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Cyclone

relief efforts

Cyclone Tauktae
May 2021

Cyclone Tauktae originated in the Arabian Sea and Authority was communicated to the Sarpanches
hit the coastlines of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and and residents of 186 villages. Reliance Foundation’s
Karnataka, as well as the inland states of Rajasthan own emergency contact numbers were activated to
and Uttar Pradesh, in May 2021. States like Madhya provide information and updates. These initiatives
Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Uttarakhand drew on Reliance Foundation’s partnerships with Indian
also experienced heavy rainfall, with significant damage Meteorological Department, Agriculture Universities,
to property and infrastructure. Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Fisheries Departments, Indian
National Centre for Ocean Information Services and
Reliance Foundation deployed mobile and audio district administrations.
advisories to update 4.3 lakh people in the affected
areas about heavy rainfall, high winds, waves, Another 2.38 lakh people across Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka,
thunderstorms and lightning during the cyclone. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Of these, 2.79 lakh people in seven states (Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand received post-cyclone
Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu advisories on disease management for affected crops
and Rajasthan) received pre-cyclone advisories and and soil management, and alerts on further rainfall and
alerts. This included information on safeguarding field thunderstorms. A total of 4,600 dry ration packs were
crops, livestock and harvested grain. In the districts of provided to communities in Diu and in Gir, Somnath and
Surendranagar and Patan in Gujarat, the emergency Amreli districts by Reliance Foundation’s partner NGOs,
contact information of the District Disaster Management through local Panchayats.

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