Rapid Assessment note for Lalitpur DistrictAssessment Done Day 1: 27 Apr. 2015

Overall Lalitpur situation

A rapid WASH need assessment team of UNICEF, WHO, OXFAM, NRCS and KUKL visited four camps of different locations of the Lalitpur district. The chief of the Lalitpur DWSDO Mr Fhatta Chetri was also joined the last two camps ( Pulchwok campus and Khumaltar). The camps have been formally put in four locations by the Government of Nepal. The camps are located in Jawalakhel, Khumaltar, St. Xavier School and in Pulchowk Engineering college.

According to the people gathered in the District Administrative Office- Lalitpur to record their demand, people are suffering from water supply crisis in the Nakkhu, Bhaisepati, Imadol, Nakhipot, Bishalchowk (Satdobato) areas of the Lalitpur district. According to these people, the water crisis is so severe that even bottled water is not available in the market to purchase.

The Pharping Pipeline which had supplied water to the Lalitpur district has been damaged because of the Earthquake and the supply to the district has been hampered.

It was also informed that people in slums across the Bagmati River are living in critical condition without proper WASH facilities.

In Lalitpur district, physical damages are evident in the Theshu, Mangalbazzar, Bajrabarahi and areas close to the Durbar Square.

Below is the findings from the need assessment.

Summary of need assessment in four camps set by the Government

Name of Camps Water Supply need

Sanitation need

Hygiene need

Targeted population (People living in the camps)

Water Tank with treated water (2000

Temporary Toilet (for male and

Dust-bin

liter) female)Khumaltar Camp 2 20 20 2500Jawalakhel Camp 1 - 10 1500St. Xavier College Camp

1 - 10 1800

Pulchowk Engineering College Camp

1 - 10 1500

Detailed findings of the need assessment in four camps

Khumaltar Camp

Khultar has managed a total of 3 camps with one of those needing toilet facilities. Several of the people in this camp are defecating in the open. About a total of 280 families are needing toilet facilities. People are demanding stainless water storage tank and large dust bins. According to the Camp Coordinator, 80 per cent of the people in camps are there because they are scared of the earthquake and not because their houses have been damaged.

Pulchowk Engineering College Camp

A total of 1500 people are living in camps in the premise of the Pulchowk Engineering College. Of those, a total of 500 are students of the Engineering College who have also reported the crisis of water supply in the camps. The water which they are fetching from the tube-well close to their canteen is not of good quality. These camps need water supply and dub bin facilities. 60 families who are in this camp have their houses damaged. People in the camps are using toilet facility available in the college hostel and the stadium.

Jawalakhel Camp

According to the camp coordinator, about 95 per cent of the people living now in these camps have their houses intact but are living in there because of the fear of earthquake. People in the camp are using toilet of the youth club close to this camp. Now people are needing quality water and dust bins.

St. Xavier School Camp

About 1800 people are living in the St. Xavier camp. People in the camp are accessing toilet facility of the school. People demanded tents and food for their children and demanded less of WASH facilities such as toilet and hand washing. But people are in critical need of safe water supply.

A view of the Jawalakhel camps

Day 2: 28 April, 2015:

Day two assessment was done by only WHO team (Dr Sudan Raj Panthi and Mr Raja Ram Pote Shrestha) at outer skirt of the valley such as Bhaisepati, Khokana and Imadol. Among those at was Khokana was found the most affected area with 11 death, approximately 8000 people have been displaced and getting shelter in the scattered paddy field around the villages. The water supply (KUKL supply) has been totally damaged and people are hardly getting water. With two tankers for the whole community, people have been managing for drinking and cooking. There are approximately 20 temporary pit latrines constructed by themselves and very hard to manage. No any organization has been reached to support, except some tents from Red Cross. Now they have formed a support team ( Rahat committee, focal person Hari Krishna 9841458715).

Need: at least 50 toilets

Water supply: at least 6-7 tankers chlorinated water.

Hygiene kits sufficient for the displaced people.

Another site visited by WHO team was Siddipur Sanagaun. It was found that the water supply system was functioning with some minor repair (Contact person for water supply Chair Krishna: 9841316946). The death in the area was 12, 50-60 HHs are damaged, and more than 80 % houses have minor cracks. So, almost 99 % are still sleeping outside in the paddy field. WASH facilities including toilet they have

In open safe areas, people are living both in camp and in their car

temporarily managed by themselves, however would like to request better shelter with toilet to those damaged HHs.

Recommendation: Detail need assessment is needed especially focusing the outer skirt of valley and rural areas of the district. Government focusing to the core area and declaring the 16 official camps is not judicious for the real affected people, who are living elsewhere. The urgent need is there in the small old settlements around the core city areas. Proper attention should be paid to these areas as well.

Collapsed two big buildings at Kuleshwor -Balkhu.