In Humanity, We Stand Together — Sree Krishna Nursing Home Stands Beside the Flood-Affected People of Kakura Kala Village.
Updated: Aug 19
Natural disasters do not merely disrupt people’s lives temporarily—they also affect their food habits, nutrition, health, hygiene, and access to medical care. In situations such as floods, children, the elderly, people with illnesses, and financially vulnerable families face the greatest challenges.
Standing by people in times of hardship is the greatest expression of humanity.
The authorities of Sree Krishna Nursing Home (SKNH) have extended their support to the flood-affected people of Kakura Kala village in Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur district. Essential relief supplies, along with nutritious food and medicines required for basic first aid, were provided to the affected families.
The purpose of this initiative was not merely to provide relief materials, but also to give due importance to the nutritional, healthcare, and overall well-being needs of people in the aftermath of the disaster.
Why Is Nutritious Food So Important After a Flood?
During floods, many families are unable to have normally cooked meals for an extended period. Problems with drinking water, lack of cooking facilities, food shortages, and disruption to daily life can lead to nutritional deficiencies in their diet.
Especially when adequate and balanced food is not available for several days, the body’s energy levels may decrease, and weakness may occur.
That is why relief supplies should include not only dry food but also nutritious and easily accessible food items.
Mixed Vegetables: A Simple Source of Nutrition
Eating a variety of vegetables together can provide the body with various essential vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibre. Carrots, pointed gourd, bottle gourd, pumpkin, beans, potatoes, or other locally available vegetables, when properly cooked, can add nutritional variety to the daily diet.
The dietary fibre present in vegetables helps support digestion and maintain normal intestinal function. In addition, the vitamins and minerals found in different vegetables play an important role in maintaining the body’s normal functions.
However, during floods, the most important considerations when preparing food are to use clean water and ensure that the food is cooked properly.
Eggs: An Important Source of Easily Accessible Protein
During times of disaster, protein is essential to meet the body’s energy and nutritional needs. Eggs are a relatively accessible food and provide high-quality protein along with various essential nutrients.
Eggs can be included in appropriate amounts in the balanced diets of children, adolescents, and adults.
Therefore, the purpose of providing nutritious foods such as eggs to flood-affected areas is not merely to satisfy hunger—it is also an important effort to provide the body with essential nutrition after a disaster.
However, individuals with specific health conditions or dietary restrictions prescribed by a doctor should choose their food accordingly.
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Safe Drinking Water Is Just as Important as Food
During a flood, one of the biggest health risks, alongside food, is contaminated water.
Floodwater can often come into contact with sewage, waste, or other contaminated sources. Therefore, untreated or questionable water should not be consumed.
To keep drinking water safe, it is extremely important to follow the guidance of local health authorities and, when necessary, use boiled or safely treated water.
Safe water should also be used for preparing food. Because during a disaster, providing food to a family is important, but ensuring that the food and drinking water are safe is equally important.
Essential Medicines Alongside Relief: Another Important Aspect of Healthcare
After a flood, many people may temporarily lose access to healthcare services. It can become difficult to obtain regular medicines, while timely medical attention for minor injuries or illnesses may also be unavailable.
In such circumstances, essential first-aid medicines and medical support become extremely important for affected people.
As part of this initiative, Sree Krishna Nursing Home has therefore provided essential first-aid medicines to affected people, along with food and relief supplies.
Through this effort, an attempt has been made not only to address the immediate healthcare needs of people during the disaster but also to raise awareness about their health and well-being.
However, it is important to remember that every medicine is not suitable for everyone. Therefore, instead of taking medicines on one’s own for any illness, it is advisable to seek guidance from a doctor or healthcare professional.
What Health Risks Should Be Watched for After a Flood?
After a flood, changes in the environment and daily living conditions can lead to various health problems. Therefore, several factors require special attention for people affected by flooding.
1. Safe Drinking Water
It is essential to use safe drinking water and avoid water that may be contaminated or unsafe.
2. Food Safety
It is safer to avoid food that has been left exposed for a long time, contaminated by floodwater, or stored in an unhygienic environment.
3. Personal Hygiene
Whenever possible, maintaining regular hand hygiene and washing hands before eating are extremely important.
4. Skin Problems
Prolonged exposure to floodwater can cause various skin problems. Try to keep the feet and body clean and dry.
5. Injuries and Wounds
While moving through floodwater, injuries may occur from broken glass, metal objects, or other sharp materials. If a wound occurs, it should be cleaned promptly and medical attention should be sought when necessary.
6. Special Care for Children and Older Adults
Special attention should be given to the nutrition, safe drinking water, rest, and necessary medical care of children and older adults.
7. People Taking Regular Medication
For people who already take regular medication as prescribed by a doctor, family members should pay special attention to ensuring that their medication is not interrupted.
Relief Means More Than Food: A Comprehensive Initiative for Well-Being
During times of disaster, relief efforts are often associated solely with the distribution of food. However, in reality, the needs of a family are much broader.
A family may need—
Safe drinking water
Nutritious food
First aid
Essential medicines
Hygiene and sanitation supplies
Special care for children and the elderly
Health awareness
And, when necessary, medical consultation
That is why it is extremely important to consider food and healthcare together.
The nutrition required by the body and the medical care needed during illness are both essential parts of a person’s overall well-being.
Standing by People Is a Part of Our Social Responsibility
As a healthcare institution, Sree Krishna Nursing Home believes that our responsibility towards people extends beyond the boundaries of the hospital.
When society faces difficult circumstances, standing by people to the best of our ability is also an important part of our social responsibility.
Our initiative in Kakura Kala village is a small effort towards fulfilling that responsibility.
Providing relief supplies, emphasizing the importance of nutritious food, and handing over essential medicines for basic medical care—each of these efforts has one simple objective:
To ensure that, during difficult times of disaster, no one feels alone.
May this journey of humanity continue.
Floodwaters eventually recede, and the water level goes down, but the wounds left by a disaster remain for a long time. It takes time for a family to return to normal life.
Therefore, relief is not merely a one-day act of assistance. Rather, it is an effort to make the path toward recovery a little easier by supporting people’s health, nutrition, safety, and return to normal life in the aftermath of a disaster.
This initiative by Sree Krishna Nursing Home is a reflection of that very sense of humanitarian responsibility.
Standing beside people, united by humanity—SKNH remains committed to serving health and humanity, even in times of disaster.
Sree Krishna Nursing Home (SKNH)
Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
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