Several trusts based in Haridwar district are now engaged in providing succour to the people of Nepal who are now grappling with the grim aftermath of the April 25 tremblor.
Till now, two teams from Shantikunj Haridwar — one of 15 members and the other of 25 members — have reached Bhairwa located near the Indo-Nepal border.
The followers of Shantikunj said the teams are engaged in providing shelter, food, clothes and medicines to the people who are thronging the camps. Besides, two relief camps — one in Kathmandu and another at Veerganj in Nepal — are being run by the Gayatri Family followers.
Another team arranged by Shantikunj — consisting of 25 students from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya — was sent off by Sharad Pardhi, vice-chancellor of the varsity on Friday.
They are carrying sufficient quantity of medicines, baked foods and clothes for the quake victims. .
Patanjali Yogpeeth has made 30 base camps across twelve districts of Nepal to provide the support to the disaster-hit people. Around thirty thousand volunteers of Patanjali Yogpeeth and Bharat Swabhiman Trust are providing their services round the clock.
In an exclusive talk with The Pioneer Baba Ramdev stressed on developing mechanism for providing prior alert of earthquake.
“Despite Science having transformed life, this is yet to be achieved,” he added.
General secretary, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Acharya Balkrishan informed that till date around 500 children have been adopted by the trust, whose parents are missing or dead.