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Toll Free Helpline for Bihar floods
- Helpline for flood affected persons in Bihar set up by All India Radio's News Services Division -Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512
Government departments
- Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Bihar -A/C details and address to send cheques
- Government of Bihar - Disaster Relief Control Room numbers
- Special Programme of Akashvani for Flood Relief -send appeals to broadcast on radio for help, materials, etc. through SMS, internet
- Guidelines for Relief Suppport -Issued by Government of Bihar
- Website of the Bihar Department of Disaster Management - www.disastermgmt.bih.nic.in -Daily updates, field reports, photographs, etc. available
Google resources on Kosi Floods
- India and Nepal floods - maps and resources from Google -mapping resources, latest news, how you can help
Background on Bihar Flood - Kosi region
- Bihar's curse of embankments..........Subir Roy -It should by now be clear that the obvious culprit for the floods is the embankments
- Website with information on Bihar Flood relief activities
- Himal Southasian magazine carries special coverage of the Kosi Breach -Articles by engineer/activist Dinesh Kumar Mishra and journalist Kanak Mani Dixit.
- Background information on Kosi Region -Contributed by Childline (pdf)
Bihar Flood Photographs
- Satellite images from NASA showing severity of flood affected regions in Bihar
Coordinating Meetings for Bihar Floods
- 6th Sept.: 2nd meeting of the Bihar Flood Relief Network (BFRN) in New Delhi -Organised by SAFAR, Delhi
Reports on Bihar Floods situation
- Bihar Floods: Situation, Analysis and Plans - A field visit report by Balaji Sampath -Joint relief action by AID INDIA, PRATHAM and GOONJ (pdf)
- Situation Report 5 - 16 Sept. 2008 -Contributed by G Padmanabhan, Emergency Analyst, UNDP
- Situation Report - Bihar Floods - 26 Aug. 2008 -Contributed by G Padmanabhan, Emergency Analyst, UNDP
Events connected to Bihar Flood Relief
- 14 Sept.: Blood donation camp, Patna -jointly organised by Rotary Pataliputra, PAHAL and Red Cross
- 18 Sept.: Invite to Workshop on Bihar Floods, Bangalore - organised by India Water Portal (pdf)
- 18 Sept.: Workshop on Bihar Floods, Bangalore - organised by India Water Portal -to discuss social audit of relief work, first person accounts, long term solutions
- 7 Sept.: Collection Drive and Rally in Lokhandwala, Andheri, Mumbai - by Lions Club
- 7 Sept.: Bihar Flood Relief Collection Drive, Matunga, Mumbai -to collect material and donations
Donations / Volunteers / Materials available for Bihar Floods
- Tech Mahindra, Pune -is donating one day's salary of all employees + sending team of volunteers to Bihar
- Avbl.: 2 volunteers from Thane -would like to join an NGO working for Bihar Flood relief
- Microland, Bangalore - employees to contribute funds -NGOs working in Bihar may contact for partnerships
- EU Commission allocates Euro 2 million+ for flood victims in Bihar and Nepal -NGO's can utilize this humanitarian offer
- 47 Volunteers Avbl.: 47 students of MSW from Pondicherry avbl. for flood relief work in Bihar
- Volunteer Avbl., New Delhi
- Volunteer Avbl., Noida, UP
- Wipro employees to contribute in kind and money -'Wipro Cares' seeks details of NGOs and specific areas, esp. for long term rehabilitation
- Menaka Mills would like to donate 1000 blankets -NGOs working in Bihar may contact for details
- Services Avbl.: Freelance journalist, researcher and writer, New Delhi
- Sphere India invites NGOs to partner
List of generic services needed
- Appeal to NGOs & donors to set up special facilities for pregnant mothers & lactating women -Need for proper water and sanitation facilities for this special group
- Volunteers and Medical Practioners (doctors and para-medics) urgently needed -Appeal from Kosi Nav Nirman Abhiyan - training for volunteers starts 5th Oct. in Purnia district
- Services needed - list contributed by Apne Aap Women Worldwide
List of common items needed
- List of material reqd. in bulk, material for 1 Family Kit, material for 1 Hygiene Kit -contributed by Plan India
- Materials needed - list contributed by Apne Aap Women Worldwide
Details of 90+NGOs working in Bihar for Flood Relief 2008
- AID India - appeal for Doctors and medicines -Has partners and volunteers on the ground in Bihar - and office in Mumbai
- YMCA, Patna (with coordinating YMCA office in Mumbai also) -Appeal for funds and material
- Ashoka India appeal to support Goonj's relief efforts in Bihar -Details of Goonj's "She needs a Saree" campaign and saree collection centres
- Doctors for You - network of doctors in India with chapters in Patna, Delhi, Mumbai -Appeal for support to sustain 1500 doctors from the country working in Bihar for the next 3 months
- Deenbandhu Samajik Sanstha -Appeal from Amulya Nidhi on behalf this of voluntary group of Individuals, NGOs, etc.
- Goonj - Appeal to join in campaign RAHAT FLOODS
- Childline - North Bihar District Model - A Plan for Post Monsoon Floods Relief for Children -Childline has centres across India, including in Mumbai (doc)
- All India
  - Give India, Mumbai -Appeal to donate to GiveIndia listed NGOs working in Bihar
  - Community Radio Forum -Setting up Emergency Community Radio Stations in Flood Affected Areas of Bihar
  - HelpAge India -special campaign to focus on the elderly affected by the Bihar Floods
  - World Vision India - working in relief camps in Saharsa, Bihar -Appeal for food and non-food items (WVI has centres across India)
- Andhra Pradesh
  - Emergency Management and Research Institute, Secunderabad -have sent 35 ambulances and 165 personnel to Bihar - contact for more information
  - Spurthi, Andhra Pradesh -is collecting materials at 4 locations in AP and will personally distribute these in Bihar
- Assam
  - Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre, Assam -Appeal to support this NGO that has sent a Rapid Action Relief Team to Bihar
- Bihar
  - Project Proposal for Rehabilitation for flood affected people of Supaul district, Bihar -Prepared and submitted by Gyan Seva Bharti Sansthan (doc)
  - Movement Against Aids (MAA), Muzaffarpur -Appeal for medical / hygiene related materials for next 4 months programme
  - Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh (GPSVS), Madhubani, Bihar -Request for humanitarian support
  - Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra, Patna -An Appeal for Logistical support
  - DASHRA, Patna -Report on affected villages and details of DASHRA network in Bihar
  - Barh Mukti Abhiyan, Patna -organises rural communities in Bihar's flood prone areas
  - Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Patna (with office in Hazaribag, Jharkhand) -Appeal for donation - list of materials needed provided
  - VHP's Bihar Flood Relief Programme -collection centres in Patna and Muzaffarpur
  - Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Patna -details of work being undertaken in the region - and help needed
  - Malti Suresh Foundation, Muzaffarpur -Seeks to engage in the relief work - please contact for further details
  - Nav Akruiti Bihar (NAB), Patna -appeal for donations and material
  - Samta Gram Sewa Sansthan, Patna - working in affected districts from Aug. 28th onwards -Details of support needed and reports from teams working in affected areas
  - Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency (BISWA ) with 2 offices in Bihar in Gopalganj & Gaya -Appeal for donations for low cost loans as well as material
  - All India Agricultural Labourers' Association (AIALA), Patna -Appeal to donate material
  - Kisan VikasTrust, Patna - KVT is working in Khagaria and Sahersa in Bihar -has started a community kitchen - appeal for support
  - Dr. Kalpana Shastri, Patna -An appeal for donation of specific medicines for women affected by flood
  - Haemophilia Society of Bihar, Patna -have a team of doctors who are tending to flood victims - need essential medicines
  - Aroh, Patna -Working in 7 affected areas in Bihar
  - Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal, Patna -please contact at address mentioned for more information
  - Nidan, Patna, is working in 4 affected areas of Bihar -Seeks support of material and donations for long term interventions
  - Eureka Shiksha Abhiyan and Sambhav Bihar -Details of 2 partner NGOs of AID India in Bihar
  - 'Alliance for Holistic and Sustainable Development of Cpmmunities' (AHSDC), Patna -working to provide non-food necessities and combating outbreak of diseases
  - Kisan Vikas Trust
    - Flood Update - 30th August 2008 (doc)
    - Flood Update - 4th Sept. 2008 (doc)
    - Flood Update - 5th Sept. 2008 (doc)
    - Flood Update - 6th Sept. 2008 (ocx)
  - List of 77 NGOs in Bihar from All India Karmayog NGO Directory
    - Contact details of 77 NGOs based in Bihar
  - Ramakrishna Mission
    - Ramakrishna Mission - Photo relief report (pdf)
    - Ramakrishna Mission, Patna - with coordinating centres in West Bengal and U.P. -Appeal for donations
  - Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (SSVK)
    - Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra, Patna & Krishna Arpanam (Mumbai) -1st update report on flood relief intervention (doc)
    - SSVK - First Status Update Report - 31st Oct. 2008 -Flood Relief Operations in the aftermath of Kosi Floods with 4000 families in Kumarkhand Block (pdf)
    - Kosi Floods 2008 - An overview by SSVK (pdf)
    - Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK - Photo Gallery 1 (pdf)
    - Rescue and Relief Work by SSVK - Photo Gallery 2 (pdf)
    - REport on Health Training Programme in Madhepura District -Organised by SSVK - supported by UNICEF (pdf)
- Gujarat
  - Peoples Health & Development Trust (PHDT), Ahmedabad - appeal for doctors -1st team leaving for Bihar on 10th Sept., 2nd team by 17th Sept.
  - Lions Club of Jamnagar Queens & Shakti Dal, Gujarat
  - Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad -Collecting sarees and clothes for flood victims - in tie up with Goonj
  - Shelter Care Foundation, Ahmedabad -Have offered free medicines to the Bihar government
- Haryana
  - Foundation Against Thalassaemia, Faridabad -Offer of help for thalassaemics affected in the Bihar floods
- Himachal Pradesh
  - Himalayan Nature Society, Dharamsala -planning to help the animals suffering in Bihar
- Jharkhand
  - Tata Relief Committee, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
  - Judav, Deogarh, Jharkhand -Detailed project proposal for immediate flood relief in Bihar
  - Krityanand Unesco Club, Jamshedpur -has set up a local office in Saharsa district, Bihar
  - Trade associations and chambers of business, Ranchi -collecting material and donations and sending to NGOs working in Bihar
- Karnataka
  - Group of individuals based in Bangalore - have set up an online group -Appeal for donations
  - Art of Living Foundation, Bangalore -Appeal for foods, materials, donations, volunteers
- Madhya Pradesh
  - Aham Bhumika, Bhopal -have 8 collection centres in Bhopal
- Maharashtra
  - Apeksha Society, Amravati district -raising funds in partnership with Action Aid India and Save the Children Bal Raksha Bharat
  - Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane
    - Appeal from Prof. Parimal Merchant to build a list of 100 donors -Donations will be through the Foundation for Humanisation
    - Punarwaas - a project initiated by Prakash Jha - with NGO partners in Bihar and Mumbai -Appeal for support (pdf)
    - 'Dial 1298 for Ambulance', Mumbai - in collaboration with other organisations -collection drive from 16-21 Sept. at 10 collection points across Mumbai
    - Sarva Seva Sangh, Mumbai -Bihar Flood Relief, update bulletin 4 - collection drive on in Mumbai centre
    - Akanksha Foundation, Mumbai -Appeal to support 2 partner NGOs: Goonj and AID India
    - Group of individuals in Mumbai -Appeal to support Goonj - list of materials and donations needed
    - Red Swastik Society, Mumbai (with branch office in Patna) -Appeal to donate material, medicines - 3 collection centres in Mumbai
    - International Association of Lions Clubs - District 323 A3 - Mumbai -Appeal to donate funds and materials
    - SOS Children's Villages of India, Mumbai -Appeal for donations to support relief and rehabilitation work in Bihar
    - Narmada Bachao Andolan - Mumbai office -Appeal for donation of material
    - Childline India Foundation, Mumbai -List of materials needed for donation
    - Alternative Realities, Navi Mumbai, with a centre in Sahasra, Bihar -Collecting material and donation at Mumbai, Patna, Saharsa, Bangaon
    - Humanist Movement
      - Donation form for Bihar Flood Disaster Relief (pdf)
      - Overview of the Bihar Floods and role of the Humanist Movement (doc)
  - Pune
    - Aquaplus Ltd., Pune - CSR and Disaster Management Cell -Focusing on water and sanitation
    - Rashtra Seva Dal, (RSD), Pune -local RSD unit is working in affected villages of Purnia district
    - Maitri, Pune based NGO with experience in disaster relief and rehabilitation -Appeal for funds, material and medical personnel
    - Maitri (Pune based NGO with experience in Flood relief) and AID India (working in Araria, Bihar) -appeal to fund the efforts of 2 NGOs that are involved in rescue & relief operations in Bihar
- New Delhi
  - Ta'awun Trust, New Delhi -relief and rehabilitation report (pdf)
  - Grassroots India Trust - Situation Analysis and Past Progress - Araria district
  - Hope Foundation, New Delhi -Appeal for financial help
  - Youth Parliament, New Delhi -collection drive - last date is 15th Sept.
  - Grassroots India Trust, New Delhi - with Labour League Foundation and other NGOs -Appeal for contributions
  - Sewa International, New Delhi -First Activity Report - dated 3rd Sept. 2008
  - Salvation Army India, Northern Territory, New Delhi -initial plan to help 400 families - please contact and support
  - Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), New Delhi - with office in Patna -Appeal for donations and material to support relief camps
  - Apne Aap Women Worldwide, New Delhi (with centres in Araria, Bihar and Kolkata) -working in 200 villages - appeal for donation of funds and material
  - SOS Children�s Villages of India, New Delhi -running 2 family and child relief centres in Purnea - plan to open more
  - Bhartiya Navdeep Samiti, New Delhi -Appeal for material - 2 colection centres in Delhi
  - ANHAD, New Delhi (with local centre at Purnea, Bihar and collection centre in Ahmedabad) -Focus on grass root mobilisation for relief work
  - Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation, New Delhi -collecting donations in New Delhi & Mumbai - partnering with local NGOs in Bihar
  - YP Foundation, New Delhi -Conducting a collection drive between 8-15 Sept.2008
  - Bharat Gyan Vikas Samiti (BGVS), New Delhi -Appeal to support Plan for setting up 7 relief camps for the next 2 months
  - Wildlife Trust of India, Noida -Focused on animal welfare in Arraria and Forbeasegunj
  - Sphere India, coordinating agency for Bihar Floods in New Delhi -Need regular updates of information on situation, needs, responses, gaps in diff. areas in Bihar
  - Society for Creatives, New Delhi -Collecting material and donations in Delhi to give directly to victims of Bihar flood
  - Ritinjali, New Delhi is working with the District Relief and Rehabilitation centre in Mansi, Bihar -Appeal for donations and support
  - Plan International (India), Delhi -List of materials needed - family kit, hygiene kit, bulk requirements
  - Sewa International, New Delhi office -Bihar Floods Appeal 2008
  - Initiative for Reconstruction & Mobilisation (IRAM), New Delhi -Appeal for support of any kind - working in 9 areas in Bihar - collection in Patna
  - Care India, New Delhi
  - HelpAge India, New Delhi - with offices across India -Seeks doctors, donations of material and funds
  - Consortium for Trade & Development (Centad), New Delhi -is collecting donations to buy medicines and send over personally to affected areas in Bihar
  - Youth for Equality, New Delhi based youth movement -is partnering with Doctors for You and the Indian Railways for Bihar Flood Relief
  - University for Development Action and Integrated Learning (UDAI), New Delhi -Plan of Action for intervention in North Bihar
  - Dhruvh Social Awareness Forum, New Delhi -Plans to send a medical team to Bihar - needs help regarding any specific village where reqd.
  - Oxfam India
    - Oxfam India - Kolkatta team working in Bihar - with offices in New Delhi and Bangalore -Appeal to corporates for raising funds
    - Oxfam India - detailed report on situation in Bihar and Oxfam's current activities (pdf)
    - Oxfam Bihar Flood Appeal (pdf)
  - Plan India
    - Plan India, New Delhi -Situation report 2 - 6th Sept. 2008
- Orissa
  - Mayurbhanj Biological Research (MBR), Mayurbhanj, Orissa -contact for further details
- Out of India
  - Uttar Pradesh Association of North America, Bay Area, USA -Fund raiser on Sept. 20 to raise funds for Bihar Floods
  - Sewa International USA in partnership with Sewa Bharti and Sewa International India -Appeal for material to be donated to collection point at Muzaffarpura
  - Friends of India, Dubai. -collecting material and donations in Dubai
  - Sewa International, UK -Raising funds in the UK for flood relief in Bihar
  - JKP Foundation, Austin, Texas -Conducting Bihar Relief Campaign to raise funds in U.S. for relief effort in Bihar
- Rajasthan
  - Anoobhooti Society, Jaipur -Offer to coordinate with medical stores to provide medicines for pregnant / lactating women
  - Brahma Kumaris Global Hospital & Research Centre, Mt. Abu -have started flood relief activities in Bihar from 9th Sept. onwards
- Tamil Nadu
  - Grace Peter Charitable Trust, Madurai -contact for further information
  - Eureka Child - an AID India Education initiative, Chennai (working with Pratham teams) -Appeal for funds, materials, volunteers
  - Shabnam Resources, Chennai -Appeal for funds and material
- Uttar Pradesh
  - Dolly Foundation, Varanasi - Report on Flood Relief Activities - 25 Sept. 2008
  - Dolly Foundation, Varanasi - Project proposal for adoption of Hanuman Patti village -detailed break up and budget of costs (doc)
  - Dolly Foundation for Human Resource Development, Varanasi -Urgent help required for flood victims in Bihar.
  - Prerna, Ek Pahal Ek Aasha - Ghaziabad, UP -Appeal to donate material at Ghaziabad
  - Prithvi Innovations, Lucknow -Assisting in coordination and distribution of material & other needs at relief camps in Bihar
- West Bengal
  - Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar - sending team of doctors and volunteers to Bihar -Appeal to donate for 'Ghar Wapasi Kit'
  - Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah
Other Resources related to Bihar Floods
- Website of American Organization for the Development of Bihar
- Website through which flood relief donations can be made from the US -project is with a multi-disciplinary team of NGO's
- Appeal to form a Civilan Council for Accountability for Flood Relief in Bihar -to set up a coordinating and monitoring body for better effeciency
- Appeal from NGO Local Governance for feedback and information -Documentation of flood relief initiatives for future compilation
- Bihar Floods Information Management System: www.biharfloods.osf.in -Set up a group of friends from the Planning Commission
- Aidmatrix India, Virtual Aid Drive for Bihar Floods -with details of material needed, government guidelines for relief, etc.
- Avbl.: Audio files (radio jingles), posters, short film for flood preparedness -can download Bihar flood preparation resources - Developed by Water Aid
- Community based Flood Risk Management - Local Governance, Pune -would like to work with NGOs on CbFRM
- Satsue Security and Allied Services (SSAS) offers employment to flood affected persons -Can offer upto 10 posts in secuirty agency in National Capital Region
- Team from All India Radio in Bhagalpur and Purnea -NGOs are requested to contact for relief oriented radio broadcasts
- Water Purification Technologies for flood affected Bihar -Solution Exchange - Consolidated Reply - Experiences and Referrals
- Bhawalkar Ecological Research Institute(BERI), Pune -Offers Bio-sanitizer eco-technology to NGOs working in Bihar, to purify / clean flood waters
- Sphere India, coordinating agency for Bihar Floods in New Delhi -facilitating the process of Unified Response
- India Water Portal - section on Bihar floods -list of organisations accepting donations, resources for relief workers, volunteers, etc.
- Supplier of Relief Kits and Materials
  - Track Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi -manufacturer and supplier of relief kits and materials
  - Brochure listing list of relief items available (jpg)
  - Lakhi Ram Mooraj Mal, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi -Manufacturers, wholesalers and exporters of Textiles
  - Garg Enterprises, Panipat, Haryana -Manufacturer & Supplier of Woollen Blankets, Bedsheets & Sarees
Bihar Blogs
- Bihar Floods Videos 2008 -Blog dedicated to Video Coverage for the current Flood situation in Bihar
- Bihar Floods 2008 blog -has information from Bihar on flood relief efforts undertaken by AID, AID India and partners
- Help Bihar Flood Victims -A blog by volunteers of the Art of Living Foundation
- Alternate Perspective -Make a Difference.. Bihar "Floods" - an appeal
Bihar Flood News
- News Articles and photos on Bihar Floods 2008
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- Appeal for flood relief in Sitamarhi (Bihar ) - August 2009 -Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (doc)
- Krishna Arpanam & SSVK - Kosi response synopsis - 2 Feb'09 -Going forward the need to rehabilitate these families, re-vitalization of education, health and live (pdf)
- Krishna Arpanam & SSVK - Kosi response synopsis - 2 Feb'09 -Going forward the need to rehabilitate these families, re-vitalization of education, health and live (pdf)
- Website www.ssvk.org/koshi.htm with many information on kosi Flood -www.ssvk.org/koshi.htm & www.ssvk.org Website with many information on Bihar kosi Flood relief & Reh (doc)
- Recommended Organizations and Programmes in Bihar Kosi flood Relief & Reha -Recommended Organizations and Programmes in Bihar Kosi flood Relief & Rehabilitation including ssvk (pdf)
- SSVK Flood Relief Intervention with Support from Swiss Red Cross, Switzerla -In the aftermath of Kosi Floods 2008, SSVK approached Swiss Red Cross for relief support. Swiss Red (pdf)
- kosi_floods_2008_an_overview_by_ssvk updated on 23rd January 2009 -The following article is the latest update of an overview of Kosi floods by SSVK. It reveals the ine (pdf)
- 39 page report on Bihar Flood Relief based on monitoring of 205 Relief Camps -Prepared by Volunteers and Members of Dalit Watch (pdf)
- ssvk & budharanitrust bihar flood intervention update-1+2 -Flood Relief (pdf)
- Izad, Patna - Project proposal for immediate relief in 6 flood affected districts -Appeal to sponsors / donors (doc)
- Izad, Patna is involved in flood rehabilitation -Focus of work: Relief and long term intervention (doc)

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