From: portal@arghyam.org
Dear Friends,
The Water Portal has been maintaining a section related the the floods: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar
Information that has been uploaded there:
List of organisations working in flood relief and accepting contributions:
Resources for relief workers:
Government published list of relief camps: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=88
Comprehensive listing of drinking water purification approaches and technologies: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=79
Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology is distributing 1000 free water filters and is looking for NGOs that need them: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=78
Flood-related IEC materials from WaterAid: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=73
Ask-A-Question service from Water Portal, to get solutions for WATSAN problems: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=29
Manual from the government on how the relief centers should be run (Hindi): http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=85
Cyclone victims in Myanmar used rainwater for safe drinking water: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=93
Volunteers who want to take part in relief work:
Telecom executive from Mumbai, willing to work either in Mumbai or Bihar: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=80
Banking professional from New Delhi, can volunteer for up to two weeks in Bihar: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=72
Altenative healers would like to offer their services in Bihar: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=67
Postgraduate student from Delhi: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=66
MSW Students from Pondicherry: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=35
More:
Comprehensive situation report from the UN dated September 10th: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=82
Many analyses of the persistent flood problems: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?cat=8
District-level innudation maps: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar/?p=40
Daily news updates: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/bihar
We would be happy to add any information that you have related to flood relief work, requests for volunteers or funds and more.
Best wishes,
India Water Portal team
India Water Portal team
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We will be sending occasional updates regarding the relief work to this lis