Indian para-military forces are guarding the banks and other vital centres in Haiti, to prevent looting in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. There are presently 140 para-military personnel, eleven police officers and one military staff official stationed in the capital, Port-au-Prince. <br/><br/>The Indian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti did not suffer causalities after the 7.0 quake that hit the Caribbean nation on January 12. <br/><br/>UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky told journalists that the UN and the Haiti government are working on get business back on its feet, which will require protection of banks and fuel stations. The Haitian government will open the banks this week.<br/><br/>Protecting the banks is one of the several tasks that the Indian paramilitary forces mainly the CISF have been engaged in for the past nine days. <br/><br/>Moreover, on the way to the quake-hit nation are 140 officers of the Assam Rifles paramilitary forces as part of an arrangement made before the disaster. <br/><br/>Also distributing aid and helping in relief efforts are 35 members of the Sisters of Charity.<br/>India has donated USD five million to relief efforts in Haiti, which according to Indian diplomats, is the highest amount given by a developing country. <br/><br/>Out of the 300 Indians present in Haiti only IT contractor Satnman Singh was killed. Four Indians have been evacuated back to India while others who have made their life in the country continue to stay on.