Hits of Cyclone – “Aila’, increasing heartbeats once again in East Medinipur
Introduction
East Medinipur has been susceptible to natural calamity due to occurrence of cyclonic depression arising from the coastal belt of the district and the flood affected due to the rivers that flow from the nearby distance in these to districts are practically losing their depth because of silt accumulation in the river bed and also the improper drainage systems is resulting in flood situation regarding torrential showers every year, on an average since five years the district has faced devastating cyclone, and rainfall causing natural calamity due to occurrence of flood. According to Government statistical record approx 84% people of the district are living in rural sector, among them approx 53% are marginal farmers and approx 38% are landless farmers. On an average 52% are living in the mud houses which is generally flattened due to devastating cyclone and the reason of inundation. Approx 12,000 Hec. Cultivated land used to demolish for the hits of natural calamity.
In the year, 2008 East and West Medinipur were remained demolish due to the occurrence of thundershower and the burst of river barrage that again had resulted into flood in Purba (East) and Pashchim (West) Medinipur. The rivers namely Silabati, Kasai, Kansabati, Haldi, Kelayghai and Subarnarekha have crossed the danger level and at some places the stream water gushed into the land in many places under ten blocks of East Medinipur. About 47 lack people have been found affected including both Medinipur Districts due to inundation.
Status of flood devastation in 2008:
The condition of the children & women were found most deplorable in both districts of Medinipur. The children & women of schedule cast, schedule tribe, minority and marginalized families are suffering from various problems. The women & children are living out side the home and are passing days with insufficient food, cloths, pure drinking water. The backward or marginal people became homeless and their mud houses were flattening in both districts.
Agriculture is the main livelihood of the rural people. Above 80% of rural people of Medinipur depends upon agriculture. Due to heavy rainfall and overflowing the total agricultural process had been broken down in two districts.
Maximum no. of domestic cattle, goat, pig, and poultry were died or damaged into the water. Many commercial poultry firm, dairy firm, piggery firm, goatery firm were partly or fully destroyed due to water logging and scarcity of food.
After the devastation people had taken initiatives to exist their life in this inconvenient situation, they built up a temporary house with tarpaulin which was getting as relief material from any institution, eager to started cultivation with the support of KJKS and Save the Children, CRY, AIDs or from any other Govt. and Non govt. institution as farmer’s loan tried to manage their standard of living at this phase a Hail Storm was lashing down again those affected areas in the month of April, 2009. Vast areas of Boro (Type of paddy) cultivation had been damaged due to the hits of hail. Up to month of April scorching heat and ‘Loo’ was blowing all over the district and least of cloud overcastted in the sky still. This situation hampered paddy cultivation mainly Aaoosh in proper time.
In between the moving of one month, strong winds and torrential rain from cyclone Aila lashed on East Medinipur from 24th May to 25th May, 2009. According to the record of Meteorological Office, Alipore, Kolkata, we have come to know that the cyclone Aila had generated wind of about 120 Km. an hour. This severe cyclone had entered in West Bengal on the track of Sagardwip to Burdwan and smashed down East Medinipur simultaneously; the coastal belt and river side villages were mostly affected and destroyed due to Aila.
Vast stretches of East Medinipur looked like a reassemble battlefield. Trees were uprooted here and there, mud houses were flattened, and villagers were trapped into several pockets. Sea wave gushed into land in different places and submerged totally. In coastal belt Aila snapped electricity and swathes and telecommunication remained out of connection.
Affected Area:
Due to hit of Cyclone Aila a vast backward and marginal section were rendered homeless and their suffering knew no bounds. Mainly sea facing villages like Junput, Sawla, Haripur, Samuribar, Baguran, Jalpai, Biramput under Contai-I block, Bakiput, Kadua, Gopalpur under Contai-II block, Sankarpur,Chandpur, Lachhimpur under Ramnagar-I , Mandarmoni, Jaldha and Dadanpatrabar under Ramnagar-II block, Pachuria under Khejuri –II block had been submerged after bursting of sea dyke. In Egra-I block 17 villages and the municipal area and in Patashpur-I near about 14 villages were devastated due to hit of the severe cyclone. 12 rescue camps at Ramnagar-I, 8 rescue camps at Contai-II, 12 rescue camps at Contai-I, 6 rescue camps at Khejuri-II are run by Government to promote immediate relief and support to the approx 20,000 affected people. Due to burst of Rupnarayan River embankment vast area of Jalpai and Pyarachali villages under Chandipur Block had been inundated.
Name of the District
No. of subdivision
Name of the Block & Municipality
Population affected
Sector of population most affected
Purba (East) Medinipur
Contai Subdivision
Contai-I
25000
Fisherman & marginalized families, children & women
Contai-II
20000
Bhagawanpur-II
10000
Ramnagar-I
30000
Ramnagar-II
25000
Khejuri-II
20000
Khejuri –I
12000
Egra subdivision
Patashpur-I
12000
Patashpur-II
10000
Egra Municipality
25000
Egra-I
30000
Egra-II
25000
Tamluk Subdivision
Chandipur
20000
Specific Status of affected Areas of East Medinipur:
Status of residence:
Most of the mud houses were flattened due to hit of cyclone Aila or some respective village had been inundated regarding gushed of sea wave the residence of the economically backward people has been found fully or partly destroyed. Presently homeless people are staying in rescue camp which has been run by Government. Allover
East Medinipur total 85 rescue camps have been opened to promote immediate support to the distressed people.
Name of Districts
Name of Block
No. of affected village
No. of house fully destroyed
No. of house partly destroyed
Total
Operational Vill.
Others
Total
Operational Vill.
Others
Total
Operational Vill.
Others
Purba Medinipur
Contai-I
50
10
40
60
10
50
1000
200
800
Contai-II
40
20
20
75
40
35
500
300
200
Bhagawanpur-II
25
All
-
7
7
-
400
400
-
Ramnagar-I
75
5
70
15
2
13
750
50
700
Ramnagar-II
65
15
50
10
3
7
500
165
335
Khejuri-I
20
7
13
10
2
8
500
52
448
Khejuri-II
30
-
30
215
-
215
350
-
350
Patashpur-I
50
22
28
10
4
6
1000
500
500
Patashpur-II
35
All
-
15
15
-
1000
1000
-
Egra Municipality
27 wards
-
27
56
-
56
703
-
703
Egra-I
17
-
17
100
-
100
2500
-
2500
Egra-II
12
-
12
150
-
150
2500
-
2500
Nandigram-I
10
-
10
15
-
15
250
-
250
Chandipur
15
5
10
10
5
5
150
50
100
471
144
327
748
88
660
12103
2717
9386
Status of livelihood:
Status of livelihood:
Agriculture operation:
Agriculture is main livelihood of the rural people. Above 80% of rural people of Medinipur depends upon agriculture. Due to heavy rainfall and strong winds total agricultural process has been damaged in the district and the livelihood system had been collapsed.
Districts
Areas of seed bed of paddy damaged
Areas of Vegetables cultivation damaged
Areas of nursery & horticulture damaged
Areas of Betel plantation destroyed
Areas of Flower cultivation damaged
Areas of Others crops damages (Ground Nuts)
EastMedinipur
1500Hectors
10000 Hectors
150 Hectors
10000 Acres
100 Acres
3000Hectors
Status of operational area
500 hectors
2500 hectors
50 hectors
1500 acres
-
100 hectors
Status of Children & Women:
The condition of the children & women are found most deplorable in the districts of Medinipur. The children & women of schedule cast, minority and marginalized families are suffering from various problems. The women & children are living out side the home and are passing days with insufficient food, pure drinking water. Children and women are loosing their privacy for damaging of their shelter. So, need protection and security for the affected children and women for their safety life.
Status of Educational Institution:
The educational infrastructure had been broken down in this unrest phase in the above mentioned devastated area. We observed that building of SSK, MSK, and ICDS centers had been flattened due to the hits of strong winds. Apart from that situation children could not get mid day meal. Those institution are using as relief camps, on that perspective all centers are remained stop services and children could not get proper teaching support in many of disaster affected places.
Status of livestock:
In very short of case we have found that live stocks have become shelter less due to blowing of strong wind. People and domestic cattle are living together. Chicks, cattle were died in this devastating situation. Many of poultry farms have been damaged that’s why source of income of the families would be decreased day to day.
Health:
The health status of homeless people is found to be much more deplorable. In the camps people are not getting pure drinking water as such the quantity of people with infection & diseases are increasing everyday. Insufficient medical team of government & non-government are moving but people are not getting proper treatment and medicine. Also sanitation is a big problem, which is adding to the cause of increase in pollution. It’s also acting as major cause in increase of diseases.
Status of fisheries:
East Medinipur is situated on river & seaside. Due to disaster caused by severe cyclone Aila maximum fisheries & spawn farming have been damaged. Those people was involved in fisheries and spawn culture have incurred a massive loss. In East Medinipur district total 57 fish processing centers (Khati) have been destroyed.
Government Initiatives:
Government had taken strong initiatives to promote support to this distressed people. 85 rescue camps are being run by Government in the most devastated areas. Govt. has taken initiative to rescue the people whose are trapped into various pockets. 10,000 tarpulin have been distributed among homeless people. Till now 9500 tarpaulin also store in the respective blocks. 200 Mt. rice have been distributed to the affected people. Approx Rs. 1 crore 80 lakhs have been sanctioned by Government for turn into the situation normal one.
Initiatives of Kajla Janakalyan Samity:
Kajla Janakalyan Samity is taking part in relief and rescue work. We are distributing tarpaulin and medicine to the distress people and providing ambulance support to the Govt. in their relief and rescue work. Before this occurrence we have continued sensitization program and early warning system among community level. And we have assessed the occurrence devastating situation at field level.
Others Non Governmental initiatives:
Ramkrishna Mission is distributing tarpaulin, dry foods, pure drinking water and medicine to the marooned people in respective villages.
Emergency Requirements:
In this period the following requirements are necessary which our crying need is….
Dry food materials
Dry ration
Baby food
Tarpaulin
Medicine
Pure drinking water
Hygienic materials (bleaching, phenyl, limb etc)
Cloths
Fuel
Future requirements:
The items mentioned below would be of required to be supplied to families who are victimized by cyclonic hit after 10 – 15 days
Seed for paddy cultivation and vegetable gardening
Help for shelter construction of the homeless people
Revolving fund for cultivation & others livelihood of the affected people and save the people from moneylender.
Help for making & repairing ICDS, Kitchen room of the mid day meal, Sishu Siksha Kendra and Madhyamik Siksha Kendra
Building awareness among the people on disaster preparedness
Help for community grain bank for ensuring food during disaster.
Family kits for shelter less and cyclone affected families
Education materials for the children of cyclone affected marginalized families
Support for repairing cost of the betel farm
Drinking water Tube – well
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