Jammu
& Kashmir Earthquake Relief
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck South Asia on Saturday,
October 8, 2005. The epicenter of the quake was in Muzaffarabad, which is
in the Himalayan. The effects of this earthquake were felt from Afghanistan
in the East to Western parts of Bangladesh.
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Bayer
in India took the initiative to send aid to help alleviate the suffering
of those affected in the J&K earthquake. As an initial measure,
the Bayer Group in India dispatched relief aid consisting of blankets,
milk powder, kitchen utensils and medicines. The total cost for this
was Rs.650, 000 or Euro 12,270. This relief aid was sent directly
to the Indian Red Cross Society in Srinagar.
In addition to these initial efforts, the Management of Bayer in India
proposed that a day's gross salary of the employees along with an
equal contribution from the Company would be handed over to the Red
Cross to help towards the rehabilitation of those affected. A total
of Rs.1, 927,962 or Euro 36,380 was collected in this effort and handed
over to Dr. (Mrs.) C.J. Batliwalla, Hon. Secretary of the Indian Red
Cross, Maharashtra Chapter.
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From the above amount, certain funds have been utilized for disaster
management. The balance amount has been used to buy a vehicle –
a Chevrolet Tavera, which is essential to carry personnel and supplies
for emergency relief operations as well as special projects in which
the Red Cross is involved, in various parts of the country.
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Earlier, Bayer
had donated an ambulance to the Indian Red Cross Society, Maharashtra
State Branch. The ambulance functions as a Blood Collection Van in
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