Involvement
of RSS in relief and rehabilitation work after FANI
At
this hours of crisis RSS {Seba Bibhag Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS)}
was well prepared to face the uncertain and unexpected consequences of
cyclone and served in both pre and post cyclone Fani.
v Pre
cyclone activities:-
A core committee meeting was held on 2nd May
2019 at its head quarters in Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar where
the volunteers were alerted to be in readiness for meeting the challenges for
the upcoming rehabilitation and restoration work after the severe cyclone.
v Post
cyclone activities:-
UBSS with coordination of other likeminded organizations
was involved in rescue operation and relief work to help the cyclone affected.
§ Clearing routes &
immediate rescue of people:-
The volunteers of UBSS worked with local people to clear
and clean roads by cutting trees for traffic movement and passage of relief
materials.
§ Cooked food distribution-
On the very day of the
cyclone that is 3rd May 2019 some 400 people were given free cocked food for
the day and night and allowed to stay in the office building at Mancheswar
Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar as a measure to ensure Zero causality. From the very
next day of cyclone, cooked food was distributed in some severely affected
areas of Puri and Cuttack such as in Ghodabazar, Dandamukundpur, Nimapada,
Brahmagiri, Sakhigopal and Olatpur of Cuttack.The Samiti has provided cocked
food to more than ONE LAKH PEOPLE in FIFTEEN relief camps along with baby food.
Till 17th May
2019, Rice 108.5 Quintals(434 bags, Dal 70 bags
24.5 Quintals, Potato, 101 Bags, Mustard Oil 40 tins, Salt 18 bags have been sent to the relief camps for
distribution of cooked food and two Gen Sets in relief operation
§ Relief distribution:-
The Samiti has opened 15 relief Centres in the three
major affected districts in different like Ghodabazar(Puri), Dandamukundapur,
Kanas, Khelar, Nimapada, Sorana, Brahmagiri, Balipatna, Konark, Balanga,
Budhakera in Puri District,Jatni and Unit-3 (Bhubaneswar) in Khurda district
and Olatapur and MahanandiVihar in Cuttack district. Over 2000 UBSS volunteers
have been pressed into service for distributing packed foods like biscuits,
thatched rice(Chuda), Gur (jaggery) and other essentials such as 50 cartoons of
mosquito coils, 346 cartoons of candles, 102 cartoons of match boxes,3150
saree, 24951 pcs of tarpaulin, 76974 pcs of polythene etc along with 17928
water bottles and 4,18,000 pouch drinking water. UBSS is directly monitoring
the activities/ seva in each camp/ canter. Till date the Samiti has been able
to distribute a total of 1,01,925 tarpaulins/ Polythene.
§ Mobile Medical Unit:-
14 numbers of mobile Medical units are engaged to treat
the affected people. Covering 222 villages, where 18556 patients have been
benefitted.
v Future
Relief Plans:-
Rehabilitation work is
still ongoing. The organisation aims at bringing the affected people back to
their normal life so that they do not feel alienated from their brethren
elsewhere. There are some immediate necessities to carry on the work, which are
indicated below.
§ Solar light
distribution:-
The electricity supply is hard hit by the cyclone ‘Fani’
and there is every possibility of not getting electricity in the rural areas of
Puri within next two months, for which Solar lights and tarpaulin, clothes for
men/ women, seedlings for the next crop, Fodders for the cattle and study kits
for the children are essential and badly needed to restore some semblance.
Both Puri and Khurdha districts are endemic to
FILARIA/ Elephantiasis for which the people are in badly need of MOSQUITO NETS
§ Cloth kit
distribution-
UBSS is providing a cloth kit which includes Saree, Lungi,
Towel, Bed Sheets, Mosquito net, as these are the basic requirement in this
tragic hour where people are suffering with broken/ dilapidated shelters. 1350 nos of Saree, 750 nos of Lungi
(For men), 750 nos of Bed sheets and750 nos of Gamuchha (Towel) has been
distributed till date.
v Future
Rehabilitation Plans:-
§ Betel Vine Crop:-
The
livelihoods of people who depend mostly on betel vine crop are miserably
affected. UBSS plans to restore the livelihood of 600 betel crop(
Pan leaf) farmers affected with a financial assistance of Rs. 20,000 ( Twenty
thousand) each for purchase of Bamboo
and other materials
§ Coconut/ Beetle Nut Farmer:-
The
coconut trees/ farmers are also completely devastated in Fani. UBSS
aims at providing 1,00,000 nos Coconut saplings and 1,0,000 Betel Nuts saplings
with a costs Rs 50 / Rs 30 each respectively
§ Fishing nets and boats:-
The
fishing nets and boats of fisherman are completely destroyed/ broken and their
livelihood is in disarray. The Samiti aims at providing 25 new boats and to
repair 100 boats by providing them with a financial assistance of Rs. 1,00,000/
50,000 respectively for each boat. The
focus of UBSS is to restore their livelihood as soon as possible.
Fodder for the cattle
The cyclone “FANI” and subsequent thunder shower has washed away the
fodder for the cattle and the need to be provided for the farmers
§ Repairing Educational
Institutions:-
UBSS
is
working on the process to re-establish the educational institutions as the
future of students relies on education andthat should not be hampered due to
the calamities. Our Samiti aims at rebuilding the damaged school building of 13
institutes by spending Rs. 10,00,000 ( Rupees Ten Lakhs only for each
institution.
The
Samiti has provided the following
materials to the affected people till 12th
May 2019
Tarpaulin 7032 nos.
Polythene 8901 X 07 =62307 pieces
Candles 234 cartoons X200X06= 280800
Match box 45
cartoons X 144=6480
Chuda ( Thached Rice) 147 Quintals
GUD ( Jaggery) 24 Quintals
Water Bottles 782 Cartoons X 12=
Water puches 4186 Gunny BagsX 100=
Mosquito coils 11 cartoons X144=1584 coils
Dry Food 6250 paqckets
Biscuits 291 Cartoons
Saree 1350
nos.
Lungi ( Foe men) 750 nos.
Bedseets 750 nos
Gamuchha (Towel) 750 nos.
Bleaching power 2 Gunny Bags
Amul power ( Baby Food) 9 Cartoons
Chuda power / Chhatua 14 Cartoons
ORS
Medicines
In addition Samiti has sent 14 nos.
Power Saw for cutting the uprooted and broken Trees in the above three
districts.
Fifteen Hundred Volunteers are engaged
round the clock to prepare cocked food to more than MORE THAN ONE LAKH affected people on 12th May 2019
1.
Rice 281.50 Quintals
2.
Dal 36. 62 kg
Quintals
3.
Potato 92 Bags
4.
Mustard
Oil 16 tins/ cartoons
5.
Salt 09 bags
6.
Gen
Sets two sets to be
refunded to UBSS
By Golakhs Chaandra Das
Viswa sambad Kendra, Odisha
Sange shakthi kaloyuge ..
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