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Highlights Of #AllForBengal Telethon: Donate To Help Bengal Recover
Cyclone Amphan has torn through West Bengal. Many parts of the state, including the city of joy, have been devastated. Lakhs of homes have been damaged. Crops in thousands of acres destroyed. Livelihoods lost. The poorest have been hit the hardest. Now your support will help the people of Bengal recover from this cyclone's devastation. Join us to help the poorest who have suffered the most in Bengal. Your donations will help provide food and medication to those who need it the most.
Here are the highlights of the #AllForBengal Telethon:
Mamata Banerjee: The estimated amount of damage is more than Rs 1 lakh crores. It’s a severe disaster.
More than 60% of the population, more than 6 crore people were directly affected, spread over 16 districts out of 23 districts of West Bengal.
Of course because of our safety rescue operation, evacuation - 98 lives we have even lost because of collapse of houses, buildings and trees, falling of trees. More than 50 lakh houses have been totally damaged, may be 17 lakh hectares of agricultural land has been totally destroyed.
More than 50 lakh farmers have lost their livelihoods, 58,000 hectares of water bodies got destroyed killing fishes.
Especially you know the Sundarbans area is the heritage site. It is an international heritage site, Sundarbans area and out of this 4,200 sq km of Sundarbans which is a world heritage site got severely damaged. And it is damaged about 1,600 sq km and more than 21 lakh cattle and animals died.
Horticulture was 2.5 lakh, it has got damaged. Thousand acres of forests damaged, schools, college, substation, power stations, electric poles, ICDS centers and health centers, everything has been destroyed.
Cyclone Amphan has torn through West Bengal. Many parts of the state, including the city of joy, have been devastated. Lakhs of homes have been damaged. Crops in thousands of acres destroyed.
Livelihoods lost. The poorest have been hit the hardest. Now your support will help the people of Bengal recover from this cyclone’s devastation.
Join us to help the poorest who have suffered the most in Bengal. Your donations will help provide food and medication to those who need it the most.
Shelter Materials
Establishing temporary homes, shelter materials will be provided
Food Baskets
Each basket will serve a family of 5 members with nutritious food items for 15 days
Hygiene & Sanitation
Safe drinking water & hygiene material to prevent COVID-19 infection. Awareness on community water, sanitation and hygiene to prevent water-borne infections
Livelihood Restoration
Of marginal farmers and returnee migrant workers. The support includes seeds and fertiliser for the Kharif crop season, restoration of Pan Boroj (betel leaves cultivation), poultry farming support for landless poor and other need-based livelihoods restoration activities
For Children
Home-based learning and activity kits for children as part of psychosocial support
