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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
- 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
Background on Bihar Flood – Kosi region
- Website with information on Bihar Flood relief activities
- Himal Southasian magazine carries special coverage of the Kosi Breach -Articles by engineer/activist Dinesh Kumar Mishra and journalist Kanak Mani Dixit.
- Background information on Kosi Region -Contributed by Childline (pdf)
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 5 – 16 Sept. 2008 -Contributed by G Padmanabhan, Emergency Analyst, UNDP
- Situation Report – Bihar Floods – 26 Aug. 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.: Collection Drive and Rally in Lokhandwala, Andheri, Mumbai – by Lions Club
- 7 Sept.: Bihar Flood Relief Collection Drive, Matunga, Mumbai -to collect material and donations
Donations / Volunteers / Materials available for Bihar Floods
- Tech Mahindra, Pune -is donating one day’s salary of all employees + sending team of volunteers to Bihar
- Avbl.: 2 volunteers from Thane -would like to join an NGO working for Bihar Flood relief
- Microland, Bangalore – employees to contribute funds -NGOs working in Bihar may contact for partnerships
- EU Commission allocates Euro 2 million+ for flood victims in Bihar and Nepal -NGO’s can utilize this humanitarian offer
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
Menaka Mills would like to donate 1000 blankets -NGOs working in Bihar may contact for details
Services Avbl.: Freelance journalist, researcher and writer, New Delhi
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
- 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
- Services needed – list contributed by Apne Aap Women Worldwide
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
- YMCA, Patna (with coordinating YMCA office in Mumbai also) -Appeal for funds and material
- 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
- Deenbandhu Samajik Sanstha -Appeal from Amulya Nidhi on behalf this of voluntary group of Individuals, NGOs, etc.
- Goonj – Appeal to join in campaign RAHAT FLOODS
- Childline – North Bihar District Model – A Plan for Post Monsoon Floods Relief for Children -Childline has centres across India, including in Mumbai (doc)
- All India
  - Give India, Mumbai -Appeal to donate to GiveIndia listed NGOs working in Bihar
  - Community Radio Forum -Setting up Emergency Community Radio Stations in Flood Affected Areas of 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
Bihar
- Project Proposal for Rehabilitation for flood affected people of Supaul district, Bihar -Prepared and submitted by Gyan Seva Bharti Sansthan (doc)
- Movement Against Aids (MAA), Muzaffarpur -Appeal for medical / hygiene related materials for next 4 months programme
- Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh (GPSVS), Madhubani, Bihar -Request for humanitarian support
- Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra, Patna -An Appeal for Logistical support
- DASHRA, Patna -Report on affected villages and details of DASHRA network in Bihar
- Barh Mukti Abhiyan, Patna -organises rural communities in Bihar’s flood prone areas
- Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Patna (with office in Hazaribag, Jharkhand) -Appeal for donation – list of materials needed provided
- Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Patna -details of work being undertaken in the region – and help needed
- Malti Suresh Foundation, Muzaffarpur -Seeks to engage in the relief work – please contact for further details
- Nav Akruiti Bihar (NAB), Patna -appeal for donations and material
- 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
- 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
- Kisan VikasTrust, Patna – KVT is working in Khagaria and Sahersa in Bihar -has started a community kitchen – appeal for support
- Dr. Kalpana Shastri, Patna -An appeal for donation of specific medicines for women affected by flood
- Haemophilia Society of Bihar, Patna -have a team of doctors who are tending to flood victims – need essential medicines
- Aroh, Patna -Working in 7 affected areas in Bihar
- Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal, Patna -please contact at address mentioned for more information
- Nidan, Patna, is working in 4 affected areas of Bihar -Seeks support of material and donations for long term interventions
- Eureka Shiksha Abhiyan and Sambhav Bihar -Details of 2 partner NGOs of AID India in Bihar
- 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)
- 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)
  - SSVK – First Status Update Report – 31st Oct. 2008 -Flood Relief Operations in the aftermath of Kosi Floods with 4000 families in Kumarkhand Block (pdf)
  - Kosi Floods 2008 – An overview by SSVK (pdf)
  - Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK – Photo Gallery 1 (pdf)
  - Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK – Photo Gallery 2 (pdf)
  - REport on Health Training Programme in Madhepura District -Organised by SSVK – supported by UNICEF (pdf)
Gujarat
- Peoples Health & Development Trust (PHDT), Ahmedabad – appeal for doctors -1st team leaving for Bihar on 10th Sept., 2nd team by 17th Sept.
- Lions Club of Jamnagar Queens & Shakti Dal, Gujarat
- Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad -Collecting sarees and clothes for flood victims – in tie up with Goonj
- 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
- Tata Relief Committee, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
- 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
- Trade associations and chambers of business, Ranchi -collecting material and donations and sending to NGOs working in Bihar
Karnataka
- Group of individuals based in Bangalore – have set up an online group -Appeal for donations
- Art of Living Foundation, Bangalore -Appeal for foods, materials, donations, volunteers
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
  - Appeal from Prof. Parimal Merchant to build a list of 100 donors -Donations will be through the Foundation for Humanisation
  - Punarwaas – a project initiated by Prakash Jha – with NGO partners in Bihar and Mumbai -Appeal for support (pdf)
  - Sarva Seva Sangh, Mumbai -Bihar Flood Relief, update bulletin 4 – collection drive on in Mumbai centre
  - Akanksha Foundation, Mumbai -Appeal to support 2 partner NGOs: Goonj and AID India
  - Group of individuals in Mumbai -Appeal to support Goonj – list of materials and donations needed
  - Red Swastik Society, Mumbai (with branch office in Patna) -Appeal to donate material, medicines – 3 collection centres in Mumbai
  - 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
  - Childline India Foundation, Mumbai -List of materials needed for donation
  - Alternative Realities, Navi Mumbai, with a centre in Sahasra, Bihar -Collecting material and donation at Mumbai, Patna, Saharsa, Bangaon
  - 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
  - Rashtra Seva Dal, (RSD), Pune -local RSD unit is working in affected villages of Purnia district
  - Maitri, Pune based NGO with experience in disaster relief and rehabilitation -Appeal for funds, material and medical personnel
  - 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
New Delhi
- Ta’awun Trust, New Delhi -relief and rehabilitation report (pdf)
- Grassroots India Trust – Situation Analysis and Past Progress – Araria district
- Hope Foundation, New Delhi -Appeal for financial help
- Youth Parliament, New Delhi -collection drive – last date is 15th Sept.
- Grassroots India Trust, New Delhi – with Labour League Foundation and other NGOs -Appeal for contributions
- Sewa International, New Delhi -First Activity Report – dated 3rd Sept. 2008
- Salvation Army India, Northern Territory, New Delhi -initial plan to help 400 families – please contact and support
- Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), New Delhi – with office in Patna -Appeal for donations and material to support relief camps
- Apne Aap Women Worldwide, New Delhi (with centres in Araria, Bihar and Kolkata) -working in 200 villages – appeal for donation of funds and material
- SOS Childrens Villages of India, New Delhi -running 2 family and child relief centres in Purnea – plan to open more
- Bhartiya Navdeep Samiti, New Delhi -Appeal for material – 2 colection centres in Delhi
- ANHAD, New Delhi (with local centre at Purnea, Bihar and collection centre in Ahmedabad) -Focus on grass root mobilisation for relief work
- Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation, New Delhi -collecting donations in New Delhi & Mumbai – partnering with local NGOs in Bihar
- YP Foundation, New Delhi -Conducting a collection drive between 8-15 Sept.2008
- Bharat Gyan Vikas Samiti (BGVS), New Delhi -Appeal to support Plan for setting up 7 relief camps for the next 2 months
- Wildlife Trust of India, Noida -Focused on animal welfare in Arraria and Forbeasegunj
- 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
- Society for Creatives, New Delhi -Collecting material and donations in Delhi to give directly to victims of Bihar flood
- Ritinjali, New Delhi is working with the District Relief and Rehabilitation centre in Mansi, Bihar -Appeal for donations and support
- Plan International (India), Delhi -List of materials needed – family kit, hygiene kit, bulk requirements
- Sewa International, New Delhi office -Bihar Floods Appeal 2008
- Initiative for Reconstruction & Mobilisation (IRAM), New Delhi -Appeal for support of any kind – working in 9 areas in Bihar – collection in Patna
- Care India, New Delhi
- HelpAge India, New Delhi – with offices across India -Seeks doctors, donations of material and funds
- Consortium for Trade & Development (Centad), New Delhi -is collecting donations to buy medicines and send over personally to affected areas in Bihar
- Youth for Equality, New Delhi based youth movement -is partnering with Doctors for You and the Indian Railways for Bihar Flood Relief
- University for Development Action and Integrated Learning (UDAI), New Delhi -Plan of Action for intervention in North Bihar
- Dhruvh Social Awareness Forum, New Delhi -Plans to send a medical team to Bihar – needs help regarding any specific village where reqd.
- 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
- Uttar Pradesh Association of North America, Bay Area, USA -Fund raiser on Sept. 20 to raise funds for Bihar Floods
- Sewa International USA in partnership with Sewa Bharti and Sewa International India -Appeal for material to be donated to collection point at Muzaffarpura
- Friends of India, Dubai. -collecting material and donations in Dubai
- Sewa International, UK -Raising funds in the UK for flood relief in Bihar
- JKP Foundation, Austin, Texas -Conducting Bihar Relief Campaign to raise funds in U.S. for relief effort in Bihar
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
- Grace Peter Charitable Trust, Madurai -contact for further information
- Eureka Child – an AID India Education initiative, Chennai (working with Pratham teams) -Appeal for funds, materials, volunteers
- Shabnam Resources, Chennai -Appeal for funds and material
Uttar Pradesh
- Dolly Foundation, Varanasi – Report on Flood Relief Activities – 25 Sept. 2008
- Dolly Foundation, Varanasi – Project proposal for adoption of Hanuman Patti village -detailed break up and budget of costs (doc)
- Dolly Foundation for Human Resource Development, Varanasi -Urgent help required for flood victims in Bihar.
- 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
Other Resources related to Bihar Floods
Website through which flood relief donations can be made from the US -project is with a multi-disciplinary team of NGO’s
Appeal to form a Civilan Council for Accountability for Flood Relief in Bihar -to set up a coordinating and monitoring body for better effeciency
Appeal from NGO Local Governance for feedback and information -Documentation of flood relief initiatives for future compilation
Aidmatrix India, Virtual Aid Drive for Bihar Floods -with details of material needed, government guidelines for relief, etc.
Avbl.: Audio files (radio jingles), posters, short film for flood preparedness -can download Bihar flood preparation resources – Developed by Water Aid
Community based Flood Risk Management – Local Governance, Pune -would like to work with NGOs on CbFRM
Satsue Security and Allied Services (SSAS) offers employment to flood affected persons -Can offer upto 10 posts in secuirty agency in National Capital Region
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
Bhawalkar Ecological Research Institute(BERI), Pune -Offers Bio-sanitizer eco-technology to NGOs working in Bihar, to purify / clean flood waters
Sphere India, coordinating agency for Bihar Floods in New Delhi -facilitating the process of Unified Response
India Water Portal – section on Bihar floods -list of organisations accepting donations, resources for relief workers, volunteers, etc.
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)
- Lakhi Ram Mooraj Mal, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi -Manufacturers, wholesalers and exporters of Textiles
- Garg Enterprises, Panipat, Haryana -Manufacturer & Supplier of Woollen Blankets, Bedsheets & Sarees
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- Appeal for flood relief in Sitamarhi (Bihar ) – August 2009 -Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (doc)
- SSVK Flood Relief Intervention with Support from Swiss Red Cross, Switzerla -In the aftermath of Kosi Floods 2008, SSVK approached Swiss Red Cross for relief support. Swiss Red
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- kosi_floods_2008_an_overview_by_ssvk updated on 23rd January 2009 -The following article is the latest update of an overview of Kosi floods by SSVK. It reveals the ine (pdf)