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Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment Flood Emergency-District Jhang 10-Sep-2014 Muslim Aid UK –Pakistan Field Office Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 Table of Contents Ser Title Page # A Situational overview and summary 2 A.1 Map of flood in district Jhang 3 B Methodology 4 C Study limitations 5 D Flood devastations in Tehsil Jhang 6 E Flood devastations in Tehsil 18-Hazari 7 F Flood devastations in Tehsil Shorkot 7 G Flood devastations in Tehsil A.P Sial 8 H Findings 9 H1 Shelter 9 H2 Health and nuitrition 10 H3 WASH 11 H4 Food security and livestock 12 H5 NFIs 14 I Preferred needs identified 15 Annex1 List of Health facilities 17 Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 A. Situational Overview and summary The widespread devastations of ferocious floods are visible in district Jhang of Punjab. The system of life is totally paralyzed in the area where thousands of houses have been submerged in water. High flood has wreaked everything and almost 250 villages of 41 Union Councils1 of the district are adversely affected, dislocating thousands of people. Two main consecutive torrents each of 5,25000 and 8,50000 cusecs of flood water entered in district Jhang on 08th and 10th Sept, 2014 which swamped all the four tehsils of district including Pix of one breach at 18-Hazari tehsil Jhang, tehsil 18-Hazari, Shorkot and A.P Sial. The district administration warranted the contingency arrangements for saving Trimmu Headworks (which is in fact the conjunction of river Jehlum and river Chanab), Jhang City, 18-Hazari city and Ahmedpur Sial. The discharging capacity of Trimmu Headworks is 6,45000 cusecs at maximum while upcoming flood was more than 8,50000 cusecs which was almost impossible for the district administration to control or manage, therefore the Rescue Operation the Atharan Hazari (18) protective dyke was breached at three different cites which increased manifold the existing massive catastrophe of tehsil 18 Hazari because the flowing pressure of breached water was tremendous causing numerous houses into mud debris. Army troops were purposely deployed for mitigating any unforeseen situation, patrolling flood affected areas, shifting affectees to safer places through water boats and helicopters. Police, Rescue 1122 officials, Al-Khidmat foundation and Falah e insanyat played significant role in evacuating affectees i.e. rescue operation. 285625 District Jhang comprises of 4 Tehsils (Jhang, Atharan Hazari, (26%) Shorkot and A.P.Sial) comprising 85 Union Councils. Out of 85 827437 (74%) UCs, the initial data collected of 41 affected UCs, consisting of total population of 1113062 as reported in [1]. The pie chart provides that 74% (827437) people are intensely flood affected whereas the rest of 26% (285625) is either safe or not directly affected. It entails that the overwhelming population with houses demolished; farms and commodities are spoiled. The magnitude of this flood disaster is ever greater in the history of Jhang. As per the recorded natural calamities in district Jhang, the floods of 1973 and that of 1992 is known to be most destructive; however this flood of Sep 2014 is found the worst of all, with countless measure of calamities. 1 Data provided to Muslim Aid by District government and Health department of District Jhang Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 A.1 Map of flood in district Jhang River Jehlum River Chanab Jhang City Trimmu Barrage at Athara Hazari . The dark blue line was the actual river. The water in sky blue shows the inundated area due to flood Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 B. Methodology Comprehensive and separate data collection tools were developed for Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) with affected communities, Key Informant interviews (KII), meetings with respective government departments and field based working NGOs were conducted to gauge the exact data whatever possible. This was done to address several discrepancies, technical mistakes and doubts pertaining to data collection and analysis which are in particular to emergencies and crisis. Secondary data collection from Health department as per data collection tool. This was done through meetings with Medical superintendent of DHQ Jhang, pediatrician and EDO health department of Jhang 8 Focus group discussion (FGDs) with IDPs communities in flood affected areas of tehsil Jhang and tehsil 18-Hazari. Secondary data collection from District Livestock department and meeting with director and Assistant director of livestock District Jhang 5 Interviews of Key informants who had been volunteering services for IDPs Meeting with the focal person for IDPs of Al-Khidmat Foundation and Falahe insanyat foundation Meeting with rescue 1122 and army personnel’s deployed for rescue operation C. Study limitations Stringent deadlines, time limitations and emergency situation Primary data collection was not extensively made which could have the representation of each and every region ie UC and village. For this purpose, methodology of focus group discussion and key informants interviews was thoroughly applied. Limited houses being sunk in water or damaged were watched. Some of the Secondary data received from different line departments though being considerably authentic, however it was not perfect, exact and error free. The death tolls of men and animals too were not exactly confirmed due to emergency situation and mainly involvement in rescue operations of different departments. Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 Sr# Tehsil Affected UCs D. Flood devastations in Tehsil Jhang 1. Jhang UC 46 2. Jhang UC 52 According to data provided by district 3. Jhang UC 54 government, tehsil Jhang has 17 severely 4. Jhang UC 55 affected UCs (names given in table-1). The 21 5. Jhang UC 58 6. Jhang UC 64 % aggregate (actual) population of these UCs is 7. Jhang UC 74 448108 and the population directly affected or 79 8. Jhang UC 75 displaced is 331119 which means that the % 9. Jhang UC 76 10. Jhang UC 77 population directly submerged into water is 11. Jhang UC 78 79% and rest of 21% is either safe or affected 12. Jhang UC 79 13. Jhang UC 80 indirectly. Tehsil-Jhang 79% 14. Jhang UC 82 Line chart 1- provides the distribution of affected Population 15. Jhang UC 83 population in different UCs of tehsil Jhang. The 16. Jhang UC 84 17. Jhang UC 85 line split gives trend that overall UCs’ 35000 population lies in range of 25000 to 30000 30,000. Only three UCs lies below 25000 20000 25000 populations. 15000 1- Population distribution Tehsil Jhang Line Chart 2- shows the population 10000 split of aggregate (actual) population 5000 and directly affected population. It 0 UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC gives that out of the 17 affected 46 52 54 55 58 64 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 population of Tehsil Jhang, the 7 UCs are 100% affected or submerged in 40000 water. These are highlighted by 30000 Yellow circles glowing. The Black line as in Line Chart 1- gives the total 20000 population while the Red Line shows 10000 the affected population. 2- Black line = Actual population, Red line= Affected Column Chart 3- gives the UC vise % 0 UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC damages in Tehsil Jhang. The Red 46 52 54 55 58 64 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 Column in the chart offers the range of damages 60%<X=<100% (more UC vise % damages Red(80-1oo%), Yellow>=50%, Blue<50% than 60% or equal to 100%). 8 UCs 100 are with 100% devastation which 80 means totally submerged into water or 60 inundated. Whereas the Yellow 40 columns give damages occurred more 20 than 50% and the dark-blue shows 0 UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC UC the UCs with devastations of <50% 46 52 54 55 58 64 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 (Less than 50%). Mulsim Aid: Multi-Sectoral Rapid Need Assessment of Flood Emergency District Jhang-2014 E. Flood devastations in Tehsil 18-Hazari According to data provided by district Sr# Tehsil Affected UCS government, tehsil 18-Hazari has 09 severely 1. 18-Hazari UC 65 2. 18-Hazari UC 66 affected UCs (names given in table-2). The 20 % 3. 18-Hazari UC 67 aggregate (actual) population of these affected 4. 18-Hazari UC 68 UCs is 257409 and the population directly 80 5. 18-Hazari UC 69 affected or displaced is 206178 which means % 6. 18-Hazari UC 70 7. that the population directly submerged into 18-Hazari UC 71 8. 18-Hazari UC 72 water or the area inundated is 80% and rest of 9. 18-Hazari UC 73 20% is either safe or not directly flood-hit. Tehsil-18 Hazari 80 % Line Chart 4- shows the population split of affected Population aggregate/actual population and directly 40000 affected population. It gives that out of the 09 severely affected UCs of Tehsil 30000 18-Hazari, the 5 UCs are 100% affected 20000 or completely inundated. These are highlighted by Yellow circles glowing. 10000 4- Black line = Actual population, Red line= Affected The Black line as in Line Chart 4- gives 0 population the total population while the Red Line UC 65 UC 66 UC 67 UC 68 UC 69 UC 70 UC 71 UC 72 UC 73 shows the affected population.