New Delhi, Dec 8: Private carrier Jet Airways has partnered with the Indian arm of global NGO ActionAid to provide relief to the flood-affected people of Chennai and Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.
In the long-term, the partnership will focus on rehabilitation including recovery and development of livelihoods, reconstruction and repair of damaged houses of over 2,000 people, Jet Airways said in a release.
The immediate joint efforts by Jet Airways and ActionAid will focus on providing food and essential items such as drinking water, health and sanitary kits, clothing, utensils, sleeping mats, bed rolls and materials for temporary shelters, among others, it said.
Jet Airways staff from across the country will volunteer to lend a helping hand and work shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of the region for on-ground relief efforts, Jet Airways Chief Executive Officer Cramer Ball said.
In the long-term arrangement, the two partners will also work towards providing vocational skills training and employment opportunities to women from these communities for them to rebuild their lives, the release said.
ActionAid India has been working in four districts of Tamil Nadu, providing relief and rehabilitation support since early November.
