Alipore Social Welfare Trust has been trying its level best to serve and provide facilities and help to all the people in need. We have been in the 21st Century but still we have no technology to save people from disasters. Disasters are of various types, like Natural, Man-Made, Accidental, Fire and so on. When disaster occurs, there is widespread loss in the form of life and properties which leads to mass destruction. There is scarcity of food, clothing, shelter and acute need for water supply. There are also fear of epidemic spread out and casualties.

India is a vast country and is prone to natural disaster like floods, earthquakes, cyclones & storms and also have several times experienced man-made disaster like, riots, terror, gas-leaks and we have also seen many accidental disasters. In Gujarat, in past few years, we had faced earthquakes, storms, cyclones, floods and riots. These disasters had very big impact to the public with losses of lives and properties. Hence to fight against these disasters we all have to organise and unite ourselves for all the required reliefs we do. Whatever little we do is not enough but atleast it can help us to give relief to the affected people.

To meet all these disasters, the members of Alipore Social Welfare Trust have launched “ASWT Alipore Hospital Disaster Relief Fund”. We shall be helping the local people in different ways.  Our aim will be to help the disaster-affected people, irrespective of caste, creed, colour or religion, as much as we can. The relief work shall be done in a planned and professional manner with the guidance and recommendations from the Local Relief Committees and also advice shall be taken from our elders and professionals. ASWT Alipore Hospital Disaster Relief Fund will organise hand-picked dedicated volunteers from various fields for the rescue operations and to help of the people affected due to disaster.

The members of Alipore Social Welfare Trust had earlier worked for disaster relief also but that was always done individually or privately or in a small groups. Hence for maintaining proper records and for doing the relief work with utmost care, there was a need for transparency and accountability. For this purpose it was decided to organise ourselves and work for the relief of the disaster-affected people under one banner and select only those dedicated volunteers who shall take care of all the work with full responsibility and apply themselves to work against all odds and adverse conditions. For example, after flood and torrential rainfall, after flood water level starts to decrease, they leave behind large amount of stinking filths and mud, dead-bodies of human beings and animals, in addition to wastes and dirt. Working in these conditions requires dedication and courage; hence for this type of rescue or relief operations, proper volunteers are required.

It has been decided that there shall be a permanent fund in the name of ‘ASWT Alipore Hospital Disaster Relief Fund.’ This fund shall be kept exclusively for any Disaster Relief Purposes which are always unforeseen and unpredictable. Hence funds will be kept separately in ASWT Alipore Hospital Disaster Relief Fund account, for relief purpose only.