50 Million Face India's Worst Drought for a Century
| Crops |
: Destruction
of crops in 9,500 villages |
| Loss |
: Crops worth
42.5 billion rupees [Approx. $1 billion] |
| Killing
|
: Thousands
of cattle everyday |
| Water
Crisis |
: 866 villages
declared 'Scarcity affected' |
| Suffering
|
:
Hundreds of villages struggle and make do with water supply
for only
half an hour every fortnight
: In some towns tap water is available for just 15-20
mins. a day |
| Ordeal |
: People trudge
3 to 10km for a bucketful of water
: In some places a bucketful of water costs Rs. 45 [$1or
0.60 Pounds] |
| People |
: Hunger stalks
thousands of people |
| Dams |
: More than
100 out of 143 dams are bone-dry and others have water for
barely a fortnight. |
| Migration |
: Thousands
of drought-hit villagers flee the worst water shortage in 100
years. |
| Disease |
: Millions
of people are resorting to drinking polluted water which leaves
them with diarrhoea & other stomach problems. |
Inspired by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the Worldwide Charitable
Organization - Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan
Sanstha (BAPS) - has begun widespread drought relief work through
its force of dedicated sadhus and volunteers, in GUJARAT, India.
We appeal to Organizations (Charitable and Commercial) and individuals
to donate generously towards this humanitarian work and support
us in carrying out the relief work.
It is a calamity on an unimaginable scale...
You are requested to send your cheque or
draft at our Head offices either in U.K., INDIA or
U.S.A.
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U.K.
Send your cheque or draft in favour of :
"The SHM India Drought
Relief A/c" in UK.
Address : Shree Swaminarayan
Mandir
105 -119 Brentfield Road, Neasden, London. NW10 8JP
All Major Credits Cards accepted on
Phone : 020 8965 2651 Fax :
020 8965 6313 Charity
No. 273425
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INDIA
Send your cheques or drafts to India in favour of :
"Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar
Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha".
Address : Shree
Swaminarayan Mandir
Shahibaug, Ahmedabad - 380004
Phone : 5621580, 5625151/52
Fax : 5624405
Donations are subject to deduction u.s. 80-G(V) of the
Indian Income Tax Act 1961
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U.S.A.
Send your cheques or drafts to India in favour of :
"Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar
Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha".
Address : 195 Main St. Third
Floor,
Metuchen NJ - 08840
Phone : 7337441744
Fax : 7327441171
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LET
US GIVE, SO OTHERS CAN LIVE
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