In South Asia , the group has supported organizations carrying out relief activities of providing medical care , medical supplies , warm food , drinking water , clothes , and shelter after natural disasters like the 1979 Morbi Dam Failure , 1993 Latur earthquake , 1994 Surat Plague Epidemic , 1995 Malda Floods , and the 1996 Andhra Pradesh Cyclones . After the 1999 Odisha cyclone , it assisted the Government of Odisha and other groups in reconstructing three villages with cyclone-resistant houses and other infrastructure in addition to helping other villages and providing food , medical assistance , counseling , and other supplies . Within hours after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake , it supported organizations whose volunteers began providing victims with daily hot meals , clean water , and clothing and assisted with debris removal and search and rescue missions ; the organization also adopted more than 10 villages in which they rebuilt the entire community , including all infrastructure and thousands of earthquake-resistant homes . With the help of donations from volunteers in India and abroad , the organization supported the rebuilding of the area 's communities by constructing schools , hospitals , and other buildings . Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , the group supported organizations working in affected areas of India and Sri Lanka to provide 174,000 hot meals , 12,000 food packets , more than 60 tons of grains , and fresh water tanks to the homeless in 51 villages . These organizations also treated more than 1,700 individuals in 4 medical camps and administered medicine and protective equipment . As part of the rehabilitation efforts estimated to total over one million US dollars , it helped relief organizations construct 245 new houses for victims in Tamil Nadu
1993 Latur earthquake
1993 Latur earthquake
BAPS Charities