Monday 18 August 2014
Emergency Support
Total HH covered 1182 (Response district: Jajpur, Cuttack and Kendrapada)
Trarpoline: Each one per HH
Mat Each one per HH
WASH : Each one kit per HH ( (Bath soap (detol)-4, washing -10, closth-1pc 2meter, 1miter
(1pc), teath brush-1, collget-1, bucket-1)
Total HH covered 1182 (Response district: Jajpur, Cuttack and Kendrapada)
Target Distributed Balance
600 Tarpoline 587 13
200 Mat 199 1
850 WASH KIT 560 290
Mat Each one per HH
WASH : Each one kit per HH ( (Bath soap (detol)-4, washing -10, closth-1pc 2meter, 1miter
(1pc), teath brush-1, collget-1, bucket-1)
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
6th and 7th 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 1st 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 4th 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.
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.
Odisha Flood Response 2014
Odisha is vulnerable to multiple
disasters. Due to its sub-tropical littoral location, the State is prone to
tropical cyclones, storm surges and tsunamis. The river systems having densely
populated coastal plains which are rich in alluvial deposits. The rivers in
these areas with heavy load of silt have very little carrying capacity,
resulting in frequent floods, only to be compounded by breached embankments.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department from year 1891 to 2000, 98
nos. of cyclones/severe cyclones had crossed the Odisha coast. This is more
than that of the coast of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh,
Like every year a severe flood hit
alarmed about 23 district of Odisha in the month of July and August 2014. The
state of Odisha there was torrential rain fall continuous since 22nd
July to 5th of August 2014 due to several low pressures. The
increase of water in the river Mahanadi, Baitarani and Budhabalnga water submerged
the villages and people are in water arrest in different parts of Odisha for
many days. Around 18
lakh peoples from 1084 Gram Panchayats of 3990 villages have been arrested by
the water and total 132 blocks of 23 districts have been affected by the flood and
35 human causality are reported in the state.
The death
toll due to floods and heavy rain in different parts of the state went up to 34
with seven fresh deaths reported since Wednesday, the SRC said, adding, most of
the casualties were due to drowning and wall collapse
However,
as flow of water into the river went down, it has been decided to first close
three gates and subsequently more gates after assessing the situation, he said,
adding flow into the reservoir from upper catchment areas was now around 7.8
lakh cusec.
As river
Mahanadi and its tributaries were flowing above the danger level at several
places including Naraj, Jobra and Daleighai, flood water submerged many areas
where relief and rescue operation was intensified.
Many parts
of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda and Puri districts were hit by
flood in Mahanadi, even as situation in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts continued
to be grave due to submergence of vast areas by flood in Baitarani though water
level in the river is slowly falling, the SRC said.
As many
as 9.95 lakh people in 1,553 villages of 89 blocks in 23 districts have so far
been affected due to the floods, the SRC said, adding around 26 small breaches
took places causing inundation of vast areas.
Around
1.11 lakh people have been evacuated from low-lying areas to safe places and
about 240 kitchens were now operating to provide them free cooked food.
As many
as 2,41,658 people were marooned in 398 villages as surging water of Baitarani
and Mahanadi and their tributaries flooded vast areas in Jajpur, Bhadrak,
Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Angul, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts
CATHOLIC CHARITIES AT A GLANCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES AT A GLANCE
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
It all began on 18 April 1979 under the leadership
of the Archbishop, Rev. Henry D’ Souza as a social service wing of the
Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar. The organization started work for the
development of poor, needy, disadvantaged, marginalized people in the State of
Orissa. Catholic Charities, Khurda Road, Jatni Orissa is the diocesan social
service society of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.
It was officially registered on 18-4-1979. As a
registered body it has a memorandum of association and governing body including
the Archbishop as its Chairman. Catholic Charities is working in the field of
micro finance, agriculture, watershed, education and health. Catholic Charities
works primarily with Tribal and dalits and the most vulnerable sections of the
society like; women, children, landless, agriculture laborers and marginal farmers. This organization has
been working for the poor, needy, disadvantaged, down trodden and marginalized
people in the 9 districts of Orissa.
Catholic Charities believes that development needs
to be a process which ensures qualitative improvement in the people’s access,
security and status in their socio-economic, political and physical situations
and the opportunities to live in dignity, freedom and justice. The present
national development plans do not reach the needy so the goals are turned to
realities, thus denying the basic rights of a larger section of the poor and
the marginalized. This results in bringing benefits to only a small section of
the population and to those who enjoy political and administrative patronage.
Appropriate interventions are therefore planned to bring-in alternative sources
for their development and these give priority to their aspirations in meeting
their basic needs.
Presently Catholic Charities works in 9 district of
Odisha addressing the issues of livelihood, governance, Dalit and tribal
rights, emergency response and conflict transformation and peace building.
VISION: Catholic
Charities has the vision to avail equal opportunities for deprived sections,
vulnerable and disaster victims enabling them to be the partners in their
development and exercise their rights on equality, justice and freedom.
MISSION: Our mission is to restore the human dignity of the tribals, dalits and other marginalized communities through a process of empowerment.
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