Wednesday 20 August 2014

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Emergency Response Report 2014


Catholic Charities, Khurd Road, Jatni

Supported By
CARITAS INDIA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Catholic Charities has a prime mandate to respond disaster (natural) since its inception with support and collaboration of caritas India and Catholic Relief Service (CRS). Hence it is realized that, the capacity of the organization increases to manage disaster with competent and experienced human resources focusing 6 coastal districts of Odisha. The disaster is being of course response throughout the odisha among IAG, Civil Society Organization with collaboration of Odisha State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA). Therefore Catholic Charities is involved in the process of IAG initiative during emergency disaster response in the state. Like every year during 2014 Catholic Charities has involved and engage in emergency flood response with support and collaboration of Caritas India. It has distributed in emergency items and kits (trampoline, mats and WASH kit) covering 1000 beneficiaries in 5 blocks of Odisha.

BACK GROUND
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 45 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
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GOVERNMENT RESPONSE:
Like every disaster government has alert the flood in the costal district with early warning, and some possible evacuation are being undertaken in most vulnerable area. During the flood the affected people have been served with free kitchen, chuda, jiggery, rice, water pouch, and fodder for the cattle differently place to place

CIVIL SOCIETY RESPONSE
The Civil society and IAG Odisha also have intervened in emergency through the process of rapid assessment, and emergency support. The Odisha IAG has work with OSDOMA to respond to the victim servivors starting from 12 hrs to 72 hrs. Also the work is still continued in affected district.

GOAL
The 1000 flood victim survivors in 4 district of odisha are able to cope-up in the flood situation and start normal life.
Objectives  
·         850 flood affected household receives wash kit[1][2]
·         800 Flood affected household receives each one Tarpaulin.
·         200 flood affected household receive sleeping Mat.

PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION
1.      Emergency flood response Meeting with Caritas India
Odisha flood response 2014 meeting was held on 7 August 2014 at Catholic Charities office premises at 5 PM in the presence of following staff members
1.      Fr. Dibakar Parichha, Director
2.      Fr. Mathew Kalarangat, Finacial administrator
3.      Mr. Sebastian, Caritas
4.      Mr. Dhananjay Senapati, Programme Officer
5.      Mr. Kularanjan D.Majhi, Programme Coordinator
6.      Mr. Pradeep Singh, Coordinator
7.      Mr. Biren Nayak, Coordinator
8.      Mr. Sanjay Parichha, Accountant
9.      Mr. Ashok Majhi, Coordinator
10.  Mr. Ruturaj Bag, Coordinator
11.  Mr. Gaura Chandra Nayak, Accountant
Points of Discussion
·         Process of emergency intervention
·         Selection of worst affected area for first intervention and rapid assessment
·         Finalizing the families for relief support
·         Division of staff responsibilities
Suggestion
·         Banki will be the first intervention field
·         Relief will be distributed with the help of local partners and local leaders
·         Target household will be 1000 but In the first phase 400 household will be supported
·         Registration/Data sheet will be prepared before the intervention
·         Banner will be prepared before an intervention titling  “Emergency Flood Response 2014 Odisha”
·         Organisation Procurement policy will be followed during purchasing relief materials

Division of responsibilities
·         Mr. Dhananjaya Senapati and Mr. Pradeep Sing will be visiting to Banki area to make a final list of affected families for the first phase support
·         Mr. Biren Nayak and Mr. Ruturaj Bage will be attending the Rapid Assessment Training conducted by IAG at Red Cross Bhawan, Bhubaneswar
·         Mr. Kularanjan D.Majhi and Mr. Ashok Majhi will be responsible for the information collection/ data upadate/ proposal designing and Data sheet preparation.
·         Mr. Sanjay Parichha and Mr. Gaura Nayak will be in charge of procurement
·         Fr. Divya and Mr. Anjan will be attending CRS meeting
·         Mr. Dhananjaya Senapati will be responsible for designing the banner

2.      Orientation of assessment
The Cartias India has organised an orientation program led by Mr. Anjan Bag and Mr. Sebastian from Caritas India. The whole session was facilitated by Mr. Munish from CORDAID and soon after the assessment was imitated on the day. Participant’s names are given bellow

1.       Mr. Sanjay Parichha
2.       Mr. Kularnajan Majhi
3.       Mr. Ruturaj Bagh
4.       Mr. Biren Mitro Nayak
5.       Mr. Ashok Majhi
6.       Fr. Dibakar Parichha
7.       Ritta Michael (caritas india)
8.       Silu (BSSS)
9.       Chandra sekhar and Sarita (BSS)
10.   Anjan Bag (Caritas Inida)
11.   Monish Kusik (CORDAID, India)
12.   Akhilesh (wetland international)
13.   Ankush (wetland international)
Resolution
1.      It is an individual responsibility to bring the authentic information for the cause of people benefit.
2.      All interviewers has to apply their knowledge and capacity to get the real data.
3.      Needs are part of understanding including community and government capacity.
4.      The real information support the beneficiaries to avail services according to their needs.  
The orientation was wind-up with demonstration, implementing the practical data collection/assessment in 3 villages of Baniki-2 of Cuttack district.



3.      Rapid assessment
As per the discussion the groups were divided in to 3 troops to cover 3 different most affected area spot visits 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.

EMERGENCY RAPID ASSESSMENT
There was a round of discussion for emergency spot assessment among Caritas India, Odisha and Catholic Charities on 6th and 7th of August 2014 at Catholic Charities Head Office, Jatni, Khurdaroad. As per the discussion the groups were divided in to 3 troops to cover 3 different most affected area spot visits 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.
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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   submerged   by the flood water. There is   no road   connection to the maroon   villages. The schools of the area   have 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    have aggravated 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.

4.      Criteria of beneficiaries selection
The beneficiaries have been selected with the criteria such as:
·         The household should have SC, ST and OBC
·         The House are completely damaged
·         Possible beneficiaries should be widow, women and PWD[3]
5.      Procurement
As per the Procurement policy the Catholic Charities have decided the relief material such as Tarpolin, Mat and WASH kit to be given to the flood victim survivors 2014. The members of the procurement committee are imitated and purchased the materials according to the protocol of material quality and availabilities. The materials are purchased and stored in the Catholic Charities godown and dispatched to the respective field in the fixed dates and time.
6.      Local NGOs partners meeting and distribution of relief materials and NOC
The Catholic Charities have organized meeting at the flood affected target operational area with the local NGOs partners. The prime objective was to entrust the responsibilities to decide the deserving beneficiaries among the village leaders and partner. Apart from these the partners have taken all the responsibilities and registered the name of the beneficiaries with the village committee along with token distribution, material distribution and signed copy of receiver.  During the process the organization also received the NOC from the district administration in operational district.
7.      Media coverage
The media has (print and electronic) coverage the news during the process of distribution.                                                                  


PROBLEM FACED DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION
·         It was very hard for us to select the village and the beneficiaries because almost all the people were affected by the torrential rain.
·         Depression and stagnant flood water. Within this limited resources people expectation was very high because most of the people were lost their food grains in the flood water. Some anti social people also threaten during the selection of beneficiaries.                                                  .
ACHIEVEMENT
Ø  800household have received tarpaulin
Ø  200 house hold received the sleeping mats
Ø  850 beneficiaries received the  wash kid
Ø  There is greater unity cooperation understanding and interest has developed among the people of flood victims.
Ø  Village committee and NGO partner selected the beneficiaries as per the criteria for smooth distribution.
Ø  All the victims’ peoples, NGO partner and PRI member were present and maintain peace during the relief distribution.
Ø  This particular programme has created sense of responsibility and unity among different caste and religion, as a result they are able to find and solve their own problem prevailing in the village and society.

CONCLUSION
The emergency assistance to the victim is not enough for restring their life and normalcy. Hence it is important to intervene with rehabilitation program for victims benefits




Fr.Dibakara Parichha
Director
Catholic Charities
Khurda Road, Jatni



Annexure-1
EMERGENCY SUPORT STATUS
Sl No
District
Block
GP
Name of the Village
Total Affected Household
Household supported




Balance
Support Agency
Organized By
Date
Tarpoline
Mat
WASH Kit
1
CUTTACK
Banki-Dompada
Simlipur
Sukhuakhala
155
155
10.8.2014
110
155
0

CARITAS INDIA
Anchalika Adivasi Harijan Kalyan Parishad,  Banki




Makundpur Harijan Sahi
19
15
12.8.2014
15
15
0






Similipur Harijan Sahi
30
20

20
0
0






Charigharia Harijan Sahi
44
25

25
25
0






Harirajpur Uper harijan Sahi
126
28

28
0
0






Harirajpur (Tota sahi)
88
58
16.8.2014
58
0
0






Jarakoli
78
25

25
0
0






Harirajpur
18
17

17
0
0






Purshotam Sahi and Kadam Sahi
64
44

44
0
0





Bilipada
Bilimontry Harijana Sahi
121
120
17.8.2014
120
0
120







Bilipada Harijana Sahi
37
37

37

37







Dhanash
57
28

28

28







Bilimontry  Sahi
165
15

15

15







Jenapur
36
24
18.8.2014
0

24







PokharaKhal
162
135

0

135







Rangipur
72
59

0

59






Ostapur
Ostapur
106
70

0

72




Puri
Delanga
Sauria
Tigira

130
17.8.2014
0

130


Community leaders




Badalpur

130

0

130


2
JAJPUR
Dasrathpur
Chhachina
Husenpur and Arua
360
238
14.8.2014 15.8.2014
238
0
0


SARIPUTA GANA PARISHD, JAJPUR
3
KENDRAPADA
Marshghai
Jalakara
Nankar
82
56
15.8.2014


56


PALISHREE MAHILA SAMITEE, KARUA


Gardapur
Bangalpur
Hudasahi
422
44



44







504
100

780
195
850





Annexure-1
Financial Statement



[1] WASH kit: (Bath soap (detol)-4, washing -10, closth-1pc 2meter, 1miter (1pc), tooth brush-1, collget-1, bucket-1

[3] PWD: Person with Disabilities