BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

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1 BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) Disaster Management Wing FLOOD RELIEF Akola floods Maharashtra floods ds & 2006

2 INDEX SR. NO. TOPIC PAGE NO. 1 AKOLA FLOODS : RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 1 INTRODUCTION 2 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 2 RESCUE 2 DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD 2 RELIEF CAMPS 3 OUTCOME 5 2 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2005: RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 6 INTRODUCTION 7 IMPACTS 7 LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE 9 DISTRICT WISE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN MAHARASHTRA 10 HOUSING DAMAGES 11 SECTOR WISE LOSSES 11 RESCUE & RELIEF 11 DISTRICT WISE EVACUATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE 12 STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 12 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 13 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 14 MEETING WITH DISTRICT COLLECTORATE & HIGH LEVEL OFFICERS 14 RESCUE & RELIEF- PUNE REGION 14 o DETAILS OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY TO SAFETY PLACES o PREPARATION & DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD 18 o RAW MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PUNE MERCHANT CHAMBER 18 o FOOD DISTRIBUTION DETAILS 19 RESCUE & RELIEF - KONKAN, MARATHWADA & PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA REGIONS 20 DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS 21 ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED MERCHANTS TESTIMONIALS PHOTOGRAPHS NEWS PAPER REPORTS RELATED TO BJS MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2006: RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 42 INTRODUCTION 43 FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA 43 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 44 DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD & RELIEF MATERIAL 44 PROVISION OF SHELTER 44 DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS 45 TESTIMONIAL 46 PHOTOGRAPHS NEWS PAPER REPORTS RELATED TO BJS MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF

3 AKOLA FLOODS RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 1

4 AKOLA FLOODS 2002 INTRODUCTION 1. During August 2002, heavy monsoon flash floods hit the northern region of Maharashtra causing heavy loss to life & properties. The district Akola was the worst flood affected area where almost 15 villages were badly affected. Even though the death toll was not that high (4-5 people), the damage to properties was high. RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA 2. As soon as the water level rose beyond the danger mark, the District Collectorate contacted BJS with an appeal for help. BJS spring up into action. The volunteer network all over Maharashtra was activated immediately. A quick strategy for flood relief was formulated & the volunteers from various parts of the state rushed to flood affected region for immediate rescue & relief. RESCUE 3. BJS volunteers utilized all the material available at hand for the rescue operations. As the water level was very high, there were many people who were stranded on top of roofs of buildings trees, etc. BJS volunteers shifted them to safety places in all the possible ways, many a times carrying them on their shoulders. In areas, which were completely inundated with water, BJS used boats for rescue operations. RESCUE OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD 4. BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing food twice a day to approximately 7000 flood affected people. 2

5 FOOD DISTRIBUTION RELIEF CAMPS 5. BJS set up two relief camps, Shri. Deepchand Gardi Nagar & Shri Sureshdad jain Nagar for the temporary accommodation of the flood affected people. RELIEF CAMP UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3

6 SHRI. DEEPCHAND GARDI NAGAR INAUGURAL CEREMONY 4

7 6. The people evacuated from the flooded areas were taken to these relief camps. BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing medical aid to the affected people. About 10,000 people were provided with shelter & medical aid. OUTCOME 7. As BJS was able to provide the help in the shortest possible time, many lives were saved. The medical aid provided by BJS team helped to avoid further complications like outbreak of epidemics. The provision of temporary shelter saved the affected population from exposure to elements. 5

8 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS-2005 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 6

9 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2005 INTRODUCTION: 1. In the course of a week from 21July 2005, unusually heavy rains lashed the coastal areas of Konkan and Western Ghats in Maharashtra, causing extensive flooding in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts, with many towns and villages under water. On July 26, when the highest ever rainfall recorded in the last 100 years in the country battered sub-urban Mumbai and Thane, Maharashtra experienced one of the worst floods in its history. The downpour was heavy in other parts of the state too, particularly in Nanded and Parbhani. Soon the Godavari was in spate, flooding a large number of towns and villages. No sooner did the flooding recede in Konkan and Marathwada, the release of water from the Koyana and Ujani dams flooded Sangli, Kolhapur, and Solapur districts. Flood alerts were issued in four different regions after reservoir levels touched "danger levels". Water was released from various dams in the state and people were being evacuated from low-lying regions. 2. The rainfall data for 24 hours from 0830 of July 26 to 0830 of July 27, provided by the Indian Meteorological Department shows that, within a period of 18 hours, there was a precipitation of 944 mm in Mumbai sub-urban area, a phenomenon that never occurred before. Thane district also received more than 700 mm. of rain in a single day. The exceptional rainfall coincided with high tide, which brought a large area in Mumbai and Thane under massive inundation. IMPACTS: 3. Mumbai: It was a case of urban flash flooding. Water level rose rapidly within three four hours, submerging the roads and railway tracks. The traffic was completely immobilized. All the low-lying areas in the city were heavily flooded. The poor who lived in Jhuggis in these areas were the worst victims. It also hit the middle and upper class segments. All the ground floor flats were under water, and the people lost all their possessions electronic goods, furniture, clothes and utensils. Flooding crippled the basic services and lifelines in the city. There was no electricity in Mumbai sub-urban and Thane districts. As the 7

10 telephone exchanges came under water, the phones stopped working. Mobile phones were also not accessible. 4. The Western and Central Railways did not run their local services for a number of days. All the long-distance trains run by the Central Railways were cancelled. The tracks on the Konkan Railways were badly damaged. For the first time ever in the history of Mumbai, the international and domestic airports were closed for 24 hours, as the runways were heavily flooded. The national and international flights at the Sahar and Santacruz were disrupted for a number of days. The Pune-Mumbai Express Highway was also closed for 24 hours due to heavy land - slides. In Mumbai 52 local trains, 37,000 autorikshaws, 4000 taxis, 900 buses and trucks and tempos were damaged. The financial cost of the floods was unprecedented and these floods caused the stoppage of entire commercial trading and industrial activity for days. 5. Much of Mumbai s drainage system collapsed and as the floodwaters subsided, there was a continued risk from water-borne diseases. The most serious of these has been leptospirosis, which is a disease people get when they wade through water infected by animal urine. Water-borne diseases caused an estimated 150 deaths in the weeks following the flooding. 6. Thane: In Thane district, the flooding affected all the urban centers. Kalyan, Dombivali, Ambarnath, Ulhasnagar, and Bhiwandi, which are part of the urban agglomeration, were under floodwaters. Heavy rainfall in the catchment area filled up almost all the reservoirs in Thane district. The release of water from these reservoirs caused the water levels to rise further and aggravate the flooding. 7. Raigad and Ratnagiri: In Konkan, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts had large areas under submergence. The towns, which were severely affected by floods, are Roha, Mahad, and Mangaon in Raigad district, and Khed and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district. The floods cut off a large number of villages. In Raigad and Ratnagiri, the heavy rainfall triggered landslides. There were at least six villages in Raigad and Ratnagiri, where landslides caused deaths. In village Jui, near Mahad in Raigad district, more than 100 people died due to the collapse of houses under the impact of a major landslide. A massive search and rescue operation was conducted in all the villages to extricate dead bodies from the debris. The Mumbai- Goa National Highway was cut off at many points due to large tracts came under water. As a result, the traffic on this highway was completely disrupted. The Konkan Railways had also come under submergence at many places. A number of trains were stranded at different stations. The Government made the arrangements for evacuating the passengers from these trains. 8

11 8. Marathwada: In Marathwada, Parbhani and Nanded districts experienced severe flooding. In Parbhani, the river Dudhna was in spate it was the worst flooding in the last 100 years; cutting off more than 20 villages. The Indian navy deployed boats to evacuate the people from these villages. In Nanded, almost all the Talukas including the district headquarters were seriously affected by a rise in water levels in the Godavari. It was the Indian Air Force, which came to the rescue of the people here by dropping food packets in the area cut off by the floods. 9. Western Maharashtra: Sangli and Kolhapur districts were extensively flooded by the release of water from the Koyna, Warna, and other dams in the region. The backwater effect of the Almaty dam in Karnataka did not allow floodwaters to recede from the Sangli and Kolhapur district. The District Kolhapur got heavily flooded, for more than 10 days. 107 villages had been heavily affected and 27 were completely cut off from the rest of the state. 29 villages were without electricity as over 700 transformers were submerged under water. 52,000 ha of plantation crops got damaged. 40,000 people were shifted to relief camps. The transportation through Mumbai Bangalore National Highway-4 had been restricted as its portion near river Panchganga was below 2.5 feet of water. 10. In Solapur district, the famous pilgrimage, Pandharpur, was flooded by the release of water from the Ujani and Vir dam. The Koyna reservoir, about 200 kilometres south of Mumbai, overflowed and cut off 50 villages in the Satara district. Patan and Karad in Satara district suffered losses from floods in the Koyna river. The authorities evacuated 10,000 people from the banks of Krishna. The dams Koyna, Warna, Radhanagari, Dudhganga, Panchganga and tulsi released water, and the level of water at the Rajaram bandhara was 3.5 feet above the danger mark. 11. In Pune, as the rivers Mula & Muttha began to flow in full force, the evacuation of a record 16,000 people were carried out from the low lying areas near the river banks. The people from the low-lying areas in the industrial belt of Pimpri Chinchward were shifted to safer places, when the Pavana Dam released water into the Pavana River. As the Khadakvasla Dam had been emptied before the heavy spell, it was able to hold the rainwater. Loss of Human Life 12. In terms of human lives lost, it has been one of the worst disasters. Floods claimed almost 1,100 lives in the state, most of them coming from urban concentrations of Mumbai and Thane. In rural areas, Raigad reported the highest number of deaths, 166, most of which were caused by landslides. The number of missing persons was 54, while 167 people received various kinds of injuries. The total number of deaths reported from different districts is as follows: 9

12 DISTRICT - WISE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN MAHARASHTRA (AS ON 12 TH AUG, 2005) SR. NO. DISTRICT DEATH INJURED MISSING 1 Mumbai Mumbai (Railway) Navi Mumbai Thane Thane (Rural) Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg Kolhapur Parbhani Nanded Yeotmal Satara Aurangabad (Urban) Aurangabad (Rural) Beed Jalana Hingoli Wardha Pune (Urban) Pune (Rural) Nasik (Rural) Bhandara Washim Amaravati (Urban) Amaravati (Rural) Sangli Nadurbar Akola Nagpur (Urban) Nagpur (Rural) Latur Chandrapur Ahmednagar Dhule

13 HOUSING DAMAGES SECTOR WISE LOSSES RESCUE & RELIEF: 13. Immediate evacuation of the people from low-lying areas was carried out and people were shifted to the relief camps at safer places. Both Government and NGOs were trying their best to carry out rescue and relief operations. Boats were used during rescue and relief 11

14 operations in fully flooded areas. In Kolhapur district there were 67 boats in service including those of army, the Zilla Parishad and Private. Authorities began recovery operations to deal with the numerous landslides, using heavy machinery and labour to remove rubble and debris from affected areas. Across the state, 130,000 municipal workers were involved in repairing roads, unclogging drains and restoring electricity and drinking water facilities. DISTRICT WISE EVACUATION OF THE FLOOD - AFFECTED PEOPLE STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (25 TH JULY TO 12 TH AUGUST 2005) 12

15 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 14. The Government of India released Rs. 1,000 crores from the National Contingency Calamity Fund for meeting the immediate requirements of relief and recovery. 15,000 tons of food grains through the Special Component of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) were also sanctioned. 13

16 RESCUE AND RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) MEETING WITH PUNE DISTRICT COLLECTORATE & HIGH LEVEL OFFICERS: 15. As unusually heavy rain and the consequent flash floods shook the state, on 26 th July, 2005 the Pune District Collectorate and other high level officers called for a meeting to discuss the flood situation and to chalk out a disaster mitigation plan with the active involvement of NGOs. BJS National President, Shri Shantilal Muttha was invited to participate in the meeting. 16. During this meeting BJS took the challenging responsibility of preparation and distribution of fresh cooked meals to more than 8,000 flood - affected people twice a day for 8 to 9 days. RESCUE & RELIEF: 17. Soon after the water level rose beyond the danger mark, BJS swung into action and the BJS volunteers from all the regions of Maharashtra were mobilized to carry out the relief operations. PUNE REGION: The details of the major rescue & relief operations carried out in the Pune region are given below: REGION AFFECTED AREAS ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT FOOD PROVIDED PER DAY NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TO SAFETY PLACES PUNE CHINCHWAD PIMPRI KASARVADI DAPODI FUGEWADI CHOWISAVADI LONIKALBHOR SHIVAJINAGAR YERWADA AUNDH ROAD GHOLE ROAD KARVE ROAD WAJRE SANGAMWADI, KASARBA PETH, SAHAKARNAGAR, BIBEWADI TILAK ROAD FOOD SUPPLY RESCUE OPERATIONS. FOOD SUPPLY RESCUE OPERATIONS. 25, ,

17 DETAILS OF THE PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY TO SAFETY PLACES TILAK ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 SINHGAD ROAD, HINGNE VITTALNAGAR NEARBY VACANT FLATS SAHKARNAGAR REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 K.K.MARKET CHINTHAMANI DESHMUKH SCHOOL BIBVEWADI REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 MAHARSHI NAGAR DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD SCHOOL, MAHARSHINAGAR MINE NEAR TILAK MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY ST. NAMDEV SCHOOL AUNDH ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 ADARSHNAGAR, RAJENDRA PRASAD SCHOOL, BHOPODI. RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR 2 KAMBLE AREA 3 4 CHAVAN AREA AUNDH OCTROI POST LAMAN TANDA ZAKIR HUSAIN SCHOOL. CHIKHALWADI SCHOOL GOLVALKAR GURUJI SCHOOL LAMANTANDA SCHOOL VIDHATE AREA, BANER BANER SCHOOL

18 GHOLE ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 2 KAMGAR PUTLA, RAJIV GANDHI SLUM PULACHIWADI, DECCAN SCHOOL NO. 14 LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI VIDYALAY AAPTE SCHOOL KARVE ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 2 RAJPUT SLUM BHAGAT SINGH SURVEY NO. 14 MITRUMANDAL ERANTVANA SURVEY NO. 15 HOUSES OF KHILARE AREA RELATIVES VARJE KARVENAGAR REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 TAPODHAM 2 THE CREMATION AREA NEAR GYANADA SCHOOL AFFECTED FAMILIES THEMSELVES SHIFTED TO SAMRAT ASHOK VIDYALAY AND PATAL BHAI VIDYALAY FLOOD ALERT ISSUED KASABA PETH REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 BHIMNAGAR, MANGALWAR PETH BARNE VIDYALAY

19 SANGAMWADI REGIONAL OFFICE SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY 1 2 AADARSH INDIRA NAGAR, ALANDI ROAD KANCHI AREA, SANAMWADI 3 SHANTINAGAR 4 PATIL ESTATE V.D.GHATE SCHOOL WAKDEWADI SCHOOL PARULEKAR SCHOOL WAKDEWADI SCHOOL/ AMBEDKAR SCHOOL TADIWALA ROAD TOLEPATIL SCHOOL SR. NO. AREA PART OF THE AREA 1 CHINCHWAD 2 PIMPRI AMBEDKARNAGAR RAMABHAINAGAR BHATNAGAR BALVANTDARSHAN NAGAR SANJAY GANDHI NAGAR AMBEDKAR COLONY SUBHASHNAGAR VALMIKI NAGAR PIMPRI GAO VITBHATTI NO. OF SLUMS NO. OF FAMILIES NO. OF PEOPLE KASARWADI HIRABHAI LANDGE SLUM FUGEWADI BHARAT NAGAR SLUM FUGEWADI ANAND BHAVAN AASHRAM DHAPODI BAMBAY COLONY DHAPODI SIDDHARTH NAGAR BAUNDH NAGAR GULAB NAGAR PAWAR VASTI SHIFTED TO VALMIKI DHARMASHALA LAKSHMINAGAR DHARMASHALA KAMLA NEHRU VIDYALAY OFFICE OF HEALTH INSPECTOR KHARALWADI BALBHAVAVAN NAV MAHARASHTRA VIDYALAY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, DHAPODI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, DHAPODI 8 CHOWISAWADI NEARBY DHARMASHALA 9 LONIKALBHOR RAJBAG SLUM NEARBY SAFETY PLACE AMBEDKAR VIDYALAY 10 SHIVAJINAGAR PATIL ESTATE SLUM NARHARI TANAJI VIDYALAY 11 YERWADA SHANTINAGAR PURULIKAR VIDYALAY INDIRANAGAR V.D. GHATE SCHOOL 17

20 PREPARATION & DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD: 18. A well coordinated team of BJS including students and teachers of WERC (Wagholi Education Rehabilitation Center) managed the logistics for preparing and distributing the food to the flood affected people who were accommodated in various schools and darmashalas. 19. As the flood situation became worse another meeting was held on 28 th July, In this meeting The Honorable Minister Shri. Ajit Pawarji was also present. During this meeting BJS took up the additional challenge of feeding the increasing number of people who needed help. 20. Poona merchant Chambers volunteered to provide the raw materials needed for cooking including dal, rice and vegetables to BJS. RAW MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PUNE MERCHANT CHAMBER SR.NO. ITEM QUANTITY (KG) PRICE / KG AMOUNT CHILLI POWDER TARMERIC POWDER CORIANDER POWDER GODA MASALA ONION GARLIC MASALA RICE AATA POHE GREEN PEAS CHAVLI OIL SALT BASEN ( GRAM DAL FLOUR) TOTAL The food preparation was done in the Wagholi kitchen. The BJS kitchen in Wagholi was run voluntarily by housewives from BJS centers in Chandannagar and Wagholi area. They worked hard, selflessly. From the Wagholi Kitchen the prepared food was packed properly and transported to PCMC headquarters in large trucks of Sanghatana and from there it was distributed to the respective relief centers in the smaller vans of PCMC. BJS maintained quality, hygiene and efficiency so strictly during all those days that there were no complaints either from the authorities or from the people. 18

21 FOOD DISTRIBUTION DETAILS SR. NO. PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION NAME OF THE RELIEF CENTER NO. OF PEOPLE 1 RAVEENDRANATH TAGORE VIDYANIKETAN, MANGALWAR PETH BARNE SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH BABURAV SANAS SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH RAMRAV KALMATI SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH NEW ENGLISH SCHOOL, SHIVAJINAGAR NARVIR TANAJIWADI SCHOOL, SHIVAJINAGAR ST. NAMDEV SCHOOL, MAHARSHINAGAR MAATA RAMABHAI AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, CHIKHALWADI BARNE SCHOOL,NO DR. AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, SANGAMWADI V.D.GHATE SCHOOL NANASAHEB PARULEKAR SCHOOL KUSHBHAU JADHAV VYAYAM SHALA BHARAT ENGLISH SCHOOL APTE PRASALA DECCAN TOLE PATIL SCHOOL LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI VIDYALAY ZAKIR HUSAIN SCHOOL SHRAMABHAI AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, AUNDH ROAD GOLVALKAR SCHOOL, AUNDH ROAD 200 SR.NO. PIMPRI CHINCHWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION RELIEF CENTER NUMBER OF PEOPLE 1 MORVADI I.T.I. SCHOOL LAXMI DHARMASHALA PIMPRI BHATNAGAR SANSKURTIK BHAVAN BHATNAGAR O.P.D LAKSHMINAGAR KESHAVNAGAR SCHOOL SANGAMNAGAR SCHOOL PAVNANAGAR NATIONAL SCHOOL MUNCIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL SANGVI NAVMAHARASHTRA VIDHALYA PIMPRIGAO JIJAMATA HOSPITAL LALBHAHADUR SHASTRI DHARMASHALA VALMIKI HIGHSCHOOL KAMALA NEHRU SCHOOL NAVAMAHARASHTA VIDHAYA PIMPRI WAGHERE KASARVADI MUNCIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL FUGEVADI SCHOOL BHATNAGAR PIMPRI CAMP BHAJI MANDI PIMPRI SECOND FLOOR KASHAVNAGAR SCHOOL CHINCHWAD ANUSAYA MANGAL KAYRALAY CHINCHWAD GOLANDE HALL RAMMANDHIR CHINCHWAD RAJENDHRA PRASAD SCHOOL BHOPODI

22 KONKAN, MARATHWADA & PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA REGIONS: 22. The coordinators & volunteers of BJS themselves took the complete responsibility of providing the rescue & relief services for the flood - affected people in and around the Konkan region. The flood relief activities carried out in Konkan, Marathwada & Paschim Maharashtra regions were as follows: REGION AFFECTED AREA ACTIVITIES DONE KONKAN RAIGAD RATNAGIRI CHIPLUN KHOPOLI POYNAD ALIBAUG REVDANDA MAHAD MANGAON KARJAT NAGOTHANE ROHA BADALAPUR DONGARPADA PANVEL VANGANIKHED RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS, BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT. DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AT DAPOLI TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TRAVELING IN RAILWAY, BUS OR TRUCK - FOOD PACKETS, WATER, BISCUITS, AND MILK WERE SUPPLIED AT KOLAD, VARASGAON, NAGOTHANA - LUNCH PROVIDED TO 500 PEOPLE AT NAGOTHANA GROCERIES COST RS. 50,000, 300 LTR. MILK, 100 LTR. BISLERY WATER, FRUITS, BISCUITS, AND MEDICINES WERE DISTRIBUTED. AT MANGAON STATION, DISTRIBUTED BISCUITS, TEA & LUNCH, FOR TWO DAYS FOR 1500 TRAIN PASSENGERS. AT KAJRAT, LUNCH, WATER, BISCUITS, AND FOOD PACKETS WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELLING IN HYDERABAD EXPRESS TRAIN RAW MATERIALS LIKE RICE, DAL, ATTA, SUGAR, TEA AND OTHER FOOD GRAINS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT BADALAPUR, ULASNAGAR, KALYAN AND NAGOTHANA. AT KAJRAT, FOOD PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE TRAIN PASSENGERS FROM 26TH TO 30TH JULY WROTE A LETTER TO THE COLLECTOR REQUESTING FOR HELP. SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH THE HELP OF BOAT TO SAFETY PLACES AT RAIGAD & RATNAGIRI DISTRICTS. MARATHWADA NANDED SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH HELP OF BOAT TO SAFETY PLACES, RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS, BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA SANGLI SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH HELP OF BOAT TO SAFETY PLACES, RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS, BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT 20

23 DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS: 23. In order to meet with the household needs of the flood-affected people, BJS suggested to Sakal, the News Paper Group that, through the Sakal Relief Fund they should invite donations of House Hold goods. These could then be put together as kits comprising household essentials. Considering the suggestion of BJS, Sakal invited donations and prepared 10,000 family kits comprising essential commodities like stove, flour, rice, dal, tea, sugar, oil, salt, mat, bucket, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, spices, basic steel containers, etc. for the affected families to start their household without much delay. SAKAL RELIEF KIT INGREDIENTS SR. NO. ITEM QUANTITY PRICE (APPROX) 1 PLATE 56 2 BOWL GLASS STEEL CONTAINER STOVE LAMP MAT BEDSHEET POLPAT LATNE PAN BUCKET PLASTIC SHEET FOOD GRAIN 300 TOTAL BJS was able to distribute these kits effectively through the well-established volunteer network in Maharashtra. The names of the BJS coordinators in charge of the distribution of relief kits & the respective centers are listed below: DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILY KITS SR. NO. CENTER NAME OF BJS COORDINATOR 1 SOLAPUR SHRI. KETANBHAI SHAH 2 AURANGABAD SHRI. GUATHAMCHANDJI SANCHETI 3 NAGPUR SHRI. ATUL KOTECHA 4 KOLHAPUR SHRI. DARSHAN BHAGAWATE 5 NASHIK SHRI. HEMRAJJI KHABIYA 6 JALGAON SHRI. ANILJI KOTHARI ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED MERCHANTS: 25. BJS National President Shri. Shantilal Muttha personally visited the flood-affected regions of konkan & came to know that there were extensive damage to goods and property and the situation was extremely bad. Khopoli, Panvel, Pen, Vadkhal, Nagothana, Vakan, Patnoor, Indapur, Mangaon, Kolad, Roha, Mahad, (Dasgaon, Jui, Rohan, Kondivate ), Khed, Chiplun and Karjat were the worst affected areas. 21

24 26. In and around the Konkan region there were several merchants who lost their material 100% due to the flood. BJS collected the detailed information regarding those merchants who were in need of immediate assistance. BJS corresponded with Insurance companies and sent recommendation letters. Request was forwarded to senior authorities of National Insurance Company, New India Assurance Company and The Oriental Insurance Company for their help to settle the claims of small merchants, on priority basis. SR.NO. NAME OF MERCHANT NAME OF THE SHOP INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL LOSS 1 Mahalakshmi Saree Shri. Sampatlal Hiralal Jain Center, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,52,000 Shri. Tejaprakash Sampatlal Shubham Jwellers, 2 Jain Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 1,35,000 3 Shri. Dilip Bastimal Jain Parivar Kapad Dukan, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 32,00,000 Rohit Collections, 4 Shri. Suresh Valchand Jain Mahad New India Insurance Co. 10,74,220 Shri. Rajmal Kasturchand Vikram Saree Center, 5 Oswal Mahad New India Insurance Co. 3,25,000 Nakota Emporium, 6 Shri. Chunilal Lalchand Jain Mahad New India Insurance Co. 1,40,000 Shri. Hitesh Hirachand 7 Oswal Kapad Dukan, Mahad New India Insurance Co ,000 Shri. Vinod Devichand Oswal Collections, 8 Oswal Mahad New India Insurance Co. 3,73,000 Shri. Hirachand Devichand 9 Oswal Oswal Trends, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 5,00,000 Shri. Babulal Kundanmalji Arihand Collections, 10 Jain Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,00, Shri. Pavan Shankarlal Jain Hariohm Trading Co., Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,00, Shri. Pavan Shankarlal Jain Hariohm Trading Co., Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 5,00,000 Shri. Chandanmal Vastimal Rupal Saree Center, 13 Jain Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 3,48, Shri. Babulal Nanalal Jain Ratnadeep Jwellers, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 75, Shri. Bhagavatilal Nanalal Jain Vardhaman Vastralay, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 9,50, Shri. Latilal Nanalal Jain Mahavir Emporium, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 11,00, Shri. Dinesh Latilal Jain Mahavir Sarees, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 3,00, Shri. Chogmal Lalchand Jain Maharashtra Metal Mart, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 30,000 Pankaj Agency, 19 Shri. Nitesh Shankarlal Jain Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 80,000 22

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28 - PHOTOGRAPHS - MEETING WITH HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 26

29 FOOD PREPARATION AT WAGHOLI 27

30 NEWS PAPER REPORTS RELATED TO BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF

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44 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS-2006 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA(BJS) 42

45 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2006 INTRODUCTION: 1. From 16 th July onwards, heavy rain continued to lash the North, East and Central regions of Maharashtra. As a result the Godavari, Krishna and Koyna overflowed above the danger mark & water from dams on them was released districts get badly affected leaving, more than 200 dead, approximately 400missing and 450,000 evacuated across 5,421 villages. Nashik, Jalgaon, Amravati, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Nanded, Buldana, Jalna, Ahmednagar, Parbhani, Hingoli, Yavatmal, Washim, Akola, Kolhapur and Nandurbar were the worst affected areas. FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA 3. The death toll in Maharashtra crossed 200, even though the official report showed only 144, with reports of more deaths coming from the interiors of the state. Most of the victims drowned after rivers broke the banks in many parts of the state. The number of people missing was more than 400 with families being scattered in 43

46 many flood-hit areas. The authorities shifted more than 4 lakh people to safer areas and emergency supplies of food and water were being provided to them. 4. The whole of Khandesh region experienced unprecedented heavy rainfall 16 th to 19 th July The Jalgaon district remained submerged in rainwater for many days. 250,000 people were displaced. The estimated loss of property was worth Rs. 1 billion. It was reported that 116 villages were the most affected including the Jalgaon district and Khandesh region. RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 5. As soon as the water level rose beyond the danger mark, BJS swung into action. Having previous experience in the flood relief activities in Maharashtra, BJS took the challenging task of rescue and relief of the people at various flood-affected districts of Maharashtra. BJS volunteer network all over Maharashtra was immediately activated & they rushed to help flood affected people. The major activities carried out were Distribution of Food, Medicine, Blankets, Household items etc. Provision of temporary shelter to the people of worst affected areas. Distribution of relief kits to affected people in collaboration with Sakal Relief Fund. DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD & RELIEF MATERIAL: 6. Cooked and raw food, necessary medicines, blankets, household items, etc were distributed at flood-affected areas. Provided cooked food 3-4 days for the people of severely flood-affected areas like Sakura, Wajethan, Chandori, Nandura, Buldhana, Chikhali, Amravati, Shirol, Manjalgaon, Gevrai, & Sawaleshwar. More than 7000 food packets were distributed at Gangapur & Vaijapur. PROVISION OF SHELTER: 7. BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing temporary accommodation for 150 to 200 flood-affected people of Sakura. 44

47 DISTRICT VILLAGE RELIEF Sakura Provided temporary shelters & food 3 to 4 days to people Wajethan Provided food AMARAVATI Provided cooked & raw food Nandura Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food BULDHANA Buldhana Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food Chikhali Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food KOLHAPUR Shirol Provided cooked & raw food AURANGABAD Gangapur, Vaijapur Distributed 7000 food packets. Distributed cooked food for 3000 people. HINGOLI Hingoli Provided cooked food BEED RATNAGIRI Majalgaon, Sawaleshwar, Gevrai Provided cooked food for 500 people 3 to 4 days Provided medicine & food kits. DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS: 8. BJS also distributed more than 3000 relief kits in Parabhani, Nashik, Kolhapur, Nandurbar, Chadrapur & Jalgaon. Sakal Relief Fund gave financial support for providing the relief kits for the affected people. DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS-DETAILS DISTRICT TALUKA VILLAGE PARBHANI Sonapeth Lohigram, Golegaon, Wadi Pimpalgaon, Waaghalgaon Vita, Shirori, Shirshi NO. OF RELIEF KITS Parthi Nathara 200 Niphad 150 NASHIK Chandori 240 Satana 70 Bastwad, Dharanwad, Takali, Shirol KOLHAPUR Khidrapur 550 NANDURBAR Shahada Bupkari 500 CHANDRAPUR Korpana 9 villages 1000 JALGAON Chopda

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