Amphan Cyclone Relief Services 2020

Ramakrishna Math, Baghbazar, undertook relief operations to assist families affected by Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan, which struck West Bengal on 20 May 2020.

26 May 2020: The centre distributed 1,425 tarpaulins, 715 kg of puffed rice, 715 kg of flattened rice (chira), 1,425 packets of biscuits, 1,425 packets of powdered milk (200 g each), 590 kg of jaggery, and 400 masks to affected families in Debnibas, Shibpur, Dakshin Chandranagar, Shibarampur, Patiburia, Durgapur, Radhanagar, and Dwariknagar in the Namkhana block of South 24 Parganas. The relief operation benefited 1,425 families.

27 May 2020: The centre distributed 1,075 tarpaulins, 537.5 kg each of puffed rice and flattened rice (chira), 1,075 packets each of biscuits and powdered milk (200 g per packet), 430 kg of jaggery, and 100 masks to affected families in Narayanpur, Ganesh Nagar, Nandabhanga, and Iswaripur in the Namkhana block, Kakdwip subdivision, South 24 Parganas.

30–31 May 2020: The centre distributed 5,000 kg of rice, 1,000 kg of pulses (dal), and 5,000 kg of potatoes among affected families in Akshay Nagar, Mouza Basantapur, Refugee Colony, Shivpur, Kalinagar, and Maynapara in the Sundarbans area of South 24 Parganas. Relief supplies were also distributed in Parbhabanipur, Kuliadanga Abad, Kal Kuliadanga, Tegoria, Jamberia, Makholgachha, Muragachha, Krishnapara, Ghnashyampur, and North and South Chandpur in the Hasnabad area of North 24 Parganas.

The centre also distributed 250 tarpaulins to cyclone-affected families residing in slum areas at 20 Prankrishna Mukherjee Road, Kolkata.