HelpAge India Uttarakhand Relief Work-reaching the unreached - july 18 (1) (1)

Uttarakhand 2013 ……

July 18, 2013

•3800 families have food supply lasting them for barely 15 days

•Funds running out – no funds for relief work beyond July 25.

•After which: no support, no food….not even a matchbox to light their homes

Help them NOW!!

Before the light dies out

Just over a month and already a forgotten story……

HelpAge Relief Route: On the morning of Saturday, July 20th

A convoy of 30 trucks will leave Dehradun with 84 tonnes of food packages

•Covering 99 villages in Chamoli, Uttarkashi & Rudraprayag

•Reaching remote and inaccessible villages on foot & mule back

•3000 families will receive relief packages – to last them only 15 days

•Each package (weighing 28 kgs) consists of:10 kg Wheat flour10 kg Rice3 kg Arhar dal2 kg Sugar1 kg Salt0.3 kg Spices (Chilli powder, Coriander powder and Turmeric powder, each 300 kg.)1 ltr Mustard oil0.5 kg Soya chunksWashing soapDetergent Soap10 match boxes

The Story till now……………HelpAge working in the 3 worst affected districts highlighted below:

IMPACT OF FLASH FLOODS

•More than 178 villages affected in the districts of Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora and Pauri.

•Thousands left homeless with no food, shelter, medical care and even livelihood.

•Landslides have damaged roads and bridges cutting off means to reach relief material to victims.

HELPAGE IS PROVIDING RELIEF TO ALL AFFECTED PERSONS

Reach: Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag & Chamoli Districts.

Relief operations started on June 21, 2013.

35 villages already covered.

Focus: Emergency Food rations, medicines, blankets, tarpaulin.

•So far 800 family food packages, 500 Blankets, 400 Tarpaulin have already been distributed.

•3000 more family packages being distributed - starting July 20.

•Beneficiaries identified through local partners: - Shri Bhuvaneshwari Mahila Ashram (Uttarkashi) working there for the last 30 years.- Appropriate Technology India – a group working on livelihood in Rudraprayag and Chamoli Districts since 1999.

•3 Mobile Medicare Units are continuing to provide emergency health services at Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag & Chamoli Districts.

•Relief teams are reaching on-foot, setting up roadside make-do camps where access is cut off.

•Many young volunteers are working with the HelpAge relief teams.

Continuing RELIEF operations

IMMEDIATE NEED

•No funds available to continue relief work after July 25.

•3800 families across 99 villages will be left without support.

•Weather will Worsen - Urgent help needed for the remaining monsoon onslaught.

•Immediate Donations required for the following emergency relief material:

•Food packets •Blankets •Tarpaulin•Solar Lights•Medical care

HelpAge started immediate relief operations on June 21, 2013 and is committed to continue through the Monsoons.

We Need YOUR support NOW! Please donate & Spread the word…..every penny counts

Please support us by donating whatever you can to put in place our large scale relief & rehabilitation efforts for the community.

Send us your Cheque / Demand Draft in favor of “HelpAge India.” (Do mention on the reverse of the cheque, for “HelpAge India Uttarakhand Relief & Rehabilitation Initiative”)

OR

Cash Donations will be accepted at the HelpAge India offices across India.All donations are eligible for Income Tax Relief under sec 80(G) of the Income tax Act.

Head Office Address: HelpAge India, C – 14, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016. Our Network of State Offices: http://www.helpageindia.org/contact-us/our-network.html

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