Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji has assisted 167 families who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Tropical Cyclone Harold and will be assisting another 100 families in the coming weeks.
However Sabha General Secretary, Vijendra Prakash says the number of people seeking assistance is increasing as more jobs are affected.
He says they will be having a discussion with their national executive council members to be prepared to provide assistance.
Prakash says they are also requesting their branch officials to survey their own area.
He says they have already given food packs to 32 families in the Nabua lockdown area and 98 families in the Soasoa lockdown.
They have also assisted 37 families in Nausori and Tailevu who were affected by Tropical Cyclone Harold.
He also says that Delta Timber has provided over $17,000 worth of roofing iron and other material to the people of Vusuya who were affected by TC Harold.
Prakash says members of the Sanatan Dharm Rewa Sabha will be distributing 100 parcels to people who were affected by the recent flooding in Omkar Road, Narere as they have received assistance from former members in the United States.
