RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
CYCLONE YASS And FLOOD
YASS Struck The Coastal Districts Of Such As Balasore And Bhadrakh on Dt. 26.05.2021 with Subsequent High Flood The Odisha Govt Of Odisha Had Never Expected A Flood During The Hot Summer Days When All The DRY Rivers Such As Brahamani, Baitarani, Subernrekha And Budhabalanga And All Their Tributaries Which Passed Through Jajpur, Bhadrakh And Balasore Districts Were In Space. Even The River Embankments Were Broken At Some Places Which Had Multiplied The problems Of COVID 19 Pandemic For Assistance And Delivery Of Medicines. The People Lost Their Paddy And Different Kharif Crops Which Were Lying In Their Yard.
The Volunteers Utkal Bipnna Sahayata Samiti Who Were Engaged In Supplying Different Household Kits/ Cooked Food During the Covid -19 Pandemic To The People For They Were Denied To Visit Markets For Their Daily Needs. They Had To Be Rushed To The Flood Affected Area With Urgent Relief Materials Which Are As Follows To Both The Districts Of Balasore And Bhadrakh The Volunteers Of The Samiti Had Supplied In Bhadrakh Districts On 25th May 2021,tarpaulins 400 Nos., 250 Mosquito Nets, 250 Solar Lamps, One Carton Candles, 20 Packets Of Match Box, 2 Bundles Of Plastic Ropes, 300 Towels For Men, 240 Sarees For The Ladies And 240 Plastic Roles. Similarly In The Balasore Districts The Volunteers Had Distributed On 25th May 2021 Tarpaulins 400 Nos, 250 Solar Lights, 250 Mosquito Nets One Carton Candles, 20 Packets Of Matchbox, 300 Towels For The Men, 240 Sarees Of The Women And 2 Bundles Of Plastic Rope.
In Addition To The Above Materials The Samiti Had Supplied Food Kits Containing Rice 5 K.G. Dal One K.G., Salt One Packet, 2 K.G. Wheat 500 M.L. Cooking Oil , One K.G. Sugar And 2 K.G Flattened Rice. On The Whole Total Numbers Of Food Kits /packets Were Distributed In Bhadrakh, Balasore, Kendrapada Puri, Dhenkanal, Angul, Baripada, Keonjhar, Cuttack Were More Than 3000 Thousands .
SERVICES RENDERED BY UTKAL BIPANNA SAHAYATA SAMITI (UBSS) IN THE AFFECTED DISTRICTS (Puri, Khordha & Cuttack) BY DEVASTATING CYCLONE FANI
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha( RSS), Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS) And Rashtriya Sewa Bharati(RSB), New Delhi Are Working Together For The Distribution Of Relief Materials In The Fourteen Centres Of cyclone ( Fani) Affected Areas. The Swayamsevaks Were Pressed Into Service For Cleaning/cutting Of Broken And Uprooted Trees For The Passage Of The Relief Materials To Different Sites. The Relief Materials Consisting Of Dry Foods (biscuits, Chuda(Thatched Rice), Jaggery, Candles, Match Boxes, Drinking Water Bottles/pouches, Tarpaulin/polythene, Medicines, Dried Milk Powder Etc. The Swayamsevaks So Far Have Distributed Till Date In Two Hundred Sixty Eight Villages Covering 1,64,076( One Lac Sixty Four Thousand Seventysix ) Affected People And Have Distributed Cooked Food To 31,213 (Thirtyone Thousand Two Hundred Thirteen) People And Have Distributed Dry Foods To 6500 Individuals, 33 Cartons Of Match Boxes, 300quintals Of Chuda(thatched Rice), 50quintals Of Jaggery More Than 1 Lac Water Bottles/pouches, 150cartons Of Biscuits, 900 Saree, 150 Cartons Of Candles, 39000 Tarpauline/polythene And More Than 700 People Were Given Free Essential Medicines.
Shree V.Bhagaiah Ji Saha Sara Karyavaha (Joint General Secretary) Of R.S.S Expressed In The Press Conference Today That About 1569 Nos Of Swayamsevaks Of R.S.S Are Working Day & Night Relentlessly To Reach The Fani Affected People In Distress .