OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2011. Tata Relief Committee (TRC), formed by Tata Steel and other Tata  Group companies, has come to the assistance of the flood-affected people of  Odisha.

More than 50,000 families spread over three  districts of the State have been covered by the relief operations of TRC. This  includes the worst affected Badachana and Bari blocks in Jajpur district and  Kanasa block in Puri district of Odisha.

In the first phase, dry food, drinking water pouches, candles and  match boxes are being distributed to the flood-affected people in the inundated  areas. The state witnessed two spells of flood in the month of September which  affected a large population.

During this period of distress, TRC, in collaboration with the  district administration, distributed relief materials in various flood-affected  areas.

Apart from undertaking relief operations for the flood ravaged  people in Jajpur and Puri districts, TRC and Tata Steel have also taken up the  distribution of relief in Keonjhar district of Odisha.

In Joda, the Company is distributing dry food, water pouches, polythene  sheets and candles & match boxes among the  flood-affected families. Further, to ensure safe drinking water to the  flood affected families, bleaching powder is being used to disinfect the water  sources.

Anti-mosquito  and insect repellent gas is being sprayed in the evenings to prevent occurrence  of malaria in the post-flood situation in Joda and its adjoining areas. Besides,  Ambulance & Mobile Medical Vans of Tata Steel have been pressed into  service for providing emergency health services in the affected areas.

TRC has  been operating in Odisha since 1961 and has been a friend of the people of the  State at times of their need whenever they have been affected by natural  calamities. Tata Relief Committee has been recognised by Odisha State Disaster  Mitigation Authority (OSDMA) for its outstanding contribution during flood  relief operations in the State in 2008.