Updates

• Money that has been collected in our personal accounts has been used to send medicines and chlorine tablets to AID Volunteers to be used in their camps in Araris.
• Two rounds of clothes have been sent to Purnia to be used in a flood affected area called Janaki Nagar. These include clothes collected from Belgaum as well. Clothes from Chennai will also be sent to the same place. Those collected in Gugaon will be routed via Goonj.
• Food packets and some other necessary amenities are also being planned for Janaki Nagar area and the cash that comes in form now on will be utilized for the same.

Efforts in Gurgaon

Jitendra from Jeevan Rakshak Foundation is coordinating in Gurgaon. He can be reached at 9818852288. More details here.

More avenues for contributing

Details here. Reproducing important parts

How to transfer donation?

Online –Transfer your donations to ICICI bank
Name: Ashok Kumar Sharma,
A/C Number: 005301022273,
Branch: Jayanagar/Bangalore
Please mention flood relief and your name in remarks section while transferring funds
Also mention your name in the comments (will help us track).
After transfer send an email with the transfer details to ashok.1857@gmail.com
We will send you a confirmation for the same.
Please pass this post to your friends and relative who may be interested in supporting this relief operation.

Bihar Chief Minister Relief Fund
Write a cheque to
A/C Name: “Chief Minister Relief Fund, Bihar”
A/C No: 10839124928
Bank: State Bank of India, Secretariat Branch, Patna.
Put your Phone number, name and address on the back of the cheque.Deposit the cheque to the nearest State Bank of India cheque drop box
Disaster relief State Control Room Number:: 91-612-2217305/2215027/6452572

NGO Prayaas
Institutional Donor and as well as individual can donate via our Sister NGO PRAYAAS
Account in on the name of: M/S Prayaas,
Current Account No. : 10447347087
Bank Address : State Bank of India, Indiranagar,
Bangalore,Bank Code : 3301
Routing Number (Swift No.) : SBI NIN BB 147A,MICR number : 560002021

Prayaas Official Address:
Mr. Amitesh Bharti,Prayaas(r),
C1-201, GreenWood Regency,Doddakannahalli village,Carmelaram
PO, Adj. Wipro,Sarjapur Road,Bangalore – 560035,India.

If you want to send a cheque/DD:Please send the crossed A/c Payee cheque in favour of,”SBI, A/c Prayaas, Current A/c No. 10447347087″

Please mention flood relief and your name in remarks section while transferring fund. Mention your name in the comments (will help us track)Send an email with details to: Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.com
make a CC to: ashok.1857@gmail.com
Donar seeking Tax exemption under section 80G, please donate via PRAYAAS

Need boats for rescue activities – next 24-48 hours

We spoke to AID Volunteers on the ground and apart from the (dry) food/clothes/medicines they urgently need more boats to rescue people. With nearly 20 lacs people stranded, there just aren’t enough boats to rescue them all. An unusual requirement, but if you have any contacts through which you can help more boats reach there, please get in touch.

Need to act now

The situation of floods in Bihar is already unprecedented. What more, it is going to get worse. We don’t have time to blame the government machineries right now. The first priority is to save as many human lives as possible.

If you are leading any relief activities, or if you have any news about people stranded, please leave a comment or send an e-mail to biharflood@yahoo.com . Let’s try to coordinate our efforts to be as effective as possible.