Rajasthan coordination meeting minutes 31 August
Minutes of the first meeting of ‘Interagency Emergency Response Group-Rajasthan’
Date: 31st August 2006
Venue: Save the Children UK
Jaipur office
59, Shivaji Nagar
Civil Lines
Time: 1530 hrs
Participants:
Mr.Vijay Sharma, Action Aid
Mr.Vijay Goyal, BARC (Budget Analysis and Research Centre)
Mr.Suvabrata Dey, CRS
Mr.Tejram Jat, Culture for Health and Unity (unit of PRAYAS)
Ms Dharti Daftary, Save the Children UK
Ms.Nupur Pande, Save the Children UK
Mr.Mukesh Lath, Save the Children- Finland
Mr.Dipak Roy, UNICEF
Agenda:
1. Sharing information on Barmer floods and the interventions planned by each of the participating agencies
2. Deciding on next meeting and group norms
AGEND 1 Sharing information on floods and intervention in Rajasthan
Action Aid
• Working in 55 villages through Lok Adhikar Manch ( network of 22 local NGOs)
• Has constituted eight teams from the 22 NGOs to distribute relief in interior areas of Barmer
• Until 27th August’06, 100 containers of 20 lts capacity for water have been distributed. The undamaged village level water storage tanks are being filled with drinking water through tanks.
• Is providing drinking water through water tanks.
• Already released Rs. 2 lakhs from their ongoing project budgets through 6 partners.
• Completed a detailed assessment across Barmer, key needs in the feild:
- tents
- milk powder
• The country office has sanctioned a budget of Rs.20 lakhs for medium and long term interventions.
BARC and CHU
• A joint team visited Barmer in the first 4 days of the disaster. Shared their impressions:
- The administration's response was delayed
- Local NGOs had to advocate for urgent response.
- The administrative measures are inadequate especially in health and sanitation.
• BRAC shared its newsletter with details of the government budget analysis. The newsletter had important demographic information on Barmer and the loss due to floods
• CHU has raised appeals to doctors and medical colleges health relief activities in Barmer along with appeals to people to donate in kind and collected relief materials at two centers. This consignment would be taken by Action Aid and PUCL to the field.
• State administration has enrolled 28 fresh doctors on contractual basis to work in medical camps, CHU added.
The need for intervention in health relief was emphasized but SCUK and CRS said that they can support in all aspects of reaching to affected people with health care except for purchase and distribution of medicines.
- The need for advocating to state administration for reaching people with proper healthcare was identified.
Catholic Relief Services
• The final list of villages with names would be circulated by CRS by this evening. A tentative list of villages for intervention for flood relief intervention are:
o Udaipur (23 villages)
o Dungarpur(22 villages)
o Jaisalmer(10villages)
o Barmer (25 villages of Shiv block)
o Jodhpur (5 villages).
• Aiming at a relief period of 7 days and reaching out to 6300 families with 3300 from Barmer alone. CRS has an outlay of 49 MT of food. Equal number of families will be reached with fodder relief.
• Has sought from their head office for about US $ 80,000 to provide 2000 families with shelter (tarpaulin and bamboo poles) and family kit (utensils, mug, bucket, two plates, glasses, small bowls, food grain container and trunk)
• Supporting GRAVIS for health camps. 1 health camp to be held immediately and another one to be followed.
• GRAVIS is also covering 14 villages in Barmer with 5-6 water tanks and 5 cooking points to provide cooked food.
• GRAVIS and ANMs are distributing bleaching powder packets made by state administration of Barmer and Jodhpur
• Reported 4 deaths in the past 2 days due to water born diseases.
• Raised concerns about the fever, cough and other skin diseases in Barmer in the coming months.
• Appreciated and thanked SC UK for starting the inter agency meeting and offered to host the next meeting.
Save the Children, UK
• Sanctioned GBP 3000 GBP for immediate relief.
• Planned intervention in 10 villages of Shiv block in Barmer where there is ongoing intervention. List of villages covered by SCUK in Barmer under its ongoing program:
o Solankia
o Jaansinh ki Beri
o Ranasar
o Khudani
o Harsani
o Baleba
o Fogera
o Ratreri Khurd
o Jiney ki basti
o Sangoralia
• Intervention would be focused on children as far as possible
• The assessment team would be returning from Barmer and the report would be finalized by later next week and shared widely.
• SPHERE standards should be maintained and used wherever possible by all the agencies.
• Informed about the SPHERE URS (Unified Response team) in Delhi and encouraged the team to consider regular interagency meetings and interventions.
• Emphasized that the SPHERE standards must be followed as far as possible in the relief operations.
SC-Finland
• Has committed funding of € 20,000.
• Is not operational in Barmer, so would plan on intervention later next week.
UNICEF
Responding with the state administration:
• 8-10 shelter camps run by state administration with about 7000 to 8000 people
• Affected population is approx. 50,000, all scattered and this poses a challenge to reach out to.
• 17 villages are still under water.
• Immediate need is for hygiene promotion, water storage and basic hygiene.
• State has set up 38 mobile medical camps. Damage details from Barmer:
o 46 Sub Centers
o 2 PHCs
o 1 Community Health Center
• It has ordered for supplies worth US $ 200,000 for:
o 100,000 ORS packets,
o 50,000 IV fluids,
o chlorinated eye-caps,
o 1000 lts of skin lotion,
o 65 syntex tanks of 1000 lts,
o 900 number of 25 kgs pack of bleaching powder
o 3000 buckets
o 10,000 tarpaulin sheets
• One assessment team would be reaching Barmer on morning of 1st Sep’06.
• Expressed need for creating medical outposts and trauma counseling services.
AGENDA 2 Next Meeting
• Next meeting would be in CRS office on 5th Sep’06 at 1600 hrs. The address of CRS is A-93,Shivmarg, Shyam nagar, Ajmer road,Jaipur.
• A yahoo group has been created to share information. The address for subscription is Rajasthanemeregncyresponse-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Information Received on the phone and in separate meeting on 1st September.
World Vision
• Initial relief distributed to 1200 families in Sam Block, Fategarh tahsil of Jaisalmer district. The relief package consisted of:
o 20kg rice
o 2 kg dal
o 1 lt vegetable oil
o tarpaulin sheet
• Shelter assistance planned in the same area to finalized in the by next week.
• 30 volunteers and World vision staff is in Jaisalmer.
• Contact details Anil Joseph, Manager, 09829060877, jaipur_seed_india_adp@wvi.org
Oxfam GB
• An assessment team of 4 will leave for Barmer on Sept 5, 2006 with focus on water and sanitation along with public health
• The assessment report would be widely circulated
• Focus on ongoing 40 project villages in Barmer (12 villages in Balotra block)
• Partner agency Unnati is already present in Barmer.
S.No Name of agency Agency Representative Address and Contact numbers E-mail Id
1. SC UK Dharti M-9811679704 d.daftary@scfukindia.org
2. Amied-Alwar Noor -mohammad 2/70 kalakuan Housing Board-Alwavl
0744- 3201746[o]
M-9414641746 amied-alw@rediffmail.com
3 B.A.R.C
Vijay Goyal P-1, Tilak marg C-scheme Jaipur 0141-2385254(0)
M-9352527582 infobarcjaipur.org
4 Action Aid
Vijay Sharma B-20, Khandala House Shiv marg Bani park Jaipur
M:9413346969 NA
5 Centre for Health Equity
Tej Ram Jat 22,suraj nagar(East)
civil lines, Jaipur
Ph-0141-2220421
M- 9413046501 prayaszz@dataone.in
jattejram@yahoo.co.in
6 CRS/Rajasthan
Suvabrata Dey A-93,shiv marg
Shyam nagar,jaipur
M-9829933344 suvabrata@crsjaipur.org
7 SC Finland
Mukesh Lath 59,Shivaji nagar,
Suraj Nagar(E)
M-9314639281
8 SC UK Nupur Pande 59,Shivaji Nagar
Civil Lines
M-9828131005 n.pande@scfukindia.org
9 UNICEF
Dipak Roy B-9,Bhawani Singh Lane,
C-scheme, opposite Nehru Sahkar Bhawan,Jaipur
0141-2222639
2222694
M-9414041326
droy@unicef.org
SOURCE: Nupur Pande
Date: 31st August 2006
Venue: Save the Children UK
Jaipur office
59, Shivaji Nagar
Civil Lines
Time: 1530 hrs
Participants:
Mr.Vijay Sharma, Action Aid
Mr.Vijay Goyal, BARC (Budget Analysis and Research Centre)
Mr.Suvabrata Dey, CRS
Mr.Tejram Jat, Culture for Health and Unity (unit of PRAYAS)
Ms Dharti Daftary, Save the Children UK
Ms.Nupur Pande, Save the Children UK
Mr.Mukesh Lath, Save the Children- Finland
Mr.Dipak Roy, UNICEF
Agenda:
1. Sharing information on Barmer floods and the interventions planned by each of the participating agencies
2. Deciding on next meeting and group norms
AGEND 1 Sharing information on floods and intervention in Rajasthan
Action Aid
• Working in 55 villages through Lok Adhikar Manch ( network of 22 local NGOs)
• Has constituted eight teams from the 22 NGOs to distribute relief in interior areas of Barmer
• Until 27th August’06, 100 containers of 20 lts capacity for water have been distributed. The undamaged village level water storage tanks are being filled with drinking water through tanks.
• Is providing drinking water through water tanks.
• Already released Rs. 2 lakhs from their ongoing project budgets through 6 partners.
• Completed a detailed assessment across Barmer, key needs in the feild:
- tents
- milk powder
• The country office has sanctioned a budget of Rs.20 lakhs for medium and long term interventions.
BARC and CHU
• A joint team visited Barmer in the first 4 days of the disaster. Shared their impressions:
- The administration's response was delayed
- Local NGOs had to advocate for urgent response.
- The administrative measures are inadequate especially in health and sanitation.
• BRAC shared its newsletter with details of the government budget analysis. The newsletter had important demographic information on Barmer and the loss due to floods
• CHU has raised appeals to doctors and medical colleges health relief activities in Barmer along with appeals to people to donate in kind and collected relief materials at two centers. This consignment would be taken by Action Aid and PUCL to the field.
• State administration has enrolled 28 fresh doctors on contractual basis to work in medical camps, CHU added.
The need for intervention in health relief was emphasized but SCUK and CRS said that they can support in all aspects of reaching to affected people with health care except for purchase and distribution of medicines.
- The need for advocating to state administration for reaching people with proper healthcare was identified.
Catholic Relief Services
• The final list of villages with names would be circulated by CRS by this evening. A tentative list of villages for intervention for flood relief intervention are:
o Udaipur (23 villages)
o Dungarpur(22 villages)
o Jaisalmer(10villages)
o Barmer (25 villages of Shiv block)
o Jodhpur (5 villages).
• Aiming at a relief period of 7 days and reaching out to 6300 families with 3300 from Barmer alone. CRS has an outlay of 49 MT of food. Equal number of families will be reached with fodder relief.
• Has sought from their head office for about US $ 80,000 to provide 2000 families with shelter (tarpaulin and bamboo poles) and family kit (utensils, mug, bucket, two plates, glasses, small bowls, food grain container and trunk)
• Supporting GRAVIS for health camps. 1 health camp to be held immediately and another one to be followed.
• GRAVIS is also covering 14 villages in Barmer with 5-6 water tanks and 5 cooking points to provide cooked food.
• GRAVIS and ANMs are distributing bleaching powder packets made by state administration of Barmer and Jodhpur
• Reported 4 deaths in the past 2 days due to water born diseases.
• Raised concerns about the fever, cough and other skin diseases in Barmer in the coming months.
• Appreciated and thanked SC UK for starting the inter agency meeting and offered to host the next meeting.
Save the Children, UK
• Sanctioned GBP 3000 GBP for immediate relief.
• Planned intervention in 10 villages of Shiv block in Barmer where there is ongoing intervention. List of villages covered by SCUK in Barmer under its ongoing program:
o Solankia
o Jaansinh ki Beri
o Ranasar
o Khudani
o Harsani
o Baleba
o Fogera
o Ratreri Khurd
o Jiney ki basti
o Sangoralia
• Intervention would be focused on children as far as possible
• The assessment team would be returning from Barmer and the report would be finalized by later next week and shared widely.
• SPHERE standards should be maintained and used wherever possible by all the agencies.
• Informed about the SPHERE URS (Unified Response team) in Delhi and encouraged the team to consider regular interagency meetings and interventions.
• Emphasized that the SPHERE standards must be followed as far as possible in the relief operations.
SC-Finland
• Has committed funding of € 20,000.
• Is not operational in Barmer, so would plan on intervention later next week.
UNICEF
Responding with the state administration:
• 8-10 shelter camps run by state administration with about 7000 to 8000 people
• Affected population is approx. 50,000, all scattered and this poses a challenge to reach out to.
• 17 villages are still under water.
• Immediate need is for hygiene promotion, water storage and basic hygiene.
• State has set up 38 mobile medical camps. Damage details from Barmer:
o 46 Sub Centers
o 2 PHCs
o 1 Community Health Center
• It has ordered for supplies worth US $ 200,000 for:
o 100,000 ORS packets,
o 50,000 IV fluids,
o chlorinated eye-caps,
o 1000 lts of skin lotion,
o 65 syntex tanks of 1000 lts,
o 900 number of 25 kgs pack of bleaching powder
o 3000 buckets
o 10,000 tarpaulin sheets
• One assessment team would be reaching Barmer on morning of 1st Sep’06.
• Expressed need for creating medical outposts and trauma counseling services.
AGENDA 2 Next Meeting
• Next meeting would be in CRS office on 5th Sep’06 at 1600 hrs. The address of CRS is A-93,Shivmarg, Shyam nagar, Ajmer road,Jaipur.
• A yahoo group has been created to share information. The address for subscription is Rajasthanemeregncyresponse-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Information Received on the phone and in separate meeting on 1st September.
World Vision
• Initial relief distributed to 1200 families in Sam Block, Fategarh tahsil of Jaisalmer district. The relief package consisted of:
o 20kg rice
o 2 kg dal
o 1 lt vegetable oil
o tarpaulin sheet
• Shelter assistance planned in the same area to finalized in the by next week.
• 30 volunteers and World vision staff is in Jaisalmer.
• Contact details Anil Joseph, Manager, 09829060877, jaipur_seed_india_adp@wvi.org
Oxfam GB
• An assessment team of 4 will leave for Barmer on Sept 5, 2006 with focus on water and sanitation along with public health
• The assessment report would be widely circulated
• Focus on ongoing 40 project villages in Barmer (12 villages in Balotra block)
• Partner agency Unnati is already present in Barmer.
S.No Name of agency Agency Representative Address and Contact numbers E-mail Id
1. SC UK Dharti M-9811679704 d.daftary@scfukindia.org
2. Amied-Alwar Noor -mohammad 2/70 kalakuan Housing Board-Alwavl
0744- 3201746[o]
M-9414641746 amied-alw@rediffmail.com
3 B.A.R.C
Vijay Goyal P-1, Tilak marg C-scheme Jaipur 0141-2385254(0)
M-9352527582 infobarcjaipur.org
4 Action Aid
Vijay Sharma B-20, Khandala House Shiv marg Bani park Jaipur
M:9413346969 NA
5 Centre for Health Equity
Tej Ram Jat 22,suraj nagar(East)
civil lines, Jaipur
Ph-0141-2220421
M- 9413046501 prayaszz@dataone.in
jattejram@yahoo.co.in
6 CRS/Rajasthan
Suvabrata Dey A-93,shiv marg
Shyam nagar,jaipur
M-9829933344 suvabrata@crsjaipur.org
7 SC Finland
Mukesh Lath 59,Shivaji nagar,
Suraj Nagar(E)
M-9314639281
8 SC UK Nupur Pande 59,Shivaji Nagar
Civil Lines
M-9828131005 n.pande@scfukindia.org
9 UNICEF
Dipak Roy B-9,Bhawani Singh Lane,
C-scheme, opposite Nehru Sahkar Bhawan,Jaipur
0141-2222639
2222694
M-9414041326
droy@unicef.org
SOURCE: Nupur Pande
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