Responding to one of the worst floods in over a decade in Bihar, the US based IMRC Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC) have initiated an immediate relief work, providing ration like and ready to eat meals to the poor and needy flood affected families.IMRC have sanctioned an amount of Rs 33 Lakh thirty thousand rupees (USD 50000) for the relief work.Bihar is facing one of the worst floods in the decade despite receiving less than normal rainfall as all the major rivers flowing through the state are over the danger mark. Over two million people from 1,115 villages of 12 districts in Bihar have been affected by devastating floods forcing over 1.7 lakh to take shelter in relief camps.The floods have claimed lives of 179 people as the death toll goes on increasing.IMRC Volunteer, Afzal Ahmed from Patna while briefing about the IMRC relief work said, “ More than 23 districts are affected by the floods. The water has receded in many district but Bhagalpur, Naugathia and Kathiar, which are close to river Ganga, thus worst affected. We will provide ration like rice and pulses including other essential items and ready to eat meals to people in these three districts.”
Syed Abdul Najeeb, project manager of Hyderabad based Sahayata Trust, the implementation partner of IMRC, will reach flood affected districts of Bihar on Monday, September 5th to supervise and coordinate the relief work with local team of IMRC volunteers.“Right now Bihar is reeling under the worst ever floods. The flood affected families are without ration. We will try to reach out to thousands of such families,” said Najeeb.Manzoor Ghori, Executive Director of IMRC has said that the IMRC support will strengthen and expand the relief work to support thousands in need.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. It focuses on providing education, emergency relief, medical & legal aid, shelter and food for the needy and runs schools, orphanage, hospital, colleges, etc. IMRC has been at the forefront of providing immediate relief to affected victims of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, 2015 Chennai floods, 2014 Kashmir Floods, 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, 2012 Assam riots, and other natural/man-made calamities.