat Gyan Vikas Samiti (BGVS), New Delhi  - Appeal to support Plan for setting up 7 relief camps for the next 2 months  Bhartiya Navdeep Samiti, New Delhi  - Appeal for material - 2 colection centres in Delhi  Care India, New Delhi  -   Consortium for Trade & Development (Centad), New Delhi  - is collecting donations to buy medicines and send over personally to affected areas in Bihar  Dhruvh Social Awareness Forum, New Delhi  - Plans to send a medical team to Bihar - needs help regarding any specific village where reqd.  Grassroots India Trust - Situation Analysis and Past Progress - Araria district  -   Grassroots India Trust, New Delhi - with Labour League Foundation and other NGOs  - Appeal for contributions  HelpAge India, New Delhi - with offices across India  - Seeks doctors, donations of material and funds  Hope Foundation, New Delhi  - Appeal for financial help  Initiative for Reconstruction & Mobilisation (IRAM), New Delhi  - Appeal for support of any kind - working in 9 areas in Bihar - collection in Patna  Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), New Delhi - with office in Patna  - Appeal for donations and material to support relief camps  Plan International (India), Delhi  - List of materials needed - family kit, hygiene kit, bulk requirements  Ritinjali, New Delhi is working with the District Relief and Rehabilitation centre in Mansi, Bihar  - Appeal for donations and support  Salvation Army India, Northern Territory, New Delhi  - initial plan to help 400 families - please contact and support  Sewa International, New Delhi  - First Activity Report - dated 3rd Sept. 2008  Sewa International, New Delhi office  - Bihar Floods Appeal 2008  Society for Creatives, New Delhi  - Collecting material and donations in Delhi to give directly to victims of Bihar flood  SOS Children’s Villages of India, New Delhi  - running 2 family and child relief centres in Purnea - plan to open more  Sphere India, coordinating agency for Bihar Floods in New Delhi  - Need regular updates of information on situation, needs, responses, gaps in diff. areas in Bihar  University for Development Action and Integrated Learning (UDAI), New Delhi  - Plan of Action for intervention in North Bihar  Wildlife Trust of India, Noida  - Focused on animal welfare in Arraria and Forbeasegunj  Youth for Equality, New Delhi based youth movement  - is partnering with Doctors for You and the Indian Railways for Bihar Flood Relief  Youth Parliament, New Delhi  - collection drive - last date is 15th Sept.  YP Foundation, New Delhi  - Conducting a collection drive between 8-15 Sept.2008  Oxfam India Oxfam India - Kolkatta team working in Bihar - with offices in New Delhi and Bangalore  - Appeal to corporates for raising funds  Oxfam India - detailed report on situation in Bihar and Oxfam's current activities  -  (pdf)  Oxfam Bihar Flood Appeal  -  (pdf)  Plan India Plan India, New Delhi  - Situation report 2 - 6th Sept. 2008  Orissa Mayurbhanj Biological Research (MBR), Mayurbhanj, Orissa  - contact for further details  Out of India Friends of India, Dubai.  - collecting material and donations in Dubai  JKP Foundation, Austin, Texas  - Conducting Bihar Relief Campaign to raise funds in U.S. for relief effort in Bihar  Sewa International USA in partnership with Sewa Bharti and Sewa International India  - Appeal for material to be donated to collection point at Muzaffarpura  Sewa International, UK  - Raising funds in the UK for flood relief in Bihar  Uttar Pradesh Association of North America, Bay Area, USA  - Fund raiser on Sept. 20 to raise funds for Bihar Floods  Rajasthan Anoobhooti Society, Jaipur  - Offer to coordinate with medical stores to provide medicines for pregnant / lactating women  Brahma Kumaris Global Hospital & Research Centre, Mt. Abu  - have started flood relief activities in Bihar from 9th Sept. onwards  Tamil Nadu Eureka Child - an AID India Education initiative, Chennai (working with Pratham teams)  - Appeal for funds, materials, volunteers  Grace Peter Charitable Trust, Madurai  - contact for further information  Shabnam Resources, Chennai  - Appeal for funds and material  Uttar Pradesh Dolly Foundation for Human Resource Development, Varanasi  - Urgent help required for flood victims in Bihar.  Dolly Foundation, Varanasi - Project proposal for adoption of Hanuman Patti village  - detailed break up and budget of costs (doc)  Dolly Foundation, Varanasi - Report on Flood Relief Activities - 25 Sept. 2008  -   Prerna, Ek Pahal Ek Aasha - Ghaziabad, UP  - Appeal to donate material at Ghaziabad  Prithvi Innovations, Lucknow  - Assisting in coordination and distribution of material & other needs at relief camps in Bihar  West Bengal Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar - sending team of doctors and volunteers to Bihar  - Appeal to donate for 'Ghar Wapasi Kit'  Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah Flood Relief Work - Report as on 10th Sept. and appeal for support  -   Details for communication and sending donation  -   Photographic Report of Flood Relief in Bihar - as on 12th Sept.  -  (pdf)  Other Resources related to Bihar Floods Aidmatrix India, Virtual Aid Drive for Bihar Floods  - with details of material needed, government guidelines for relief, etc.  Appeal from NGO Local Governance for feedback and information  - Documentation of flood relief initiatives for future compilation  Appeal to form a Civilan Council for Accountability for Flood Relief in Bihar  - to set up a coordinating and monitoring body for better effeciency  Avbl.: Audio files (radio jingles), posters, short film for flood preparedness  - can download Bihar flood preparation resources - Developed by Water Aid  Bhawalkar Ecological Research Institute(BERI), Pune  - Offers Bio-sanitizer eco-technology to NGOs working in Bihar, to purify / clean flood waters  Bihar Floods Information Management System: www.biharfloods.osf.in  - Set up a group of friends from the Planning Commission  Community based Flood Risk Management - Local Governance, Pune  - would like to work with NGOs on CbFRM  India Water Portal - section on Bihar floods  - list of organisations accepting donations, resources for relief workers, volunteers, etc.  Satsue Security and Allied Services (SSAS) offers employment to flood affected persons  - Can offer upto 10 posts in secuirty agency in National Capital Region  Sphere India, coordinating agency for Bihar Floods in New Delhi  - facilitating the process of Unified Response  Team from All India Radio in Bhagalpur and Purnea  - NGOs are requested to contact for relief oriented radio broadcasts  Water Purification Technologies for flood affected Bihar  - Solution Exchange - Consolidated Reply - Experiences and Referrals  Website of American Organization for the Development of Bihar  -   Website through which flood relief donations can be made from the US  - project is with a multi-disciplinary team of NGO's  Supplier of Relief Kits and Materials Track Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi  - manufacturer and supplier of relief kits and materials  Brochure listing list of relief items available  -  (jpg)  Garg Enterprises, Panipat, Haryana  - Manufacturer & Supplier of Woollen Blankets, Bedsheets & Sarees  Lakhi Ram Mooraj Mal, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi  - Manufacturers, wholesalers and exporters of Textiles  Bihar Blogs Alternate Perspective  - Make a Difference.. Bihar "Floods" - an appeal  Bihar Floods 2008 blog  - has information from Bihar on flood relief efforts undertaken by AID, AID India and partners  Bihar Floods Videos 2008  - Blog dedicated to Video Coverage for the current Flood situation in Bihar  Help Bihar Flood Victims  - A blog by volunteers of the Art of Living Foundation  Bihar Flood News News Articles and photos on Bihar Floods 2008  -   Articles contributed by users Site visitors are invited to post their articles directly here  - Procedure to post articles, documents, photographs, etc. is given here  39 page report on Bihar Flood Relief based on monitoring of 205 Relief Camps  - Prepared by Volunteers and Members of Dalit Watch (pdf)  Izad, Patna - Project proposal for immediate relief in 6 flood affected districts  - Appeal to sponsors / donors (doc)  Izad, Patna is involved in flood rehabilitation  - Focus of work: Relief and long term intervention (doc)  ssvk & budharanitrust bihar flood intervention update-1+2  - Flood Relief (pdf)

Also see : Bihar Flood News, Disaster Management News