TATA Relief

Flood in Orissa...Tata Steel provides Relief

India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Jul 12, 2007 14:57

Tata Steel supplied 20,000 litres of treated drinking water to Joda based Cess Hospital for the treatment of the ailing patients.

Post one of the heaviest down pour in different parts of Orissa including the Joda valley of Keonjhar district and many places in Balasore district where life came to a halt, on the request of the Government of Orissa, Tata Relief Committee (TRC) has rushed to the site to rescue and distribute relief to the flood affected. Transportation and other activities came to a standstill and the rural populace was subjected to insurmountable trouble. The relief operation at Balasore stared on July 10, 2007 to ease life for the affected. Relief has been distributed to almost three thousand families in two blocks namely Bastra and Baliapal till date. TRC aims at moving ahead three blocks and cover around five thousand families by July 16, 2007. In consultation with the district administration of Keonjhar, Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) has also started medical relief and sanitation work on July 8, 2007 among the flood affected rural areas of Joda and ensured services of its medical and para-medical staff. Two Mobile Medical Vans of TSRDS have been sent to serve in rural areas around Joda. In addition to these services rendered during this emergency situation at Joda, on the request of SDO - PHED, Tata Steel supplied 20,000 litres of treated drinking water to Joda based Cess Hospital for the treatment of the ailing patients. This is in addition to the regular supply of 10,000 litres of water by Tata Steel to Joda Municipality since last summer, post the scarcity of water. Tata Steel initiated immediate action to repair the damaged bridges at Joda, which had crippled the traffic as well as telecommunication network. As an instant measure, embankments of the bridges are being repaired which were washed away by the rain. The flood has also affected the telecommunication system in Joda and adjoining areas. Tata Steel is making efforts to repair the damaged portion of the bridge, paving the way for BSNL authorities to restore the telecommunication lines.