PNN (27 January, 2005): 5 monks and one nun of Ananda Marga left from Vishakapattanam Port by M.V. Harshavardhan on 23rd early morning for Port Blair.
They are carrying with them materials in the ship - 5 tons of Potatoes, 1 ton beaten rice, 1 ton molasses and 204 pieces of lanterns.
Dr. S. Gopal Shastry, our relief co-ordinator for Andra Pradesh took all the care for the smooth dispatch of the goods and the relief team.
Diocese Secretary, Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, Port Blair sent one more consignment of materials on 17th of January for Hut Bay, Little Andaman. He sent 5 quintals of Milk Powder, 150 sets of utensils, 90 mosquito nets, water purifier, bathing and washing soap, biscuits, glucose and 75 pieces of lanterns. We got good support from Rotary club, Port Blair in this respect.
Acarya Apupamananda Avadhuta, a dedicated monk of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha working in Hut Bay reported from Hut Bay, "we have distributed 3 truck loads of materials in last 3 days, that includes Liquid milk and milk powder, tents, utensils, potatoes, beaten rice and gur (molasses). My School is in 4 KM. everything around my school got destroyed by rising Tsunami water but God saved my school." Dada is in touch with the Government Project Officer there regarding adoption of orphans from little Andaman.
Diocese Secreatary of the Samgha of Port Blair Diocese visited Campbell Bay of Great Nicober and Katchal Island to supervise Samgha's relief activities and make a fresh assessment of further requirements for the tsunami victims there. He gave large quantity of Halogen tablets, Mosquito nets and medicines for the affected people in the camps.
Ananda Marga has been running a school, dairy farm and agriculture project in those two islands. Most of the camps for Tsunami victims are around the school run by Samgha. The Samgha's disaster relief branch called AMURT is preparing to send 1000 mosquito nets and a large quantity of Ladies garments, potatoes, bathing and washing soaps there.
‘The Hindu’ largest circulated English daily in India and ‘Ea Nadu’ a widely circulated Telegu News paper from Vishakapattanam had published the news of AMURT's service for Tsunami victims. ‘The Telegrams’ an English daily from Port Blair regularly publishes news of AMURT's relief activities in Andaman & Nicober Islands.
