October 2008 Annual Subscription Rs. 60 - Swaminarayan Sanstha

BAPS medical camp for flood victims
Villages helped in the District of Madhepura:
1. Padava Ghat 2. Gusai Tola 3. Panchhi Tola 4.
Rahuar 5. Seema Tola 6. Tulsi Badi 7. Lachmania
Tola 8. Manik Pur 9. Bind Toli.
Medical Help
BAPS has organized many large medical
camps, treating thousands of flood-affected villages
suffering from fevers, malaria, stomach
upsets, diarrhoea, dehydration and skin allergies.
Water purification tablets were also provided.
Relief Provided
BAPS provided home kits to 500 families in
Volunteers upload utensil sets for Bihar
flood victims in a goods train
affected villages in the District of Madhepura.
Each kit contained clothes for the entire family,
food items (rice, dal, flat rice, salt, biscuits, etc.)
together with other necessities and large plastic
sheets for shelter. Over 3,000 sets of utensils
were also distributed.
Counselling and Uplifting
Together with material relief aid, psychological
and emotional counselling has helped victims
cope with the trauma. BAPS sadhus and volunteers
are actively counselling victims in the aftermath
of the floods. Many have found inner
strength to cope with the shock of the disaster. ◆
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