From: Arun Kapur <arunkapur@vsnl.com>
In continuation with the earlier e-mail, we now have details of exactly where Ritinjali will be working to bring relief to people who have been evacuated as a result of Kosi’s fury.
We will associate with the District Relief and Rehabilitation centre working from a camp in Mansi, which is between Patna and Saharsa in Khagaria district. People from Saharsa, which has been really badly affected, have been evacuated and camps have been set up in Mansi to provide relief and rehabilitation. A map of this area is attached to being clarity of where Ritinjali will be working. We will be routing our relief efforts through Patna and then onwards to Mansi.
We will keep you updated with details of our effort and you please keep up your contributions as there is a huge amount of work to be done in the next couple of months.
Looking forward to your continued support.
With regards,
Arun Kapur
K-99, 1st Street , opposite IDBI Bank,
Mahipalpur, New Delhi 110037 India
E-mail: arunkapur@vsnl.com Website: http://www.ritinjali.org/Ph: +91 11-26789072
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With the water of river Kosi engulfing fresh areas in Bihar ‘s North Eastern 16 districts, the flood situation in the state has worsened since Sunday affecting more than 30 lakh people. So far 55 persons have lost their lives in the current spell of floods in Bihar .
In response to a national calamity such as this, Ritinjali is rushing its first consignment of old clothes and money to provide food and medicines to the people affected by floods. Ritinjali volunteers will carry this emergency relief consignment to Purnea, one of the worst-hit districts in Bihar , and monitor the process of distribution to ensure that it reaches the victims. Ritinjali will also later formulate a comprehensive needs based rehabilitation program in the district after assessing the situation on the ground.
With the Kosi River continuing to unleash its fury in Bihar districts and so many lakhs of people bearing the brunt of floods, The URGENT Need is now for Relief Operation. We appeal to you to donate old clothes and money generously to tackle this grim situation. Any amount that you can spare will be helpful and be greatly appreciated.You could make your donation cheque in favour of Ritinjali, payable at New Delhi . You could leave the cheque/ old clothes at the following 2 addresses as per your convenience:2, AnandgramMehrauli Gurgaon RoadORK-99, 1st Street , Opposite IDBIMahipalpur, New DelhiSince time is of the essence in relief operations, we will be extemely grateful for your urgent response. If have any queries or suggestions, please call Anju Dhar at 9312211876, Deepika Nanjappa at 9811066550 or Ashish Alex at 9911144046.Looking forward to a prompt response.Warm RegardsArun Kapur