Floods, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other types of natural disasters can occur anywhere in the world. When these massive and devastating events occur in India, the government and private and public charities are quick to spring into action.
Typically, the government response happens very rapidly after the natural disaster. Their role is to provide life-saving support, assist injured individuals to get medical help, and provide immediate short-term water, housing, and food. This may also be provided by NGO or Non-government Organizations, which may have access to government funding to complete their work.
There are also charitable trusts, which are also NGO organizations, that operate without any government funding. These charitable trusts provide disaster relief with the money they collect from donations. They are public or private charities, and they determine where and how to provide support.
Support from Charitable Trusts
Various charitable trusts will provide both short and long-term disaster relief support. Immediately after the natural disaster, the focus is on medical attention for those injured, as well as food, water, and shelter for survivors of the event. They may provide hygiene and survival kits and assist with the more complicated types of medical care requirements.
Many charitable trusts also offer long-term support for communities impacted by natural disasters. This type of disaster relief will help to rebuild the community, including building water storage tanks, rebuilding schools, and helping to provide education and training for the community.
Ongoing support in donations helps charitable trusts to be able to do this important work. The services they provide help in restoring communities and helping to rebuild the area.
Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust has a long history of providing disaster relief throughout India. For more information on our projects, visit us at ratnanidhi.org.
