Rajasthan floods second interagency meeting minutes 5th Sep

Minutes of the Second meeting of ‘Interagency Emergency Response Group-Rajasthan’

Date: September 05, 2006

Venue: CRS; A-93 Shiv Marg, Shyam Nagar, Jaipur

Time: 16:30 hrs

Participants:
Mr. Ravi Gill, ADRA
Mr. Anil Joseph World Vision
Mr. Tejram Jat, Culture for Health and Unity (unit of PRAYAS)
Ms. Nitu Shahi, Save the Children, UK
Mr. Sanjay Nirala, Save the Children, UK
Mr. Suvabrata Dey, CRS
Mr. Varun Sharma CRS
Mr. Upendra Sontakke CRS

Agenda:

Share information on Rajasthan floods situation and the interventions planned by each of the participating agencies

Sharing information on floods and intervention in Rajasthan

Catholic Relief Services
• A team of CRS visited Barmer, Udaipur and Banswara area to assess the situation and completed a detailed assessment across Barmer, Udaipur and Banswara. The key needs identified are:

 Temporary shelter
 Drinking water
 Dry ration
 Family Kit ( utensils for self survival)
 Medical support
 Fodder
 Veterinary Camp

• CRS has planned to implement a short term flood relief program. It has planned to reach out to 4,050 families for food; 1,669 families with shelter (tarpaulin and bamboo poles); 1,538 families with family kits; 30 villages with their fodder requirements for their cattle; provision of logistic support to provide safe drinking water for 38 villages; and also organize medical camps and vetennary camps in pre-selected villages.
• Raised concerns over emerging situation of fever, cough and other skin diseases in Barmer and also possibility of malaria in coming months.
• CRS has planned for $ 1,11,258/- and 49 MT of food (Title – II) for flood relief and recovery operation support to the selected area circulated in the first meeting. This program will be implemented approximately for 3 months till the end of November, 2006.

Center for Health and Equity
• Completed a detailed assessment across Barmer and Jaisalmer area.
• State administration has appointed 40 teams of doctors to work in medical camps.
• A delegation of CHE meets with State Health Minister to present the real situation of flood relief activities.
• A team of doctors in leadership of Dr. Narendra kumar (Prayas) already working in Barmer area .
• CHE distributing relief material by Lok Adhikar Network in Barmer area.

World Vision
• Initially distributed relief materials mainly food to 1,200 families in Sam Block, Fategarh tahsil of Jaisalmer district on the very next day of flood. The relief package consisted of:

i) 20 kgs. rice
ii) 2 kgs. pulses
iii) 1 liter of vegetable oil
iv) Tarpaulin sheets

• Considering for Permanent Shelter assistance for 200 families planned in the same area to finalized in the by next week. But WVI restricted themselves within their current working area in Jaisalmer district.

ADRA
• Expressed their willingness to work in Barmer area and will be provide support in terms of shelter and other relief material.
• ADRA is yet to finalize their villages for flood relief operation

Save the Children, UK
• Sanctioned GBP 3,000 GBP for immediate relief.
• A team of SCF visited Barmer and Jaisalmer area to assess the situation and completed a detailed assessment. Their observation area as follows :
 State govt. providing dry ration for community Kitchens as well as individuals also.
 Village Malwa getting support from individual charities Gujarat states.
 Still Govt. relief restricted up-to road side villages only.
 No formal relief package has been announced by govt. for flood affected families.
 Government also supplying drinking water and trying to regulate the water supplying system of Thar.
 State govt. deputed additional officers to manage relief operation properly.
 Privet donor also distributing material in flood affected area.
 Lack of coordination between local NGOs restricted relief efforts.
 Children of flood affected families are out of school from last two weeks. Mid day meal program already suspended due to flood in the area.
 The team has prepared a detailed report which has been circulated to all the NGOs.
• Planned intervention with 800 families in 10 villages of Shiv block in Barmer where there is ongoing intervention.

ECHO
• An assessment team is reaching from Sept. 11, 2006 to Sept 14, 2006.

Next Meeting

• The next meeting date and time has not been fixed in the meeting. Organizations are requested to volunteer and propose.

• A yahoo group has been created to share information. The address for subscription is Rajasthanemeregncyresponse-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Courtery: Suvabrata Dey,CRS