Daily Progress Reports of Flood Response in district Bahraich Date: 18 August 2014 1. About Flood Situation: The Karnali River at Chisapnai, Saryu at Chepang and Rapti at Kusum Nepal flowing below danger level in Nepal at evening 15 August 2014. The approximately 4000 families evacuated from Dallipurawa, Thekedarpurawa, Manjharipurawa, Thakurpurawa, Maikupurawa, Manjhara, Jiyanpurawa villages due to steady of Ghaghra River in Mihipurawa Block of district Bahriach and they are staying in Asam Road, nearest of flood post Jalim Nagar. Water Logging in Mihinpurwa The risk is continue and critical in 202 village of Nanpara Tehsil like 79 in Mihipurawa 35 village block shivpur, 88 village Block Mahasi and 14 deaths in district Bahraich, 40 village in Nawabganj and 38 village in Tarabganj in district Gonda. The flood water raising in Mahsi block and Gonda. A large number also took shelter on roof of their houses in above mentioned blocks. Overall Damage details:  176 villages fully affected five tehsil of Lakhimpur Khiri and 7 deaths.  117 villages of Bhinga, Ikauna Tehsil of Shravasti district and 2 deaths.  107 villages of Mahmudabad Tehsil of district Sitapur and 4 deaths.  78 villages of Balrampur and Utraula Tehsil of district Balrampur and 1 death.  78 villages of Sirauli, Ram Sanehi Ghati and Ram Nagar Tahsil of Barabanki district.  10 village of each in Faizabad and Azamgarh. Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 1  A total 6 Lakh hectares has been inundated over 600 houses washed away in 48 hours. 2. PGVS Interventions in partnership with Christian Aid 2.1 Community Kitchen 17 August 2014: PGVS continuing community kitchen in Partnership with Christian Aid and Cord with the contribution of Panchayat in the flood affected areas of Girggiti and Majhara Gram Pachayat. Team member & Gram Task force members is operating community kitchen and cooking "Taharee". Villagers, PRI members and local service providers were providing support. They were helping in each process i.e. Cooking food, arrangement of utensils, support in distribution & informed to community about community kitchen. The Organization providing fuel, raw material (rice, Vegitable, cooking oil, gas stove, potato etc.) Organization is providing support to 3000 persons yesterday who sheltered at embankment & also those families on ASAM Road. Our volunteer giving food packet through boat that, they are not in the embankment in Block Mahsi. In this work, team was getting local support, identification of vulnerable people, distribution of food & guidance of route also. Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 2 Orientation of GTF on use of Aqua Tab and monitoring process: Dr. Bhanu, Project Director oriented to 20 Gram Task forces on Need Assessment process as per JRNA format and use of Aqua Tab. Mr. Kamal, Training coordinator demonstrated process of using Aqua Tabs. Aqua Tab demonstration by GTF Need Assessment: The PGVS team and Gram Task forces identified need through Need Assessment on 14 August 2014 according to JRNA format. The details of given below of emerging Needs  Community Kitchen for at least 3000 persons  Rescue of villagers from the affected areas  Settlement of community in the safer place  Safe drinking Water, 20 Liters Bucket with Lid for safe water storage, Detergent and bath soap for cleaning cloth and bathing, Sanitary Pad for ensuring female individual Sanitation and Toilet for ensuring sanitation  Tarpaulins for temporary Shelter  Cooking Food package at least one week and Fodder for cattle at least one week  Medicines for resolving health related issues Need Assessment by Mr. Putti Lal , GTF Need Assessment by Mr. Gautam , GTF Following needs are identified by PGVS as priority areas for intervention and developed strategy:  Camp site with WASH and Cooked food package for 5000 families at least in Mihipurawa (2500 Families), Shivpur (100 Families) and Mahsi (1500 Families) Block district Bahriach.  Food Aid – Ready to eat food for 1000 persons for above mentioned blocks which is not served by anyone while moving. Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 3  Community Kitchen for 3000 persons to provide immediate food assistance to evacuated people.  Water and Sanitation- Most of the drinking water source has contaminated due to over flow of flood water, and in the relief camps there is sheer shortage of safe drinking water. The relief camps are very crowded and they don’t have sufficient number of sanitation facilities, to ensure public hygiene temporary toilets would be required Distribution of Aqua Tab Demonstration: The Aqua Tab supported to total of 3200 families in Block Mihipurawa Block and 1000 families of block Mahsi and Shivpur. The Gram Task force distributed 1 strips each families after the demonstration safe use of Aqua taps. The GTF Members developed follow up and monitoring plan for Aqua Tap use. Each Task force members taken responsibility to follow up and monitoring to 35 families. Monitoring of use of Aqua tab and also facilitated to GTF by Mr. Kamal, Training Coordinator Shelter Support: 40 Tarpaulins have been distributed to widow women's, collapse Dalit house owner in Gram Panchayat Girgitti, Mihipurawa in Bahraich district , 100 more to be distributed. Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 4 Visit of Community Representative: Visited Camp Site areas Ex MP of district Bahraich Mr. Kamal Kishor Kamando: Mr. Kamal Kishore Kamando visited in Camp site of Girgitti, Mihipurawa Block and told said to community that he demanded Helicopter to administration for ensuring accessibility of food packets in surrounded areas wherein peoples took shelter on roof of their houses and he appreciated to GTF and PGVS for the camp site arrangement of Mihipurawa and checked the quality of Taharee. Mr. Commando appreciated to Mr. Peshkar Yadav representative of Gram Pradhan representative, Mr. Lekhpal Sita Ram for their valuable support in campsite management and community Kitchen. Visit CMO Mr. S.P. Yadav, Bahraich: Mr. Yadav visited Gigitti flood affected areas and arrived on ASAM Road and he discussed to flood affected community on health issues. The community peoples told to CMO that they suffering from fever and skin diseases. he promised to community that he will be arrange the health camp on 18 August 2014 at 10 AM to 10 PM evening on ASAM road, near Jalim Nagar CMO Bahraich SP Yaadav flood post with support of PGVS and GTF. Mr. Pandit Singh, Minister State Govt. Uttar Pradesh visited to Girgitti and other flood affected areas of Mihipurawa Block and discussed with community about their situation and appreciated to community Kitchen. Meeting with PGVS team with SDM Nanpara Mr. Ramesh Chandra Shukla, Moh. Jaseem, Nayeb Tahsildar and Mr. B. Gupta Tahsildar for sharing of response activities in Tehsil Nanapara. Dr. Bhanu Project Director shared with them the process and advantage of community kitchen and use of aqua tab for water purification by flood affected community and other regular CBEWS related Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 5 activities. The Tahesil team given over all responsibility of Girgitti Gram Panchayat villages in Mihipurawa Block like Mallanpurawa, Maikupura, Thekedarpurawa, Dallipurawa and Thakurpurawa for quick food support through community Kitchen, Camp site management and health camp support. Administration Support:  The administration provided lunch packet for 2000 families in Mihipurawa Majhara, Jalim Nagar Gram Panchat Block Mihipurawa.  3200 Lunch packet and Taharee supported by Gram Pradhan Pachdevari Smt. Madhu Devi after approval of SDM Nanpara Mr. Ramesh Chandra Shukla. total flood affected 500 families in this Gram Panchayat.  500 Lunch Packet provided by Gram Panchayat Bansgari for flood affected community of same gram Panchayat. total flood affected 300 families in this Gram Panchayat.  State Govt. has released Rs. 51 Crore relief fund, including aid from centre, for flash flood hit districts  The two Army Choppers, NDRF, PAC Personnel, 679 boats trying to reach the affected Daily Progress Report of Flood Response Eastern, U.P. Page 6