EXTERNAL AID COORDINATION CELL SET UP AT N.R.G. BHAVAN,
CIRCUIT HOUSE, AHMEDABAD

 
Unprecedented and devastating earthquake has taken in its grip the sea of humanity and thousands of people are affected by it; while human casualties run into thousands, an equal or more number people are rendered shelterless having nothing between the earth and the sky. In this hour of crisis, a lot of external aid has started pouring in from various countries. Government of Gujarat has set up an External Aid Coordination Cell at the NRG Bhavan, Ahmedabad to coordinate and monitor the external aid. The Cell is headed by Shri S.K. Shelat, ex-Chief Secretary and Adviser to Honoroubale Chief Minister, Gujarat State. There are other senior officials in this Cell, including Dr. Kirit Shelat, IAS, Industries Commissioner, Shri A.J. Shukla, IAS, Managing Director, Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb) and Shri Hari Desai, Chairman, NRG Foundation.

All those who want to extend their helping hand to the earthquake affected people of Gujarat, may contact the External Aid Coordination Cell at NRG Bhavan, Circuit House Annexe, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad on

Phone: 91(79)285-4765, 91(79)285-4766, 91(79)285-4767
Fax: 91(79)285-4768.

If the aid is in the form of cash or cheque, the same may be sent in the name of "Chief Minister's Relief Fund", Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Contact person for the purpose is Shri S.N. Dave, Joint Secretary, Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. Phone numbers are :

Office: 91(79)3251911 to 3251917
Residence: 91(79)3226833
Mobile: 91 98250-37408.

If the aid is in the form of kind (such as woolen-wares, clothes, blankets, medicines, eatables, etc.), then the same may be sent by Air which would be received at the Domestic Terminal of the Ahmedabad Airport where a Cell headed by Shri M.S. Dagur, IAS who is attending to this work, has been set up. The contact numbers of this Cell are:

Airport Cell: 91(79)286-9261, 91(79)286-7269.

If the aid in kind is being sent through any other mode, except by Air, the same may be sent to Shri G.C. Murmu, IAS, Additional Commissioner of Relief, Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. His contact numbers are:

Office: 91(79)3251911 to 3251917
Mobile: 91 98250-37427.

If any other information is required or help is sought, the contact numbers of the help-line are as under:-

Gandhinagar Control Room
Commissioner of Relief Revenue Department,
Block No. 2, Basement. New Sachivalaya.
Phones: 91(79)3251902, 3251904, 3251905, 3251906, 3251916, 3251912, 3251917

Shri C. K. Koshy
P.Secretary, Revenue Department 91(79)3251900

Shri B. R. Patel
Director of Relief 91(79)3251911

Bhuj Control Room 91(2832)50444, 51805

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