New Delhi : This is the list of the relief agencies and their help line numbers for those affected by the tsunami in India especially for The Andaman & Nicobar islands and Tamill Nadu. The Indian Airlines has set up special cells in Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi for the help of the people whose relatives are stranded at the islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

The telephone numbers of Indian Airlines special cells are:

Kolkata : 22116869, 22110041,
Chennai-22560022,
Delhi- 25674270, 25672226.

A Control Room is working round-the-clock in the Union Home Ministry to monitor the relief and rehabilitation measures in the affected regions.

The telephone nos. of the Control Room set up in Delhi are:

Delhi : (011) 23092923; 23093054; 23092885; 23092763.

Update (30/12, 7 AM IST) from the AID-India office in Chennai, and jointy co-ordinated with TNSF, ICA, Pratham,Vidrayambam, PHM and other organizations towards relief and rehab work.

Current need for material :

i) Cooking Provisions - Rice/Dal/Oil/Sugar/Milk powder - packed in packets
if possible.
ii) Soaps/Detergents/Paste and other items, for cuddalore/nagai etc.
iii) Kodams, vessels and other utensils
iv) There's a huge need for Blankets and Mats
v) Medicines - Doxycycline, Cough syrups, ORS packets, Septron
tablets/syrups, Anti-histamines etc.

for adults and children separately. Please call the AID office at 044-2835
0403 for the latest requirements on medicines (as well as other provisions).

Need for volunteers :

There's still a HUGE need for volunteers here for different teams (see I
above). There's also a similar need of volunteers who can spend a few days in pondicherry/cuddalore/nagai/kanyakumari. Preferably those who can speak Tamil. Please contact the Aid-India office, and

Contact info :

The main AID help line is 044-2835 0403, 044 5561 5629.
Volunteers will be present throughout the day. Please deposit all material
between 10.00 and 6.00 AM when we will have enough volunteers to unload.

Address : 20, Ratheenam St, Gopalaupuram, Chennai-600086

Check www.aidindia.org for latest requirements, contact
points in other cities in India, as well as abroad. Photos will
also be up at that site.

AID Contacts in Tamil Nadu :

Cuddalore: Balaji - 94440 61033,
Cuddalore : K.P.Narayan 04142-229108, Damu - 94442 41918
Nagai : Jagadish - 98403 79889, Ranganathan - 94440 18590
Pondicherry: 0413- 2290733

We won't be able to respond immediately to email, so please use the phone numbers provided. - AID Office.

Nagapattinam Helpline :

To know the details of your loved ones in Nagapattinam and for people willing to do rescue work there please contact the following numbers.

04365 242 999
04365 248 777