Bihar flood relief: Supaul photos

(6 Oct '08)

4 Oct 2008, Supaul, Bihar
Four more temporary shelters were constructed at Supaul for the flood affected in Bihar. Supaul is the worst flood affected area. Dr. Sarvan Kumar IAS, the district collector inaugurated the temporary shelters.
The Tele-medicine van is going around the villages and the doctors use it to do joint diagnosis of patients [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Bihar flood | Health Care | Photos | Telemedicine

Temporary Shelters Inaugurated in Bihar

(19 Sep '08)

16 September 2008 — Bowanipur, Purnia District, Bihar
The Mata Amritanandamayi Math completed the construction of its first relief camp for victims of the Bihar flood today. The inauguration was conducted in the presence of the Minister for Labour Avdesh Narain Singh, District Magistrate C. Sridhar and Superintendent of Police Sri. B. Meena. The camp will [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Bihar flood

Ashram begins Bihar flood relief

(6 Sep '08)

4 September 2008 —Bihar, India
Currently 50 percent of Bihar is underwater. The UN has stated that at least one million people have been rendered homeless; others say the figure is as high as five million. The death toll is currently around 75, but medical experts fear epidemics due to contaminated water. Cases of Typhoid, Malaria [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Bihar flood | Disaster Relief