Plan India carries out humanitarian assistance in four flood-hit states

So far, Plan India has reached out to 5,084 families across these four states and aims to reach 20,000 families through its relief efforts, it said.

Through the relief assistance especially targeted towards women and children, Plan India is mitigating the scarcity of portable safe drinking water, preventing critical infection and malnutrition, addressing unavailability of safe spaces for children and providing supplementary nutritious food for children and lactating mothers.

In Assam, Plan India reached out to 3464 families in Mayong Block through distribution of hygiene kits, water kits and shelter kits.

Ten Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) catering to almost 277 children are functional. CFS shall continue until  Sept 30. Plan India would also reach out to 2250 more families in Morigaon district, targeting flood affected families in Mayong, Laharighat and Bhuragaon blocks. The affected families with be provided with hygiene kits, water kits and shelter kits.

In Bihar, Plan India has initiated response to reach out to 1000 families in the villages of Sitamarhi and Muzzafurpur districts.

The relief items includes providing tarpaulins, sanitation and supplementing nutrition for pregnant and lactating mothers and children (0-5yrs). In the next phase, Non-Food Items (NFI) kits will be provided to 2500 families and education kits to 2500 families. Activities such as repairing of schools including hand pumps, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres and health camps are being planned.

In Uttar Pradesh, Plan India is reaching out to Laxmipur Block in 5 gram panchayats and 15 villages. In total 1287 households are affected and Plan India is reaching out to 870 families through Sanitation and hygiene Kits.

In Mumbai, Plan India is providing relief assistance to more than 2000 families in three most affected areas that includes Garibnagar, Patelnagar and Pipeline. Plan India is supporting these families with water purification tablets, mosquito control measure, comprehensive health services and educational materials.

Bhagyashri Dengle, Executive Director, Plan India said “Overall, in all four states, we have ensured that our emergency humanitarian assistance and relief efforts reach out to the most vulnerable women and children. Special provisions are also being made to provide safe and secure spaces for children until the situation returns to normalcy.”