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Mumbai Flood Relief July 2005 |
Mumbai
and its suburbs experienced the unprecedented
rainfall of 944 mm on 26th July 2005. The entire
city was flooded and came to a grinding halt.
Bhaktivedanta
Hospital, keeping in tune with its philosophy
of being a hospital with a difference, immediately
involved itself in the relief operations. Hospital
staff worked for more than 36 hrs on a stretch
taking care of patients. Hospital Ambulance recovered
dead bodies and helped stranded people to safety.
20 students and ten school staff were accommodated
for more than 36 hrs at the Hospital. |
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Food was also provided to them. For a week more
than 1000 people were fed with hot food.
Free
Medical camps were conducted at several places
in Mira-Bhayander area and patients were also
given free medicines. Mira-Bhayander Municipal
Commissioner, Mr. R. D. Shinde (IAS) appreciated
the timely relief provided by the Hospital. |
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TSUNAMI RELIEF – December 2004 |
After
an emergency meeting convened for Tsunami relief,
the Bhaktivedanta Disaster Management team immediately
left for the Tsunami affected areas of Nagapattinam.
After
a detailed survey of various villages viz –
Serudhur near Vailankani shrine, Keechankuppam,
Kuzikarai and Palayar etc. of Nagapattinam district,
the following relief activities were conducted.
More
than 2500 patients were seen and the necessary
medical treatments were given. All the patients
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medicines
including costly antibiotics. Precautionary medicines
for malaria and other such diseases were also given
to the patients.
During
the relief operations more than 3000 plates of food
(hot rice, dal etc.) were distributed daily. In
the next 50 days, till 24th Feb. 2005, Bhaktivedanta
team distributed few thousand plates of food every
day, totaling about 48000 plates. Other ration materials
as well as cooking stoves, mats, bed sheets were
also provided. Books, notebooks, school bags, shoes,
uniforms etc. were distributed in various schools
for the children.
Our
efforts to bring solace to the Tsunami Victims did
not stop just with medical and food relief. We also
extended our help by constructing permanent houses
and handing it over to the poor fishermen families
at Madavamedu coastal village in Sirkazhi Taluk,
Nagapattinam Dist.
Inhabitants
affected by Tsunami were also counseled in various
camps apart from group prayers (Sankirtan) to boost
their psychological morale. |
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GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE RELIEF |
Bhaktivedanta
Hospital Disaster Relief team reached, Rapar within
2 days of the 26th January 2001, Bhuj earthquake.
Hospital team consisted of 50 people including
Doctors, Paramedical Staff & Volunteers served
for more than 6/7 month thereafter. More than
2000 patients were treated for fracture and bone
injuries and more than 20,000 patients were given
OPD services including X-ray, Pathology, free
medicines and food. Counseling and prayers were
also conducted for the people in distress. Staff
quarters were constructed for the employees of
Savla Hospital, Rapar, Gujarat who were affected
by Earthquake. |
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