Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005 Swiss Foundation for Mine Action 118/3, Amman Kovil Road, Laxahapana Road, Thonikkal, Vavuniya. 26 January 2005 FSD relief activities report from 30 December 2004 up to 26January 2005 in Ampara district following Tsunami disaster Swiss Foundation for Mine Action 36, Rue du 31 December CH-1207, GENEVA Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 737 2043 www.fsd.ch
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Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action 118/3, Amman Kovil Road, Laxahapana Road, Thonikkal, Vavuniya. 26 January 2005
FSD relief activities report from 30 December 2004 up to 26January 2005 in Ampara district following Tsunami disaster
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action 36, Rue du 31 December CH-1207, GENEVA Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 737 2043 www.fsd.ch
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Background of the relief operation From 27 Dec. up to 29 Dec. following a request from Vavuniya Government Agent and Health department, FSD started operation by supporting ICRC and conducted various casualtiy evacuations by using FSD ambulances, in Mulativu district. From 30 Dec. following a request of TRO, FSD deployed part of his teams in Ampara district. The first tasks were the search and recovery for dead bodies, casualty treatment and evacuation, distribution of food and relief items to the survivors. FSD/HDU teams have been deployed by TRO in Mulativu and Baticaloa district. From 04 January total of Vavuniya FSD project was moved and fully deployed in Ampara district (2 Inter 75 FSD11 Land cruiser 4x4, 6 Land cruiser 4x4 ambulances, 5 trucks), in order to support TRO by transporting and distributing food, relief items and providing medical support, camp management in 43 improvised refugee’s camp. From 11 January up to 17 January arrival of Fee Madhavi (Relief project manager) and Gabriela Friedi (Water and Sanitation engineer), Roberto Rigor, Pepito Mateo, Jean Claude Amand (supervisors), Fernando Meier (logistic), Tobias (press and media) and Jose Nueva (doctor). A temporary FSD base is establish in Akkaraipattu. The deployment area of FSD teams is with Northern limit Kalmunai, and with Southern limit Pottuvil.
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Northern limit:Kalmunai
Southern limit:Pottuvil
FSD base:Akkaraipattu
FSD Headquater:Colombo
FSD field office:Vavuniya
General map indicating FSD location
Objectives After the arrival of the additional staff on 11. January. the first 2-3 days were used for a short assessment. Together with the information from the GMAA team at that time the following was concluded:
1. There are certain areas that have not received any humanitarian assistance such as Palmunnai, Oluvil, Kulmanai Kody, and Peryia Kallar.
2. Within the areas where big relief agencies operate, usually only the big refugee camps are attended. Many small to medium sized camps (10- 50 families) or people living within their broken houses, often have no services such as food, drinking water sanitary facilities or assistance of any kind.
3. Many of the camps were located in schools and planned to be emptied within 1-2 weeks time, so that the school can restart. However, for many families there was no place in the semi-permanent camps yet. Under the pressure of the timeframe the local government tends to plan to put too many people within the new camps resulting in congested living areas for the refugee again. However, these cramped living conditions together with the traumatic experience of the disaster may have adverse affect on the health of the refugees causing not only depression but also respiratory illnesses. If the sanitary conditions are not adequate also diarrhea will be a problem.
4. Long term or even intermediate planning at that point (2, 5 weeks after the Tsunami) was still difficult as the situation was changing daily.
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Affected families moved from and too new areas and NGOs started new programs in new areas daily.
In conclusion of the observations above, the FSD team ground decided to do the following (with the overall objective was to enhance the living conditions of the refugee):
a) To improve the semi- permanent camps. Concentrate on small to medium sized camps that lacked assistance, even in areas which in general received a lot of relief assistance from other NGOs. These activities included construction of latrines in Kalmunai area as well as setting up a semi-permanent camp in Akkaraypattu. Detailed information on each project see below.
b) Support families that are willing to move back into their village and enable them to restart their “normal” life. This line of action included the repair of boats of fishermen in the village of Oluvil and to clean the existing open wells to provide washing water to the returning families. Details see below.
c) Support the reopening of the schools so that children have activities outside the overcrowded refugee camps. In schools where the sanitary facilities have been destroyed, semi permanent latrines where constructed to ensure a safe and healthy environment for the school children.
d) Primary health care in camps with no health services. Beside the new activities, the emergency response such as support to camp managements and food distributions was continued where needed. Activities Kalmunai area In this area 3 expatriate, 1 expatriate doctor ,24 locals FSD staffs 2 ambulances 1 land cruiser 4x4 , 2 trucks where deployed and have conducted this following activities: Managing food and relief items transport and distribution for various welfare centers in support to TRO
No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Kalmunai Addappalam School 196 697 2 Pandiruppu Maha Vidiyalayam 638 1376 3 Kalmunai R.K.M School 160 1200 4 Kalmunai Wesley College 232 650 5 Periya Kalaru Matha Church 91 343
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
6 Periya Neelavanai Vishnu Maha Vidiyalayam 244 1000
7 Periya Neelavanai Sarsvathi Vidiyalayam 45 ? 8 Kalmunai Vickneswara School 82 302 Total of beneficiaries 1688 5568
Management of food storage and food distribution in various welfare centers in support to TRO No Store Name No of Families No of Members
1 Karaitivu Sanmugam School 212 848
2 Karaitivu Neru Public Hall 78 390
3 Karaitivu RKM School 73 438
4 Karaitivu Manimandapam 112 560
5 Kalmunai Vepulanthan Vidiyalayam 95 665
6 Kalmunai R.K.M School 88 529
7 Pandiruppu Maha Vidiyalayam 224 1120
8 Pandiruppu Navelar Vidiyalayam 87 435
9 Pandiruppu Church 12 84
10 Periya Neelavanai Vishnu Maha Vidiyalayam 250 1000
13 Pariya Arulapar Church 60 360 Total of beneficiaries 1676 8460
Primary Health care service
No Location No of patients treated 1 Addappalam camp 1464 2 Karaitivu RKM school 73 3 Vivekananda school 42 4 Wesley College Deferred, already covered 5 Pandiruppu School 39 6 Neelavanai Camp 56 7 Periya Kalaru 27 8 Pandiruppu IDC and new camp 53
Total of patients treated 1754
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Cleaning of polluted wells and chlorination according WHO guidelines
Water and sanitary project: building semi-permanent latrines
Tirukovil area In this area 1 expatriate (In charge of various locations), 12 locals FSD staff, 1 ambulance, 1 truck were deployed and have conducted the following activities: Managing food and relief items transport and distribution for various welfare centers in support to TRO No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Samathi Pillayar Vidiyalayam 350 ? 2 Mandanai Gayathiri Village 330 ? 3 Sakthi Vidiyalayam 260 1260 4 Sarasvathi Vidiyalayam 150 538 Total beneficiaries 1090 1798
Management of food storage and food distribution in various welfare centers in support to TRO No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Sarasvathi Vidiyalayam 150 538 2 Kanagaratnam Viddiyalayam 120 1122 3 Kalliyanthivu Vadwel Viddiyalayam 578 2887
Total beneficiaries 848 4547
No Location No of wells clean 1 Pariya Kalaru Matha Church compound and vicinity 8 2 Neevalanai Vidyalam and vicinity 3 3 Pandiruppu IDC 1
Total of wells cleaned and treated 12
No Location No of latrines builds 1 Periya Kalaru Matha Church 3 2 Pariya kalaru Arulapar Church 1 3 Pariya kalaru Vidyalyam school 3 4 Maruthamunai Shams School 6
Total of latrines builds 13
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Primary Health care service No Location No of patients treated 1 Tirukovil - General Service 96 2 Mandanai Gayathiri Village 316 3 Sarasvathi Vidiyalayam 75 4 Thampatti Area 86 5 Thompluvil Maha Vidyalayam 120 6 Sakthi Vidiyalayam 272
Total of patients treated 965 Thampatti area In this area 1 expatriate (in charge of various locations) and 3 local FSD staff were deployed and have conducted these following activities: Management of food distribution in various welfare centers in support to TRO No Location No of Families 1 Thampatti 216 2 Munai Kadu 60
Total beneficiaries 276 Primary Health care service No Location No of patients treated 1 Thampatti area 216
Total of patients treated 216 Pottuvil area In this area 1 expatriate (in charge of various locations), 11 local FSD staff, 1 land cruiser 4x4, 1 truck were deployed and have conducted these following activities: Managing food and relief items transport and distribution for various welfare centers in support to TRO
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
No Location No of Families 1 Komari camp 422 2 Oorani camp 162 3 Inspector junction camp 485 4 Tharoos Bala Muslim school 136 5 Love Vela 32 6 Aathiyadi camp 64 7 Pansala camp 54 8 Sinna Ole Central college 204 9 Kalappu Kattu camp 32 10 Sinna Ole Sarvodaya camp 90 11 Oorani Muslim camp 36
Total of beneficiaries 2007 Primary Health care service
Cleaning of polluted wells by sea water
No Location No of patients treated 1 Pottuvil area 1300
Total of patients treated 1300
No Location No of well clean 1 Komari 18 2 Urani 12
Total of wells cleaned 30
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Akkaraipattu In this area 5 expatriates ,21 local FSD staff, 1 ambulances 4x4, 5 land cruisers 4x4 , 4 pickups 4x4, 1 truck were deployed and have conducted the following activities: Transport of international medical teams, emergency medical evacuation of patients to Colombo hospital, logistic support and transport for TRO office in Akkaraipattu. Transport and distribution of food and relief items for various welfare centers in support of TRO No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Oluvil 306 1250 2 Oluvil Ward No 7 84 368
Total of beneficiaries 390 1618 Primary Health care service
No Location No of patients treated 1 Akkaraipattu 440 2 Alayadi Vempu School 150 3 Culture Hall 352 4 Panankaddu 123 5 Oluvil 129
Total of patients treated 1194
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Installation of Welfare center (Project completed)
Repairs of damaged fishing boats ( Project continuation open)
No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Akkaraipattu YMCA 32 160 Total beneficiaries 32 160
ACTIONS Drain the ground of standing water and fill it with sand to avoid water puddles Construction of two additional latrine Repair the roof and walls of the standing buildings Construct a large concrete slab around the well for shower and cloth washing Construct large shower enclosure for the women Build a drainage system for the waste water from cleaning Build small rooms of 9 m2 in the buildings for 21 families Rehabilitate the electrical and lighting system Put in place waste disposal system. Built kitchens and provide kerosene cocking stoves Distribute essential goods which have been partially donated by TRO and FSD.
No Location No of Families No of Members 1 Akkaraipattu Metodist church 60 312
Total beneficiaries 60 312 ACTIONS
Drain the ground of standing water with water pump Fill the future camp area with sand to avoid water puddles
No Location No of boats damage No of families affected 1 Oluvil 16 48
Total beneficiaries 48 fisherman’s back to work ACTIONS
Identity and recording damages boats owner Identity reparation facility in Oluvil Identity reparable boats evaluation of cost and recording of reparable boats Transport damage boats to the reparation facility in Oluvil Follow up of reparation process Hand over to repair boat to the recorded owner
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
General Mine assessment teams On 09 January GMAA teams started activities in the costal area between Kalmunai and Pottuvil. The first priority was a mine/Uxos threat assessment around the various military camps affected by the Tsunami along the costal area. Additionally the GMAA team collected information about Tsunami destruction numbers of deaths and the survivor’s situation from the coastal villages.
No Location Remarks 1 Periya Kallaru Poor relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 2 Periya Neelavanai Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 3 Maruthamunai Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 4 Pandirupu Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 5 Kalmunaikuddy STF camp destroyed by Tsunami No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 6 Sainthamaruthu Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 7 Karaithevu Poor relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 8 Ninthavur Poor relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 9 Addaipallam Poor relief coverage only FSD relief activities No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 10 Oluvil Poor relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 11 Palamunai Poor relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 12 Addalachcheni Poor relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 13 Thampattai 1 Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 14 Thampattai 2 Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 15 Thambiluvil-1 Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 16 Thambiluvil-2 Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 17 Tirukovil Good relief coverage No mine/Uxo’s threat reported 18 Komari-1 STF camp destroyed by Tsunami No mine/Uxo Good relief coverage 19 Komari-2 Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 20 Kottukai Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 21 Vinayagapuram Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported 22 Urani Good relief coverage No threat of mine/Uxo’s reported
Total of villages visited 22
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Pictures of Various FSD activities from 30 December up to 25 January
Food and relief items transport and distribution for various welfare centers
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Management of food storage and food distribution in various welfare centers
Primary Health care service in various welfare centers
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Distribution of food and relief items in areas with poor relief coverage
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Construction of latrines in areas with poor relief coverage
Well inspection by FSD Water and sanitary expert
Well cleaning operation for temporary and semi-permanent camps and returning villagers
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Installation of Welfare center in Akkaraipattu
Fishing boat repair project in Oluvil
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
GMAA survey activities in affected costal areas
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action Sri Lanka program Tsunami relief operation Ampara district January 2005
Summary of achievements
Transport and Logistics: Managing food and relief items transport and distribution for 25 welfare centers with 15'000 beneficiaries in support to TRO.
Administration and food distribution: Management of food storage and food distribution in 18 welfare centers with 13’700 beneficiaries in support to TRO. Primary Health: Primary health care service in 9 camps to 5'429 beneficiaries with no health services. Cleaning of wells: Cleaning of 42 polluted wells and chlorination according WHO guidelines. Construction of Latrines: Water and sanitary project: building of 15 semi-permanent latrines for schools, welfare camps and churches. Construction of Welfare Center: Installation of one complete Welfare center in Akkaraipattu, YMCA center. Fishing boats: Repairing of damaged 16 fishing boats in Oluvil. 48 families are the beneficiaries. General Mine assessment teams: 22 villages along cost visited by GMAA-teams. Collection of data regarding mine/Uxos threat, Tsunami destruction numbers of deaths and the survivor’s situation.
