Project Brief: Villages in Cuddalore and Thiruvallur districts have been affected by the recent flash floods and torrential rain lashing across Tamilnadu (Dec 3-6, 2010) and need immediate relief help.
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
San Francisco

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Padmanava Sen
Co-Steward: Santhosh Padmanabhan
Project Partner(s): Siddamma E
Project Address: Bharathi Trust - Tamilnadu Flood Relief (December 2010)
184/14C-2 Jayanagar,
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 91-9884080048(C), 91-44-655199
Stewarding Chapter: San Francisco

There have been unprecedented rains and floods in the coastal areas of Tamilnadu. Bharathi Trust works in Cuddalore and Thiruvallur districts mainly. In Cuddalore district alone, 15 villages they work with have been submerged because of breaches or overflows in the dams. In the other villages also huts and temporary housing structures have been washed away. People have lost their source of livelihood as well.
About Bharathi Trust & the proposal:
1) They are long term partner of Asha (more than 10 yrs and close to 300K). Projects supported currently and in the past are below:

http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=1006
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=591
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=890
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=663
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=349
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=79
Austin has supported flood relief efforts in the past.

2) They have sent proposal to support 1336 families in two districts with food support 1000 Rs/family and more later on.
All these families are severely affected and in last 10-15 yrs, Bharathi Trust worked with them. So many of the kids got education in centers supported by Asha.