Showing posts with label cyclone Aila. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cyclone Aila. Show all posts

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Join in the Relief Effort for Cyclone Aila and update from CDRN

Join in the Relief Effort for Cyclone Aila and update from CDRN
Cyclone Aila with winds upto 120km/hr battered our Eastern Coasts, uprooting trees, flooding villages, snapping power cables and leaving a trail of destruction behind. There are thousands of homeless people who need clean drinking water, food, medicines and shelter urgently.
Please visit - www.cdrn.org.in to highlight your needs and offers.
Victims of Cyclone Aila Need Your Help
This is an hour we all should come together and show our wholehearted support for the cyclone victims. It is critical that the immediate needs such as food, drinking water and medicine are provided to those affected.
Corporate Disaster Resource Network Marketing (CDRN) Team has been active and is in continuous touch with various relief agencies working in West Bengal such as Udyama, Catholic Relief Services, Save the Children, SPADE, WWF, Ramakrishna Mission, Action Aid, IGSSS, Mukti, INSS, Child in Need Institute (CINI), DRCSC, HCWS, Mukti India, KJKS, Caritas India, Nav Bhartiya Nari Vikas Samiti who have posted their specific needs at our Network. We have received around 105 needs on our Network.
We would request more relief agencies to become users and highlight your needs at www.cdrn.org.in or contact Swati- 9899740585, Madhvi- 9899783541 for more information about CDRN.

To Donate, Supply or Provide your services and products to the below mentioned needs, please click here http://www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/CDRN-India/PublicPortal/ListOfNeeds.aspx?PortalID=118- or contact Swati- 9899740585, Madhvi- 9899783541. We hope you will provide maximum support. We all should come together to rush aid and relief to those affected.
Food- Pre cooked, cooked, baby food, dry ration etc
Tarpaulin, temporary shelters
Purification units and tablets for clean drinking water
Medicines - anti diarrhea, anti vomit, Hygiene Material (bleaching, Phenyl, limb), Halogen tablets
Clothes
Generator , Fuel
Rehabilitation Needs
Seed for paddy cultivation and vegetable gardening
Help for making & repairing ICDS, Kitchen room of the mid day meal scheme, Sishu Siksha Kendra and Madhyamik Siksha Kendra
Education materials for the children of affected marginalized families.
The latest Situation Reports
“Aquatab, company manufacuring water purification tablets has sent more than 1 million water purification tablets in West Bengal affected regions through various international Relief agencies working the affected regions”, Vijay Mallick , country Manager Aquatabs told CDRN team.
“Breakout of water born diseases is a major concern in the Aila affected regions now. Storm-hit areas are now facing shortage of portable water ; the condition of women and children is miserable as medical assistance is inadequate especially in the Sunderbans area. People in storm affected areas have lost all their assets and are selling their domestic animals for of some money” Ansuman Das Director Sabuj Sangha told to CDRN team.
Reach out with your Needs through SMS initiative by IAG West Bengal- report mentions some of the important contact details of relief agencies that are working in Aila Affected areas in West Bengal- click here to read more http://www.cdrn.org.in/show.detail.asp?id=20915
Update on Cyclone Aila- by Sabuj Sangha- report states the number of districts and villages affected from cyclone Aila click here to read more-http://www.cdrn.org.in/show.detail.asp?id=20910
UNICEF provides supplies for cyclone-affected West Bengal report mentions UNICEF reaching out to the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal click here to read more
Oxfam helping Aila affected communities report states Cyclone survivors in Bangladesh are now facing a severe risk of disease as the supply of safe drinking water is reaching crisis levels click here to read more
Disaster-prone Bangladesh trials cell phone alerts is a case study that mentions Tens of thousands of mobile users in Bangladesh's flood and cyclone-prone areas will now receive advance warning of an impending natural disaster through an alert on their cell phones click here to read more
Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) is a web based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief, Response agencies and Government to access and feed in real time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief. The Corporate Disaster Response Network, (CDRN) has been launched under the Auspices of the Corporate Task Force of the National Disaster Management Authority, (NDMA) and is an initiative of CSO Partners and Aidmatrix.
At present CDRN has 750 members across 22 states including federations, companies and relief agencies such as Britannia , ITC , Cadbury , Eureka Forbes , Kohinoor Food Limited, Bajaj Allianz, Hitachi Home, Hope Foundations, Care , WWF, Action aid. Some of the federations with us:
Federation of Indian Mining Industries (FIMI),
All India Food Processor Association (AIFPA),
Assam Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC),
Federation of Indian Biscuits Manufacturers (FIBM),
All-India Stainless Steel Association (AISSA),
Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPPAMMA),
Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO),
Gurgaon Chamber of Commerce (GCC),
Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI),
Fertilizer Association of India (FAI),
Federation of Indian Industries (FII),
Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) and many more
We are working towards integrating with many more State and National Industry Federations for swift local response mechanism. You will be glad to hear about the successful Roundtable with over 35 companies represented held for the inaugural advisory board held at NDMA on 28th April 09. We have also launched the Orissa State CDRN on 29th April' 09 and plans to have other state launches in the coming months.
Join us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Blog Orkut, Google Groups, to know more about our organization and connect with fellow CDRN members and build your network.
IFRC ready to respond to Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic -report states “the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is ready to further support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in their response to Influenza A (H1N1) following the World Health Organization’s 11 June announcement that the pandemic alert has moved into Phase 6. click here to read more


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Join in the Relief Effort for Cyclone Aila and update from CDRN

Join in the Relief Effort for Cyclone Aila and update from CDRN
Cyclone Aila with winds upto 120km/hr battered our Eastern Coasts, uprooting trees, flooding villages, snapping power cables and leaving a trail of destruction behind. There are thousands of homeless people who need clean drinking water, food, medicines and shelter urgently.
Please visit - www.cdrn.org.in to highlight your needs and offers.
Victims of Cyclone Aila Need Your Help
This is an hour we all should come together and show our wholehearted support for the cyclone victims. It is critical that the immediate needs such as food, drinking water and medicine are provided to those affected.
Corporate Disaster Resource Network Marketing (CDRN) Team has been active and is in continuous touch with various relief agencies working in West Bengal such as Udyama, Catholic Relief Services, Save the Children, SPADE, WWF, Ramakrishna Mission, Action Aid, IGSSS, Mukti, INSS, Child in Need Institute (CINI), DRCSC, HCWS, Mukti India, KJKS, Caritas India, Nav Bhartiya Nari Vikas Samiti who have posted their specific needs at our Network. We have received around 105 needs on our Network.
We would request more relief agencies to become users and highlight your needs at www.cdrn.org.in or contact Swati- 9899740585, Madhvi- 9899783541 for more information about CDRN.

To Donate, Supply or Provide your services and products to the below mentioned needs, please click here http://www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/CDRN-India/PublicPortal/ListOfNeeds.aspx?PortalID=118- or contact Swati- 9899740585, Madhvi- 9899783541. We hope you will provide maximum support. We all should come together to rush aid and relief to those affected.
Food- Pre cooked, cooked, baby food, dry ration etc
Tarpaulin, temporary shelters
Purification units and tablets for clean drinking water
Medicines - anti diarrhea, anti vomit, Hygiene Material (bleaching, Phenyl, limb), Halogen tablets
Clothes
Generator , Fuel
Rehabilitation Needs
Seed for paddy cultivation and vegetable gardening
Help for making & repairing ICDS, Kitchen room of the mid day meal scheme, Sishu Siksha Kendra and Madhyamik Siksha Kendra
Education materials for the children of affected marginalized families.
The latest Situation Reports
“Aquatab, company manufacuring water purification tablets has sent more than 1 million water purification tablets in West Bengal affected regions through various international Relief agencies working the affected regions”, Vijay Mallick , country Manager Aquatabs told CDRN team.
“Breakout of water born diseases is a major concern in the Aila affected regions now. Storm-hit areas are now facing shortage of portable water ; the condition of women and children is miserable as medical assistance is inadequate especially in the Sunderbans area. People in storm affected areas have lost all their assets and are selling their domestic animals for of some money” Ansuman Das Director Sabuj Sangha told to CDRN team.
Reach out with your Needs through SMS initiative by IAG West Bengal- report mentions some of the important contact details of relief agencies that are working in Aila Affected areas in West Bengal- click here to read more http://www.cdrn.org.in/show.detail.asp?id=20915
Update on Cyclone Aila- by Sabuj Sangha- report states the number of districts and villages affected from cyclone Aila click here to read more-http://www.cdrn.org.in/show.detail.asp?id=20910
UNICEF provides supplies for cyclone-affected West Bengal report mentions UNICEF reaching out to the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal click here to read more
Oxfam helping Aila affected communities report states Cyclone survivors in Bangladesh are now facing a severe risk of disease as the supply of safe drinking water is reaching crisis levels click here to read more
Disaster-prone Bangladesh trials cell phone alerts is a case study that mentions Tens of thousands of mobile users in Bangladesh's flood and cyclone-prone areas will now receive advance warning of an impending natural disaster through an alert on their cell phones click here to read more
Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN) is a web based Humanitarian Relief management system that helps Relief, Response agencies and Government to access and feed in real time information on products and services required and offered for emergency humanitarian relief. The Corporate Disaster Response Network, (CDRN) has been launched under the Auspices of the Corporate Task Force of the National Disaster Management Authority, (NDMA) and is an initiative of CSO Partners and Aidmatrix.
At present CDRN has 750 members across 22 states including federations, companies and relief agencies such as Britannia , ITC , Cadbury , Eureka Forbes , Kohinoor Food Limited, Bajaj Allianz, Hitachi Home, Hope Foundations, Care , WWF, Action aid. Some of the federations with us:
Federation of Indian Mining Industries (FIMI),
All India Food Processor Association (AIFPA),
Assam Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC),
Federation of Indian Biscuits Manufacturers (FIBM),
All-India Stainless Steel Association (AISSA),
Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPPAMMA),
Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO),
Gurgaon Chamber of Commerce (GCC),
Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI),
Fertilizer Association of India (FAI),
Federation of Indian Industries (FII),
Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) and many more
We are working towards integrating with many more State and National Industry Federations for swift local response mechanism. You will be glad to hear about the successful Roundtable with over 35 companies represented held for the inaugural advisory board held at NDMA on 28th April 09. We have also launched the Orissa State CDRN on 29th April' 09 and plans to have other state launches in the coming months.
Join us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Blog Orkut, Google Groups, to know more about our organization and connect with fellow CDRN members and build your network.
IFRC ready to respond to Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic -report states “the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is ready to further support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in their response to Influenza A (H1N1) following the World Health Organization’s 11 June announcement that the pandemic alert has moved into Phase 6. click here to read more


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Email- Address1-Address2-City-State-Zip-Phone
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Swine Flu report states that Persons exposed to the virus may be able to infect others during incubation period which is 24-48 hrs and also during the period of illness which may approximately last upto 1 week. The spread usually occurs through respiratory route however people may get infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Click here to read more...
ABOUT NDMA
EMPOWERING STAKEHOLDERS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
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- 9899740585
Madhvi Sethi – 9899783541
P: +91 11 65422890
Email : communications@cdrn.org.in
Website : www.cdrn.org.in

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

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

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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