Where And How To Donate To Help Odisha Train Accident Victims And Survivors

Not everyone can go to Odisha and participate in the relief efforts, but many of us can help the state agencies and organisations on the ground. Read to where and how to pitch in.

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Updated on: 14 June 2023 2:48 pm

Workers restore railway tracks at the end of rescue and search operation after an accident involving three trains, near Bahanga Bazar railway station in Balasore district.

The Odisha train accident claimed of 289 lives and injured over 1,000.

Every life lost means a family shattered and a livelihood snatched. While we cannot bring those we lost back to life, we can certainly pitch in to help their families and organisations engaged in helping them.

Even those who survived carry mental scars of the tragedy. A report says that more than a third of patients from the Balasore accident at a hospital in Cuttack are showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This shows that surviving the disaster is just the first step on the long road of recovery.

Highlighting the importance of citizen-led efforts to help fellow citizens, here we list the state as well as private organisations that we can donate to do our bit in helping Odisha victims and survivors.

Donate to government agencies

Odisha CM Relief Fund

To donate, click here.
Odisha State Disaster Management Authority

To donate, click here.

Donate to private organisations

Donatekart, engaged in relief through partners on the ground

To donate, click here.
Oxfam India, to provide psychological care to survivors

To donate, click here.