Piramal Foundation has partnered with the Central Government, State Government of Jammu & Kashmir and Indian Air Force to provide relief support to the flood ravaged state of Jammu and Kashmir. In order to provide clean and safe drinking water, Piramal Sarvajal, Piramal Foundation’s philanthropic safe drinking water initiative, is in the process of sending and setting up 10 Sarvajal water purification plants across Srinagar.
Four plants have been sent via the Indian Air Force, of which one has been installed at the Srinagar Air Force station. Another six Sarvajal plants will be send over the course of the week. More plants are being organised and will be provided as per the needs of the state. The Piramal Sarvajal team of engineers and technicians has been stationed there to install, run and maintain the machines.
The joint relief exercise is being helped and coordinated via the Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Home Secretary, Air Force, the J&K Government through its Resident Commissioner, ISKCON and Akal Takht (Golden Temple) for volunteer force and manpower.
Piramal has offered to help set up an automated kitchen, as and when required, with ISKCON and led by Dr Radhakrishna Das. Akal Takht has offered its volunteer network to provide disaster relief.
Piramal has also offered to help with healthcare solutions through Piramal Swasthya, which runs 104 healthcare helpline across six states, mobile health units and telemedicine centres. The entire exercise draws from Piramal’s experience in disaster relief in Uttrakhand, where a team has been set up to help bring back normalcy and train women in vocational jobs. Piramal’s initiatives in Srinagar are being personally overseen by former Lieutenant Commander from the Indian Navy, Harinder Sikka.
EP News Bureau- Mumbai