Hits of Cyclone – “Aila’
Introduction
West Bengal 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 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.
The strong winds and torrential rain from cyclone Aila lashed on West Bengal from 24th May to 25th May, 2009. According to the record of Meteorological Office, Alipore, Kolkata, 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. 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
Status Report:
Annexure 1
Specific Status of affected Areas :
Status of residence:
Most of the mud houses were flattened due to hit of cyclone Aila and some villages 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.
Status of livelihood:
Agriculture operation:
Agriculture is main livelihood of the rural people. Due to heavy rainfall and strong winds total agricultural process has been damaged in the affected districts and the livelihood system had been collapsed. The seed bed of Paddy damaged, vegetable cultivation damaged, nursery & horticulture damaged, Betel plantation destroyed, Flower cultivation damaged and Others crops damages (Ground Nuts)
Status of Children & Women:
The condition of the children & women are found most deplorable in the affected districts. 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. 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:
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.
Government Initiatives:
Government had taken strong initiatives to promote support to this distressed people. Rescue camps are being run by Government in the most devastated areas. Govt. has taken initiative to rescue the people those are trapped into various pockets. Tarpulin have been distributed among homeless people. Rice has been distributed to the affected people. Medical camps are also running.
Emergency Requirements:
Dry food materials
Baby food
Tarpaulin
Medicine
Pure drinking water
Hygienic materials (bleaching, phenyl, limb etc)
Future requirements:
The items mentioned below would be of required to be supplied to families who are victimized by cyclonic hit after 15 – 20 days
Seed for paddy cultivation and vegetable gardening
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
Education materials for the children of cyclone affected marginalized families
Support for repairing cost of the betel farm
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