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on field began from July 19, 2022 where the entire floods that had happened in 1986. As per the This timely intervention helped in increase milk sheet and mosquito net, to over 500 households.
initiative of 12 livestock camps, 11 health camps and preliminary estimation, over 1.8 lakh population in production. I appreciate and value the dedication In the villages of Yavatmal district, majority of the
distribution of 7,500 ration kits was complete in 13 more than 500 villages (mostly the island villages) shown by the Reliance Foundation volunteers during households lost their food and stored grains.
days. The operation was supported by 15 partners were impacted and close to 6,000 HA (Hectare)of this time of distress.” The families received assistance from the government
including government institutions and grass roots horticultural, and about 3,200 HA of agricultural Maharashtra Floods in the form of temporary housing, and Reliance
NGOs, and ten team members of Reliance Foundation. crops were said to be damaged. Foundation provided dry ration and hygiene kits to
Due to incessant rainfall, several states have been over 3,500 families.
Case Study: Harshaben, ASHA Facilitator, The team members of Reliance Foundation going through floods or flood like situation.
Navsari district, Gujarat coordinated with the district administration, Maharashtra being no exception also experienced Case Study: Ms. Diksha Pravin Moon, Sarpanch,
and supported the affected villages with livestock heavy to very heavy downpour on numerous occasions Dhanora Village, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
treatment, health camps and preventive healthcare, during the monsoon and post-monsoon period in
by distributing Ayush medicines. Affected families 2022. Since the beginning of July that year, 104 deaths
were provided kitchen utensils with the support of and 68 injuries have been attributed to flooding in the
networked NGO. For stress relief from the flood, and state. The eastern part of Vidarbha has been prone to
to maintain milk production, animals were provided flooding since a long time. On 19 and 20 July 2022,
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mineral mixtures and calcium solutions. Over 10,700 the area experienced significant rainfall, exceeding the
livestock received treatment through camps set up in season’s normal by more than 600%. Gadchiroli and
vulnerable villages. Furthermore, medicine was Yavatmal, the two most hit districts
distributed to 34,000 people and over 3,000 families by the heavy flooding, received relief from
received utensil kits. Reliance Foundation.
“We have never seen such a havoc situation in our In Gadchiroli district, the extreme flooding situation
region earlier. It was bad and there was water in every Case Study: Dr. Jaipaul Adithela, District Animal resulted in a Malaria outbreak, with a rapid increase in “After the flood receded, we observed some major
Husbandry Officer
household of the village. The health check-up camp the Malaria cases. To support the communities which health issues in livestock like diarrhoea, mastitis
organised by Reliance Foundation was much needed. are predominantly tribal, Reliance Foundation and other skin infections. We are very thankful to
As soon as I was got to know about the health camp, disseminated advisories to control the spread of Reliance Foundation for their timely support in
I informed all the women in the village to get Malaria in the affected villages, and also extended the organising medical camps and free medicines
themselves checked and take benefit of the free camp” support by providing shelter kits containing tarpaulin distribution for the livestock.”
said Harshaben, while describing the critical flood
situation. She supported Reliance Foundation along
with the District Health Department in mobilising
women in the flood affected villages of Navsari. She
coordinated a total of nine villages where most of the
villages were highly affected in the critical flood
situation in the district. “During the Godavari flood, it was very tough for the
department to support livestock farmers. Animals were
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battling excess floodwater and stressed out. This
The low-lying villages of Konaseema and adjacent adversely affected the milk production making it
districts were in a serious crisis as a result of the two important for us to provide supplementary feed.
floods that occurred in the Godavari delta region in Reliance Foundation supported us in providing Total
the month of July within a span of 15 days. That period Mixed Ration (TMR) and calcium supplements to
of flooding was comparable to the Godavari River livestock farmers, especially to remote island villages.
