US-based IMRC distribute emergency relief kits with help of local organisations
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Emergency kits containing food, grains, first aid items, hygiene items, water purification tablets, tarp and more were distributed to over 1,000 quake affected people in Nepal by the US-based Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC).
Sahayata Trust, the implementation partner of IMRC, had sent a team of volunteers to Kathmandu and after distributing relief kits it returned on May 7, 2015. They connected with the local organisations and identified the quake hit areas where little or no relief had reached so far.
“Despite dirt roads, blocked paths and connectivity, IMRC volunteers reached out via hiking and bicycling in rural areas to at least 300 households in seven villages of Ramkot, Hasantoal, Bhagatpur, Shivakoti, Laylay, Sindpal Chowk and Panuti,” a statement from IMRC said.
IMRC core team was led by Mohammed Abdul Khuddus, Syed Abdul Najeeb and M A Lateef Atear. IMRC is further planning to help victims with rehabilitation.
Syed Abdul Najeeb, project manager, said, “We have readied about 700 more aide packets that will go from Lucknow soon, in addition, we are planning to send extra help during the month of Ramadan.” About long term rehabilitation, he informed that based on the assessment report, they have sent, IMRC will soon decide the future course of action.
Indian Muslim Relief & Charities ( IMRC ) is a US based non-profit organization which began in 1981 and helps run several programmes throughout the country in partnership with over 100 organizations. Besides running schools and colleges they have been at the forefront of providing immediate relief to affected victims of the 2014 Kashmir Floods, 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, 2012 Assam riots, and other natural/man-made calamities, the statement added.
Website: http://www.imrcusa.org/
(Disclaimer: TCN is the Media Partner of IMRC)