1. A National Disaster KOSI FLOODS - 2008

6. 2008 floods- The scale of challenge As per estimates more than 3.5 mn people have to live under temporary arrangements. Assuming Rs 60 as per person per day cost for food, shelter, clothing, medicine and water, it will require 21.00 cr per day. For 75 days a sum of Rs 1575 Cr is required just for survival. Add: Cost of rehabilitation!

9. The Struggle to survive

13. How to contribute? You can contribute. Some of the options could be : Option one: Write a cheque or draft to 'Chief Minister Relief Fund’, payable at Patna. Put your phone number, name and address on the back of the cheque. Deposit the cheque to the nearest SBI drop box or send it to “Chief Minister Relief Fund, Chief Minister Secretariat, 4, Deshratna Marg, Patna- 800001”. For Electronic transfer of fund send money to A/C No. 10839124928, SBI Patna Secretariat Branch. Option two: Red Cross India, Contact, Indian Red Cross Society, North of Gandhi Maidan, Patna – 800001 Phone No: 0612 -2201035/6/7; 2226267. You can directly send cloths and other materials to the above address just mentioning that it is meant for flood victims. Option three: Donating for Bihar flood victims to the Prime Minister Relief Fund : Details available on: http://pmindia.nic.in/relief.htm Option Four: You can donate to Oxfam by calling in on +91 11 46538000 or by sending a check in the name of Oxfam Trust, addressed to Oxfam India, Plot Number 1, 2nd Floor(above Sujan Mohinder Hospital), New Friends Colony, New Delhi - 110065 (www.oxfam.org)‏

14. How to contribute? Option five: You can Send donations to Prayaas . ( www.prayaas.org ) Contact No: 91-80-28441463, E-mail: Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.com & ashok.1857@gmail.com . Mention flood relief and your name in remarks section. M/S Prayaas, Current Account No. : 10447347087 ,SBI, Indiranagar, Bangalore Option six: You can send Donations to Goonj H.O Delhi-J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi- 76 Tel.- 011-26972351, 41401216 E-mail- goonjinfo@gmail.com, [email_address] , Web Site- http://www.goonj.org cloths and other materials can be directly sent to their office Option seven: Donate to care today. Draw cheques or draft in favour of “Care Today A/c Bihar flood relief fund” and send to care today, Hamilton House, A-1 Connaught Place New Delhi-110001, Ph- 011-23314216,23315801 [email_address] Option eight: Many other local bodies/Associations can be contacted who are involved in relief works. If you are satisfied with their modus-operandi you can directly donate to them Option nine: Make a visit /send a team to affected areas and directly help the people “ Every Rupee can make a difference” Issued in the general interest please forward this message to all your friends and known