Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your kind notice that, we the under undersigned are Student Social Workers at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati.
We are providing Psycho-social Support to the victims of targeted violence of May, 2014 at Khagrabari, Baksa (BTAD), Assam since 11th June, 2014 and shall continue for another 20 days.
During the Relief Gap Assessment, we came across that though there was a good flow of the relief materials and humanitarian support. Still there are number of issues which are acting as major obstacles to bring back the victims towards normalcy.
We would like to share the following serious issues for your kind information and necessary intervention:
1) The victims are taking shelter in a relief camp manned by the district administration at the eastern part of the village NC Khagrabari. The tents are set up in the ground level only. Regular rain water during this monsoon enters the tent easily and makes their life more miserable. The administration started earth-filling, but stopped the same after completing on three tents only. The situation requires immediate intervention.
2) Administration has installed one generator for the whole camp and it provides lights in very few locations only. No light connection is provided inside the tent. The victims requested the donor agencies to provide lighting facilities inside the tent as soon as ossible.
3) Since the horrible attack the victims are very much frightened and the darkness increases it many folds. The victims feel that one set of 3 Battery Torch Light for each family may help them immensely.
4) As the victims belong to Muslim community, so they are worried about the upcoming Ramadan month. The families living in the tent lack the basic amenities to cook food. Hence, they need support to make the situation less painful during this holy month.
On behalf of those ill fated people, we shall be eagerly waiting to hear from you.
Sincerely yours,
Abdul Kalam Azad
Chiranjit Gayen
Dinesh Kumar Singh
(+91-8472823884, +91-9831071386, +91-9435587893)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati

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