Project title: Project to support Chlorination of water sources in 100 villages and awareness generation to the HudHud affected victims of Visakhapatnam city and District of Andhra Pradesh
General Information of the organizationName of the organization / Sanga Mithra Development Association (SAMIDA)
Administrative office & Contact Address / Pedashaikalipalem Village, Kokkirapalli Post,Yellamanchili Mandal, VisakhapatanamDist, Andhra Pradesh-531055
Project office / Baligattam Road, Sarada Nagar, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District-531116
Contact person / D.Veerabhadrarao M.A (Sociology) Executive Secretary.
Contact phone Numbers
Contact Mail IDs / Office-08932-225352, Mobile- 09618355721,
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Web site / www.samida.org
Legal Status of the organization
Year of Establishment & Date / 2001, 30th August 2001
Registration No & Which Act / 894/2001, XXI of 1860 Societies Registration Act.
Founder & Chief Functionary of the organization / D.Veerabhadrarao M.A (Sociology)
Governing Body Size / 9 Members.
FCRA / FCRA No - 010350157. Dt- 16th April 2004
12A & 80G / Permission granted under Section 12A, &
80G of Income Tax Act.
Pan Cord / AADTS 4810 P
The HudHud cyclone of Andhra Pradesh, India and the challenges
HudHud cyclone’s rapid need assessment is as follows. The no. of coastal Mandals are - 11, No. of marine fishermen Villages- 104, Flood Vulnerable Mandals, 2, Flood Vulnerable Villages are 30 and No. of Cyclone shelters in the District, 139. 207 villages located below 5 Kms from Sea shore. 104 Marine fishermen villages more vulnerable to Cyclones, 35,000 Families affected. 12 Floods and 4 cyclones affected in the District. Loss of livelihood, Cashew, Coconut, Pineapple, Banana, Tamarind plantation and non-timber forest
produces, affected the communication, Roads , Water sources and loss of cattle population and fodder loss are some of the incidental occurrences
The challenges in the front of WASH- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene are as follows. Safe Drinking water is the major problem.80% of the affected population has no access to safe drinking water after cyclone. Sanitation has become worse in affected villages especially in coastal villages. Salt water logged in Open wells and Bore wells etc. and due to open defecation water sources are contaminated. Children do not have safe drinking water in school compound. School toilets are damaged and not in condition to use. Because of Water stagnation with in and around the village mosquitoes are more.
The solutions we have identified are to create more awareness on Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Chlorination of water sources, Supply of Sanitary Napkins, Hygiene kits for girls, Interface with Govt. Officers to tap resources for ISLs, School sanitation to be restored, WASH Program to be introduced in schools, Advocacy with District Administration to allocation of more funds for communication, roads and buildings in remote coastal villages.
In the Shelter front many of the shelters are ready to be collapsed, there are no sufficient rooms for public, no separate rooms for women and girls, no lighting, running water and toilets, risk of snake bite in dark, shelters are accessible to community, shelter Management.
In the front of food, nutrition and livelihood the challenges are community do not access to having no nutrition food, children, Pageant women, Old age people are in need of nutrition, fisherman community lost their livelihood for long time and assets lost, formers lost their agriculture and equipments, there is recorded livestock lost and the daily wage labor have lost their livelihoods due to cyclone and similarly in the front of education, health and other village infrastructure.
In the front of education there is no safe drinking water in schools, school toilets are damaged and no running water, school books, bags, teaching material damaged, because of break of ways, bridges children unable to go to school.
Project description
The proposed initiative will center around orienting the communities on Chlorination of water sources in 100 villages and awareness generation on the above subjects through the IEC campaigns, wall writings, brochures etc
Develop the communication strategy as well as material, and launch a community based awareness campaign and capacity building on WASH activities.
The one act play apart the TFD (Theater for development) – Kalajatha’s on the safe drinking water practices, sanitation and hygiene, amplifying the ill effects of the ailing sanitation and hygiene, vows of bad water consumption practices, real tales that have happened on account of the bad water pr5actices, and process to be adopted for the safe foundations of WASH practices are some of the characteristic features to be made out through this TFD avenue.
Obviously the IEC and its derivatives like posters, pamphlets, handouts, brochures etc along with puppet shows and peer motivation sessions applying the pictorial forms and handouts are to be employed.Essential strategy is making the communities understand the systems on account of the bad WASH practices through different make shift communication forms by informed and designed teams.
Mid Media Activities, The mid media activities will further the cause and local SHG are sensitized on WASH, the local teams would have been formed to carry on the activities, the media will tell the message in a lucid way on the pros and cons of the WASH components and the means of ensuring the good health through the informed means of WASH accompanies
Financial plan
Sl. No / Item / Estimated Financial plan1 / Procurement of the chlorination items / 20, 000
2 / Travelling charges to the teams to cover the 100 villages Mandals / 20, 000
3 / Printing of the IEC materials / 20, 000
4 / Wall writings / 20, 000
5 / Personnel compensation 5 team members for chlorination / 25, 000
6 / Chlorination demos / 20, 000
7 / Panchayaths level awareness meetings on chlorination components – 100 Villages / 20, 000
8 / Youth trainings on water bodies treatment / 20, 000
9 / SHG members intensive awareness generation camps / 20, 000
Total / INR1, 85, 000
D.Veerabhadrarao
Executive Secretary
SAMIDA
09618355721
Some of the photos of the recent misery
Disaster – Overview
Cyclone HUDHUD made landfall on the 12th of October 2014, between 12h00 and 13h00 near Vishakhapatnam with sustained wind speeds of 170-180 km/h, and gusting to 195 km/h. The intensity of cyclone has prevailed for 6 hours after landfall. Local authorities have estimated that up to 70% of trees in were uprooted and approximately 70% of power lines damaged in Vishakhapatnam. Heavy rainfall affected west and east Godavari, Vishakapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam of North Andhra Pradesh and Ganjam, Gajapati, Koratpur, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalakhandi, Phulbani districts of South Odisha. The peak storm surge took place during high tide (1.1m) and was estimated at 1.2 meters above astronomical tide, resulting in some inundation of low-lying areas of Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts at the time of landfall. It is estimated that 250,000 in four districts of AP and 156,000 in nine districts of Odisha, were evacuated to relief camps ahead of the cyclone.
According to preliminary assessment, the death toll is 45, with 37 in Andhra Pradesh (25 in Visakhapatnam and 11 in Vizianagaram, and one in Srikakulam), 3 in Odisha, and 5 in Jharkhand. In north Andhra Pradesh there was extensive damage to kutcha houses, some damage to old buildings. Transportation systems were disrupted by debris and flooding, and public transport is operating on a limited scale. Vishakhapatnam Airport sustainedextensive damage with all air traffic into the region being suspended from the 10th onwards with reports indicating that it may open again from the week of the 19th of October. Hudhud has considerably damaged communication services.
Chhattisgarh, adjoining east Madhya Pradesh and interior Odisha, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar have experienced rainfall as the system moved northwards and further inland. Over 300 houses were damaged and several persons were injured in Jharkhand and 5 deaths and 12 injured were reported in Bihar.
Scenario Analysis
The primary hazards were the cyclonic winds, tidal surge, heavy rain and flooding. While there is still risk of further rainfall in already flooded areas increasing the humanitarian impact, the current situation is improving, with water receding, transportation networks, communication networks and the power grid gradually being restored. Basic commodity prices have significantly increased and loss to production and the impact of damage of crops will continue to impact on availability of labor for daily wageworkers, and affect the local economy. Up to 80% of shelters in Northern Andhra Pradesh are concrete, and therefore the impact of the cyclone was limited to vulnerable pockets. The most affected are those living in low lying areas, exposed to the hazards, having lost household assets and experiencing reduced livelihood opportunity or the loss of productive assets. Initial assessment teams on the ground have seen most damage in Vishakhapatnam district, with pockets of severe damage in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam also. The government response is strong, and further assessment will need to determine whether determined humanitarian needs are met through local response mechanisms, the impact that the cyclone has had on livelihoods based on an analysis of seasonality, and the social vulnerabilities of pockets of affected population groups that may lead to exclusion from broader compensation and support.
18.4 MillionTotal population of 5 affected districts / 5%
of total population affected
(calculations)
920,000(estimated)
Estimated number of people affected by cyclone Hudhud, mostly in Vishakhapatnam and Vizianagaram, due to damage to crops on 450,000 acres agricultural land, infrastructure, loss of assets, damage to property.
582,156
Directly affected (limited loss) / 248,000(estimated)(SDMC)
Directly Affected (livelihood losses) / 91,500+ Population with Humanitarian Needs / 45
Fatalities
146+
Rescued
406,000
Evacuated / 19,759
Shelter damage
· Response and Relief Measures – GO & NGO
· The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth and reviewed the preparedness for relief and rescue operations in the wake of the cyclonic storm.
· Andhra Pradesh government has identified 356 villages in 59 Mandals of the four districts as cyclone- prone. More than 300 relief camps have been opened.
· NDRF has pressed 42 rescue and relief teams to undertake the swift relief and rescue operations in vulnerable places of different parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. So far, 13,256 (11,853 in Andhra Pradesh and 1403 in Odisha) persons have been evacuated to safer places. Relief work is in progress.
· National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams with personnel from various government departments have started clearing felled trees, electricity and communication poles and hoardings from roads in the affected areas.
· Responding to cyclone Hudhud, the armed forces on Sunday repositioned their resources to assist the civil administration to launch rescue and relief operations in the affected regions of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
· The Andhra Sub-Area of Army has deployed four teams of its personnel at Vishakhapatnam and as many teams at Srikakulam (Tekkali and Echerla). Army has also established a Disaster Management Cell at Air Defense College, Gopalpur.
· Six helicopters have been positioned in the Naval base at Visakhapatnam. A P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance being prepared to carry out damage assessment of coastal areas hit by Cyclone Hudhud. The aircraft is based at INS Rajali in Arakkonam.