Dear All,
When you woke up today, did u realise our fellow beings in Bihar are still struggling with the floodings? When you kept your foot on the ground did you thank god for the solid ground underneath your foot?
I mean, while we are engrossed in our day to day activities, living out our existence, do we ever stop to think about those people who have been struck by this tragedy? Surely you all have read the newspapers and seen the telecast of floods on National Channels.
Indians in one part of the country have just seen their wishes; dreams, hopes, families and happiness wash away by the angry Kosi River. We can't undo the damage and shattered lives of the victims but we can surely help in quick healing of the wounds.
It is our moral duty, our responsibility to help in whatever way we can. Maybe some of us want to be at ground zero, helping the victims directly in relief camps. But neither do we have the knowledge or time to be there. Cant we compensate for absence in physical terms by assisting with monetary contribution? It might sound clichéd, but next time when you are planning to splurge in the jazzy mall on shopping spree, or cant hardly wait to go and eat at some high end restaurant, do remember those tiny human forms who are in middle of a heavily flooded river, looking at the skies, hoping that airplanes might drop in some food packets. I am not trying to be preachy, but lets contribute in whatever way we can to the flood victims
For your benefit I am pasting below data compiled from HT which can help you too for your contribution:
To provide financial assistance money can be sent through cheque or demand draft. The cheque/demand draft should be made in the name of CHIEF MINISTER RELIEF FUND, BIHAR payable at Patna. Address for sending money, Chief Minister Relief Fund , CM Secretariat, 4 Deshratna Marg, Patna.
Money can also be deposited through core banking services in State Bank of India, Secretariat branch, Patna -A/C no- 10839124928.
Relief material can be donated to Red Cross Society Address- Red cross building, North Gandhi Maidan, Patna
Phone Numbers -
Mr SP Singh- 0-99234741100, 0612-2201035
Director, Red Cross 09334102385 Col VK Singh
Control room- 9431012794, 9334172767- Md Shahabudin, Naresh Ram, Yugal Kishore Pthak
The Red cross is seeking family pack from donors. One family pack consists of the following:
- 5/4 meter tarpaulin/tent
- one sari and dhoti
- two mosquito nets
- bed sheets
- towel sets
- kitchen set(it will have 20 pieces of daily use utensils)
Most of us may be sceptical wondering 'whether the money we are sending to the NGOs or the Funds will actually reach the people it is intended for'.To that, I would say, let us do our karma, at least. Let's contribute hoping and praying that our efforts help those in distress.
Luckily for me I have found the right platform where I am positive the help will reach the needy.
I wrote this mail, solely because sometimes being so involved with world we forget that we have a calling. I got my wake up sms yesterday asking me to do something. If you have done something, hats off to you spirit, if not well its never too late.
With Regards and Best Wishes
Thank you for taking out time for reading this long mail
Divya.