Join the relief effort for Assam Flood and Cyclone Aila: CDRN

Join the relief effort for Assam Flood and Cyclone Aila

Update from CDRN

CDRN a web based humanitarian relief management system that has received 120 needs from various relief agencies working in the disaster affected areas. CDRN has 675 suppliers and donors as users, 155 relief agencies and 27 federations, like FIMI, AIFPA, APEDA, IDMA,FIEO, AIDC to name some.
CDRN responded to the Assam flood relief operation by distributing 16,000 water purifying tablets donated by Aquatabs. Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) has further placed an order for 100,000 tablets with Aquatabs.

Flood alert in Orissa
Flood Looming in Orissa due to heavy rains by IAG Orissa report highlights that heavy rainfall in Nayagraph, Banpur and Daspalla districts have disrupted the normal life in the state. Major rivers in the state are flowing above the danger levels to read more

Assam Flood

You can contribute to the mentioned needs through www.cdrn.org
Temporary Shelter
Water purification tablets,
Water containers
(Above needs are submitted by IGSSS)

Latest Situation Report:

Assessment of Assam flood affected areas by Inter Agencies Group (IAG Assam) report mentions a list of affected villages and population to read more
CDRN responds to the Assam Floods reports on the Aquatabs’ donation of water purifying tablets to organizations engaged in flood relief operation through CDRN to read more.
Report on relief camps set in Assam flood affected areas by Indo Global Society Services (IGSSS) highlights that temporary camps setup in floods affected areas are without proper sanitation facilities to read more
Flood fury in Assam; Kurishu water adds to woes by Rural Vounteers Centre report mentions that due to incessant rains for days, all the major rivers and their tributaries in the State are flowing above their danger levels. The flood water entered through the 1,500 metre long incomplete stretch submerging 220 villages of the Gaon Panchayats of Matmora to read more
Floods wreak havoc in Assam, 200,000 displaced Times of India report highlights that the flash floods have displaced an estimated 200,000 people in the past two days with State Government sounding an alert as more than 300 villages were inundated to read more

Cyclone Aila
You can contribute to the mentioned needs through www.cdrn.org
Food: Pre cooked, cooked, baby food, dry ration etc
Tarpaulin, temporary shelters
Purification units and water purification tablets eg halogen tablets
Medicines: anti diarrhea, anti vomit, hygiene material (bleaching agent, phenyl, etc)
Clothes
Generators, Fuel
Mosquito nets
Mats
Utensils
Oil lamps

Rehabilitation Needs
Seeds for paddy cultivation and vegetable gardening
Education materials for children

(Above needs are submitted by:Udyama,Catholic Relief Services, Save the Children, SPADE, WWF, Actionaid, IGSSS, Mukti, Child in Need Institute (CINI), DRCSC, Sabuj Sangha, KJKS, Caritas India


Situation Report:

Reach out with your Needs through SMS initiative by IAG West Bengal report mentions some of the important contact details of relief agencies that are working in Aila affected areas in West Bengal- click here to read more
UNICEF provides supplies for cyclone-affected West Bengal report mentions UNICEF reaching out to the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal read more
Oxfam helping Aila affected communities report mentions that the Cyclone survivors in Bangladesh are now facing a severe risk of disease as the supply of safe drinking water is reaching crisis levels to read more
Disaster-prone Bangladesh trials cell phone alerts is a case study that mentions Tens of thousands of mobile users in Bangladesh's flood and cyclone-prone areas will now receive advance warning of an impending natural disaster through an alert on their cell phones to read more

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About CDRN

The Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) www.cdrn.org.inis a web based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief agencies, Response agencies and Governments to access and feed in real time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief.

To become a user of the system to post your needs or Donate/ supply/ provide your services and product on CDRN you can visit our website www.cdrn.org.in or download our brochure from or send us your details: Organisation Name; Login ID; First Name; Last Name; Email; Address; City; State; Pin; Phone

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CDRN Team
Swati Pahuja
Rajdeep Chowdhury
Madhvi Sethi
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Email : communications@cdrn.org.in
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