Cyclone Remal Relief Fund
Save Children; Sustain Lives – West Bengal
Standing among the flooded ruins of his house, 5-year-old
Bhargav asks his mother for some food, any food. She looks at his father in
sheer despair. There is no food, no fresh water, no electricity and no medical
help. Most houses have been destroyed or badly damaged. All they see around
them is salt water and mud. Over 50,000 unfortunate victims of Remal Cyclone need urgent help!
The Cyclone Remal has battered the poor communities in West Bengal
This is the current situation in North and South 24 Parganas
Districts of West Bengal, India in the wake of the path of destruction left by
Cyclone Remal on May 26 and 27, 2024. Tens of thousands have been rendered
homeless. There are clear signs of an impending famine. In these low-lying areas of Sundarbans
marshlands, the next few months will witness a sheer struggle for human
survival.
The risk of communicable diseases and epidemics is real in these
medically underserved areas.
Most, if not all, residents of this area belong to the
lowest socioeconomic strata. Living in squalid and impoverished conditions,
they are vulnerable to any disruption in weather pattern and food supply.
Since
the local residents are primarily subsistence farmers, their misery is going to
last for a while. This is because salt water flooding of the fields has
rendered them unusable for cultivation for at least a year.
Dharmansh USA commitment enable affected families to RECOVER from this devastation, and to RESTORE & REBUILD their LIVES
Dharmansh USA has decided to meet this humanitarian crisis head on with every available resource we have. Our motto is to “Recover, Restore, Rebuild”. As the first step, we will distribute food kits to approximately 1200 families (6000 people) in the villages of Sandeshkali, Khagramuri and Hingalganj to protect the people, especially the mothers and their children from starvation.
