Amritsar: Various Sikh organizations are actively involved in providing ‘seva” (Volunteer Service) for people affected by floods Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Provinces in Thailand.
They sent teams of “sewadars” (volunteer) to assist with relief efforts and have developed comprehensive clean-up operations to be implemented once floodwaters recede.
Rahm Singh Gorowara, advisor to the deputy secretary to the Thai Prime Minister, informed on Saturday that the northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai have been affected by floods, with the situation in Chiang Rai being more serious.
“The Sikh organization in Bangkok, together with the Hindu Society, decided to provide relief to the residents of the two provinces, which also have a population of Thai Indian. Many of them were not only affected by the floods themselves, but also provided assistance to those in need,” Ram said.
According to reports, northern Thailand suffered floods and landslides due to the rainfall brought by Typhoon Yagi.
a prominent public official Nandari SangatMany Sikh volunteers have arrived in Thailand’s flood-affected provinces and plans are being made to further expand sewa, said the people, who asked not to be named due to internal organizational restrictions.
He said they hoped to strengthen their ‘sewa’ after completing the Namdhari religious tradition of Jap Prayog in the first week of October, which includes daily recitation of Qurbani, meditation and sewa.
“In addition to some volunteers already camping in the two provinces, we have also launched a fundraising campaign in Bangkok and other cities to procure relief supplies, which we will immediately send with our teams to those affected by the floods,” he said. people.
Ram added that they have started making plans to assist in cleaning up flood-affected cities in the two provinces once the flood waters recede.
