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Deaths in West Bengal were
reported at 3,000 in the
Jalpaigwi Mstrict, 677 in
DarjeeHng rnst~ict and 46 in
Cooch Behar District, The
State of Assam was also seriously
affected and. 35 people died in
the Goalpara. District. In
Bihar five persons were killed
in Darbhanga. and Saharsa
Districts, An estimated 1,800
square miles were affected in
West Bengal and 3,000 in Bihar.
Many lives In Jalpaiguri were
lost because of the failure to
wan? the inhabitants of the
flood, Anot her caarmentary
stated that cantrol measures
like strengt.hening river ernbankments,
buil6Kng new flood barriers
on known rivers and setting up
flood forecasting units were
expected to be given high
priority in India's 4th Five-
Year Plan starting next year,
ACTION TAKEN BY THE GO-
OF INDIA ANT) IXX:AL ORGANIZA'JXONS
Indian Army and Air Force assis-
These plctures from Lutheran World tance was ccnsiderable in terms
Relief show a ~lllage near Cooch
of rescue, evacuation, estab-
Behar, In the background of the top lishing cmnuzications and
photo is the remainder of a village, airdropping of f&,
Corrpletely destroyed were crops of
jute and rice which stood in the
A Prime Minl.sterTs Relief fund
foreground, Because hundreds of was set up for public subscriplogs
are imbedded into the soil, tion. The Indian Red Cmss
villagers fear they may never be able provided milk powder, large
to plow this ground again. See quantities of multi-vitamins,
lower photo,
medicines, clothes and disinfectant.
The Christian Agency
for Social Actian, Relief and
Cevelopment of India spearheaded a large scale food and clothing distribution
throughout the flood areas with donations received from Church World Service
and Iutheran World Relief,
Following the July floods, the Food Corporation of India rushed six special
trains with over 10,000 tons of wheat to the needy areas in Assam. The
Puqjab State Govemnt was also reported to have sent about 14,000 tons of
wheat to Assam.