In their effort to help the victims of Konkan flooding restart their lives, the Juma Masjid of Bombay Trust along with Be Human foundation has urged citizens to donate relief materials. Over the past four days, more than 40,000 litres of water and essentials such as food, blankets and utensils have been sent to a centre in Chiplun from where it will be further distributed among the affected areas.

As of today, a total of seven trucks, each having a capacity of about two tonnes, carried relief materials to the Chiplun centre. Speaking to mid-day, Shoaib Khatib, chairman of the Juma Masjid of Bombay Trust, said, “When our team reached ground zero a few days ago, they reported back to us that everything had been destroyed in the Konkan belt. There has been total loss of life and property. People have no option but to start over. The least we can do is help them restart their lives.” Khatib added that the first truck reached Chiplun four days ago, loaded with clothes, blankets, bed sheets, food, milk, water, soap, utensils, wipers, etc. “Water and milk are the most important as people have absolutely no access to these daily items,” he said.