2001 FLOODS
OF ORISSA
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Floods |
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The recent floods in Orissa during mid-July,
instigated by unusually heavy rains, caused rivers, streams
and dams to overflow, resulting in mass flooding. |
Area affected |
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Over 18,790 villages in 24 districts were
affected. Severely affected: The districts of Kendrapara,
Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Jajpur, Khurda, and Angul. |
Affected |
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9.678 million people, including an estimated
2.1 million children. |
Casualties |
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93 people were reported killed due to
the floods. |
Livestock |
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18,149 heads of cattle perished. 4.2 million
affected. |
Homeless |
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250,615 houses damaged. |
Crop |
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9 million hectares of crop area damaged.
Crop loss estimated at Rs. 3.2 billion |
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HELP BY
BAPS ORGANISATION
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Centre
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The BAPS centre in Kolkata provided relief in Orissa.
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Volunteers
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Working with Zero Administration Cost, 67 BAPS volunteers
were deployed to conduct the relief operation.
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Area helped
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107 villages in the districts of Jagatsinghpur and
Kendrapara.
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People
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37,014 village people received aid from BAPS.
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Appointed by
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The Government of Orissa.
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IMMEDIATE HELP
From 21 July to
6 August, truckloads of relief supplies full of foodstuff
and medicines with a team of professional doctors and volunteers
from Kolkata. Immediate relief began in the Tirtol and Kujang
Block of Jagatsinghpur District - one of the worst scenes
of the flooding.
VILLAGES
HELPED
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Bada Bali Kani G.P. (9 villages, population
= 2,948) Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Bada Bali Kani ward 3, Bada Bali Kani ward 9, Chudhari
Kuda, Kal Kuda, Shana Bali Kani, Shana Bali Kani ward
4, Shana Bali Kani ward 5, Sharadi ward 1 & 2.
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Kath Kot G.P. (13 villages, population =
4,598) Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Baneshwara Ward 1, 2 & 3, Barmania, Govardhanpur
ward 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, Fulbelari, Kukurkhai, Kath
Kot ward 9, Kath Kot ward 10.
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Kujang G.P. (1 village, population = 536)
Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Bhandua
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Jillanasi G.P. (12 villages, population =
4,180) Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Jillanasi Ward 1, Jillanasi Ward 2, Jillanansi Ward
3, Jillanasi Ward 4, Saharadia ward 12, Saharadia
ward 13, Saharadia ward 14, Saharadia ward 15, Tentulia
Ward 5, Tentulia Ward 9, Tentulia Ward 10, Tentulia
Ward 11.
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Mahala Shahi G.P. (1 village, population
= 198) Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Tera Donga
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Sailo G.P. (2 villages, population = 705)
Kujang Block, Jagatsinhpur
Teramanpur, Kothashahi.
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Ambiri G.P. (10 villages, population = 2,729)
Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Ambiri, Arilo, Behrasahi, Bharagal, Devali, Jambadip,
Talarilo, Talkesharda, Talmarjit, Uparpada Kesharda
Marjit.
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Gopalpur G.P. (11 villages, population =
3,679) Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Bajdhanva, Behadpur ward 5, Behadpur ward 6, Behadpur
ward 7, Behadpur ward 8, Danaroan ward 9, Derakan
ward 19, Derakan ward 20, Saralpur ward 1, Saralpur
ward 2, Saralpur ward 3.
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Kanimul G.P. (2 villages, total population
= 963) Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Mirzapur ward 12, Mirzapur ward 13.
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Kolar G.P. (5 villages, population = 1,686)
Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Bilakolar, Janardanpur, Kantikana, Nagpur, Patkura.
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Mani Janga G.P. (1 village, population =
85) Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Mani Janga.
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Samantrapur G.P. (13 villages, population
= 4,933) Tritol Block, Jagatsinhpur
Anakulapur, Gandpur, Jogisai, Kul Samantrapur ward
10, Kul Samantrapur ward 11, Kul Samantrapur ward
12, Muraripur, Muraripur ward 5, Nuashahi, Samantrapur
ward 6, Samantrapur ward 7, Tipiri, Ukushahi.
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Khurshia G.P. (10 villages, population =
3,656) Mahakapada Block, Kendrapara.
Bhandhakud ward 9, Bhandhakud ward 10, Bhandhakud
ward 11, Bhandhakud ward 12, Devakani ward 7, Devakani
ward 8, Khurshia ward 4, Khurshia ward 5, Khurshia
ward 6, Raghunathpur.
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Patlipank G.P. (3 villages, population =
1,586) Mahakapada Block, Kendrapara.
Patlipank ward 7, Patlipank ward 8, Patlipank ward
9.
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Raghavapur G.P. (14 villages, population
= 4,532) Marshiaghai Block, Kendrapara.
Mandia ward 6, Mandia ward 7, Mandia ward 8, Mandia
ward 9, Narsinghpur ward 10, 11 & 12, Podana ward
13 & 14, Raghavapur ward 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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RELIEF DISTRIBUTION
Using rowing boats
and wading through waist-high or chest-high waters, BAPS
volunteers ensured that victims stranded in the worst affected
areas were reached, rescued and provided with sufficient
relief.
FOOD DISTRIBUTED
Village people in
Orissa have a normal diet of rice and gur. There was massive
shortage of food supplies in Orissa during the floods and
so BAPS transported food items from Kolkata to Orissa. The
food items consisted of:
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Chira (flattened rice) - 12,250 kg.
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Gur - 3,000 kg.
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Rice - 1,000 kg.
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Dal - 400 kg.
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Biscuit - 17,328 packets.
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Salt - 2,000 kg.
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HOT MEAL SERVED
The people
of the villages of Kath Kot (wards 9 & 10), Kukurkhai,
Barmania and Sharadi (ward 1 & 2) had not eaten a hot
meal for 7 days. BAPS organised a kitchen in which a hot
meal consisting of rice and dalma was cook and served. Roughly
2,000 people had lunch.
MEDICAL HELP
BAPS had sent
a special medical team of experienced and qualified doctors
to the affected areas to treat patients suffering from acute
diarrhoea, vomiting, gastric ailments, infections and fever.
Altogether, BAPS organised medical camps in 18 flooded villages,
treating some 1,500 patients.
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Medical
Materials Provided
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Water purifying tablets
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50,000
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Tablets (vomiting, diarrhoea, gastric, fever, etc)
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1,20,800
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Vitamin drops
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425 bottles
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Electrolyte powder
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1,500 packets.
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Foot Fungus Ointment
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500 tubes
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Glucose powder
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25,000 packets
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Mineral Water for sick children
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276 litres
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VILLAGE CLEAN UP
Both wards in the
village of Kath Kot were submerged under 4 feet of water.
BAPS provided 8 water pumps with volunteers to completely
pump out the water from both Kath Kot wards consisting of
102 homes with village roads and avenues. BAPS volunteers
cleaned the entire village including homes, a panchayat
office, a clinic and tube wells to ensure safe drinking
water for the people.
OPINION
"Once again,
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has rushed to help the people
of Orissa. I thank the volunteers, who personally went to
every flooded and stranded village in Jagatsinhpur to provide
food, medicines and other aid. BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
is an inspiration to everyone."
S. Mohanty
, District Collector of Jagatsinhpur, Orissa
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