Infosys, Odisha Rising Foundation and ISRD Extend Relief to 860 Families in Cyclone-Hit Chikiti
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Tarpaulins Provided to 50 Families Whose Houses Were Damaged by Cyclone Arnab
Berhampur, November 8: Extending a helping hand to families affected by Cyclone Arnab in Ganjam district, Infosys, Odisha Rising Foundation and the Berhampur-based Indian Society for Rural Development (ISRD) jointly distributed relief materials among 860 families in Ramayapatna and Badapur villages under Chikiti Block.
As part of the humanitarian initiative, relief assistance was provided to a total of 860 affected families in the two villages. In addition, 50 families whose houses were damaged during the cyclone were provided with tarpaulins to ensure temporary shelter and protect their homes from further exposure to adverse weather conditions.
The joint initiative aimed to provide immediate assistance to vulnerable and disaster-affected families and help them overcome the difficulties caused by the cyclone. The timely support brought considerable relief to the affected households during this challenging period.
The relief distribution programme was conducted with the active participation of village Naidus, committee members, women’s groups, youth organisations and village representatives.
Among those who coordinated the initiative were village adviser L. Bhogiraj, Gopama, Ashiyan Prakash and Alok Parichha representing Odisha Rising Foundation, and Sudhir Sabat, Srilaxmi, Prabhat Padhi, Bairagi Patra, Balaram Malik, Ramakrishna Mahapatra, Sasmita, T. Suresh and Ghana Sahu representing ISRD.
The initiative reflects the importance of corporate social responsibility, community participation and institutional collaboration in extending timely humanitarian assistance to people affected by natural disasters.
