Flood Relief: Let’s Do for Kerala [#54]

The CM's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) Online: https://donation.cmdrf.kerala.gov.in/ CMDRF Account details: Name of the donee: Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund Account Number: 67319948232 Bank: State Bank of India Branch: City Branch, Thiruvananthapuram IFSC: SBIN0070028 PAN: AAAGD0584M Account type: Savings SWIFT Code: SBININBBT08 All contributions to the fund are 100% tax exempt. Government district collection centres Thiruvananthapuram: The Principal Secretary (Finance) Treasurer, Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram - 1 Kannur: Control Room, Collectorate, Kannur - 670002 (9446682300, 04972700645) Idukki: District Collector Idukki, Idukki Collectorate, Painavu P O, Kuyilimala, Idukki - 685603 Wayanad: District Collector, Collectorate, Kalpetta, Wayanad (0469 204151, 9745166864, 9746239313) NGO's Goonj and Oxfam India are working on the ground. You can reach out Goonj here and Oxfam India here. Online portals Google has put out a consolidated and pin-dropped a list of centres providing rescue ops, including shelters, food and water, medicine and essentials, volunteers, Jeep rescue and ambulances, among others. Find it here. For every non-corporate ride you take on Ola, Rs 5 gets added to the CM's Relief Fund. Amazon is partnering with its implementation partners and state and national disaster coordination committees to provide immediate relief to the victims. The online giant has partnered with three NGOs - Habitat for Humanity India, World Vision India, Goonj. Paytm has also opened a dedicated page to contribute towards the Kerala CM's Distress Relief Fund. Access it here. India’s crowdfunding website Milaap, too, opened a fund sourcing page. The fundraiser can be found here. Kerala Flood Rescue allows you to add resources like food, shelter and rescue available in your area are listed in a spreadsheet here. Goonj, working on the ground, has called for funds for flood relief. You can donate here. Big Basket too has tied up with Goonj; you can buy an 'esential kit' of rice, sigar and dal, of which Big Basket will contribute 20% to Kerala. Crowdfunding website Ketto has also started a fund relief page. The link can be found here. Zomato also has an option to provide flood relief to Kerala by way of donating a meal in Kochi, Kerala. You can donate a meal for , 6 or 10 people here or on Zomato mobile app. Local donation efforts A host of collection points have been set up in Kerala, Chennai and Bengaluru to collect essential items and supply it to the stranded people via the relief teams. Some of the essentials that people can donate include Sacks of rice grain Condiments Water Cans Sanitary napkin Candles and match boxes Footwear Buckets Cooking utensils Toiletries Blankets School bags, Notebooks, Stationery