Sewa International Newsletter

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Please find attached quarterly Sewa International Newsletter -

April, 2006

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Sewa International

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Misfortune comes but not alone, a proverb fitting well to J&K State. 

On one hand militancy is causing insecurity, fear and reign of 

terror when earth quake of 8 th October added fuel to the fire. 

Natures furry in the form of Earth quake which occurred on 8 th 

October 2005 at 9 a.m. caused a havoc on both sides of LOC, with an 

intensity of 7.6 Richter scale. On Indian side of LOC about 1500 

people died, thousand houses collapsed and some partially damaged, 

hundred and thousand people rendered home-less and are facing cold 

winter. Can death be so cruel, so fast and so devastating? This was 

a rare and devastating natural calamity. Sewa Bharti J&K response to 

the alarming situation was spontaneous and immediate. A team of its 

worker was deputed immediately to the most affected areas of Kashmir 

division and Poonch in Jammu division. The survey was conducted and 

needs thoroughly discussed. The urgent need was shelter (tentage), 

warm clothes, food hygiene and blankets. Relief Activities Conducted 

Immediately In Kashmir Sewa Bharti under the banner of "Shezar" and 

"Rashtrya Muslim Movement" mustered nearly 40 cadre to provide 

medicine, clothes, food, milk and cereals to the indoor patients in 

Srinagar Medical Hospital, brought from the INFORMATION BROCHURE For 

private circulation only SEWA INTERNATIONAL SI-17/2006 for private 

circulation only April 14, 2006 P.O.B. No. 5755, S.R.T. Nagar, New 

Delhi   110 055 Tel.: 0091-11-23684445 Jammu and Kashmir Earth 

Quake: Relief and Rehabilitation Work effected areas. Our volunteers 

were instrumental to work hand-in-glove with military personnel's in 

the relief work. A team of Qualified Doctors/Staff with an Ambulance 

containing medicine worth Rs.50,000 visited twice in the affected 

areas in Kashmir covering nearly 37 villages in Titwal, Tandghar in 

Uri sector and Kupwara sector, where free medicines and consultation 

was given to the sufferers. In Poonch sector, in Jammu division Sewa 

Bharti mustered a large number of its volunteers who went in the 

remotest corner, where even the Government agencies could not reach 

till then and distributed nearly 1500 blankets, utensils clothes etc 

among the victims of quake. A great zeal and sportsman-ship was seen 

among the cadre. Constant efforts of all. Social Voluntary 

organizations and Govt. help has added in the normalization of the 

situation and proving the needful. Cash to 95 families has also been 

distributed to get their damaged houses repaired. Rehabilitation 

Programs In spite of limited resources, the zeal, enthusiasm, 

dedication and pains-taking-sprit of our volunteers has encouraged 

us to add more leaves in our rehabilitation work. Hence Sewa Bharti 

J&K has planned to construct a community center cum rescue center, 

School and one dispensary at 3 places 1