Emergency Aid for the Earthquake Disaster in India

March 16, 2001

On March 16 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend grant assistance for emergency relief of approximately 228,100,000 yen in total to support Japanese NGOs which are conducting relief activities for the victims of the earthquake in India. The aid is extended in response to a request from six Japanese NGOs which are supplying services such as medical treatment and distribution of food and basic necessities in affected areas.
The recipient NGOs, their activities, and the amount extended to each organization are as follows:
(1) Japanese Red Cross Society (setting up temporary clinics and supplying medical services in Sukhpur, a suburb of Bhuj, about 46,100,000 yen)
(2) AMDA (provision of visiting doctors and distribution of basic necessities in Ahmadabad, Bhuj, and other areas, about 49,700,000 yen)
(3) Peace Winds Japan (rehabilitation of the living environment in Bhuj, Lakhpat, and Nallya, about 35,400,000 yen)
(4) ADRA Japan (setting up outdoor hospitals and provision of medical services, about 49,000,000 yen)
(5) Save the Children Japan (construction of temporary health care centers in Kutch, a suburb of Bhuj, about 17,900,000 yen)
(6) World Vision Japan (distribution of food and other items in Bhachau and Anjar, suburbs of Bhuj, about 30 million yen)
The earthquake that hit western India on January 26 caused unprecedented disaster, leaving about 20,000 people dead, more than 160,000 injured, and more than a million houses in ruins. The Government of Japan has already extended emergency grant aid and aid in kind, as well as dispatching Japan disaster relief (JDR) teams, and has decided to provide this assistance with a view to supporting Japanese NGOs engaged in emergency relief activities including medical treatment and distribution of basic necessities.

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