Responding to KOSI Kahar

Flood Relief Efforts

Of

Bhoruka Public Welfare TrustWith Support from

Devastating Effect of Flood: Bihar 2008

• Approximately 16.5 million people have been displaced

• 394,900 houses have collapsed, estimated value is Rs.4,502.4 million

• rising the death toll to 419 [Govt. sources]

• Population affected: 15.7 million • Numbers of Villages affected: 8,197 • No of Panchayats 2,252 • Numbers of Blocks Affected: 203

DEVASTATING EFFECT OF FLOOD: BIHAR 2008 ARARIA AND SUPAUL, where Bhoruka is workign(The worst affected districts: Supaul, Saharsa,

Madhepura, Araria, Purnia & Katihar)

Bihar Flood 2008: Response of Bhoruka

Working in Flood affected region since decade.

Having strong community network. Flood relief activities supported by

local community volunteers as well as from surrounding states.

Flood relief activities supported by

PLANNING STAGE: DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

After Situational assessment involving After Situational assessment involving

local stakeholders, Bhrouka has developedlocal stakeholders, Bhrouka has developed

three pronged strategies:three pronged strategies:

1.1. Camp:Camp: for immediate shelter and relief of Affected for immediate shelter and relief of Affected population.population.

2.2. Treatment supports:Treatment supports: On various camps as well as On various camps as well as emergency treatment. Facilities for Saline Infusion emergency treatment. Facilities for Saline Infusion of Diarrhea patients available round the clock.of Diarrhea patients available round the clock.

3.3. Emergency Relief:Emergency Relief: Where affecetd population yet Where affecetd population yet to receive any relief materials.to receive any relief materials.

Villagers are collecting

relief

RELIEF CAMP AT RELIEF CAMP AT JOGBANIJOGBANI

• Starting from 400 population, Starting from 400 population, reached up to 2000 populationreached up to 2000 population

• Situated near Jogbani Police Station.Situated near Jogbani Police Station.• Nearly 105 tent and 11 temporary Nearly 105 tent and 11 temporary

toilet facilities toilet facilities • Camp has taken over by government Camp has taken over by government

since third week of September 2008.since third week of September 2008.

In & around

community kitchen at the relief

camp

Support provide by Bhoruka in the relief camp

                 - Nutritional support (2 meals and 1 breakfast).

                 - Milk for under five children.                 - Milk and IFA for pregnant women.                 - Treatment support (at least three

camps in a week).                 - Environmental sanitation through

bleach, provision of soap.                 - Safe drinking water by Safenet                 - Necessary support for arrangement for

Iftar and Saheri.

Women & Children in the camp

GLIMPLES OF VILLAGES AT THE TIME OF RELIEF WORK

REACHING OUT TO VILLAGES WHERE RELIEF TEAM OF BHORUKA WITH SUPPORT FROM

HAS FIRST TO REACH AND ONLY TEAM PROVIDING RELIEF ON A REGULAR BASIS. Relief at this places can only reached by country boat.

Providing emergency reliefProviding emergency relief

Road has been washed away in someRoad has been washed away in some

places and beyond the points, in someplaces and beyond the points, in some

villages, still peoples are living like in avillages, still peoples are living like in a

island with practically no island with practically no communication with external world. communication with external world. Bhoruka is first to reach in most of Bhoruka is first to reach in most of such places and regularly supplying such places and regularly supplying relief.relief.

ALTHOUGH NO COMMUNICATION FROM EXTERNAL WORLD, LIFE IS STILL GOING ON IN THESE VILLAGES: As seen from relief boat

Before starting journey

PREPARARTION OF THE TEAM BEFORE RELIEF

Relief team on their way

EMERGENCY RELIEF TO UNREACHED AREAS

Only country boat can access there by sailing approx. 2 hours to the nearby villages, sometimes boat can not be sail through the flood water. Then, relief workers have to pull the boat.

Sometimes, boat can not also sail through flood water, then relief team have to either walk or pull or push the boat to reach destination

Providing relief to villagers

PEOPLES OF SUCH VILLAGES ARE COMING AND RETURN BACK AFTER COLLECTING THE RELIEF

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

Relief phase will gradually be over.Relief phase will gradually be over. Need for Disaster mitigation and Need for Disaster mitigation and

Disaster Preparedness for the Disaster Preparedness for the community community

Current situation: Epidemic of Current situation: Epidemic of Diarrohoea, Kalazar and other water Diarrohoea, Kalazar and other water & mosquito borne disease has & mosquito borne disease has started.started.

Need of the affected Need of the affected communitycommunity

Material support-Material support- Dry ration, (Rice, Chiwra, biscuits, packed Dry ration, (Rice, Chiwra, biscuits, packed

eatables) Medicines, Candles, Fuel, Matchbox, eatables) Medicines, Candles, Fuel, Matchbox, Torch, Ropes, Bedsheets, clothing & footwear, Torch, Ropes, Bedsheets, clothing & footwear, Water purifier tablets or solutionsTarpaulins or Water purifier tablets or solutionsTarpaulins or thick polythene, Mosquito netsthick polythene, Mosquito nets Stoves, cooking Stoves, cooking and water storage utensils/buckets .and water storage utensils/buckets .

Health CampsHealth CampsSafe drinking waterSafe drinking waterEducatioEducation: school buildings are damaged, Study n: school buildings are damaged, Study

materials/books for students, Reading books, materials/books for students, Reading books, support for crèche. support for crèche.

AgricultureAgriculture: crop seeds, Support for removal of sand: crop seeds, Support for removal of sandLivestockLivestock: Fodders, Vaccination: Fodders, VaccinationRehabilitation of whole villages:Rehabilitation of whole villages:

ISO 9001:2000

Bhoruka &

has tried to fulfill their need:

: still lot to be done