Here's how you can help flood-hit people of Kerala

The flood situation in Kerala continues to be grim with death toll rising to 67. The Met department has sounded a red alert for all 14 districts.
While NGOs, state governments and the Centre are doing all they can to help the people in Kerala, you can also do your bit by donating money and other essential items.
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Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, has urged people to contribute to the relief fund.

He released a statement asking for help and gave details for contributing to the CM's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF). You can send money by cheque/DD or internet banking. Here are the details:
Name of Donee: CMDRF
Account number : 67319948232
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: City branch, Thiruvananthapuram
IFSC: SBIN0070028
PAN detail: AAAGD0584M
SWIFT CODE: SBININBBT08
Collector of Kannur, in a Facebook post, asked people to donate these essential items other than the financial help.
*Cooking utensils and Dining utensils like plates, tumblers etc
*Basic household furniture (chairs , tables etc)
*Containers for storing rice and other food items at home
*Footwear
*Mugs, buckets
You can send these items to:
Control Room, Collectorate, Kannur - 670002, Phone no. 9446682300, 04972700645

Collector Idukki has also asked for contributions and the items
People can send items at District Collector Idukki, Idukki Collectorate, Painavu P O, Kuyilimala, Idukki, PIN - 685603.

A dedicated website for flood relief
The Kerala chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with the support of IT Mission has launched a website for effective collaboration and communication between various government departments, voluntary organisations and public. This will be monitored by the points of contacts in each district under the district administration. District Administration will then facilitate supply of requested materials from the collected items.
* With Keralarescue.in, people can make request for help.
* They can give location and details of the specific requirement.
* There is also an option to mention or understand district-specific needs.
* It will have options to identify collection points and point of contacts.
* Individuals can register as volunteer through this site.
* There is option to contribute fund directly to chief minister’s disaster relief fund.
Social media is flooded with messages supporting campaign for collection of relief materials to be transported to the people living in the flood-hit areas.
A campaign has been launched on social media platforms "#DoForKerala" by Anbodu Kochi, a social media collective in association with Ernakulam district administration. As many as four collection points have been arranged by the group in the city, namely, Weavers Village in Rosscote Lane, opposite Trivandrum Club and Sri Mulam Club at Vazhuthacaud and B'hub, Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar, Nalanchira. People can contact the district coordinators by calling on the numbers 9809700000, 9895320567, 9544811555.
"Infosys and UST Global have also arranged collection points of relief materials," said Sobha Viswanath, founder of Weavers Village. The team is collecting bed sheets, sleeping mats, blankets, clothes, bathing towel, rusk, biscuits, water (only 20 litre cans), rice, sugar, salt, tea or coffee powder, pulses, packed provisions, ORS packets or electrolytes, water purifying chlorine tablets, antiseptic lotion, mosquitoes repellents, anti-fungal powder, bleaching powder or lime powder, baby diapers, adult diapers, sanitary napkins, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, washing soap, candles, matchboxes, school bag, notebooks, pencil box and pens. They will not accept used goods and cash. For further details people may contact: Weavers Village at the number 04714013939.