Covid-19 Update: 29-May-2020

CRDO helps apprehend runaway QC inmate, averts potential spread of Covid-19

Today CRDO’s team tracked down and apprehended an inmate of a quarantine center who had escaped the village quarantine center. His escape and mingling with the community members could have potentially led to disastrous consequences for the community. It may be noted that there are not enough police personnel to properly guard most quarantine centers. Under the circumstances, community members help guard and maintain the quarantine centers.

As per sources, the inmate may have been under mental distress. He was handed over to the local authorities with a request to have the Medical Officer check his physical and mental health.


Covid-19 Update: 28-May-2020

CRDO’s quick response helps avert a potentially dangerous situation.

CRDO has finally delivered drinkable water gallons to the quarantine centre at Govt Hr. School Diyun, since the quarantined persons were facing shortage of drinkable water. There have been complaints that the inmates of the QCs had to to drink tap water – a perfect recipe for sore throat and a host of other water borne diseases.

Quick action taken by CRDO to troubleshoot the issue of drinking water has diffused a potentially dangerous situation.


Covid-19 Update: 28-May-2020

First batch of migrant workers from Arunachal Pradesh stranded in Tiruppur return home

Glad to share with you all that the first batch of our migrant returnees from Tiruppur are already on their way back home by Tiruppur-Dibrugarh superfast train. The train left Tiruppur town at 1.45 pm today, the 28th of May 2020.

Just to give you a little background as to how the whole series of events unfolded and how CRDO was (and has been)with our brethren to guide and support t hem all throughout thick and since yesterday night.
Series of events:

  1. At around 11 am (Wednesday,27 May), CRDO received a call from one cluster leader from Mudalipalyam informing us that they have been asked to collect tokens from a local Panchayat office. When asked about the purpose of the distribution of tokens, he said apparently tokens would be given to those who would like to back home by train. It created confusion and why not as it was a late night impromptu decision out of nowhere to distribute tokens. CRDO swung into action and asked the brethren to maintain calm until we are able to verify the authenticity of the report(because earlier we had few similar incidents which turned out to be hoax call). The tokens were hard to read as it was sealed and signed in Tamil! Frantically we tried our Tamilian friends to help us decipher the written contents as written on the tokens. Alas, we couldn’t as it was late night, understably our Tamilian friends were fast asleep. We got in touch with the nodal officer, he was not of any help either as it was late night past midnight. We then tried to get in touch with DC office contact, but it didn’t help.
    Finally, we backed our instincts and we trusted it (Proactive decisive leadership). We then got into a huddle and asked our brethren to keep themselves ready to report to the pick up points as instructed by the Panchayat officials.
  2. At 5 am, the ones who have their tokens religiously reported to the pick up points and to their pleasant surprise they saw two to three buses and a large number of police personnel at stand by mode to transport them to the nearby screening center. So finally everyone thought atleast for REAL “Now finally we are going home”.
  3. At around 11am they were taken to a different facility for medical screening.
  4. 12 noon: boarding began. They were also given packed lunch, water bottles, soap, masks.
  5. 1.45 pm: Train departed

The ordeal is far from over, CRDO is tracking and monitoring their homecoming journey so that every possible assistance can be given throughout their journey. That said, CRDO has also apprised the DC, Changlang about the returnees. He expressed his happiness and is ready to extend all possible help to make their transfer from Tinsukia to their their quarantine centres smooth and hassle free.


Covid-19 Update: 26-May-2020

Migrant workers heave a sigh of relief from harassment over payment of rent

With CRDO’s intervention, a group of Chakma brethren who are living in SIDCO Mudalipalyam who off late have been constantly harassed by their landlord’s son-in-law due to inability to pay off their room rent can now breathe a sigh of relief.

With the help of our local contacts we managed to make the landlord’s son-in-law understand the helplessness of our people who have barely anything left to eat, let alone pay rent.

This is far from over, just got a call again from one group living in Krishgnagiri who have been warned to vacate their room if they are unable to pay off their rent by this Saturday. We are following this up.


Covid-19 Update: 25-May-2020

CRDO oversees the return of migrant workers from TN

CRDO oversaw the return of migrants from Arunachal Pradesh in Tamil Nadu facilitated by the state government. CRDO counseled the migrant workers on availing the initiative by the government to return the stranded migrants back home.

CRDO wishes them happy and safe journey back home and thanks the governments of Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh along with their administrative personnel for faciliting this return.

Chakma migrants workers of Arunachal Pradesh returning from Tamil Nadu


Covid-19 Update: 25-May-2020

CRDO starts distributing masks to QCs
CRDO team distributing masks at Quarantine Centres

CRDO started distributing free hand-made masks to people in quarantine centre. Today CRDO covered Maitripur or Manabhum where a family came back from Dibrugarh and quarantined in primary school was provided masks. CRDO also helped by guiding them in coming back home as earlier they were clueless on their return in this pandemic crisis.


Covid-19 Update: 24-May-2020

A small step towards self reliance amid the pandemic

CRDO is empowering our community people to be self reliant. One example is Punyo Lal chakma and his wife who had lost their jobs in this crisis and they needed a financial push. So, CRDO engaged both of them in making masks for our migrant brethren with an initial project of making 500 masks.

These masks will be distributed to the volunteers and inmates of the various quarantine centers.


Covid-19 Update: 20-May-2020

Mahabodhi Society Bangalore and Right Cause distribute food and essential items to stranded migrants

Mahabodhi Society Bangalore and Right Cause started distributing 500 grocery kits to stranded migrants in and around Bangalore.

Started the day with prayers and blessings from venerable monks and delivered 150 Grocery kits today with the support of all well-wishers and volunteers – visible and mostly invisible on the pics -covering Devangunthi -Hoskote and Mahadevapura area. The exercise is expected to take 3 days.

Everywhere, the anxiety and pain of suffering was palpable on the faces of our stranded brethren, but still the team found occasions to exchange a few tips as to how to deal with this Coronavirus, not to forget the immense love and hospitality shown by the hosts even during such a crisis.

This speaks volumes of our culture, character and indomitable spirit. It was a great humbling experience.


Covid-19 Update: 20-May-2020

Stranded migrants from Arunachal Pradesh issued travel pass

Finally a little sigh of relief for our stranded brothers in Himachal Pradesh as they received the travel pass to to return to Arunachal Pradesh. CRDO had helped them in obtaining the said pass from authorities for their travel back home and is constantly monitoring them.

CRDO sincerely thanks the Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh and Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, for facilitating their return with special thanks to Romil Baaniya, IPS Nodal Officer, Arunachal Pradesh for Himachal Pradesh and Dr. Devansh Yadav, DC, Changlang.


Covid-19 Update: 14-May-2020

A little help for the most needy of the stranded migrant workers

Today CRDO transferred little financial help to 7 brethren in Tiruppur from CRDO Covid-19 Emergency Fund who have been identified as most needy. CRDO thanks to all the generous donors.

All the beneficiaries whole heartedly thanked Team CRDO and the generous donors for this.


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