The Times of India, Lucknow
Art of Living offers
help to quake-hit
New Delhi: A team of vol-
unteers of the Art of Liv-
ing Foundation and it
ter organisation Interna.
tional Association for Hu.
man Values (IAHV) have
reached several remote and
mountainous villages, in.
eluding Shalkot in Bara.
mulla district, where no aid
of relief teams have reached
so far after the devastating
quake. The volunteers of
IAHV have begun relief op-
erations in these villages af
ter assessment of the dam•
IAHV have so far distrib-
uted four tmckloads of
emergency relief supplies
including blankets. plastic
sheets, food and milk rx»wder
in these villages.
The organisation has also
begun trauma relief work.
shops for dtrtors and nurses
at Baramulla District Gov.
ernmentHospitalandiscon-
ducting programmes
for children who are gripped
by fear psychosis. The LAW
has also begun relief opera.
tions in Pakistan. A team of
volunteers is camping in
Balakot, the worst affected
area to distribute emergency
relief supplies.
The victims or the disas-
ter are in urgent need of
emergency supplies special.
ly tents, ctX)king utensils,
grains, blankets etc. The
general public can help them
through contributions in
cash and kind. Cheques can
be sent in favour of IAHV
Disaster Relief hand. Ac-
count No. 2(h14500000L
HDFC Bank, GN Chetty
Road, Chennai. for contri-
butions of emergency re.
lief supplies contact Art of
Living Information Centre,
C.9 Green Park Extension,
New Delhi,
artofliving.org