Orissa IAG meeting 7th Sep 06

Dear Members,

· Orissa Inter Agency Group (IAG ) meeting took place yesterday the 7th of September 06 in Bhubaneswar.

· The meeting was attended by all the 11 member organizations including representative from ECHO.


· A general presentation regarding the flood situation in the state, extent and damage was made on behalf of the IAG.


· Each organization shared their individual assessments, reports, handouts and upraised the group on there flood response activities and immediate plans.


· A four day field visit has been organized for the ECHO representative in coordination with IAG members commencing 8th and ending 11th of September 06.

· Today the ECHO team visited Jagatsinghpur district along with Lutheran World Service India, , Help Age India and Action Aid staff.

· An IAG debriefing session on behalf of the members is planned on the 12th of September 06.

Sources: Ms. Mamata ( CRS ) and Mr Ram (Care India)

The mapping of member’s operational areas (districts and blocks), already distributed flood relief material and plans is provided in the google group link below:

http://groups.google.com/group/Sphere-URS

Best,
Arjun Khajuria