The ShapoorjiPallonji Group contributed Rs 51 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for relief and restoration works in the Cyclone Fani-affected areas.
Gopalpur Port Director and CEO Sandeep Agarwal and ShapoorjiPallonji Ports AVP Jagdish Rout presented the electronic transfer documents in support of the donation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Earlier, the ShapoorjiPallonji Ports donated a 1,000-million litre per day Aqua Guard RO water purification system to the Puri Medical Hospital. Puri district has been facing a possible outbreak of cholera, causing serious worry for the district administration and hospitals. The water purification system will provide clean and safe drinking water to patients, doctors, hospital staff as well as visitors. The water purification system will be maintained by the ShapoorjiPallonji Group for five years after which it would be handed over to the hospital authorities, informed an official release.
After the Fani devastation, the SP Group conducted a 3-day relief camp from May 28, 2019 to May 30, 2019, where they distributed relief materials among the affected families of Puri district. SP Group representatives also visited many Fani-affected villages under Puri Sadar block and distributed kits with livelihood essentials such as tarpaulin and rope for shelter, plates and tumblers, sleeping mats, buckets and mugs, toiletries including soaps, towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste apart from mosquito coils. The kits, importantly, had sanitary napkins keeping in mind the need for women. They also provided chlorine tablets to the families as the groundwater in the affected area was feared to have been contaminated and not fit for consumption.
About 240 affected families in Mangarajpur village (120 families), Chakrabati Patna village (60 families), Uttar Bhoi Sahi villages (60 families) under Puri Sadar block had received relief kits.
Restoration relief materials, including diesel generator set of 82.5 KVA capacity, were provided to district officials to address the electricity disruption caused by the cyclone. Similarly, heavy machinery, trucks etc were provided from the port for clearing debris and other relief works in Bhubaneswar, Puri and other affected areas.
The Gopalpur Port provided basic utilities like flattened rice, 244 boxes of candles and 120 bags of water pouches to the Ganjam district administration for distribution.
The ShapoorjiPallonji Group has passionately stood in support of the people of Odisha who are impacted by the Cyclone Fani. This support has come in the form of emergency relief material, financial contribution and solutions to basic problems like water and daily amenities.
“We have contributed to the massive relief work being undertaken by the Odisha Government and have attempted to help the people at the grassroots level in the State,” said the Managing Director ShapoorjiPallonji Ports.