Lawyers and judges from the Supreme Court have organised a drive to collect relief materials for flood-hit Kerala.
According to a LiveLaw report, materials such as bedsheets, food items, drinking water, etc were collected on Saturday till midnight.
Justices Kurien Joseph and KM Joseph were among those collecting the relief materials, the report added.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said death toll had reached 357. Earlier on Friday, describing Kerala floods as the worst in 100 years, the CM said, ""Kerala is facing its worst flood in 100 years. 80 dams opened, 324 lives lost and 223139 people are in about 1500+ relief camps."
The IMD meanwhile said the rainfall intensity in the state will reduce in the next two to three days.Kerala is not expected to receive heavy rainfall from August 20, Mritunjay Mohapatra, IMD Additional Director General said.
Kerala has been dealing with unprecedented floods following torrential rains that also triggered landslides, claiming over 300 lives since August 8 besides disrupting normalcy in every sphere of life. While every citizen pray sfor the well being of god's own country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took a stock of the relief operations in the city.
But like they said the more the better and we should not forget that every bit counts. Below we have listed out various ways via which you can also make your contribution to the well-being of the flood victims in the state.
1. Amazon
Amazon India has tied up with NGOs in order to provide much-needed help to the Kerala victims. To donate via Amazon, all you need to do is to login to your Amazon account. You can see the list of Amazon's list of various NGOs that are doing their bit from providing help to the shelters to taking care of groceries and daily need items. You can select any NGOs according to your preference.
After selecting the NGO, you can select products across categories which you want to send through your NGO. Then proceed to checkout and write the gift registry address. The last step is to make the payment.
2. Paytm
Paytm has also given an option to donate via its app. Click on the Kerala icon and you will be able to see choices of fund you would want your contribution to go through. The visible choices are Kerala CM's Distress Relief Fund, gaon Connection Fund and Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation.
3. Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF)
The Chief Minister also appealed the citizen to make a donation. Following are the account details if you want to donate directly to the CM's fund.
Donations can be made through cheques or demand drafts (DD), or internet banking. Address for cheques: The Principal Secretary (Finance) Treasurer, Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram – 1;
Account number: 67319948232Bank: State Bank of IndiaBranch: City branch, ThiruvananthapuramIFS Code: SBIN0070028PAN: AAAGD0584MName of Donee: CMDRF
4. Big Basket
Big Basket, like Amazon, has teamed up with Goonj to contribute food packages for those who have been affected by the floods
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