This
year the monsoon rains in Pakistan have been
a bit earlier and have caused disaster like
situation throughout the country. Torrential
pre-monsoon rains set in from mid July 2007.
Recent
rain fall severely hit the District Thatta,
Badin, Dadu, Karachi.
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SAFWCO-CRS Relief Project |
Flood Relief Project 2007
2000 families of 149 villages of union council
Kharo Chhan and Ketti Bander Dist: Thatta were
supported with
Non food Items (NFI) and health and Hygiene
kits.
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Taluka Kharo Chhano District Thatta, Sindh Pakistan
(Click
here) |
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Floods in District Dadu Sindh Pakistan (Click
here) |
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SAFWCO-CRS Relief Project |
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Flood Relief Project 2007 2000
families of 149 villages of union council Kharo
Chhan and Ketti Bander Dist: Thatta were supported
with Non
food Items (NFI) and health and Hygiene kits. |
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Package per family |
Item
Description
|
Quantity
per family |
Plastic
Sheeting 12X12 feets Approx 100 GSM (Polypropylene)
|
2 |
| Mosquito
Nets (Size 6.5 X 5.5 feet) |
1 |
| Laundry
Soap (Reshama Brand 250 grams each) |
1
kg |
| Body
Soap (Lifebuoy 130 grams) |
14 |
| ORS
one packet should contain 20 sachets (Wyrex
Company) |
1 |
| Jerry
Can 10 Leter Square Shape (Approx. 500 Grams) |
2 |
| Plastic
Buckets with lid 15 liter (Approx 600 Grams
) |
1 |
| Musafa
Powder One Kg Packet |
1
kg |
| 1
meter cotton cloth |
5
Meter |
| Nail
Clippers: Medium Size, Approx 7.5cm L, 1.5
cm W, Heavy Duty |
1 |
Towel,
66 x 40 cm, 63 x 38 cm, 60 x 35 cm approx
100 gm each, (+/- 10gm). Assorted colors,
designs, plain, stripes |
5 |
| Jug(Lota),
(Aluminum) (2.450 liters) |
1 |
| Kerosin
Oil Lamps (Medium Size) without Glasses |
1 |
| Rope
(Reshum) (As per Approved Sample) 3Kg each |
3
kg |
| Dish,
Stainless steel, capacity: 0.75 liter, Diameter:
24 to 25 cm |
3 |
| Glasses,
Stainless Steel, Quality Medium capacity:
quarter liters. |
3 |
| Tea
Cups, Stainless Steel, capacity:0.3 liters. |
3 |
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Destruction
in Khharo Chhan after Cyclone Yemwin on 23rd
June 2007.
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CEO
SAFWCO with beneficiaries Khharo Chhan |
SAFWCO-CRS
relief distribution at village Ali Patni (Khharo
Chhan) |
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Joint Rapid Assessment of Floods 2007 District Dadu
Sindh 15/07/07 |
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Abstract |
| A
joint rapid assessment was commissioned to gather
information regarding the losses and destruction
incurred by the flush floods (water flowing down
from the mountainous areas of Balochistan) the
Kachho Area of Taluka Mehar District Dadu. Four
Union Councils of Taluka Mehar i.e. Faridabad,
Khan Jo Goth, Gozo and Bugg Burira were flooded
on June 12, 2007 when the Flood Protection Bands
breached and flood water came roaring and devouring
nearly 150 villages displacing approximately 70,000
populations and rendering them shelter-less. The
joint assessment was carried out by Safwco and
CRS teams as follows: |
Mr.
Suleman G. Abro Chief Executive SAFWCO
Mr. Ali Gohar Khan Program Manager CRS
Mr. Niaz Sial General Manager SAFWCO
Mr. Mohammad Memon Program Manager SAFWCO
Mr. Altaf Mahessar Program Officer SAFWCO
Mr. Zia uddin Program Officer SAFWCO. |
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Methodology |
| The
assessment team visited the inundated villages
by traveling in boats for physical verification
of destruction and interviewed the displaced people
settled on banks of canals and drains and along
roadsides. |
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About District Dadu |
| District
Dadu one of the district in Sindh province of
Pakistan, Located in upper belt of Sindh province.
It had a population of 1,688,811 in 1998, of which
21% were urban. The majority of the population
is Muslim. District Consists on Riverian area
(Kachho), Barrage area (plain) and Mountainous
area (Kachho), out of total four tehsils three
consists on mountainous belt (Kachho), among which
Mehar and Khairpur Nathan Shah Taluka are badly
effected by flash floods. The assessment team
visited two union councils i.e. Khan Jo Goth and
Faridabad of Mehar Tehsil. Hundreds of villages
are scattered in vast area in the Kachho belt.
90 % of the population depends upon agriculture.
Rice is widely cropped in the local area as main
crop, while wheat and other fodder crops are sown
as second crop. The average annual rainfall of
Dadu district is below 20 mm per year. |
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Situation as Assessed |
| During
the assessment, the affected people interviewed
shared with the team that the flood water flowing
down Shahdad Kot District twined with hill-torrents
has hit the area and has destroyed nearly 150
villages. All the outfall drainage bands were
breached at many points causing the inundation
of villages and standing crops (rice). They showed
apprehension that still more water is flowing
down which would bring tremendous destruction.
The thunder storm with heavy rainfall on the evening
of July 15, 2007 made it very worse for the displaced
people living under either open sky or temporary
shelters. |
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Observation(s) of Assessment Team |
| The
villages in the said four UCs were completely
excavated and people had camped along roadsides
and bank of the main MNV drain under open sky.
The condition of the safety bands was quite pitiable
and there was apprehension that those bands can
breach anytime causing more destruction. Survey
results show the enormous human misery. Several
towns are completely inundated. Millions of acres
of agricultural land have been destroyed The recent
rains and floods in Sindh, by the large affected
the deprived communities. Floods washed away bridges
and parts of the main N V drain, causing difficulties
in relief activities. The situation paints a very
grim picture. People are starving due to the slow
delivery of food items. The health and hygiene
conditions are terrible. There is a great danger
of water borne diseases, which could increase
the death toll figures. Communities under the
open sky and in makeshift camps cannot sleep due
to the fear of abrupt rainfall. The government
and its aid policies have failed miserably to
come up to the expectation of the trapped people.
There is need to implement urgent relief measures
that could alleviate the people’s misery. |
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Challenges faced by Assessment Team |
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Accessibility |
| The
accessibility in the area was limited. Most of
the villagers were trapped due to the destruction
of roads and bridges. The limited relief packages
were distributed only the areas where the four
wheel accessibility was present that was only
20% population. The assessment team reaches to
the trapped villages through small boats which
were very unsafe and damaged due to shifting from
riverian areas through trucks. The water level
in the inundated areas was more than 5 feet. |
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Motor Boats |
| The
rubber power boats are very much suitable due
to their flat bottom and speedy movement. There
were breaches in roads and MNV drain, the wooden
boats were not able to cross the speedy flow near
the breaches, they were at great risk when crossing
through the breaches. |
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Isolation of Affected Population |
| Most
of the peoples were camped over the road sides,
the roads were flushed out from many places due
to heavy flow. The devastated population was in
very miserable condition due to unsafe placing,
without any shelter, food or hygiene items. |
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Stormy Rain |
| The
monsoon period is yet started; heavy rainfall was
occurred during the assessment visit too. Still
there are more forecast of heavy rains in coming
days. |
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Data by Media |
| Secondary
data was also collected through various sources
as media persons, and local elected representatives.
According to the reports of both sources only
the peoples who were at the accessible sites through
four wheelers got the limited ration support.
According to the figures 35000 peoples were affected
in Mehar Taluka while 25000 were affected in Khairpur
Nathan Shah Taluka, while Army supplied food packages
to 25000 peoples. |
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Priority Needs of the affected Population Identified |
| As
per the assessment results of SAFWCO following
prioritized needs were identified. Attached is
the sample of assessment form filled in the communities. |
- Food
- Shelter/Tents
- Drinking Water
- Health and Hygiene
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Images of District Dadu Sindh 2007 |
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| Drinking
Water Sources (Mehar Flood Dadu) |
Water
flowing over Mehar Faridabad road |
Temporary
latrine by shelter-less communities |
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| free
medical camp Mureed Dero |
The
area assessed for drought |
Water
Level in flooded areas |
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Safwco- Oxfam pre- positioning of stock for emergency
Relief |
Safwco
and Oxfam have been engaged in disaster risk work
at the gross root level. To decrease the risk
morbidity from monsoon flood through having emergency
stock in place to allow rapid response for district
Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas.
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Stock Piling items |
Item
Description
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Stock
Location
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Total
Units |
| Plastic
Sacks |
Mirpurkhas |
7000 |
| Plastic
Sacks |
Hyderabad |
3700 |
| Hygiene
Kits |
Mirpurkhas |
700 |
| Hygiene
Kits |
Hyderabad |
370 |
| Musfa
Powder |
Mirpurkhas |
700
Kg |
| Musfa
Powder |
Hyderabad |
370 |
| Plastic
Sheeting |
Mirpurkhas |
700 |
| Plastic
Sheeting |
Hyderabad |
370 |
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Per person Relief Package |
Items
Description |
Quantity |
| Hygiene
kit |
2 |
| Plastic
Sheeting |
1 |
| Plastic
Bucket |
2 |
| Plastic
Sacks |
10 |
| Musfa
powder |
1 |
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