Inatech India supports North Karnataka flood victims

Employees of Inatech India have contributed to two initiatives set up to help flood victims in North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier this month, severe flooding after heavy rain led to the deaths of 250 people and the displacement of over five million more. Charity Action Aid is now concerned for the lives of those displaced by the disaster, as clean water supplies in emergency camps run low. At the same time, millions of dollars worth of food crops have been ruined by the rains, leaving thousands without access to food and dependent on aid agencies.

Inatech employees were encouraged to donate one day’s basic salary to the victims of the flood. Inatech India also ran a clothes collection, asking employees to donate their unwanted clothes to people all of their possessions in the disaster.

Various groups have also donated to the flood victims’ fund. An estimated 60,000 homes will need to be rebuilt, and companies such as Dell, Microsoft, Essar and Coffee Day have donated towards meeting the costs of this project. A group of sex workers in Bangalore donated Rs. 50,000 to the flood victim fund, whilst Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has been on a march around Bangalore to raise funds of around Rs. 700 crore.

The violent rainstorms were blamed by weather experts on a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.