2001 EARTHQUAKE
OF GUJARAT
BAPS Relief Kitchens
Together with the homeless victims, government officials, troops from the Indian Army, volunteers of others Indian organisations as well as rescue workers from Britain , France , Israel , Japan , Turkey , China and the International Red Cross had also dined at the BAPS relief kitchen in Bhuj.
BAPS Relief Kitchens operating for 45 days |
BAPS Relief Kitchens operating for 15 days |
Bhuj |
Gandhidham |
Rapar |
Morbi |
Khavda |
Bhadra |
Bhachau |
Jamnagar |
Anjar |
Surendranagar |
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Ahmedabad |
In total 1.8 million people were served freshly cooked hot meals in 11 BAPS relief kitchens.
Food Pocket Distribution
To ensure that victims in remote villages devastated by the earthquake also had something to eat, BAPS prepared thousands of food packets for mass distribution. Food packets were prepared by BAPS volunteers in a fashion that people did not receive stale food. The menu was specially designed to provide tasty food filled with much needed proteins, vitamins and nutrition.
In total, BAPS distributed over 878,299 food packets throughout affected parts of Gujarat
Other Food Items Distributed
Sukhdi (energy biscuit) – 193,106 kg |
Biscuits – 916,720 packets |
Mineral Water – 1,404,815 pouches |
Bread – 66,109 loaves |
Milk Powder – 24,933 kg |
Sugar – 88,919 kg |
Tea – 7,799 kg |
Jaggery – 26,416 kg |
Rice – 232,405 kg |
Wheat flour – 248,712 kg |
Food grains – 598,343 kg |
Vegetables & Fruits – 210,935 kg |
Edible oil – 200 metric tons |
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