By MOHAMMED SHAFI MADNI and SHAMS AHMED
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Assam started Relief and Rehabilitation work in Assam soon after the ethnic and communal riots affected the BTAD area in the north-east state. In July 2012 communal violence took place in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts of newly created Bodoland Territorial Council, where as many as four lakh people were victimised, out of whom 80 per cent are Muslims, who have been living in the various camps as refugees in their own land.
The Jamaat started the relief work dividing the area in three centres and the following persons were given responsibility for different centres:
1) Bilashi Para Sub-Division and Dhubri District – Haris Ali, In-charge of 30 Camps.
2) Chirang and Baksa District – Saiful Islam Falahi, In-charge of 19 Camps.
3) Gushaigaon and Tamarhat Area – Sofiur Rahman, In-charge of 21 Camps.
Md. Shams Ahmed, former Ameer Halqua of Assam, is supervising all the three centres and Central Relief Office is based at Beltoli (Bilashipara), Dhubri District of Assam.
RELIEF ITEMS DISTRIBUTED
Sl. No | Relief Items | Quantity |
1 | Eid Kits | 10000 Families |
2 | Food Items | 23045 Families |
3 | Cooking Utensils | 30212 Families |
4 | Clothes | 40000 Persons |
5 | Tarpaulin sheets | 18500 Pieces |
6 | Mosquito Nets | 5000 Pieces |
7 | Saris | 10000 Pieces |
8 | Lungis | 10000 Pieces |
9 | Medical Aid | 27600 Persons |
10 | Legal Aid | 13000 Persons |
11 | Baby foods | 7500 Babies |
12 | Black Tarpaulin for Flooring | 5000 |
13 | Mosquito coils, Milk, Soap, Match Boxes, etc. | 10000 Families. |
14 | Deeni Makatib | 72 Places |
15 | Adult Education Centres for Men and Women. | 30 Places |
The Jamaat has also taken up some new camps and now the total number of Camps in three centres in which relief items are distributed is 160.
Some major highlights of the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work are as under:
1) Four marriages conducted in two Relief Camps with Rupees 40,000 as expenses.
2) 200 volunteers are working full time in 42 camps and they are rendering services in Education, Security, Medical Aid, Health and Hygiene, Material Distribution and other fields.
3) One delegation comprising 5 members namely 1) Tula Sanjay of Vishvagram; 2) Mr. Omar Bhohra of JIH Gujarat; 3) Miss Momta Chauhan, Education Inspector; 3) Shalish Bhat; and 4) Miss Sevika, a Bodo lady; and 5) Mohammed Shafi Madni, visited both the Muslim and Bodo community camps, sat together with ABSU and ABMSU leaders and tried to bring normalcy among both the communities.
This delegation also met with socio-political leaders and national and state bureaucrats.
4) 200 headscarves given to 200 women; 300 shalwar qameez provided for affected girl students.
5) 12 students of class 5th to 8th standard given admission to different schools.
6) 30 students admitted to Class 11th standard.
7) 14 students admitted to Graduation Courses.
8) 15 students admitted to Qaumi Madrasa.
9) Counselling, Motivation, Legal work and survey is going on.
Major Project which is going on:
15o houses have been identified and are going to be rebuilt. Rupees 50,000.00 will be spent on each of them.
Future Plan:
1. We are planning to Construct 1000 Houses in the Affected Area.
2. We are planning to Repair 2,500 Houses.
3. We are planning to Arrange Qurbani in 150 camps; about 750 Animals in need for this Project (The cost of One Hissa Qurbani is Rupees 1,500.00)
4. Anti-Tobacco Campaign will be organised between October 7 and 15, 2012 in all the relief camps.
Al-hamdulillah about Rupees two crore has been spent on all these activities. May Allah give us courage and Tawfeeq to work for the sake of Allah the Exalted! We are thankful to the NGOs and Other Individuals for their co-operation to the Jamaat Relief and Rehabilitation Work.
[MOHAMMED SHAFI MADNI is Relief In-charge , Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, New Delhi, and SHAMS AHMED is Relief Field in-charge, JIH Central Relief Office, Beltoli, Bilashi Para, Dhubri-Assam]