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The West Bengal branch of the Indian Red Cross spent $110,000 on flood<br />
relief.<br />
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE U.<br />
S. GOVERNMENT<br />
Following the July/Aue;ust floods, U. S. voluntary agencies provided USG<br />
P.L. 480 CSM, bum, wheat, flour and oil for 723,000 beneficiaries in<br />
Assam, West Bengal, Mysore, Kerala, Rajhasthan, Orissa and Delhi for periods<br />
ranging f'mm five dqys to two months. All quantities used and value were<br />
not reported but Church World Service reported distributing 430,000 pounds<br />
of bulgur and 30,000 pounds of vegetable oil valued at $21,560<br />
.......<br />
Following the October floods, the American Ambassador advised the U. S.<br />
voluntary agencies that as much food as necessary would be made available<br />
to them to meet emergency relief requirements. No USG personnel were<br />
utilized in aiding the GO1 as all USG assistance was made through the<br />
voluntary agencies and UNICEF, who provided or distributed the following<br />
P.L. 480 food connnodities to West kngal and ~ssam.<br />
CARE<br />
CRS<br />
CWS/rXcJR<br />
UNICEF<br />
This food had a value of $281,830.<br />
2,735,050 pounds of bulgur and CSM<br />
1,575,000 pounds of wheat and vegetable oil<br />
310,000 pounds of bulgur and wheat<br />
200,000 pounds of nonfat dry milk<br />
Ocean f'reight was $117,279 for a<br />
total of ............................. $399,109<br />
AID/Washington also approved the donation of 12,700 metric tons of wheat<br />
to CARE and the State of West Bellgal for a food for work flood rehabilitation<br />
program. The wheat had a market value of $812,800 plus ocean f'reight<br />
charges of $581,000 for a total of ............... $1,393,800<br />
The U.<br />
S. Ambassador exercised his disaster relief authority to donate<br />
75,000 of US-owned rupees to the State of West Bergalto purchase blankets<br />
and other relief supplies. Approximately ........... $15 630<br />
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ASSISTANCE PROVIED BY U.<br />
S. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES<br />
CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Church World Service/Lutheran World Relief<br />
distributed USG P.L. food codties as indicated above.<br />
CARE<br />
Assisted the Govemnt of West Bengal in its food for work flood rehabilitation<br />
program by providing supervision of the food se-nt of it and<br />
donated the necessary vehicles costing 81,000 rupees $10,000<br />
.......<br />
CARE also gave relief supplies valued at ............ 7 400<br />
$17,400
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