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GURDWARA PARBANDHAK COMMITTEE, DISTT. BUDGAMOFFICE: GURDWARA SHAHEED BUNGA, BARZULLA, BAGHAT, KASHMIR

(Established Elected & Representative Body of Sikhs of J&K under the Sikh Gurdwara & Religious Endowment Act of 1973)

SGPC AMRITSAR RELIEF CAMP CLOSES 15-12-2014A Relief camp set up by GPC BUDGAM at Gurdwara Shaheed Bunga Sahib on war footing

immediately after the devastating floods on 6 Sept-2014. The Camp was initially run by purchases

and supplies of ration, vegetables, firewood etc from far flung village of Kashmir. The Camp was

further strengthen by getting supplies generally required during such calamities by Shiromani

Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar, other voluntarily organization and individuals. The

supplies were received by Air for about 15 days till the road link was restored. Then the camp was

taken over by SGPC Amritsar and was run by their senior officials and sewadars. Other than

providing Langar (free food), dry ration, blankets and numerous relief items in the camp. Truck

loads of relief item were provided to responsible peoples by SGPC ASR fro further distribution to

other far flung affected areas of Kashmir. Last consignment of thousands of bedding items (quilts

and mattresses) and blankets were distributed through token system to the people.

SGPC for a medical camp was also set with the help of dedicated specialist Doctors, Para

Medical staff and other volunteers. The camp proved to be the biggest medical camp, which

provided medicines and other connected items to scores of such smaller medical camps. A record

number of more than fifty thousand patients were treated in this camp. This camp was highly

appreciated by many dignitaries/personalities who visited the relief camp.

There were volunteer rescue teams who did a remarkable and very difficult job by rescuing

trapped people from different areas of Srinagar and adjoining areas irrespective of caste or creed.

They even extracted dead bodies from debris of collapsed houses and handed over to their next of

kin for complete their last rituals after legal formalities.

President GPC Budgam thanks hundreds of volunteers, Mohalla Committees, all the well

wishers, teams of Doctors, Rescue teams, numerous NGO's who gave us full support in the hour of

crises. Special thanks are also conveyed to president SGPC Amritsar. DSGMC Delhi, many

individuals and their team for whole heartedly helping people of Kashmir during the devastating

floods.

The camp was run for about 3 months and finally closed on 15-12-2014.

sd/President, GPC Budgam