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The role of Sikh Organisations, be it organistaions like Khalsa Aid, United Sikhs and SGPC, or local Gurdwara management committees has been appreciable in helping alleviate the sufferings of the Kashmiri populace languishing in the wake of recent floods in the valley. So far, about 170 people are believed to be dead and over 1.5 Lakh still stranded in the flood-hit areas of the Indian province of Jammu & Kashmir.
Khalsa Aid has teamed up with organisations like Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Professionals (JKSP), Akaal Network (Delhi) and Voice of the Voiceless (Delhi) to help the scores of people currently stranded in their homes. Khalsa Aid has set up relief centres across Jammu & Kashmir where victims have access to food, temporary shelter and further information on how best to deal with the situation. In addition to the relief centers, Khalsa Aid volunteers have also prepared packages of food which are being flown out by the Indian Air Force. Furthermore, where possible Khalsa Aid volunteers are hand delivering food aid, blankets, diapers, baby food, cereal, medicines, socks, water bottles, energy drinks, chlorine for water purification and sanitary requirements directly to the homes where people are unable to leave due to flooding.
Moreover, Khalsa Aid has also decided to sponsor the education of about 60 children whose parents lost their lives when flash floods swept away a bus in Naushera, claiming 60 lives.
United Sikhs teams have been working in Srinagar, as well as areas like Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag that have only just become accessible. United Sikhs Relief team has already shipped 2100 blankets to victims in Srinagar. United Sikhs is also organising Goodwill Walk Ipoh to raise funds for Kashmir flood victims.
The SGPC has been approached by the Indian Army to prepare ready-to-eat food packets for atleast one lakh people to be air-flown to J&K. The community kitchens in Golden Temple and five other Gurdwaras of Amritsar are working day and night to prepare these food packets, which contain chapatis and prepared vegetables wrapped in aluminium foil. These food packets have been provided in addition to the relief material already being provided by SGPC to Jammu & Kashmir flood victims.
The Local Gurdwaras have also been responding in a proactive way for providing food and shelter as well as other relief work for the flood victims.
The Shahid Bunga Gurdwara in Burzulla area of the city has emerged as a major relief centre. Over 1,500 Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Ladakhis have registered at the control room set up within the Gurdwara for food, shelter, medicines and are being transported to the airport or to safer areas of Srinagar. Nearly 120 school students, who were in Srinagar to take part in various tournaments, also took shelter at the gurdwara for five days till they could be flown back home.
But what stands out is the Gurdwara committee’s decision to shift the holy Guru Granth Sahib to a smaller room so that flood victims can sleep in the main hall.
Moreover other local Gurdwaras are also preparing langar to be delivered to those stranded in the flood, in addition to providing temporary shelter and acting as registration and identification centres in the region.
(Sources: http://www.khalsaaid.org/JKFloods092014.html, http://unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-11-09-14-02.html, http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-T...cted-people-in-jammu-kashmir-4743655-NOR.html, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...to-help-jk-flood-hit/articleshow/42413860.cms)
Khalsa Aid has teamed up with organisations like Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Professionals (JKSP), Akaal Network (Delhi) and Voice of the Voiceless (Delhi) to help the scores of people currently stranded in their homes. Khalsa Aid has set up relief centres across Jammu & Kashmir where victims have access to food, temporary shelter and further information on how best to deal with the situation. In addition to the relief centers, Khalsa Aid volunteers have also prepared packages of food which are being flown out by the Indian Air Force. Furthermore, where possible Khalsa Aid volunteers are hand delivering food aid, blankets, diapers, baby food, cereal, medicines, socks, water bottles, energy drinks, chlorine for water purification and sanitary requirements directly to the homes where people are unable to leave due to flooding.
Moreover, Khalsa Aid has also decided to sponsor the education of about 60 children whose parents lost their lives when flash floods swept away a bus in Naushera, claiming 60 lives.
United Sikhs teams have been working in Srinagar, as well as areas like Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag that have only just become accessible. United Sikhs Relief team has already shipped 2100 blankets to victims in Srinagar. United Sikhs is also organising Goodwill Walk Ipoh to raise funds for Kashmir flood victims.
The SGPC has been approached by the Indian Army to prepare ready-to-eat food packets for atleast one lakh people to be air-flown to J&K. The community kitchens in Golden Temple and five other Gurdwaras of Amritsar are working day and night to prepare these food packets, which contain chapatis and prepared vegetables wrapped in aluminium foil. These food packets have been provided in addition to the relief material already being provided by SGPC to Jammu & Kashmir flood victims.
The Local Gurdwaras have also been responding in a proactive way for providing food and shelter as well as other relief work for the flood victims.
The Shahid Bunga Gurdwara in Burzulla area of the city has emerged as a major relief centre. Over 1,500 Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Ladakhis have registered at the control room set up within the Gurdwara for food, shelter, medicines and are being transported to the airport or to safer areas of Srinagar. Nearly 120 school students, who were in Srinagar to take part in various tournaments, also took shelter at the gurdwara for five days till they could be flown back home.
But what stands out is the Gurdwara committee’s decision to shift the holy Guru Granth Sahib to a smaller room so that flood victims can sleep in the main hall.
Moreover other local Gurdwaras are also preparing langar to be delivered to those stranded in the flood, in addition to providing temporary shelter and acting as registration and identification centres in the region.
(Sources: http://www.khalsaaid.org/JKFloods092014.html, http://unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-11-09-14-02.html, http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-T...cted-people-in-jammu-kashmir-4743655-NOR.html, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...to-help-jk-flood-hit/articleshow/42413860.cms)