Dear Devotees, Well wishers, and Friends,

Chennai has been declared as a national disaster zone in India and is witnessing it’s worst crisis in more than 100 years.

Part 1:

ISKCON Chennai is engaged in supplying daily meals to more 1500 flood displaced families sheltered in government schools. We want to expand that to more areas in Chennai and items like water, bedsheets etc. (For more details see the bottom of this message).

Our Food for Life bank account details are as follows:

Acc name ; ISKCON FOOD FOR LIFE
Acc no; 423010100035200
AXIS BANK
Branch ; NEELANGARAI/THIRUVANMIYUR
IFS code; UTIB0000423

Contact:
Mobile- Sukirti Madhavi DD: 9790710432 /Prassana Gopinath Das: 9840043330

Email: agd.iskcon@gmail.com

Part 2:

ISKCON Chennai TEMPLE has suffered heavy damages in the current flood situation.
Estimated losses to the temple are in the range of 25 million to 30 million rupees. (2.5 to 3 crores).

We request devotees to come forward & help for the same.

For your reference list of damages are listed down.

1. Temple structure repair and restoration
2. Water supply infrastructure including sump, pumps etc.
3. Electrical infrastructure including equipment
4. Temple premises cleaning and restoration
5. Brahmacari kitchen equipment
6. Kitchen store – all grains and grocery items completely spolied
6. Sannyasi ashram
5. Temple vehicles (fully submerged in flood water)
6. Temple gift shop and restaurant interiors are damaged.
7. Public Facilities – Bathroom & drinking facility.

Other damages are yet to be assessed.

TEMPLE ACCOUNT DETAILS:

Acc name ; ISKCON CONSTRUCTION
Acc no; 423010100026071
AXIS BANK
Branch ; NEELANGARAI/THIRUVANMIYUR
IFS code; UTIB0000423

Contact:
Mobile- Sukirti Madhavi DD: 9790710432 /Prassana Gopinath Das: 9840043330

Email: agd.iskcon@gmail.com

MORE DETAILS:
Food for life:

I 5 sq.km area around temple is badly effected & 5000 people are displaced who are without basic amenities of food, water & medicine, toothbrush, paste, soap etc.

As of know we are supporting 1500 families with food for life program @ Perambur centre in Chennai. We plan to start temporary kitchen near our main temple for these 5000 effected people.

We urgently appeal and request you to contribute wholeheartedly to help temple to recover from this setback.

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