Report on Hud Hud Super Cyclone storm Effects and assessment BREDS, Pathapatnam in partnership with IGSSS, New Delhi implementing Sustainable Opportunities for Uplifting Livelihoods (SOUL)& Relief Project in 5 coastal remote villages of KavitiMandal of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. These 5 villages are very close to the sea and vulnerable to disasters like cyclone, heavy rains, floods etc. These 5 villages are located 125 km away from the District Head Quarter Srikakulam Town & 220 Km from Visakhapatnam Town on the road way. On the dated 12 th Oct 2014 a Super caviar cyclone HudHud land fall at Visakhapatnam which caused to thousands of cores property losses, crop damages and 25+ no of people loss their life s and 2 states Odisha and Andra pradesheffected highly where as large no of people loses their livelihoods. Among that BREDS/ IGSSS intermediation 5 villages are hardly affected with this natural hazard. On the dated 11 th Oct Saturday morning onwards the effect of Hudhud started slightly at KavitiMandal, after that behalf of Government as an immediate action started operation for shifting to Rehabilitation center and BREDS/ IGSSS team take initiate to shifting and arrange one special vehicle behalf of project at idduvanipalem for pregnancy women s and children s purpose. The village members shifted to as fallow SL. No Name of the Village Shifted to No of person shifted 01 Onturu Manikyapuramhaigh School 200 02 Kalingapatnam Kusumapuram School 750 03 Idduvanipalem BorivankaHigh school 3400 &Idduvanipalem elementary school 04 PeddaKarivanipalem Kaviti Collage & School 600 05 Chennakarivanipalem Jagathi School. 150 During the period of cyclone BREDS/ IGSSS members/ field staff in the flow of Air above 100KM speed and continues rain, continued their service towards the community. After shifting to rehabilitation centers also we are observed on the arrangements of foods and other facilitations. During the period of cyclone mostly affected our target 5 villages among that Idduvanipalem village highly damaged whereas 10 no Houses are completely damaged and more than 50 HHs are slightly losses. Due to water was flow into the villages and stands long time in villages now sanitation and health issues will be raised. Another 4 villages also highly effected where as another 50 HHs are slightly damaged and losses and 4 HHs partially loosed their houses at Kalingapatnam and Onturu. Due to HudHud people of these 5 villages not only loses their properties its causes to loss their livelihoods for some period. List of Highly House damages: SL No Name of the Person W/o, Father Name Village 01 Karri. Dhanalaxmi Lingaraju Idduvanipalem 02 Landalatchamma Jogayya Idduvanipalem
03 Karri. Manikamma Lokanadham Idduvanipalem 04 Landa. Eswaramma Punnaya Idduvanipalem 05 Karri. Sridevi Daleshu Idduvanipalem 06 Karri. Papamma Pakeeru Idduvanipalem 07 Karri. Vamakshi Papaya Idduvanipalem 08 Vajrala. Rukminamma Srinivas Idduvanipalem 09 Karri. Tulasamma Latchaya Idduvanipalem 10 Ratnala. Sukadev Borlakahabu Idduvanipalem After cyclone effect as an immediate action create awareness among the people on sanitation and health issues and So far we have disinfected 48 drinking water bodies covering 5 villages, through which approximately 1000 HHs got safe drinking water and aware about and maintained hygiene in their HHs and village surroundings through bleach. Chlorine tabs were distributed to 1617 families.organized village level medicine distribution camp at Idduvanipalem with ANMs after convergence with PHC/ GPbut which is not effective and full fill the basic health needs. SL. Village Name Bleached No of No of families No water bodies streets distributed Wells Tanks Bleached chlorine tabs 01 Onturu 2 2 2 98 02 Kalingapatnam 3 2 5 245 03 Idduvanipalem 2 3 7 650 04 PK Palem 3 2 6 420 05 CH. Karrivanipalem 2 4 3 204 12 13 23 1617 Community members shifted to rehabilitation centers BREDS CM helps to girl for shifting rehabilitation center and facilitate to food arrangements at rehabilitation shelter.
A lady stands on a her damages House One complete damaged house at idduvanipalem Interact with one house loss family After cyclone village level interaction meetings in the presence of GP Secretary: Clorodized water bodies and Village Surroundings:
BREDS- IGSSS interventions During HudHud: Pre cyclone: After receiving the information on HudHud cyclone as an immediate action our team will organized community level orientation program in our all 5 targeted villages on pre preparedness of cyclone and with the community involvement accept onturu all the 4 villages prepared an emergency contingency plan for HudHud and submitted to GP and thereafter with the village level disaster committee and villagers discussed how will be prepared on it and who takes which responsibilities. The village level early warning team will take initiate for to reach the cyclone information to each individual home there after youth team and VAT team take responsibilities for rescue operations. In the training programs to the community members instructed that to pre preparation of shifting and how they keep safe their valuable documents and assets. Pre cyclone orientation program at Pedda karrivanipalem Pre cyclone awareness programs appreciated in media During Cyclone: During the cyclone period our field staffs are fully engaged with the villagers for shifting to rehabilitation centers. During the period we are established link with the special officer and PRI/ GPs to minimum arrangements. During the period of shifting to community members we are specially organized one vehicle at Idduvanipalem as per villagers request for dropping to Pregnancy women s and children s at Rehabilitation center. Same time after shifting to Rehabilitation centers we are coordinate for food and other minimum arrangements. To community strictly instructed to keep their environment and surrounding places clean and neat and specially taking care for children s & Pregnancy women s in a separate group. Where cyclone was going on at the time idduvanipalem was highly
damaged and water will be flow in the village and many people are loosed their homes same time with VAT members we are mobilized to MLA & PRI members to village for estimations of losses and raised village level issues. Local MLA and PRI member during the cyclone period encouraged to IGSSS/ BREDS facilitators for take initiate for post cyclone issues and necessary actions. During the cyclone period our CM addressed the issues with MLA During the cyclone period water will be entered into the idduvanipalem Village Facilitated to children s shifting of Rehabilitation centers. Post Cyclone: After cyclone effect come down we are again involved in the process of return back to home to the villagers. There after immediately we are visiting all the 5 villages and organized community level orientation programs on post cyclone sanitation and health issues and necessary actions before that at borivanka with we all staff organized one emergency meeting whereas participated each one VAT member from 5 villages. In the above meeting discussed what immediate steps to be taken according to situation and loses. During the meeting finalized that before raising any health or sanitation issues in priority basis distributing the bleaching and chlorine tablets. There after decided to organize Health camps as soon as in different villages. There after distributed the bleach and chlorine tablets each village s behalf of IGSSS. So far we are maintained hygiene village surrounds through bleach and approach to community to drink hot or chlorine mixed water after distribution of chlorine tablets to individual families. Thereafter through field and community level meetings collect information of damages and lose and advised to VAT members for link up with line departments. There after convergence with primary health center of Kaviti and organized village level medicine distribution camp where can ANM and Health workers look up the people s health conditions especially for Pregnancy women s. A pregnancy lady check up their health at Idduvanipalem Village Village level FGD conducted at Idduvaniplem for need Assessments
Case Studies: We know the Value of Solar Lights: On the dated 11 th Oct 2014 Saturday a super savior cyclone starts effect our village Kalingapatnam, before that BREDS/ IGSSS team conducted orientation program regarding preparation of shifting to rehabilitation center of Kusumpuram. At the time the suggested how could be we prepare and what assets to be taken to the Rehabilitation center. At that time they advised to keep charging solar lamps fully and take in to rehabilitation centers. In my village we take the 20+ lights to Rehabilitation center. After starting cyclone effect electricity department will disconnects the electricity s. Till the moment we could not under stands what was the actual value of these lamps. When evening passed out night enters, flow of rain and air also increased at the time for lighting of our centers there was only source that s solar lamps because there was no chances to lighting with candles in the speed of more than 100KM PH speed air and continues rain, wheremanychildren s and Pregnancywomen s are kept in the center, if we don t have these lights means it was very difficult to organize minimum arrangements. Really it s give new hopes and helps to lighting our shelters these 2 days. K. Balaya The lessons help to fill my children s stomachs : Before HudHudTufan affects our village VAT committee members advised to me we need to shift Borivanka rehabilitation center so that time I need to prepare all my valuable things along with medicines and Dry foods because I have 2 children s and now I am pregnant. So that they advised me keep with me all necessary things and dry foods like biscuits and others. As their instruction I was buy some biscuits and Ground nut sweets and kept with me rehabilitation shelter which helps to me at the time of HudHud very much because at the rehabilitations shelters behalf of government arranged foods but which is not in a disciplinary manure during the times these dry foods not fill children s hungriness its full fill my basic needs as per my conditions. Thanking you me suggest. Neelamma Conclusions during assessment with community: HudHud cyclone where effected the village it s not only effects only peoples Assets its highly effected peoples livelihood because whereas 10 no of peoples loosed their houses completely 4 no of HHs partially loosed their houses and more than 100 HHs effected with slightly damages and more than 50 no of Live stocks (chickens) loosed by the community
and no of days effected from fish findings which is their major livelihood same time raised different health and sanitation issues in villages. Same time continues electricity cut off highly effected to villagers and majorly create drinking water problems. Due to loses of property and stocked food items, and un sustain income now forced to community depending on Money landers whereas mean time people facing challenging to buy their daily needs/ groceries/ Vegetables in double cost which was another big threat for a community members.