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AN
APPEAL; REBUILDING GUJARAT
Foundation
For Tomorrow
Care Today helped alleviate the pain following tragedies like the Kargil
War, the Orissa cyclone and the drought. Now, as the people of Gujarat
struggle to cope with the destruction caused the devastating earthquake,
Care Today offers readers an opportunity to lend them a hand.
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The
quake turned entire townships into stony graveyards.
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Care
Today was set up by the India Today Group in August 1999 to help the victims
of the tragedies that take place around us. It provides readers an opportunity
to contribute for a cause with the knowledge that their donation is being
used judiciously.
In the past
16 months, Care Today has helped lighten the burden of those affected
by tragedies like the Kargil War, the Orissa supercyclone and the drought.
The Lest We Forget programme adopted 28 soldiers disabled during the Kargil
War and provided them financial support to begin life afresh. Under the
Hope For Orissa programme, houses were built for 100 of the poorest widows,
while 106 orphans are being taken care of with support from Care Today.
Last year, the society's Fight the Drought fund helped villagers in Gujarat
and Rajasthan take up rain harvesting measures.
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minutes, millions had been rendered homeless. |
The earthquake
that struck Gujarat on January 26 this year has left a trail of death
and destruction. What were entire townships are now stony graveyards.
In Bhuj, almost no building has been left standing. The loss of lives
has been unprecedented; estimates of the toll in the state range from
30,000 to one lakh. Property worth Rs 23,000 crore has been damaged, most
beyond repair.
Government-led
relief operations are under way but such is the extent of devastation
that they may not suffice. Lakhs of houses have to be built, millions
have to be fed. Care Today intends to intervene in the worst-affected
regions. Kutch district is a prime candidate for the society's support.
Care Today proposes to:
- Ensure
the survival and security of the poorest families in the quake-hit area
by providing them food.
- Fund
the rebuilding of shelters, schools and healthcare centres in the worst-affected
areas
- Engage
the survivors in income-generation activities, which would ensure sustenance
in the long term.
We seek
your support for such an endeavour. Readers will be kept updated on our
activities and the progress achieved through the pages of INDIA TODAY.
All contributions will be individually acknowledged and donations of Rs
5,000 and above listed in the magazine.
Please
make out cheques/drafts to: "Care Today Fund A/C Rebuilding Gujarat
Fund", India Today,
Hamilton
House, 1A Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001.
All contributions to Care Today are entitled to deductions
at the rate of 50 per cent under Section 80(G) of
the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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