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URGENT APPEAL TO ALL JAINS
News of the devastating cyclone that hit Kutch and Saurashtra must have reached you by now. This is the time for all of us, the steadfast followers of "JIVDAYA" to rush to the aid of our brothers that are facing starvation, shortage of drinking water and threats of epidemics like Cholera.
Cardiology Vinod K. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.C. Adinath A. Patil, M.D., F.A.C.C. Mahesh P. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.C. Anantha K. Rao, M.D., F.A.C.C. Anil K. Shah, M.D. Gastroenterology Umed K. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.G. Atul R. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.G. Nayan R. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.G. Pulmonary Kiran D. Mehta, M.D., F.C.C.P. Internal Medicine Anwar T. Munshi, M.D. Bhasker A. Jhaveri, M.D. Rita B. Jhaveri, M.D. David M. Federle, M.D. Mary Kramer, M.D. Pediatrics Ila V. Shah, M.D.F.A.A.P. M.F.O. Lafeer, M.D., F.A.A.P. A.S. Dhillon, M.D., F.A.A.P. Kirit Patel, M.D., F.A.A.P. Amit Sheth, M.D., F.A.A.P. Family Practice John F. Fenwick, M.D. J. Patrick Jarboe, M.D. Thomas F. Lusby, M.D. Robert J. Bauer, M.D. John L Bennett, M.D. Radiology Phil M. Chamberlain, M.D. Halappa G. Hakkal, M.D.
World Community Service of JAINA, a service arm of federation of JAINA has launched 'Cyclone Relief Fund' to raise funds to help the victims of midnight cyclone that ripped through the coastal towns on June 8 killing more than 1,000 people, injuring thousands and leaving hundred thousand homeless. Final toll may exceed 5,000 according to Mr. Suresh Shah, editor of "Kutch Mitra" newspaper,
The calamity unexpectedly and without warning from meteorologists struck in the form of 120Km (75 mph) winds that caused torrential rains, uprooted electric poles and flooded highways. Most of the casualties of the storm were salt workers or employees of the port at Kandala, 330 miles northwest of Bombay. The government based its death toll on the number of bodies recovered. But thousands of migrant workers were working at the salt pans when cyclone struck. 25-foot tidal wave hit the coast smashing mud-and-thatch huts, blowing away aluminum roofs and made drinking water unsafe. Price of bottled water rose from 10 to 50 Rupees in a region where most workers earn less than 40 Rupees a day. More than 7,000 people are being treated in hospitals for dehydration and other ailments, including injuries from collapsing trees, electricity poles, walls and tin sheets ripped off from roofs.
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The survivors in relief camps urgently need the basic necessities like water, food, clothes, shelter and medical supplies. JAINA is working with Bidda Sarvodaya Trust and Saurashtra Nidhi Relief fund to assist the victims. Co-Chairman of World Community Service, Mr. Prakash Mehta has already left for India immediately to assess the damage and needs first hand. JAINA's used clothes warehouse in Bombay is arranging shipment of used clothes to affected area. W.C.S. of JAINA has contributed $1,000 as well as $500 each from President of JAINA, Dr. Dhiraj Shah, Secretary of JAINA Dilip V. Shah, Chairman of W.C.S., Mr. Bachubhai Ajmera and co-chairman Bhadresh Dhila have been received.
As a Jain, it is our greatest moral obligation to respond to the needs of helpless victims in this tragedy, Your contribution will make a remarkable difference in the lives of these victims.
Please send your tax-deductible contribution, payable to “JAINA" in USA and mail to: Bachubhai Ajmera, 1502 Univ. Blvd., Langley Park, MD 20783. Canadian residents can send their contribution to Shri S. S. Jain Foundation, 276 Carlaw Avenue, Unit 200, Toronto, Ont M4M 3L1.
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