The Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State Branch under leadership of its Honorary Secretary CTM Suguna distributed relief materials to the victims of Kulang and Titising villages, who were badly affected by landslide, under Gumma block in Gajapati district.
A team of volunteers led by Junior Red Cross Officer Laxman Swain reached the villages and distributed food, noodles, energy bar, tarpaulin, utensils, stoves, sarees, towels, lungis, buckets and blankets to 75 households.
During the relief distribution, the volunteers also gave psychological first aid to the victims and donated saplings of different species for making creating awareness to plant traditional plants to check landslide.
Among others, Block Development Officer Gumma Natabar Garada and Revenue Inspector N Ramakrishna were present. Youth Red Cross Officer Ajay Kumar Tripathy and other volunteers were involved in the relief operation.