WHAT GUJRAT NEEDS: Water: water tanks/bags/cans, chlorine tablets, bleaching powder Shelter and support: plastic sheets, tents, tarpaulins, torches, ropes, gensets, emergency lights To Beat the Cold: Shawls, blankets, pillows, mattresses, bedsheets, rugs, chattais Medical supplies: Stretchers, Oxygen masks, crutches, plaster of Paris, syringes-needles, gloves, splints, IV sets, hypodermic needles, oral rehydration sachets Furniture: Metal and plastic furniture (unbreakable), folding beds, wheelchairs Medicines: painkillers, antibiotics, sedatives (morphine, pathadine, phenargan), antihistamines, antiamoebic, multivitamins, paracetamol, analgesics, cough syrups, glucose, betadine lotions (Dettol, Savlon), Hydrogen peroxide, methylated spirit, anti-septic lotions and creams (check the date of expiry); bandages, gauze and cottonwool, suture materials, sanitary napkins Food: Rice, wheat flour (no whole grain), tuvar dal, channa, potatoes, onions, red chilli powder, cooking oil, tea and coffee, salt, jaggery, haldi Cooking appliances: Gas and kerosene stoves, pots, pans, plates, spoons etc Doctors, paramedics and volunteers