EMERGENCY SPOT ASSESSMENT

There was a round of discussion for emergency spot assessment among Caritas India, Catholic Relief Service (CRS) Odisha and Catholic Charities on 6^th and 7^th of August 2014 at Catholic Charities Head Office, Jatni, Khurdaroad. As per the discussion the group were divided in to 3 troop to cover 3 different most affected area spot visit to understand the situation of flood and people at risk. The 1^st group constituted 3 members led by Rita Michel, Caritas India, Odisha moved towards Banki block of Cuttack district. The second and third group constituted about 4/5 members led by Anjan and Biren moved to Dasrathpur Block of Jajpur district and Gania Block of Nayagada District.

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

1.      Banki Block of Cuttack District

The district Cuttack in particular bore the brunt of devastating floods with fury and round of in numbers of villages submerging under high level flood water. Banki Sub-Division remained cut off with 87 villages affected with flood havoc since now. This flood triggered by 3 days continued rain on 4^th Aughust-2014 and affected more or less 96775 spread over to 87 numbers of villages under Banki Sub-Division.

A note worthy features concludes out of the seviour flood to Banki invites the high blow in destroying the economy of the common people. The main road approach to district head quarter Cuttack disrupted due to the submerged flood water and even Block head quarter to Gram Panchayat.  Drinking water sources in all most all villages in the flood affected zone being polluted due to the contamination of flood water and appearance of unhygienic condition. Threat of epidemics hope to loomed in large. The threat of epidemic not only restricted to man but also included the domestic animals. Foot and mouth diseases of domestic animal are spreading with cyclic manner and apprehend sure to death of more animal in near future.

2.      Dasarthipur Block of Jajpur District

Once the water start entered in to the villages people have been evacuated to different places (schools, Panchayat, Block etc.). Many are dependent in roof as shelter place. The house articles and utensil was completely drowned and some seen to useless. The domestic animals like cow and goats are kept on the roadside having without food. People are still in water arrest in the block. People face difficulties for accessing drinkining water, only a source is available such as one tube well has been dependent for all the victims. There is no any human casualty till dates. The total of about 500 hectors of agricultural land is under water and be damaged.

3.      Gania Block of Nayagrha District

According to the report of local leaders, partner agencies, PRI members 3 blocks Gania, Bhapur and Khandapara of Naygarh districts have been affected badly. The peoples of 110 villages of 18 GPs are facing serious trouble due to deluge.  In Gania block 40 villages of 2 Panchyats Chhamundia and Badasilingia are still in the arrest of water. The people are totally under the custody of water. There is no road communication except some boats provided by the Gram Panchayat office which. On 7 August peoples are provided some dry food like rice, gud and flattened rice by the block office after a heavy demand by the local people. As we observed, the affected people and domestic animals stay together in the village. Regarding their present living condition we have directly interacted with the local leaders, affected village people and village head. People do not have safe drinking water which may cause many waterborne contaminated diseases and due to heavy mosquito there is a threat of Malaria, Chicken Gunia and Dengu diseases since the area is prone to the diseases. One of the most horrible news we received that one of the pregnant women of Kendupali village namely Gitanjali Behera, aged about 30 gave birth on the road since they didn’t catch the boat on time. Women and children are most vulnerable since they have privacy and education is completely disrupted. Secondly Mr. Kumuda Behera, aged about 45 of Bentapada village died on the 7 August due to the vomiting and other 3 peoples have been died due to different causes like snake bite, diarihha and fever. Peoples have lost their day to day livelihood and finished their preserved foods. There is no initiative for evacuating people from the places but less supply of foods make t hem harassed.

4.      Nimapad Block of Puri District 

The flood water of Dhanua has severely   affected by 84 nos of village of 12 gram panchayat under Nimapada block. About 35867 peoples of   7268 nos of household   has  been severely affected by the flood -2014. Now   146   nos of Kutcha  house  already collapsed. Near about 6000 hector agriculture crops maroon   by the flood water. The   village has   submerge   by the flood water. There  are   no road   connection to the maroon   villages. The schools of the area   has already closed to this   reason.  Today the NH Road  from Nimapada to  Capital Bhubaneswar has blocked  at Kaji patna chhak over Dhanua bridge by the flood water.

There are no cattle feed available in the area. Due to   cutoff  of major road connection the food stock has not sufficiently  available in the market. The daily market of food grain rates   is highly increased .The local administration silent in the matter. After 2 days of the  flood in the area but  the Government  level  has no respond in that area like emergency relief materials, cattle feed, emergency medicine ,Health camp, free kitchen, dry food etc. The water contamination diseases    has aggravate some flood affected villages.

The government has take steps for allotment of 8 nos of  boats in the maroon area  of Nimapada block like 1).Sunugoradi School, 2). Dhanua Gram panchayat office, 3). Kaji patana,  4). Chingudia Kanta, 5) Badaninigaon, 6) Bamanal Grama panchayat office ,7) Bhagaban sundara , 8) Bada siribila.