Here's Kerala floods helpline, emergency contacts, ways to donate for the affected
New Delhi: Life for people in Kerala, as they have known it, has seen a sea-change since August 8. The state has been ravaged by incessant rains, claiming 324 lives in the process.
While airways, rail and road traffic service have all halted in the state, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on August 12 undertook an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas, and announced central assistance of Rs 100 crore to the state for relief works.
The government in Kerala has appealed for financial donations and essential items to help the thousands of people who have been displaces.
Here's how you can help those unfortunate affected by the Kerala floods:
Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF): The chief minister's office released a letter appealing for help to rebuild the lives of people affected by the floods in Kerala.
Here's how you can help those affected by the unprecedented floods in Kerala. Now you can make donations online to Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund through the site, https://t.co/OFHTHlZ9by #KeralaFloods #StandWithKerala. pic.twitter.com/XNlBKqdCUT
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) August 14, 2018
Donations can be made through cheques or demand drafts (DD), or internet banking. Address for cheques: The Principal Secretary (Finance) Treasurer, Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram – 1;
To contribute online -
Account number: 67319948232
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: City branch, Thiruvananthapuram
IFS Code: SBIN0070028
PAN: AAAGD0584M
Name of Donee: CMDRF
Saving their lives was our priority. Now it is our duty to help them rebuild it. Contribute generously to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund. #KeralaFloods #KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/eNHjyENt8d
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) August 11, 2018
The chief minister's office has also released helpline numbers.
Kasargod: 9446601700
Kannur: 91-944-668-2300
Kozhikode: 91-944-653-8900
Wayanad: 91-807-840-9770
Malappuram: 91-938-346-3212
Malappuram: 91-938-346-4212
Thrissur: 91-944-707-4424
Thrissur: 91-487-236-3424
Palakkad: 91-830-180-3282
Ernakulam: 91-790-220-0400
Ernakulam: 91-790-220-0300
Alappuzha: 91-477-223-8630
Alappuzha: 91-949-500-3630
Alappuzha: 91-949-500-3640
Idukki: 91-906-156-6111
Idukki: 91-938-346-3036
Kottayam: 91-944-656-2236
Kottayam: 91-944-656-2236
Pathanamthitta: 91-807-880-8915
Kollam: 91-944-767-7800
Thiruvananthapuram: 91-949-771-1281
Alert: People in the low lying areas along Chalakudy river and its tributaries are requested to move to higher locations as a precautionary measure. All stranded people are being attended by the forces in maximum capacity. #KeralaFloods2018 pic.twitter.com/6QWiTj2Guc
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) August 16, 2018
#DoForKerala: Displaced people who have found shelter in relief camps are in need of food (pulses, lentils, milk powder, other food items), sleeping mats, water, toiletries, sanitary napkins, towels, blankets, cooking utensils, basic household furniture, containers, and footwear.
Ernakulam has joined hands with Anbodu Kochi, an NGO, and has rolled out an initiative called #DoForKerala and is helping by setting up collection points across the state.
District collectorss too put up posts on social media to donate for the people stranded in the districts.
The Kerala chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with the IT has launched a donation website. Through their website (keralarescue.in), people can appeal for help and provide specific locations and requirements. Individuals can also register as volunteers on the site. Rapid Response India has also released a portal for donations.
World Vision India too has dedicated its website for accepting help for those affected by the Kerala floods.
