Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Cyclone Aila Affected Districts Hooghly , Howrah and Midnapur (East)- KNSS , Kolkata
As per our voluteers in different districts have informed and other relaible sources in Kolkata already 22 people have died and more than 70 people have injoured. More than 100 trees have fallen on the roads of Kolkata and clearing work is going on.Thank God Cyclone has changed its way from Kolkata which hsa minimised the victims.Near by Kolkata four distircts have been affected till now and rain is continue. These district are, 24 PGS both South and North, Hooghly , Howrah and Midnapur ( East).As per minimum expectation after the noon five lakks people have lost their house and many roads have been blocked . Officials have not reach many points due to road blockage , dark and contiue rain. Tomaaroo we can get some photos from our friends , volunteers from those districts.Affected people immediately need Five thousnad Tarpouline to provide Improvise Shelter at safe place or high roads. Because Mansoon is at hand and they can not go to their house for at least five months .Then they need food and useful materials for them and catles to survive in thse five months.Trapouline cost will be around Rs 450- 500/- per piecee. Again Bamboos are required to help these tarpouline keep stand perfectly.
Cyclone Aila Situation Analysis and Emergency Needs- Kajla Janakalyan Samity
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
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
Cyclone Aila Situation Report, IGSSS
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
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
Bangladesh and India: Cyclone AILA, Information Bulletin no. 2, IFRC
For your information, India: Cyclone AILA, Information Bulletin no. 2 has been issued and can be accessed on the Federation's website at the following URL:
http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/rpts09/INcy29050902.pdf
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Summary:
On 25 May, cyclone AILA hit costal Bengal affecting over 1.5 million people. Up to 96 deaths have been reported so far and over 500,000 houses have been either fully or partially damaged.
The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) national headquarters and branches responded quickly to the disaster. Relief items including tarpaulins and clothes are being despatched from the IRCS’s to affected branches for further distribution to the affected people. IRCS staff and volunteers have also been mobilized to provide support in search and rescue, distributions and medical aid.
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Summary:
On 25 May, cyclone AILA hit costal Bengal affecting over 1.5 million people. Up to 96 deaths have been reported so far and over 500,000 houses have been either fully or partially damaged.
The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) national headquarters and branches responded quickly to the disaster. Relief items including tarpaulins and clothes are being despatched from the IRCS’s to affected branches for further distribution to the affected people. IRCS staff and volunteers have also been mobilized to provide support in search and rescue, distributions and medical aid.
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A Report on Cyclone (Aila) affected area of Patharpratima and Mathurap- SABUJ SANGHA (Development Organization
A Report on Cyclone (Aila) affected area of Patharpratima and Mathurapur-II Block of Indian Sunderbans.
Backdrop :
A powerful cyclone, Aila, crossed over the Gangetic West Bengal and other parts of the State on 25th May 2009 causing huge devastation in the entire State and specially in the Indian Sunderbans. It is described as one of the worst case of natural disaster in this region in the 21st century. Severe cyclone along with heavy rainfall increased the quantum of damage. Among the districts, South 24 Parganas is the worst affected by this cyclone. Sunderbans being a part of the district has been affected severely. The geographical location of the Sunderbans has always kept this region on high alert whenever there is a forecast of any kind of indecent weather condition. Waves created by the cyclone in the distributaries of the Hoogly river has broken the embankments and flooded the island villages resulting to entry of saline water there. A large no of houses and agriculture land has gone under water leaving lakhs of inhabitants homeless. Although Sunderbans have been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNICEF, the socio-economic condition of the people here are far below average. Development options are very less than other parts of the State. People here have to struggle for their existence and this cyclone “Aila” has added more challenges before them for the future. Economically the people of Sunderbans has been pushed 10 years back by this disaster.
Situational Analysis :
As per UNICEF report, it is approximately 1.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone in the South 24 Parganas with an estimated death of 96 people.
Two Blocks viz. Patharpratima and Mathurapur-II are among the worst hit Blocks in the district. Both these blocks are the integral part of the Indian Sunderbans. It is estimated that within Patharpratima Block out of15 Gram Panchyats (GP) 9 (Herembogopalpur, Laxmijanardanpur, Achintanagr, Sridharnagar, G-Plot, Banashyamnagar Brajaballavpur, Patharpratima and Gopalnagar) GPs are in the priority list. Here approximately 98826 people are afftected and homeless out of whom 44540are women and 22742 are children. 3212 olderly people are also in the list of homeless. 9010 houses have been washed out completely whereas 8695 houses are partly damaged. Approximately 30000 acre of agricultural land has been damaged by logging of saline water. Almost 10.5 kms of embankment is no more in dependable condition as there is almost breaching on 84 points.
In the Mathurapur-II Block out of 11 GPs 2 GPs (Nandakumarpur and Nagendrapur) are to be taken care of more at present. Here approximately 12992 people are homeless out of whom 5615 are women, 2045 are children and 612 are senior citizens. 4150 acre of agricultural land are damaged which may be usable again after three years. Almost 2 kms of embankment have been damaged having breaching at 13 points. The over all situation in this two blocks are seriously concerning the Government as well as other stakeholders operating in this area. As the after effect of the cyclone a big question mark is there so far resettlement of these homeless people are concerned. There are very limited options left with this cross-section for coming back to the mainstream.
Need Assessment :
The disaster has resulted to immense economic loss to the affected people in the Sunderbans, It is understood that people affected here will have to start everything from the scratch level. Based on the current situation the needs could be categorized in two sections i.e 1. Immediate relief and 2. Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the affected people. In the context of immediate relief it could be said that more supply of food grains (rice, pulses), dry food (pasted rice), Tarpaulin/Plastic sheets, drinking water, medicines (metrogyl, antibiotics, paracetamols, zeoline/halogen tablets, ORS, normal saline, antacids etc), kerosene oil and lamps, sufficient cloths, bleaching powder, soap are to be mobilized to address the needs of the people here. It will take another three to four days for the people to start their resettlement process. Rehabilitation of these people calls for support in terms of mass housing, repairing of partially damaged houses, food security (food basket consisting of rice, pulses, potato and some kitchen garden seeds),
livelihoods options, health support (both preventive and curative) and education. Insufficiency in rehabilitation programme may lead to issues like migration, school drop-out, child labour, trafficking, child abuse etc.
Emergency relief by Sabuj Sangha :
Sabuj Sangha being the most active and experienced NGO in this region (working since 1975) has immediately started its relief activities from the next day itself. Food grains, dry food, Tarpaulin sheets, emergency medicines were mobilized from Kolkata to the affected sites. Emergency relief wing was formed along with local Panchyats and Block Offices. Initially it was difficult to have access to the interior areas of the island villages, but subsequently those were reached. Six community kitchens were installed in different locations to cater to the needs of 3500 cyclone affected home less people. At present Sabuj Sangha is running 15 community kitchens in different locations in the two Blocks for food support to approximately 10000 people. Humanitarian organizations like NICE, AGNI have supported Sabuj Sangha to carryout their relief activities. Many other organizations have assured support and have encouraged Sabuj Sangha in their relief activities. Government bodies like Dept. of Health and Family Welfare and Dept. of Sunderban Affairs has partnered Sabuj Sangha to execute with their relief activities. Government functionaries are extending their support to Sabuj Sangha in terms of supplying relief materials for the cyclone affected people. Sunderban Development Board (GoWB) has already planned and started execution of de-watering through installation of pumps. Regional Health and Training Centre at Nandakumarpur and Outreach Medical Centre at Herambogopalpur of Sabuj Sangha, being within the catchments of these blocks, are working round the clock to render curative support to the affected people. Health Workers and Medical Team of Sabuj Sangha are serving the affected people on spot. Further consignments of medicines, food, tarpaulin sheet, bleaching powder etc have been mobilized by Sabuj Sangha from Kolkata. Government aids received have been effectively distributed among the beneficiaries.
Future scope of support to the cyclone affected people :
Planning for a long-term rehabilitation programme for the disaster affected people in this region is to be done immediately. Major emphasis should be given on reconstruction of houses (both by grant and community participation), livelihoods and preventive health care support. Sabuj Sangha is already actively working in these areas through its various programmes for upliftment of the downtrodden section. Temporary shelters made of tarpaulin sheets, bamboo logs, and food security for minimum six months is to be planned as immediate response for resettlement. Parallel planning is to be made for building of low cost disaster resistant houses with community participation and strengthening of livelihoods programme. Issues like migration, school-dropout, child labour and abuse, trafficking etc should be kept in close vigil.
Backdrop :
A powerful cyclone, Aila, crossed over the Gangetic West Bengal and other parts of the State on 25th May 2009 causing huge devastation in the entire State and specially in the Indian Sunderbans. It is described as one of the worst case of natural disaster in this region in the 21st century. Severe cyclone along with heavy rainfall increased the quantum of damage. Among the districts, South 24 Parganas is the worst affected by this cyclone. Sunderbans being a part of the district has been affected severely. The geographical location of the Sunderbans has always kept this region on high alert whenever there is a forecast of any kind of indecent weather condition. Waves created by the cyclone in the distributaries of the Hoogly river has broken the embankments and flooded the island villages resulting to entry of saline water there. A large no of houses and agriculture land has gone under water leaving lakhs of inhabitants homeless. Although Sunderbans have been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNICEF, the socio-economic condition of the people here are far below average. Development options are very less than other parts of the State. People here have to struggle for their existence and this cyclone “Aila” has added more challenges before them for the future. Economically the people of Sunderbans has been pushed 10 years back by this disaster.
Situational Analysis :
As per UNICEF report, it is approximately 1.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone in the South 24 Parganas with an estimated death of 96 people.
Two Blocks viz. Patharpratima and Mathurapur-II are among the worst hit Blocks in the district. Both these blocks are the integral part of the Indian Sunderbans. It is estimated that within Patharpratima Block out of15 Gram Panchyats (GP) 9 (Herembogopalpur, Laxmijanardanpur, Achintanagr, Sridharnagar, G-Plot, Banashyamnagar Brajaballavpur, Patharpratima and Gopalnagar) GPs are in the priority list. Here approximately 98826 people are afftected and homeless out of whom 44540are women and 22742 are children. 3212 olderly people are also in the list of homeless. 9010 houses have been washed out completely whereas 8695 houses are partly damaged. Approximately 30000 acre of agricultural land has been damaged by logging of saline water. Almost 10.5 kms of embankment is no more in dependable condition as there is almost breaching on 84 points.
In the Mathurapur-II Block out of 11 GPs 2 GPs (Nandakumarpur and Nagendrapur) are to be taken care of more at present. Here approximately 12992 people are homeless out of whom 5615 are women, 2045 are children and 612 are senior citizens. 4150 acre of agricultural land are damaged which may be usable again after three years. Almost 2 kms of embankment have been damaged having breaching at 13 points. The over all situation in this two blocks are seriously concerning the Government as well as other stakeholders operating in this area. As the after effect of the cyclone a big question mark is there so far resettlement of these homeless people are concerned. There are very limited options left with this cross-section for coming back to the mainstream.
Need Assessment :
The disaster has resulted to immense economic loss to the affected people in the Sunderbans, It is understood that people affected here will have to start everything from the scratch level. Based on the current situation the needs could be categorized in two sections i.e 1. Immediate relief and 2. Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the affected people. In the context of immediate relief it could be said that more supply of food grains (rice, pulses), dry food (pasted rice), Tarpaulin/Plastic sheets, drinking water, medicines (metrogyl, antibiotics, paracetamols, zeoline/halogen tablets, ORS, normal saline, antacids etc), kerosene oil and lamps, sufficient cloths, bleaching powder, soap are to be mobilized to address the needs of the people here. It will take another three to four days for the people to start their resettlement process. Rehabilitation of these people calls for support in terms of mass housing, repairing of partially damaged houses, food security (food basket consisting of rice, pulses, potato and some kitchen garden seeds),
livelihoods options, health support (both preventive and curative) and education. Insufficiency in rehabilitation programme may lead to issues like migration, school drop-out, child labour, trafficking, child abuse etc.
Emergency relief by Sabuj Sangha :
Sabuj Sangha being the most active and experienced NGO in this region (working since 1975) has immediately started its relief activities from the next day itself. Food grains, dry food, Tarpaulin sheets, emergency medicines were mobilized from Kolkata to the affected sites. Emergency relief wing was formed along with local Panchyats and Block Offices. Initially it was difficult to have access to the interior areas of the island villages, but subsequently those were reached. Six community kitchens were installed in different locations to cater to the needs of 3500 cyclone affected home less people. At present Sabuj Sangha is running 15 community kitchens in different locations in the two Blocks for food support to approximately 10000 people. Humanitarian organizations like NICE, AGNI have supported Sabuj Sangha to carryout their relief activities. Many other organizations have assured support and have encouraged Sabuj Sangha in their relief activities. Government bodies like Dept. of Health and Family Welfare and Dept. of Sunderban Affairs has partnered Sabuj Sangha to execute with their relief activities. Government functionaries are extending their support to Sabuj Sangha in terms of supplying relief materials for the cyclone affected people. Sunderban Development Board (GoWB) has already planned and started execution of de-watering through installation of pumps. Regional Health and Training Centre at Nandakumarpur and Outreach Medical Centre at Herambogopalpur of Sabuj Sangha, being within the catchments of these blocks, are working round the clock to render curative support to the affected people. Health Workers and Medical Team of Sabuj Sangha are serving the affected people on spot. Further consignments of medicines, food, tarpaulin sheet, bleaching powder etc have been mobilized by Sabuj Sangha from Kolkata. Government aids received have been effectively distributed among the beneficiaries.
Future scope of support to the cyclone affected people :
Planning for a long-term rehabilitation programme for the disaster affected people in this region is to be done immediately. Major emphasis should be given on reconstruction of houses (both by grant and community participation), livelihoods and preventive health care support. Sabuj Sangha is already actively working in these areas through its various programmes for upliftment of the downtrodden section. Temporary shelters made of tarpaulin sheets, bamboo logs, and food security for minimum six months is to be planned as immediate response for resettlement. Parallel planning is to be made for building of low cost disaster resistant houses with community participation and strengthening of livelihoods programme. Issues like migration, school-dropout, child labour and abuse, trafficking etc should be kept in close vigil.
Devastating cyclonic storm Aila hit South Bengal, Report from CINI
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
www.cini-india.org
Devastating cyclonic storm Aila hit South Bengal
Due to depression in the Bay of Bengal, a strong cyclone blew from south east. It created a massive surge of tidal waves rushing from the sea. In some places the waves breached the mud embankments and over other stretches destroyed the embankment of ‘Maipith Island’ in Kultali Block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal bordering Bangladesh. The island is situated in remote Sunderbans region one of the world's largest wetlands area, part of which has been reserved for tigers and crocodiles. It is inhabitated by 65,000 people. The saline water washed away the mud walls and foundation of cottages of the poor. The agriculture land mostly growing rice, vegetables and betel leaves are under 3 to 5 feet saline water. This will result in poor or no production of monsoon paddy crop and cash crop of vegetables and betel leaf. Almost all ponds in the villages are flooded with salt water, which will lead to the fish being cultivated as being lost, and no possibility of reviving sweet water fish cultivation in future. Four people have already died in the island, where CINI is directly working with more than 100 people injured. As the cyclone with tidal waves struck during daytime, villagers could run to the nearest safe and high ground such as local schools to take shelter. Livestock of cattle, goats, sheep and chicken were washed away by floodwater. There is a strong possibility of outbreak of health hazards such as gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory illnesses in near future due to inadequate shelter and protection of the displaced population. About 20,000 homeless people have taken shelter in school buildings, 2 flood centres of Panchayat. CINI has already provided some dry food for flood victims along with local Panchayat and state government.
Details of damages where we work:
Deaths : 04
Injuries : Above 100
House fully damaged : 1500 (approx)
House partly damaged : 6000 (approx)
Ponds flooded : 8000 (approx)
Betel leaf cultivation destroyed : 600 units (approx)
Agricultural land under saline water : 8000 acres (approx)
Details of requirement for temporary relief and rehabilitation:
Dry food, food grains, baby food for 20,000 people (approx)
Medicines, ORS, Bleaching powder, Halogen tabs etc. for 20,000 people (approx)
Polythene sheets : 2500 pcs (approx)
Clothing, specially for children & women for 20,000 people (approx)
Beddings (including mosquito net) for 20,000 people (approx)
Permanent shelter arrangement for 2500 families (approx)
**Number of fully damage house is increasing rapidly**.
www.cini-india.org
Devastating cyclonic storm Aila hit South Bengal
Due to depression in the Bay of Bengal, a strong cyclone blew from south east. It created a massive surge of tidal waves rushing from the sea. In some places the waves breached the mud embankments and over other stretches destroyed the embankment of ‘Maipith Island’ in Kultali Block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal bordering Bangladesh. The island is situated in remote Sunderbans region one of the world's largest wetlands area, part of which has been reserved for tigers and crocodiles. It is inhabitated by 65,000 people. The saline water washed away the mud walls and foundation of cottages of the poor. The agriculture land mostly growing rice, vegetables and betel leaves are under 3 to 5 feet saline water. This will result in poor or no production of monsoon paddy crop and cash crop of vegetables and betel leaf. Almost all ponds in the villages are flooded with salt water, which will lead to the fish being cultivated as being lost, and no possibility of reviving sweet water fish cultivation in future. Four people have already died in the island, where CINI is directly working with more than 100 people injured. As the cyclone with tidal waves struck during daytime, villagers could run to the nearest safe and high ground such as local schools to take shelter. Livestock of cattle, goats, sheep and chicken were washed away by floodwater. There is a strong possibility of outbreak of health hazards such as gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory illnesses in near future due to inadequate shelter and protection of the displaced population. About 20,000 homeless people have taken shelter in school buildings, 2 flood centres of Panchayat. CINI has already provided some dry food for flood victims along with local Panchayat and state government.
Details of damages where we work:
Deaths : 04
Injuries : Above 100
House fully damaged : 1500 (approx)
House partly damaged : 6000 (approx)
Ponds flooded : 8000 (approx)
Betel leaf cultivation destroyed : 600 units (approx)
Agricultural land under saline water : 8000 acres (approx)
Details of requirement for temporary relief and rehabilitation:
Dry food, food grains, baby food for 20,000 people (approx)
Medicines, ORS, Bleaching powder, Halogen tabs etc. for 20,000 people (approx)
Polythene sheets : 2500 pcs (approx)
Clothing, specially for children & women for 20,000 people (approx)
Beddings (including mosquito net) for 20,000 people (approx)
Permanent shelter arrangement for 2500 families (approx)
**Number of fully damage house is increasing rapidly**.
Update on Cyclone Aila, West Bengal, Sitrep 4- Save children
Society Registration No: S/51101/2004Flooding in West Bengal caused by Tropical Cyclone Aila hasleft thousands of children without food, water or shelterRecent flooding in Southern West Bengal due to thetropical cyclone Aila has left 125 people dead andover 5.4 million people displaced. Thousands ofchildren have been affected with little access to food,clean water, healthcare or sanitation facilities.According to Government of West Bengal estimates,25,000 villages in 16 districts were immediately inundatedwhen the embankments breached allowing salt water toflood the area. This situation has left hundreds ofthousands of children at risk of becomingmalnourished – thousands of families are struggling tosurvive on handfuls of salt water and rice. Access toclean drinking water is also extremely scarce asground water sources have been contaminated by saltwater. Medical supplies are in very short supply, leavingchildren unable to access life‐saving care as water borneand respiratory diseases are on the rise.People have lost everything they own. The floodinghas left 750,000 houses severely damaged or destroyed ‐as a result, families are crowding in temporary shelters,such as schools and mosques.The saltwater intrusion has destroyed the paddy crop and rendered the land unusable for one or two years.The floods have washed away seeds stock, killed livestock, and wiped out all stocks of freshwater fish andshrimp. Most people were unable to save anything ‐ food, animals, clothes, cooking materials, school booksor other belongings – before their homes were inundated and, in many cases, destroyed. Local officials saythat such a catastrophic disaster was never anticipated. With food, water, clothes and medical supplies inshort supply, children and their families are desperately in need of our help. Save the Children isappealing for public support as it launches its relief operation to assist those in desperate need.Farida’s storyFarida is a 15 year old girl from Rajbati, a village in Sandeshkhali I“My house was completely destroyed. There was water everywhere. We stayed in a relief campthe first two days. But there was no water to drink and it was stinking as there was no toilet. Wemoved out and are now living on the side of the road. I have no clean clothes to wear. I don’tknow what has happened to my friends. We went to the same learning centre in the village and Ido not know where they are now.”The Block Development Officer for Sandeshkhali 2 told Save the Children that in hisblock 180 square kilometres out of 195 is under water. He said that the area had neverseen a disaster of this magnitude before.Society Registration No: S/51101/2004The difference you could makeSave the Children is already present in the Sandeshkhali 1 and 2 blocks of North 24 Parganas district.We are poised and ready to respond with essential supplies to reach out to 2000 families spread across 15relief camps from 40 villages. With your support, we will:· Distribute 2000 hygiene kits – each kit will last a family of 6 for 30 days and contains a range ofsupplies including soap, mosquito nets, sanitary napkins, chlorine tablets and oral rehydration salts.We will put these kits together in Kolkata and store them in our warehouse in Sandeshkhalli 1,reaching over 12,000 beneficiaries.· Supply tarpaulins and bamboo so families can build temporary shelters to protect themselvesfrom the expected rains.· Clean groundwater sources and construct raised platforms for the tube wells to ensure thatwhen it floods again they will be well protected and will not get contaminated so communities cangather and store clean drinking water and protect children from contracting waterborne diseases.· Distribute clothes ‐ most people escaped to the relief camps with only the pair of soaked clothesthey were wearing the day they fled from their villages eight days ago. Most people have worn thesame clothes for more than a week.· Create child friendly spaces at the relief camps where people are crowded so children can play,continue with temporary education and be kept safe. During emergency situations such as these,children are most vulnerable to being trafficked to large cities as cheap labour.One villager said, “It will take several years for us to recover from these losses.My children have lost all the books that we bought them. I am not sure how they willbe able to continue their education next year.”The difference you could make to children’s lives· INR 1200 is the cost of one hygiene kitINR 24,00,000 could provide 2000 hygiene kits so that families stay clean andhealthy· INR 2000 is the cost of materials including such as rope, bamboo and tarpaulins for one temporary shelterINR 40,00,000 could provide 2000 vulnerable families with essential shelter· INR 12,000 is the cost to create a raised platform and surrounding walls to protect one tube wellINR 48,00,000 could ensure that 40 villages do not suffer from a watershortage due to contamination when it floods next· INR 200 is the cost of a set of clothesINR 12,00,000 could provide 6000 children with one set of clean clothes· INR 15,000 is the cost of building one child friendly spaceINR 22,50,000 could ensure 15 relief camps have a space where children can besafe·Society Registration No: S/51101/2004With your support, we can provide life‐saving support tochildren affected by the flooding in West Bengal.Thank you for any support you can give.Save the Children has been working in 42 villages in Sandeshkhali blocks I & II, the worst‐affected blocks in the district of North24 Parganas, for five years, running an innovative and highly successful anti‐child trafficking project. Unfortunately none ofthese centres can be currently located and are assumed to have been washed away like thousands of other houses in thesevillages.Many of these children have now lost their homes and possessions. Their families have lost all means of creating a livelihoodand the training centres that we had set up have been destroyed. There is a grave risk that these children will once again beforced into work or trafficked as their families take desperate measures in order to survive.These two blocks were the base of our success in terms of creating a replicable “community‐based child protection mechanism”.Under this programme we had assisted more than 2000 children from all over India, some previously engaged in domestic workand others victims of trafficking to reintegrate with their families and to resume formal education or start vocational training.Our team met many of these children on the morning of the cyclone for a training session. By evening, many of these childrenhad been separated from their families and had lost everything. Many children have gone missing.Save the Children is the largest independent agency on the ground that responds toemergencies with a focus on children. We have been working in India for over 60 years andcurrently have programmes in 12 states focusing on child protection, quality inclusiveeducation, child survival and child centred disaster risk reduction.To learn more about the work that we do in India, please visit www.savethechildren.in
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