food and basic necessities<\/strong> to hundreds of people in affected villages near the monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 2<\/strong>, the team provided immediate relief to families displaced by landslides in the Udadumbara area<\/strong>. Approximately 500 people<\/strong> had lost their homes and were sheltering in a local school. Upon arrival, the team found that many evacuees had not eaten all day and were sleeping on bare concrete floors. They distributed food, essential products, and sleeping mats<\/strong> to ensure people did not have to sleep on the floor or cardboard. The total expenditure for the day was Rs 191,314.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 3<\/strong>, operations scaled up, and the team hired an additional vehicle to deliver more supplies to affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- In Bambara Bedda<\/strong>, where people were living in large groups per house (sometimes 35 people in one home), the team distributed 10 large mixed supply sets<\/strong> with a wide variety of quality food and essentials, along with 10 large bags of rice (26 kg)<\/strong> \u2014 one set and one rice bag per house.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The team also revisited Udadumbara<\/strong> and delivered additional items requested by evacuees the day before, including toothpaste and toothbrushes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The team provided 65 food packs and 65 bags of rice (5 kg) to 65 families of Pitigoda village<\/strong>. This village was isolated due to landslides; with the road ending 7 km away, locals had to carry heavy bags of rice and supplies on foot. At that point, the villagers had received no prior help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In addition, the team distributed supplies across multiple locations, including 12 bags of onions, 15 medical kits, 100+ soap packs, and sanitary pads<\/strong>. They also provided aid to families in Hunnasgiriya<\/strong> and Moragahamula<\/strong>, to the Jethawanarama Monastery<\/strong> sheltering around 100 people, and distributed candies to children at the Tamil School<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The total expenditure for the day was Rs 725,305.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On December 4<\/strong>, the team split into two groups to cover more ground. One group delivered 50 essential supply sets<\/strong> to families in Gomaraya village<\/strong>, while the other brought food<\/strong> to a nearby nunnery sheltering 30 people. They also provided sleeping mats and blankets to Jethawanarama Monastery<\/strong>. In addition, they revisited the Udadumbara school<\/strong> to deliver more essentials such as mats, blankets, cooking gas, and food supplies<\/strong>. The total expenses for the day were Rs 391,352.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 5<\/strong>, the team returned to the monastery and the school and distributed sleeping mats, food supplies, cooking gas, and medicines<\/strong>. They also visited another monastery<\/strong> sheltering a large number of people, as well as Thenna Landa Primary School (sheltering 47 people)<\/strong>, to donate food supplies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 6<\/strong>, in collaboration with the Sri Praghna Pradiparamaya Monastery<\/strong>, they delivered vegetables, diapers, hygiene items, medicines, and household supplies<\/strong> to a school housing 26 people, including mothers with infants<\/strong>. Expenses totaled Rs 56,608.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 7<\/strong>, the team visited Nugethenna village<\/strong> to distribute 100 food packs<\/strong> (Rs 3872. each) to residents. They also purchased drinks<\/strong> for volunteers clearing landslide debris, cookies for children<\/strong> staying in the school shelter, and provided aid to residents of Wendaruwa village<\/strong>. Total expenses were Rs 402,200 for aid, plus Rs 166,600 for transport costs for the entire six-day period, and Rs 6,000 for Wendaruwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn December 13<\/strong>, Bhante Animitta organized a food distribution for 70 people<\/strong> affected by the disaster, costing Rs 19,650.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGrand Total for Chittaviveka Area Relief: Rs 1,959,000 (\u2248 $6,350)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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