Tata Relief Committee (TRC) supported by Tata Steel and other Tata Companies of Jamshedpur have made all efforts in the relief and rehabilitation work required for the flood victims in the states of Bihar and Orissa. It has not only provided temporary shelters and homes to the homeless at the relief camps but is also assisting the two state governments in the rehabilitation and reconstruction process.

The havoc created by the floods when Kosi River digressed from its normal course, was a natural calamity that struck North Bihar. Tata Relief Committee came forward and assisted the State Government in the rehabilitation work by constructing 50 semi-permanent relief shelters in the flood affected areas. Materials such as Tata Shaktee sheets and Tata MS pipes worth several crores, was used for building the shelters.

TRC has been working in Orissa with the district administration in the five affected districts of Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Jajpur. It provided immediate temporary shelter to the victims by distributing 30,000 tarpaulin sheets amongst the affected families. The fund for the reconstruction work undertaken by TRC in the flood affected areas of Bihar and Orissa have been collected by Tata Steel and numerous other associations, local bodies and individuals from across the country. Tata Steel employees have donated one-day salary for relief fund amounting to more than Rs. 2.2 crores and Tata Steel Ltd. has made a matching donation of the same amount. In addition to this, further to the appeal by Mr. B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel, organisations and individuals came forward and made generous contributions to TRC so that the amount could be utilized most effectively. The sum collected from local bodies, individuals and organisations from Jamshedpur and across the country amounts to more than Rs. 24 lakhs. The other Tata Group companies came forward to donate more than Rs. 37 lakhs. The total relief fund collected by Tata Relief Committee was more than Rs. 5 crores. The committee received funds from not only Jamshedpur but also from the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Some of the donors include Timken India Ltd, Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Kishan Lal Pawan Kumar Jain, Jamshedpur, M/s. Northern Steel & General Mills, New Delhi, MRH Associates, Chandigarh to name a few. The relief work is an ongoing process and all help offered from all quarters is being utilized to provide solace and relief to the victims.

TRC established in 1974 has been the first to respond during natural calamities in the country. It functions in close association with the governments of the affected states but provides and implements its relief activities independently and directly in a planned manner. It makes all possible efforts and sincere attempts to provide relief help and restore the lives of the affected people.