Launch of The India Food Banking Network is a giant step towards the eradication of hunger which will surely enhance our strength in the fight against hunger. The Aidmatrix Foundation and The Global FoodBanking Network hosted the launch of The India Food Banking Network, IFBN, Planning forum in Delhi .
India Food Banking Network is a system that will move food from donors to the people who need it the most and engage all sectors of society towards this effort. This food banking system will feed millions of people each year,and become a vehicle for building public awareness about hunger and nutrition, and serve as a powerful voice that drives policy decisions and initiatives that impact the food security of individuals and communities.
At the inaugural address Dr Sam Pitroda,Chairman - IFBN emphasized the need of establishment of IFBN to eliminate hunger in India. “Hunger affects generations, communities, societies and countries. When technology, productivity, logistics and transportation have been increased by leaps and bounds, we can't choose to ignore the fact that billions of our people are dying from hunger or sleeping half fed every night. Launch of The India Food Banking Network is a giant step towards the eradication of hunger which will surely enhance our strength in the fight against hunger.” He stated.
IFBN is establishing a national food banking system focused on collecting surplus and unsalable food from the agricultural community and from the the food industry like manufacturers, distributors, and retailers catering to both urban and rural needs. Through this system, the India Food Banking Network initiates an infrastructure for serving the hungry and catering to the nutritional needs. Governor Scott McCallum, CEO Aidmatrix highlighted “how a technology driven initiative like the IFBN will truly provide the systems and mechanism for an effective food procurement, handling and distribution”
Veena S. Rao, IAS – Retired Secretary Government of India, along with Chris Rebstock - Vice President, The Global FoodBanking Network shared their views and ideas on the relevancy of food bank in India and discussed opportunities and hurdles in adaptation of food banking and innovative solutions for food security.
According to Chris, “Food Banks are viable tools to promote food security. When hunger is the cause of maximum deaths per year, It was necessary to establish a technology based infrastructure or a platform where the various working sectors like government, NGOs and private can come and work towards rooting out hunger.”
Veena S. Rao highlighted to the audience about health related issues that food banking also addresses in terms of providing hygienic, pure and clean surroundings while storing and serving food. “There is huge difference between nutritional security and food security. The need of the hour is to provide the required nutritional package. There is a possibility that many may not die of hunger but other related problems or diseases.” Said Rao.
The India Food Banking Network addresses the issue of hunger related problems prevalent in all age groups and will ensure the permanent access of food within the country. The goal of IFBN is to create permanent and positive change regarding food issues in communities by leveraging and aligning resources among the public sector, private sector and the voluntary sector.
J.K Sinha, Honorable member of National Disaster Management Authority appreciated the initiative and purpose of IFBN. “Food becomes more important at times of disasters . With so many corporates and organizations coming on board, the difficult task has become easy.” Stated Sinha.
“The concept of IFBN is a bridge for corporates and recipients to pool and distribute food with technology expertise of Aidmatrix. There is no doubt that IFBN will prove as an extremely useful tool for handling hunger in the coming times.” Said V.N. Gaur, CEO – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, who also appreciated the IFBN focus on food safety during the salvaging, handling and distribution process.
Along with these case studies by Munishwar Vasudeva, Business head- Adani Group, Leena Joseph, DGM- Naandi Foundation and Dr Murli -Programmes Officer- World Food Programme, India were presented to showcase the success and opportunities in Food Banking. Also there was case studies on the opportunities in development market place by Hemanth Kumar- Vice President, CSO Partners who presented the upcoming online initiative on NGO marketplace.
For more details on The India Food Banking Network please visit : http://indiafoodbanking.org/
To view the Synopsis of The India Food Banking Network Planning Forum Launch please visit : http://indiafoodbanking.org/synopsis.pdf
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Help provide for Needs of the Affected in the Southern States Flood
Mail us at communications@cdrn.org.in to help you highlight needs or
call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process
Redemption Research for Health and Educational Development Society (RRHEDS), a recipient user of the CDRN providing relief from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh highlighted their needs for Water Purification Tablets and Aquatabs has donated 64,000 Water Purification Tablets through the CDRN which have been despatched to provide 1,80,000 Litres of clean drinking water to the affected families.
Hind Pharma, a corporate user has offered 5,00,000 (Five Lakh) water purification tablets donation to CDRN recipient users for Water Purification Tablets for disinfection of drinking water to restrict the spread of the infections in flood affected areas.
Please send us details of your donations to match with the needs of relief agencies working to provide succour to the affected communities in the Andhra Pradesh Flood at communications@cdrn.org.in
For images of Flood affected people and regions visit: http://www.cdrn.org.in/ or click http://www.slide.com/r/XDy72UTD2j-UwnCAiaEj55ocaHNy85Nv?
Make your offers for the Needs of the Affected communities:
Water sachets, milk and dairy products for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Temporary shelter materials for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Food Packets and baby food for flood affected regions in Andhra Pradesh
Fuel for cooking,lighting and transport.
Emergency medicines to control and be prepared for Epidemics.
Women clothing in flood affected regions Andhra Pradesh
Water purification tablets for flood affected
Requirement of Towels (small/medium/large)for the flood affected people in Andhra Pradesh
Packaged Water for the flood affected
Need of Bed sheets,Blankets urgently for the flood affected people
Hygiene kits for the flood affected families
Immediate requirement of food items Prepared/ Dry Ration
Post your needs:
Your organization can highlight your needs at http://www.cdrn.org.in/
Mail us to help you highlight needs or call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process
You can also post your donations and offers for supplies at communications@cdrn.org.in
CDRN is responding for you to reach out with your needs and offers for supplies / donations for the Million and a half affected by the floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
CDRN is a web-based humanitarian relief management system that has received 138 needs on its network from various relief agencies working in disaster affected areas. CDRN has 1352 suppliers and donors, 219 relief agencies, and 28 federations as users and increasing the user base by the day. To get your login details mail us at communications@cdrn.org.in.
Situation Analysis:
An update information of flood situation in Coastal India:
The floods triggered by heavy rains under the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has affected 6 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. It has destroyed standing crops, civic infrastructure, electricity and telecom facilities and paralysed road and rail transport.
In Orissa, incessant rain across the state has caused flash floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. This has affected more than 60,000 people in 103 villages. Flood water of Budhabalang, Gangahar, Sono, Kansabas and Jalaka rivers have entered the villages. The people from several areas in Mayurbhanj and Balasore are being shifted to safer places.
In Goa, several people remained trapped in their houses in the border taluka of Canacona where over 250 houses have collapsed so far in the flood. State administration confirmed that other 400 houses were inundated due to rains. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has rushed to the affected area where the district administration coupled with Army and Navy has initiated intense rescue operations. Official figures confirmed the death of two people who were washed away in the flood waters. The villages Poinguinim, Partagali, Delem, Agonda and Khotigao remained under water throughout night, No efforts were spared to bring marooned people to safety.
Five days of torrential rain have left more than 240 people dead and more than 1 million displaced in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been inundated. Flooding worsened after authorities released water from rain-swollen reservoirs and dams in both states to prevent them from bursting their banks. Damage to crops, public and private infrastructure has been unprecedented and w'd exceed Rs 2000 crore. The floods have submerged entire villages, snapped transport and communication links and raised fears of epidemic in relief camps crowded with people forced out of their homes. Air Force helicopters dropped food and drinking water packages to hundreds of villages that remained cut off after roads were submerged or washed away.
Andhra Pradesh- The situation is equally grim in Krishna, Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts, where thousands of people are still stranded in floodwaters due to heavy rains that battered the state for the past six days. Massive rescue operations are on to evacuate people from inundated areas in several districts of the state. Army personnel and National Disaster Reserve Force have also deployed in rescue operations. 14 trains diverted on Guntakal division due to flooding. Chief Minister K Roasaiah is reviewing the flood situation constantly.Rosaiah has urged centre to declare floods as natural calamity and to provide immediate aid of Rs 10,000 crore.
Actions by Response Teams and Relief Agencies:
In order to have effective coordination for rescue and relief operations by Armed forces, Ministry of Defence has established two Relief Coordination Cells – one at Air Force Training Command, Bangalore and the second at Andhra Sub Area (Hyderabad) under Sub Area Commander. The cells are functional wef 3rd Oct 2009 (AN).The armed forces on Saturday intensified search, rescue and relief operations in flood-ravaged Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.The IAF has deployed 13 helicopters — 5 MI-8 and 8 Chetaks in the two States and they have flown 17 sorties.
In addition, 4 AN-32 transport aircraft carried out 13 sorties airlifting men and material provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pune, to the affected areas, a Defence Ministry release said.
Home Minister V.S. Acharya requested to deploy more response teams and armed forces at the site. In a statement he said, “ Rescue and relief operations of such a gigantic scale cannot be complete and comprehensive without the cooperation of members of the public and the assistance of philanthropic public".
About CDRN
The Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) http://www.cdrn.org.in/ is a web-based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief Agencies, Response Agencies and Governments to access and feed in real-time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief.
To become a user of the system, and to post your needs or to donate/supply/provide your services and products on CDRN, please visit our website www.cdrn.org.in. Alternatively, you candownload our brochure or send us the following details on this address: communications@cdrn.org.in: Organization Name; Login ID; First Name ; Last Name ; Email ; Address ; City ; State ; Pin Code ; Phone Numbers.
Join us on Facebook, Orkut, YouTube, Google Group, Blog, LinkedIn to know more about our organization and to connect with fellow CDRN members.
National Federations that are users of CDRN
(AIFPA) All India Food Processors' Association
(FIMI) Federation of Indian Minerals Association
(ITMA) Indian Transformers Manufacturers Association
(GIA) Gurgaon Industrial Association
(CEAMA) Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association
(APEDA) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
( IPMA) Indian Paper Manufacturers Association
(IBMA) Indian Bread Manufacturers Association
(FIBM) Federation of Indian Biscuit Manufacturers
(FIEO) Federation of Indian Export Organizations
(IPPAMMA) Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association
(ISSDA) Indian Stainless Steel Development Association
(GCC) Gurgaon Chamber of Commerce
(AIDC) Assam Industrial Development Corporation
(CIFTI) Confederation Of Indian Food Trade and Industry
(FAI) The fertiliser Association Of India
(PHF) Public Health foundation
(IDMA) Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association
(ISPAI) Internet Service Providers Association of India
(ADDA) Assam Drug Dealers Association
(EZMA) Eastern Zone Mining Association
(DGMA) Delhi Grain Merchants Association
(The Punjab MILKFED) The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd.
(HIMFED) The Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing and Consumers Federation Ltd
(WOOLFED) Himachal Pradesh State Wool Federation
(HPSEDC), Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation
(HPRIDC),Himachal Pradesh Road & Other Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
(HPSCSC), Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation
(HPMC) Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited
( GMIA) Gujarat Mineral Industry Association
(ICCTAS) India Council of Ceramic Tiles and Sanitaryware
(MAIT) Manufacturers Association of Information Technology
ABOUT NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is working to build a safer and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, pro-active, multi disaster and technology-driven strategy for disaster management through collective efforts of all Government Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations and companies.
http://www.ndma.gov.in/
ABOUT CSO PARTNERS
CSO Partners is a non-profit that is committed to mobilizing resources and providing appropriate support services for Civil Society Organizations. Through an extended base of consortium partners specialized in relevant services, CSO Partners develop appropriate program opportunities for various contributors who include government‚ corporate bodies and individuals to engage with civil society organization in a process of social change that benefits all stakeholders. It has established a support partners’ network in varied areas ranging from donor services‚ volunteering, social investment services‚ financial management‚ governance‚ documentation‚ advocacy and communications.
http://www.csopartners.org/
ABOUT AIDMATRIX
Aidmatrix is a nonprofit organization which builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian needs. More than 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage our solutions to mobilize more than $1.8 billion in aid annually, worldwide. The donated goods, money and services have impacted the lives of more than 65 million people.
http://www.aidmatrix.org/
For further information please contact:
CDRN Team
Swati Pahuja or Vinisha Kataria
P: +91 11 65422890
Email: communications@cdrn.org.in
Website: http://www.cdrn.org.in/
call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process
Redemption Research for Health and Educational Development Society (RRHEDS), a recipient user of the CDRN providing relief from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh highlighted their needs for Water Purification Tablets and Aquatabs has donated 64,000 Water Purification Tablets through the CDRN which have been despatched to provide 1,80,000 Litres of clean drinking water to the affected families.
Hind Pharma, a corporate user has offered 5,00,000 (Five Lakh) water purification tablets donation to CDRN recipient users for Water Purification Tablets for disinfection of drinking water to restrict the spread of the infections in flood affected areas.
Please send us details of your donations to match with the needs of relief agencies working to provide succour to the affected communities in the Andhra Pradesh Flood at communications@cdrn.org.in
For images of Flood affected people and regions visit: http://www.cdrn.org.in/ or click http://www.slide.com/r/XDy72UTD2j-UwnCAiaEj55ocaHNy85Nv?
Make your offers for the Needs of the Affected communities:
Water sachets, milk and dairy products for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Temporary shelter materials for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Food Packets and baby food for flood affected regions in Andhra Pradesh
Fuel for cooking,lighting and transport.
Emergency medicines to control and be prepared for Epidemics.
Women clothing in flood affected regions Andhra Pradesh
Water purification tablets for flood affected
Requirement of Towels (small/medium/large)for the flood affected people in Andhra Pradesh
Packaged Water for the flood affected
Need of Bed sheets,Blankets urgently for the flood affected people
Hygiene kits for the flood affected families
Immediate requirement of food items Prepared/ Dry Ration
Post your needs:
Your organization can highlight your needs at http://www.cdrn.org.in/
Mail us to help you highlight needs or call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process
You can also post your donations and offers for supplies at communications@cdrn.org.in
CDRN is responding for you to reach out with your needs and offers for supplies / donations for the Million and a half affected by the floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
CDRN is a web-based humanitarian relief management system that has received 138 needs on its network from various relief agencies working in disaster affected areas. CDRN has 1352 suppliers and donors, 219 relief agencies, and 28 federations as users and increasing the user base by the day. To get your login details mail us at communications@cdrn.org.in.
Situation Analysis:
An update information of flood situation in Coastal India:
The floods triggered by heavy rains under the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has affected 6 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. It has destroyed standing crops, civic infrastructure, electricity and telecom facilities and paralysed road and rail transport.
In Orissa, incessant rain across the state has caused flash floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. This has affected more than 60,000 people in 103 villages. Flood water of Budhabalang, Gangahar, Sono, Kansabas and Jalaka rivers have entered the villages. The people from several areas in Mayurbhanj and Balasore are being shifted to safer places.
In Goa, several people remained trapped in their houses in the border taluka of Canacona where over 250 houses have collapsed so far in the flood. State administration confirmed that other 400 houses were inundated due to rains. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has rushed to the affected area where the district administration coupled with Army and Navy has initiated intense rescue operations. Official figures confirmed the death of two people who were washed away in the flood waters. The villages Poinguinim, Partagali, Delem, Agonda and Khotigao remained under water throughout night, No efforts were spared to bring marooned people to safety.
Five days of torrential rain have left more than 240 people dead and more than 1 million displaced in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been inundated. Flooding worsened after authorities released water from rain-swollen reservoirs and dams in both states to prevent them from bursting their banks. Damage to crops, public and private infrastructure has been unprecedented and w'd exceed Rs 2000 crore. The floods have submerged entire villages, snapped transport and communication links and raised fears of epidemic in relief camps crowded with people forced out of their homes. Air Force helicopters dropped food and drinking water packages to hundreds of villages that remained cut off after roads were submerged or washed away.
Andhra Pradesh- The situation is equally grim in Krishna, Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts, where thousands of people are still stranded in floodwaters due to heavy rains that battered the state for the past six days. Massive rescue operations are on to evacuate people from inundated areas in several districts of the state. Army personnel and National Disaster Reserve Force have also deployed in rescue operations. 14 trains diverted on Guntakal division due to flooding. Chief Minister K Roasaiah is reviewing the flood situation constantly.Rosaiah has urged centre to declare floods as natural calamity and to provide immediate aid of Rs 10,000 crore.
Actions by Response Teams and Relief Agencies:
In order to have effective coordination for rescue and relief operations by Armed forces, Ministry of Defence has established two Relief Coordination Cells – one at Air Force Training Command, Bangalore and the second at Andhra Sub Area (Hyderabad) under Sub Area Commander. The cells are functional wef 3rd Oct 2009 (AN).The armed forces on Saturday intensified search, rescue and relief operations in flood-ravaged Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.The IAF has deployed 13 helicopters — 5 MI-8 and 8 Chetaks in the two States and they have flown 17 sorties.
In addition, 4 AN-32 transport aircraft carried out 13 sorties airlifting men and material provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pune, to the affected areas, a Defence Ministry release said.
Home Minister V.S. Acharya requested to deploy more response teams and armed forces at the site. In a statement he said, “ Rescue and relief operations of such a gigantic scale cannot be complete and comprehensive without the cooperation of members of the public and the assistance of philanthropic public".
About CDRN
The Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) http://www.cdrn.org.in/ is a web-based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief Agencies, Response Agencies and Governments to access and feed in real-time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief.
To become a user of the system, and to post your needs or to donate/supply/provide your services and products on CDRN, please visit our website www.cdrn.org.in. Alternatively, you candownload our brochure or send us the following details on this address: communications@cdrn.org.in: Organization Name; Login ID; First Name ; Last Name ; Email ; Address ; City ; State ; Pin Code ; Phone Numbers.
Join us on Facebook, Orkut, YouTube, Google Group, Blog, LinkedIn to know more about our organization and to connect with fellow CDRN members.
National Federations that are users of CDRN
(AIFPA) All India Food Processors' Association
(FIMI) Federation of Indian Minerals Association
(ITMA) Indian Transformers Manufacturers Association
(GIA) Gurgaon Industrial Association
(CEAMA) Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association
(APEDA) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
( IPMA) Indian Paper Manufacturers Association
(IBMA) Indian Bread Manufacturers Association
(FIBM) Federation of Indian Biscuit Manufacturers
(FIEO) Federation of Indian Export Organizations
(IPPAMMA) Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association
(ISSDA) Indian Stainless Steel Development Association
(GCC) Gurgaon Chamber of Commerce
(AIDC) Assam Industrial Development Corporation
(CIFTI) Confederation Of Indian Food Trade and Industry
(FAI) The fertiliser Association Of India
(PHF) Public Health foundation
(IDMA) Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association
(ISPAI) Internet Service Providers Association of India
(ADDA) Assam Drug Dealers Association
(EZMA) Eastern Zone Mining Association
(DGMA) Delhi Grain Merchants Association
(The Punjab MILKFED) The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd.
(HIMFED) The Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing and Consumers Federation Ltd
(WOOLFED) Himachal Pradesh State Wool Federation
(HPSEDC), Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation
(HPRIDC),Himachal Pradesh Road & Other Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
(HPSCSC), Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation
(HPMC) Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited
( GMIA) Gujarat Mineral Industry Association
(ICCTAS) India Council of Ceramic Tiles and Sanitaryware
(MAIT) Manufacturers Association of Information Technology
ABOUT NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is working to build a safer and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, pro-active, multi disaster and technology-driven strategy for disaster management through collective efforts of all Government Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations and companies.
http://www.ndma.gov.in/
ABOUT CSO PARTNERS
CSO Partners is a non-profit that is committed to mobilizing resources and providing appropriate support services for Civil Society Organizations. Through an extended base of consortium partners specialized in relevant services, CSO Partners develop appropriate program opportunities for various contributors who include government‚ corporate bodies and individuals to engage with civil society organization in a process of social change that benefits all stakeholders. It has established a support partners’ network in varied areas ranging from donor services‚ volunteering, social investment services‚ financial management‚ governance‚ documentation‚ advocacy and communications.
http://www.csopartners.org/
ABOUT AIDMATRIX
Aidmatrix is a nonprofit organization which builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian needs. More than 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage our solutions to mobilize more than $1.8 billion in aid annually, worldwide. The donated goods, money and services have impacted the lives of more than 65 million people.
http://www.aidmatrix.org/
For further information please contact:
CDRN Team
Swati Pahuja or Vinisha Kataria
P: +91 11 65422890
Email: communications@cdrn.org.in
Website: http://www.cdrn.org.in/
Needs of the Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Flood Affected regions
Mail us at communications@cdrn.org.in to help you highlight needs or call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process.
CDRN is a web-based humanitarian relief management system that has received 138 needs on its network from various relief agencies working in disaster affected areas. CDRN has 1352 suppliers and donors, 219 relief agencies, and 28 federations as users and increasing the user base by the day. To get your login details mail us at communications@cdrn.org.in.
CDRN is responding for you to reach out with your needs and offers for supplies / donations for the Million and a half affected by the floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Make your offers for the Needs of the Affected communities:
Water sachets, milk and dairy products for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Temporary shelter materials for flood effected in Andhra Pradesh
Food Packets and baby food for flood affected regions in Andhra Pradesh
Fuel for cooking,lighting and transport.
Emergency medicines to control and be prepared for Epidemics.
Women clothing in flood affected regions Andhra Pradesh
Water purification tablets for flood affected
Requirement of Towels (small/medium/large)for the flood affected people in Andhra Pradesh
Packaged Water for the flood affected
Need of Bed sheets,Blankets urgently for the flood affected people
Hygiene kits for the flood affected families
Immediate requirement of food items Prepared/ Dry Ration
Post your needs:
Your organization can highlight your needs at www.cdrn.org.in
Mail us to help you highlight needs or call us at 011-65422890 and we will walk you through the process
You can also post your donations and offers for supplies at communications@cdrn.org.in
Situation Analysis:
An update information of flood situation in Coastal India:
The floods triggered by heavy rains under the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has affected 6 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. It has destroyed standing crops, civic infrastructure, electricity and telecom facilities and paralysed road and rail transport.
In Orissa, incessant rain across the state has caused flash floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. This has affected more than 60,000 people in 103 villages. Flood water of Budhabalang, Gangahar, Sono, Kansabas and Jalaka rivers have entered the villages. The people from several areas in Mayurbhanj and Balasore are being shifted to safer places.
In Goa, several people remained trapped in their houses in the border taluka of Canacona where over 250 houses have collapsed so far in the flood. State administration confirmed that other 400 houses were inundated due to rains. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has rushed to the affected area where the district administration coupled with Army and Navy has initiated intense rescue operations. Official figures confirmed the death of two people who were washed away in the flood waters. The villages Poinguinim, Partagali, Delem, Agonda and Khotigao remained under water throughout night, No efforts were spared to bring marooned people to safety.
Five days of torrential rain have left more than 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been inundated. Flooding worsened after authorities released water from rain-swollen reservoirs and dams in both states to prevent them from bursting their banks. The floods have submerged entire villages, snapped transport and communication links and raised fears of epidemic in relief camps crowded with people forced out of their homes. Air Force helicopters dropped food and drinking water packages to hundreds of villages that remained cut off after roads were submerged or washed away.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh- The situation is equally grim in Krishna, Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts, where thousands of people are still stranded in floodwaters due to heavy rains that battered the state for the past six days. Massive rescue operations are on to evacuate people from inundated areas in several districts of the state. Army personnel and National Disaster Reserve Force have also deployed in rescue operations. 14 trains diverted on Guntakal division due to flooding. Chief Minister K Roasaiah is reviewing the flood situation constantly.
On jurala, the first major dam on the Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh, 49 flood gates were lifted to release over seven lakh cusecs of water into the Krishna River. Thungabhadra, which is also in spate, lifted all the 33 gates of the dam near hospet in Karataka and released 4 lakh cuscus of water down stream. Srisailam, which has been full for the past 15 days, lifted 11 of its 12 huge crest gates to a height of 40 feet and released 11 lakh cusecs of water to the Nagarjunasagar dam.Though the situation in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar is improving, Krishna and Guntur District are likely to get affected by floods. "The administration has been put on high alert and people living in low-laying areas have been asked to shift to safer places, as heavy discharge of waters from Nagarjunasagar dam and Prakasam barrage are likely to submerge several villages in the next 12-24 hours,"
Karnataka: The entire north Karnataka has been ravaged by the fury of rains the like of which the State has not seen in the recent past. Probably the damage to life and property is much more than what is being estimated. Hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed in floods, rendering large number of people homeless. Crops have been lost and farmers have suffered losses running into crores of rupees. Even the speedy relief measurers will take some time to reach the affected people”.
‘There is respite from rains and further flooding in north Karnataka since the last 12 hours while coastal and central parts of the state continue to receive moderate to heavy rains. The death toll mounted to 170. Water levels have also started receding in the flooded areas. But severe damage to roads, bridges and state/national highways is hampering supplies and rehabilitation works.
The state has, meanwhile, intensified rescue and relief operations in the worst-hit districts to provide succor and shelter to thousands of people, who were forced to flee their villages and towns due to the flash floods that left a trail of death and destruction. ‘About 177,500 people are being sheltered and fed at 598 rehab centres opened across the affected districts. Many others stranded in villages and smaller towns due to flood waters and damage to road links have been shifted to school buildings and community halls.
About 20,000 food packets air-droppedin the marooned villages of Bijapur, Bagalkot, Bellary, Koppal, Raichur and Gulbarga districts as the affected people remained cut-off. A round-the-clock flood relief cell had been set up at Air Force station Yelahanka and Hakimpet to meet the situation. They also dropping about 750 Kgs of relief material mainly food packets in and around the flood-hit areas. 88 food camps have been set up and schools and community halls are being used as temporary relief camps. One lakh rupees each has been released to the family of the deceased.
- The All India Trade union Congress (AITUC) has urged all its affiliated unions to contribute a day’s wages to the Karnataka Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as a contribution to the ongoing rain relief work. AITUC had also directed trade unions to actively participate in the relief work like collecting clothes, medicines and money.
Response of Armed forces: The armed forces on Saturday intensified search, rescue and relief operations in flood-ravaged Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The IAF has deployed 13 helicopters — 5 MI-8 and 8 Chetaks in the two States and they have flown 17 sorties. In addition, 4 AN-32 transport aircraft carried out 13 sorties airlifting men and material provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pune, to the affected areas, a Defence Ministry release said.
One AN-32 sortie carrying relief material to Kurnool, from Arkullaum to Hyderabad, had to be diverted to Karnataka as the road link was washed away in many places. Relief material, boats and other equipment later reached Kurnool.
Many jawans and boats that were to be moved from Bangalore to Bellary were held up due to heavy rain in the west coast. Navy personnel from Karwar and Goa are engaged in relief operations in Karnataka.
The IAF will also fly the IL-76, its largest transport aircraft, from Bhubaneswar to Bangalore/Puttapurthy, to transport 350 men and 50 boats.
An additional 100 men and 30 boats are also being flown in from Pune to Hyderabad. Further, 270 men and 30 boats will be airlifted from Bhatinda and Delhi.
The Navy has deployed 12 diving teams with Gemini boats. Of these, two are in Vijayawada, three in Mahbubnagar, two in Kannur, three in Gadag and two in Karwar. The Navy has so far rescued 130 people; 150 stranded at Karwar base are being provided food and shelter. In Vijayawada, the Eastern Naval Command has been put on standby for any eventuality.
The Army has deployed 10 columns of its men — two in Kurnool, three in Mahbubnagar, two in Vijayawada, two in Bagalkot and one in Bijapur. One column is on standby in Goa.
Media Reports:
Flood situation in Andhra Improves, report by PTI (Press Trust of India) mentions the receding of water in and improvement in flood situation in Kurnool and Mahaboobnahar Districts of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Rosaih stated that the water falls have come down to the level of waters have come down by two to three feet. The chief minster proposed to hold the backwaters from the adjacent state Karnataka if they could manage to hold the excess water. Thousands of people trapped in mid waters have been rescued by army troops.
A report from IANS states the position of Andhra Pradesh alarming on Friday Night as it Kurnool town faced the danger of submerged in the back waters of the Srisilam dam. Thousands of people are trapped in water while other thousands being evacuated from
Times News Network discloses the history of flood and Andhra Pradesh as it states the data of affected people and tragedies happened in State due to floods and other natural calamities according to this report since 1977 Andhra Pradesh has suffered casual
Indian Armed forces once again showed the gallant and valiant, this time they braved out water and evacuated more than 44 people caught in neck-deep waters and by distributing 750 kg of relief material in flood affected regions.According to a report from IANS IAF mounted relief and allocated hopes by saving lives. Bad weather and thunderstorm hindered the operations of helicopters and Jawans. The operations were run in mainly Bellary and Mantralayan in Raichur district.
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Women clothing in flood affected regions Andhra Pradesh
Water purification tablets for flood affected
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Situation Analysis:
An update information of flood situation in Coastal India:
The floods triggered by heavy rains under the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has affected 6 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. It has destroyed standing crops, civic infrastructure, electricity and telecom facilities and paralysed road and rail transport.
In Orissa, incessant rain across the state has caused flash floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. This has affected more than 60,000 people in 103 villages. Flood water of Budhabalang, Gangahar, Sono, Kansabas and Jalaka rivers have entered the villages. The people from several areas in Mayurbhanj and Balasore are being shifted to safer places.
In Goa, several people remained trapped in their houses in the border taluka of Canacona where over 250 houses have collapsed so far in the flood. State administration confirmed that other 400 houses were inundated due to rains. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has rushed to the affected area where the district administration coupled with Army and Navy has initiated intense rescue operations. Official figures confirmed the death of two people who were washed away in the flood waters. The villages Poinguinim, Partagali, Delem, Agonda and Khotigao remained under water throughout night, No efforts were spared to bring marooned people to safety.
Five days of torrential rain have left more than 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been inundated. Flooding worsened after authorities released water from rain-swollen reservoirs and dams in both states to prevent them from bursting their banks. The floods have submerged entire villages, snapped transport and communication links and raised fears of epidemic in relief camps crowded with people forced out of their homes. Air Force helicopters dropped food and drinking water packages to hundreds of villages that remained cut off after roads were submerged or washed away.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh- The situation is equally grim in Krishna, Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts, where thousands of people are still stranded in floodwaters due to heavy rains that battered the state for the past six days. Massive rescue operations are on to evacuate people from inundated areas in several districts of the state. Army personnel and National Disaster Reserve Force have also deployed in rescue operations. 14 trains diverted on Guntakal division due to flooding. Chief Minister K Roasaiah is reviewing the flood situation constantly.
On jurala, the first major dam on the Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh, 49 flood gates were lifted to release over seven lakh cusecs of water into the Krishna River. Thungabhadra, which is also in spate, lifted all the 33 gates of the dam near hospet in Karataka and released 4 lakh cuscus of water down stream. Srisailam, which has been full for the past 15 days, lifted 11 of its 12 huge crest gates to a height of 40 feet and released 11 lakh cusecs of water to the Nagarjunasagar dam.Though the situation in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar is improving, Krishna and Guntur District are likely to get affected by floods. "The administration has been put on high alert and people living in low-laying areas have been asked to shift to safer places, as heavy discharge of waters from Nagarjunasagar dam and Prakasam barrage are likely to submerge several villages in the next 12-24 hours,"
Karnataka: The entire north Karnataka has been ravaged by the fury of rains the like of which the State has not seen in the recent past. Probably the damage to life and property is much more than what is being estimated. Hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed in floods, rendering large number of people homeless. Crops have been lost and farmers have suffered losses running into crores of rupees. Even the speedy relief measurers will take some time to reach the affected people”.
‘There is respite from rains and further flooding in north Karnataka since the last 12 hours while coastal and central parts of the state continue to receive moderate to heavy rains. The death toll mounted to 170. Water levels have also started receding in the flooded areas. But severe damage to roads, bridges and state/national highways is hampering supplies and rehabilitation works.
The state has, meanwhile, intensified rescue and relief operations in the worst-hit districts to provide succor and shelter to thousands of people, who were forced to flee their villages and towns due to the flash floods that left a trail of death and destruction. ‘About 177,500 people are being sheltered and fed at 598 rehab centres opened across the affected districts. Many others stranded in villages and smaller towns due to flood waters and damage to road links have been shifted to school buildings and community halls.
About 20,000 food packets air-droppedin the marooned villages of Bijapur, Bagalkot, Bellary, Koppal, Raichur and Gulbarga districts as the affected people remained cut-off. A round-the-clock flood relief cell had been set up at Air Force station Yelahanka and Hakimpet to meet the situation. They also dropping about 750 Kgs of relief material mainly food packets in and around the flood-hit areas. 88 food camps have been set up and schools and community halls are being used as temporary relief camps. One lakh rupees each has been released to the family of the deceased.
- The All India Trade union Congress (AITUC) has urged all its affiliated unions to contribute a day’s wages to the Karnataka Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as a contribution to the ongoing rain relief work. AITUC had also directed trade unions to actively participate in the relief work like collecting clothes, medicines and money.
Response of Armed forces: The armed forces on Saturday intensified search, rescue and relief operations in flood-ravaged Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The IAF has deployed 13 helicopters — 5 MI-8 and 8 Chetaks in the two States and they have flown 17 sorties. In addition, 4 AN-32 transport aircraft carried out 13 sorties airlifting men and material provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pune, to the affected areas, a Defence Ministry release said.
One AN-32 sortie carrying relief material to Kurnool, from Arkullaum to Hyderabad, had to be diverted to Karnataka as the road link was washed away in many places. Relief material, boats and other equipment later reached Kurnool.
Many jawans and boats that were to be moved from Bangalore to Bellary were held up due to heavy rain in the west coast. Navy personnel from Karwar and Goa are engaged in relief operations in Karnataka.
The IAF will also fly the IL-76, its largest transport aircraft, from Bhubaneswar to Bangalore/Puttapurthy, to transport 350 men and 50 boats.
An additional 100 men and 30 boats are also being flown in from Pune to Hyderabad. Further, 270 men and 30 boats will be airlifted from Bhatinda and Delhi.
The Navy has deployed 12 diving teams with Gemini boats. Of these, two are in Vijayawada, three in Mahbubnagar, two in Kannur, three in Gadag and two in Karwar. The Navy has so far rescued 130 people; 150 stranded at Karwar base are being provided food and shelter. In Vijayawada, the Eastern Naval Command has been put on standby for any eventuality.
The Army has deployed 10 columns of its men — two in Kurnool, three in Mahbubnagar, two in Vijayawada, two in Bagalkot and one in Bijapur. One column is on standby in Goa.
Media Reports:
Flood situation in Andhra Improves, report by PTI (Press Trust of India) mentions the receding of water in and improvement in flood situation in Kurnool and Mahaboobnahar Districts of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Rosaih stated that the water falls have come down to the level of waters have come down by two to three feet. The chief minster proposed to hold the backwaters from the adjacent state Karnataka if they could manage to hold the excess water. Thousands of people trapped in mid waters have been rescued by army troops.
A report from IANS states the position of Andhra Pradesh alarming on Friday Night as it Kurnool town faced the danger of submerged in the back waters of the Srisilam dam. Thousands of people are trapped in water while other thousands being evacuated from
Times News Network discloses the history of flood and Andhra Pradesh as it states the data of affected people and tragedies happened in State due to floods and other natural calamities according to this report since 1977 Andhra Pradesh has suffered casual
Indian Armed forces once again showed the gallant and valiant, this time they braved out water and evacuated more than 44 people caught in neck-deep waters and by distributing 750 kg of relief material in flood affected regions.According to a report from IANS IAF mounted relief and allocated hopes by saving lives. Bad weather and thunderstorm hindered the operations of helicopters and Jawans. The operations were run in mainly Bellary and Mantralayan in Raichur district.
About CDRN
The Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) www.cdrn.org.in is a web-based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief Agencies, Response Agencies and Governments to access and feed in real-time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief.
To become a user of the system, and to post your needs or to donate/supply/provide your services and products on CDRN, please visit our website www.cdrn.org.in. Alternatively, you candownload our brochure or send us the following details on this address: communications@cdrn.org.in: Organization Name; Login ID; First Name ; Last Name ; Email ; Address ; City ; State ; Pin Code ; Phone Numbers.
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ABOUT NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GOI is working to build a safer and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, pro-active, multi disaster and technology-driven strategy for disaster management through collective efforts of all Government Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations and companies.
http://www.ndma.gov.in
ABOUT CSO PARTNERS
CSO Partners is a non-profit that is committed to mobilizing resources and providing appropriate support services for Civil Society Organizations. Through an extended base of consortium partners specialized in relevant services, CSO Partners develop appropriate program opportunities for various contributors who include government‚ corporate bodies and individuals to engage with civil society organization in a process of social change that benefits all stakeholders. It has established a support partners’ network in varied areas ranging from donor services‚ volunteering, social investment services‚ financial management‚ governance‚ documentation‚ advocacy and communications.
http://www.csopartners.org
ABOUT AIDMATRIX
Aidmatrix is a nonprofit organization which builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian needs. More than 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage our solutions to mobilize more than $1.8 billion in aid annually, worldwide. The donated goods, money and services have impacted the lives of more than 65 million people.
http://www.aidmatrix.org
For further information please contact:
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Green Flood Alert in India
Green Flood Alert in India
Overview
Green flood alert in India Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:00 +0000Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis
See also experimental flood monitoring system for India
Analysis: 4-Aug-09:"Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede. Officials have intensified rescue...
The flood started on 8/1/2009 and ended on 8/4/2009, with a duration of 4 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).
The main cause is Levee failure.
NEW! Calculation of alert score has been revised. The alert score is now based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.
alert score: 1
magnitude: 5.1
duration: 4
severity: 2
affected region: 21200 km2
Impact
Reports indicate that person(s) have been killed and 3000 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 21200 km2.
Location
For the following locations damage has been reported: Bihar, Bagmati River, Tilaktajpur under Runnisaidpur block in Sitamarhi
The approximate geographic location of this flood is NaN latitude and NaN longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.
Rivers in flood:
Satellite observations (experimental)Show
The movie below shows the calibrated microwave brightness temperature (36.5GHz) of the area in flood. In some cases, this allows to see the extent of the flood (shown in red areas). The circles have radii of 100km and 200km.
Maps (around approximate geographic location)
Population density mapCloud mapTopographic mapArchived satellite image (from around 2000)
Overview
Green flood alert in India Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:00 +0000Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis
See also experimental flood monitoring system for India
Analysis: 4-Aug-09:"Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede. Officials have intensified rescue...
The flood started on 8/1/2009 and ended on 8/4/2009, with a duration of 4 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).
The main cause is Levee failure.
NEW! Calculation of alert score has been revised. The alert score is now based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.
alert score: 1
magnitude: 5.1
duration: 4
severity: 2
affected region: 21200 km2
Impact
Reports indicate that person(s) have been killed and 3000 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 21200 km2.
Location
For the following locations damage has been reported: Bihar, Bagmati River, Tilaktajpur under Runnisaidpur block in Sitamarhi
The approximate geographic location of this flood is NaN latitude and NaN longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.
Rivers in flood:
Satellite observations (experimental)Show
The movie below shows the calibrated microwave brightness temperature (36.5GHz) of the area in flood. In some cases, this allows to see the extent of the flood (shown in red areas). The circles have radii of 100km and 200km.
Maps (around approximate geographic location)
Population density mapCloud mapTopographic mapArchived satellite image (from around 2000)
Flooded, drought-hit Bihar calls out for help
Flooded, drought-hit Bihar calls out for help
Vijay Swaroop , Hindustan Times
Email Author
Patna, August 11, 2009
First Published: 00:33 IST(11/8/2009)
Last Updated: 01:23 IST(11/8/2009
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=cf55fd20-0cde-46d0-8d76-4632c6b972cc&Headline=Flooded+drought-hit+Bihar+calls+out+for+help
The Bihar government on Monday declared 26 of the state’s 38 districts as drought-affected and sought Rs 10,152 crore from the Centre for relief operations for an estimated 8.30 crore (83 million) people.
Bihar had faced a drought of this magnitude 41 years ago in 1967.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, “Nearly 1.26 crore (12.6 million) families in the 26 districts have been affected by the drought. The state government has estimated that an average family comprises of five members and they would need relief.”
Kumar appealed to the Prime Minister to immediately send a team of Central ministers for an assessment of the situation while asking for a special financial package for the state.
In stark contrast to the drought-affected districts, four districts—Sitamarhi, Muzaff-arpur, West Champaran and Darbhanga—are reeling under floods in which nearly 18 lakh (1.83 million)people have been affected.
Though the breach in the Sitamarhi embankment of the Bagmati river has been plugged, nearly 40 blocks of Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur are still inundated. Muzaffarpur district magistrate Vipin Kumar said, “Many people have returned home, but thousands are still living in makeshift hutments.”
The state government has released Rs 100 crore (1 billion) from the State Contingency Fund to deal with the drought and directed all district magistrates to ensure that nobody dies of starvation.
Disaster Management Department officials said that between June 1 and August 6, Bihar received just 331.7 mm of rainfall against the normal of 568.5 mm, a deficiency of 42 per cent. This resulted in a rise in average temperatures by 5 to 7 degrees above normal. It also resulted in a 58 per cent decline in paddy transplantation against the targeted 87,722,41 acres.
Pulses, another major crop of the state, could be planted in just 1,41,156 acres of land against the target of 3,08,881 acres, while oilseeds could be planted in 14,287 acres against the target of 49,421 acres.
The state government has initiated a number of steps including formation of a Crisis Management Group under the Chief Secretary’s leadership to hold a daily review of contingency measures while district level task forces are reviewing the situation on a weekly basis.
Vijay Swaroop , Hindustan Times
Email Author
Patna, August 11, 2009
First Published: 00:33 IST(11/8/2009)
Last Updated: 01:23 IST(11/8/2009
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=cf55fd20-0cde-46d0-8d76-4632c6b972cc&Headline=Flooded+drought-hit+Bihar+calls+out+for+help
The Bihar government on Monday declared 26 of the state’s 38 districts as drought-affected and sought Rs 10,152 crore from the Centre for relief operations for an estimated 8.30 crore (83 million) people.
Bihar had faced a drought of this magnitude 41 years ago in 1967.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, “Nearly 1.26 crore (12.6 million) families in the 26 districts have been affected by the drought. The state government has estimated that an average family comprises of five members and they would need relief.”
Kumar appealed to the Prime Minister to immediately send a team of Central ministers for an assessment of the situation while asking for a special financial package for the state.
In stark contrast to the drought-affected districts, four districts—Sitamarhi, Muzaff-arpur, West Champaran and Darbhanga—are reeling under floods in which nearly 18 lakh (1.83 million)people have been affected.
Though the breach in the Sitamarhi embankment of the Bagmati river has been plugged, nearly 40 blocks of Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur are still inundated. Muzaffarpur district magistrate Vipin Kumar said, “Many people have returned home, but thousands are still living in makeshift hutments.”
The state government has released Rs 100 crore (1 billion) from the State Contingency Fund to deal with the drought and directed all district magistrates to ensure that nobody dies of starvation.
Disaster Management Department officials said that between June 1 and August 6, Bihar received just 331.7 mm of rainfall against the normal of 568.5 mm, a deficiency of 42 per cent. This resulted in a rise in average temperatures by 5 to 7 degrees above normal. It also resulted in a 58 per cent decline in paddy transplantation against the targeted 87,722,41 acres.
Pulses, another major crop of the state, could be planted in just 1,41,156 acres of land against the target of 3,08,881 acres, while oilseeds could be planted in 14,287 acres against the target of 49,421 acres.
The state government has initiated a number of steps including formation of a Crisis Management Group under the Chief Secretary’s leadership to hold a daily review of contingency measures while district level task forces are reviewing the situation on a weekly basis.
Major 7.6 quake hits off Andaman Islands
Major 7.6 quake hits off AndamanIslands
Tue, Aug 11 03:32 AM
Source: Yahoo India
Enlarge Photo A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering...
Tue, Aug 11 03:32 AM
A major quake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off the Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
"The room shook for around 20 to 30 seconds, it was quite strong," said Reuters correspondent Sanjit Kumar Roy in Port Blair, capital of the islands.
He said that in the northern part of Andaman Island, people ran out of their houses in panic. Police said there had been no reports so far of any damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.7, struck at 1:55 a.m. (1955 GMT on Monday). It was shallow, at a depth of 20.6 miles (33 km), and was centred 160 miles (260 km) north of Port Blair.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch for the region.
"Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located usually no more than a thousand kilometers (about 600 miles) from the earthquake epicenter," the tsunami center said in its bulletin.
However, an official at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services said a tsunami warning had not been issued by his department.
"We have not issued a tsunami alert and are monitoring the water level changes in the region at the moment," Ajay Kumar told Reuters by phone.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a chain of small islands hundreds of miles east of India in the Indian Ocean.
A 7.6 magnitude quake is classified by the USGS as a major earthquake and is capable of widespread, heavy damage.
An even bigger quake in the Indian Ocean in 2004 caused a tsunami that killed some 228,000 people.
In Indonesia, a meteorology agency official said his agency was monitoring the Aceh area on the tip of Sumatra. So far there had been no reports of a tsunami in Indonesia but it could take two hours for one to reach the coastline.
Tue, Aug 11 03:32 AM
Source: Yahoo India
Enlarge Photo A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering...
Tue, Aug 11 03:32 AM
A major quake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off the Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
"The room shook for around 20 to 30 seconds, it was quite strong," said Reuters correspondent Sanjit Kumar Roy in Port Blair, capital of the islands.
He said that in the northern part of Andaman Island, people ran out of their houses in panic. Police said there had been no reports so far of any damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.7, struck at 1:55 a.m. (1955 GMT on Monday). It was shallow, at a depth of 20.6 miles (33 km), and was centred 160 miles (260 km) north of Port Blair.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch for the region.
"Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located usually no more than a thousand kilometers (about 600 miles) from the earthquake epicenter," the tsunami center said in its bulletin.
However, an official at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services said a tsunami warning had not been issued by his department.
"We have not issued a tsunami alert and are monitoring the water level changes in the region at the moment," Ajay Kumar told Reuters by phone.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a chain of small islands hundreds of miles east of India in the Indian Ocean.
A 7.6 magnitude quake is classified by the USGS as a major earthquake and is capable of widespread, heavy damage.
An even bigger quake in the Indian Ocean in 2004 caused a tsunami that killed some 228,000 people.
In Indonesia, a meteorology agency official said his agency was monitoring the Aceh area on the tip of Sumatra. So far there had been no reports of a tsunami in Indonesia but it could take two hours for one to reach the coastline.
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