CDRN responds to the Assam Floods.
The breach in the North Lakhimpur district has affected more 86 villages with a population of more than 98,600. The objective of Corporate Disaster Resource Network's (CDRN) visit to Guwahati was to assess the needs of the various organizations working in the affected region and to bring information to corporate users on the flood situation in Assam so that the needs can be addressed with supplies and donations.
Aquatabs donated 16000 water purifying tablets for the Flood Relief operation in Assam through CDRN to Indo Global Social Service Society (IGSSS)and NEDSF. IGSSS is distributing these tablets in the affected Gram Panchayats of Matmora, Dangdhara, Kherkata and Dimoguri. CDRN trained the organizations on the usage of the tablets after adequate training from Aqatabs. According to Vijay Malik from Aquatabs, “We would like to ensure that people get safe drinking water and their problems should not aggravate. We would like to reach out to more and more people.”
The donation of 16,000 tablets can purify 320,000 litres of water and according to estimates based on the rapid analysis of the affected population by the IGSSS volunteers, each family needs 10 litres of drinking water everyday and the tablets will be sufficient for providing 3 days of drinking water supply to approximately 10,600 families. Each of these tablets can purify 20 litres of water and can be used in any type of container. These tablets also have a longer shelf-life of 5 years. IGSSS has further placed an order for 100,000 more Aquatab tablets.
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Rajdeep Roy ChowdhuryAssociate Director- MarcomC2/2200, Vasant Kunj,New Delhi- 110070.Ph# +91-11-46767758
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