About Kerala disaster relief
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The Government of Kerala started a donation website for flood victims.[48] As of 30 August 2018, ₹24,067 million (US$350 million) was collected from the public including organisations, corporate firms and famous personalities.[49][better source needed]
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi announced a sum of ₹5 billion (US$72 million) as interim relief for Kerala on 18 August 2018. This is in addition to ₹5.6245 billion (US$81 million) already made available in SDRF of the State and ₹1 billion (US$14 million) announced on 12 August 2018 by the Home Minister.[50][51] The central government also said in its press release that this ₹6 billion (US$87 million) is only the advance assistance and that additional funds will be released by the NDRF when an inter-ministerial team visits again and assesses the damage.[18][52] The central government, in one of the largest rescue operations, deployed 40 helicopters, 31 aircraft, 500 boats, 182 rescue teams and 18 medical teams of defence forces, 58 teams of NDRF and 7 companies of Central Armed Police Forces. Together they saved over 60,000 human lives.[53]
European Union announced an assistance of ₹15.3 million (US$220,000) in aid [54][55] funding to the Indian Red Cross Society for providing relief to flood-affected people in Kerala.[56]
The Governments of Qatar, Pakistan, Maldives and Thailand extended condolences and offered humanitarian assistance and monetary aid.[57][58][59]
Mata Amritanandamayi Math donated ₹100 million (US$1.4 million) to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, in addition to providing relief materials and helping in rescue operations.[60]
People's Foundation, an NGO based in Calicut, with the support of Ideal Relief Wing Kerala had served with 37,000 volunteers for rescue and hygiene operations. Their volunteers had cleaned 11,139 houses and conducted 494 relief camps for flood victims. They also committed to build 500 houses, at a cost of ₹300 million (US$4.3 million).[61]
A fundraising campaign started via the Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas (FOMAA) 2018 - 2020 leadership, later migrating to Facebook procured over 260 donors from across the world and was able to raise enough money to build more than forty homes and dedicate various villages across districts of Kerala. [62][63]
A fundraising campaign started on Facebook by charitable organisations Knanaya Catholic Yuvajanavedhi of Chicago and Care and Share along with a person named Arun Simon Nellamattom and others raised and donated US$1.6 million to Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.[64][65]
IsraAid, an Israeli NGO sent relief workers to distribute supplies and assess needs for clean water, sanitation, and psychological care.[66][67]
Many Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislative Assemblies and Councils, civil servants and government employees across the country have also donated their one month's salary and/or allowances towards Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.[68][69][70]
Chief Ministers of all the states (and Delhi) have pledged monetary aid from their respective state funds in addition to dispatch of various relief materials such as potable water, blankets, packed food, rice, water-purifying machines, daily-use and healthcare products.
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