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While many Mutts, Organizations, Clubs, Groups of People and Individuals came forward to extend a helping hand during the time of crisis, the activity of distributing the relief materials to the needy and to the right families who were effected during the floods, was a very herculean task. This activity was very effectively carried out by the Samithi in an around Mantralayam.
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List of Mutts / Organizations who came forward for extending help were:
- Sri Pejawar Mutt - Udupi,
- Sri Palimaru Mutt - Udupi,
- Sri.Uttaradi Mutt - Bangalore
- Rotary Club - Tirupur
- Devotees & Organizations from different places like Chennai, Bangalore, Salem, Coimbatore, Mysore
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Relief materials received from various Mutts, Organizations, Clubs and Individual were distributed to the flood victims. The list of items collected and distributed are furnished below:
- 100 quintals of rice
- 1000 plastic buckets
- 3000 Blankets & 3000 Bed Sheets
- 2000 Biscuit Packets
- 100 House Hold Steel & Aluminium Utensil items
- 500 Ready Made Clothes & 1000 Sarees (400 new + 600 old good ones)
- 600 T Shirts
- 1000 Dhoties / Lungies
- 300 Towels
- 100 General Grocery Item sets
- 200 Note Books for School Children
- Cash + vessels + clothes (for 1 family – for performing a flood victim daughter's marriage) worth Rs.15,000/=
- A brilliant student – Kum.Geetha, , who was about to get enrolled for the secured Engineering Seat = Rs.30,000/=
- School Fees for the victims' wards who were studying in Sri Venkateswara Public School – Sri Sharada Public School & Sri Parimala School worth Rs.20,000/=
- Financial aid to Farmers for erection of electrical poles and transformers (nearly 20 farmers in and around Mantralayam – Nadi Khairawadi Road) Rs.15,000/=
- To ensure proper supply of drinking water in the town of Mantralayam an amount of Rs.40,000/= was offered to the Mantralayam Panchayat Office for procuring a 25 HP Water Pump