PRCS HUMANITARIAN OPERATION IN SWAT DISTRICT (NWFP)
Situation Report ‐ 46 Reporting period – till 19th Nov, 2009
MAIN KEYPOINTS
• Till 14th November, 1.66 million individuals have returned back to Swat, Buner and Malakand. • Bajaur and Waziristan IDPs registration continues as their numbers increase. • PRCS scoping mission to Bhakkar and Mianwali reports absence of IDPs in Punjab. • 3 PRCS‐ICRC camps (2 old and 1 new) still running hosting 4818 individuals. • Relief and Recovery phase for IDPs has started along‐with the still ongoing Immediate Response phase. • PRCS MHU and BHU in Swat continue working under tough security conditions. • PRCS GRC and ICRC distributed Family Package to 465 families to IDPs in District Shangla.
Situation in Brief According to the Government reports the militancy in Swat and the operation against the militants in the area resulted in displacement of 383,190 families, making a total of 2.7 million displaced individuals.
Return Situation On 11 July 2009, the Pakistani government announced “Niwa‐e‐Seher”, allowing over two million people who had fled the fighting in the Malakand Division of the North‐West Frontier Province to return to their homes from July 13, 2009. Since its inception, 237,182 families (1.66 million individuals) belonging to Swat, Buner and Malakand have returned to their homes as per PDMA1 and PaRRSA2 reports (up‐till 14th November).
Break‐up of Returnee Families No. of Families
Pre 13th July Returns 97,448
Return of 13th July to till 139,734 14th November 2009
Total 237,182 Source: www.helpidp.org
1 PDMA: Provincial Disaster Management Authority 2 PaRRSA: Provincial Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority
Bajaur Displacement In the early weeks of October, new displacements from Bajaur Agency took place due to the renewed military operations around Mohmund and Salarzai making the total number of IDPs equal to 146,408 families (1.02 million individuals).
Waziristan Displacement The already enormous humanitarian needs have increased as the conflict in South Waziristan causes further population movements and poses further problems. According to OCHA3, as of 10 November, 48,620 displaced families (approx. 350,000 individuals) were registered in Dera Ismail Khan (D.I. Khan) and Tank Districts.
North Waziristan
South Waziristan
Tank
D. I. Khan
Mianwali Bhakkar Source: www.maplandia.com/pakistan/f‐a‐t‐a/n‐waziristan
In October, a scoping mission was sent by PRCS to Bhakkar and Mianwali. The findings indicate that there is no evidence of movement of IDPs towards the Punjab districts. It is further suggested that the situation is not expected to change.
3 OCHA: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PRCS Response The PRCS being largest national humanitarian organization was requested by the NDMA4 to provide support in this humanitarian catastrophic initially. So PRCS with support of ICRC5 had established some 8 x IDP Camps (including 3x previous camps) at different locations accommodating over 6,500 families of Swat and Buner during the immediate Response Phase.
The voluntary returning of IDPs back to Swat resulted in closure of camps all over and today 7 camps of PRCS‐ICRC have closed down. The PRCS camps near the conflict area (Malakand A and B and Pitao) were also being used as transit camps while the IDPs were returning and it was decided to keep these camps running so as to facilitate the returnees. Camp Pitao is still operational.
The detail of the camps is shown below:
Maximum Capacity at Camps (before Nawa‐e‐ Seher) (Individuals) 1. Malakand‐1 7,932
2. Malakand‐2 3,000
3. Swabi‐1 12,776
4. Swabi‐2 7,386
5. Lower Dir‐1 3,772
6. Lower Dir‐2 2,857
7. Lower Dir‐3 2,800
8. Nowshera 2,550
Total 43,064
4 NDMA: National Disaster Management Authority 5 ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
PRCS‐ICRC Camps Situation after Nawa‐e‐Seher:
PRCS‐ICRC Camps Situation (18‐11‐2009) (Individuals) 1. Malakand‐1 Closed 2. Malakand‐2 1,458 (Pitao) 3. Swabi‐1 Closed
4. Swabi‐2 Closed
5. Lower Dir‐1 Closed
6. Lower Dir‐2 Closed
7. Lower Dir‐3 Closed
8. Nowshera 2,550 9. Lower Dir 4 910 (Sadbar Kalay) Total 4,818
PRCS and her Movement Partners, along with the Government and other humanitarian agencies are working tirelessly to facilitate the IDPs. A new PRCS‐ICRC camp Sadbar Kalay (Lower Dir 4) has been set up to accommodate the fresh IDPs of Bajaur. It’s currently hosting 223 families.
Besides the Response phase, PRCS, Movement Partners and other Partner National Societies (PNSs) are working in Relief, Early Recovery and Rehabilitation phases. The ongoing and planned activities include reconstruction/rehabilitation of Health and Education facilities, livelihood support among other interventions.
Health
Swat In Swat PRCS‐ICRC is running one Basic Health Unit (BHU) and Mobile Health Unit (MHU).
BHU SWAT (starting from May 2009) No. Of Health Date Beneficiaries May and June 603 July 7,055 August 7,176 September 3,863 October 5,379 November (till date) 2,147 Total 26,223
MHU SWAT (starting from July 2009) No. Of Health Date Beneficiaries July 530 August 5,685 September 6,185 October 9,515 November (till date) 2,571 Total 24,486
In the third phase of IDPs Operation starting from May 2009, more than 150,000 beneficiaries (including in‐camp, out of camp and residents) have been treated by PRCS health teams.
WATSAN All the Camps had the necessary WATSAN facilities available including male/female latrines, male/female showers, washing pads, waste disposal bins and clean water drinking and storage facilities.
The PRCS with IFR6C has completed 17 water supply schemes, 82 latrines, 84 washrooms and 34 washing pads in both Haripur and Mansehra out‐of‐camp. Also in Haripur and Mansehra, 131 Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Training (PHAST) sessions have been conducted benefitting 1,590 individuals.
6 IFRC: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
PRCS‐ ICRC Activities
Food PRCS‐ICRC is distributing food packages to different areas of Malakund, Dargai, Dir and Swat. This food package is a standard package consisting of Flour (50 kg), Rice (20 kg), Beans (20 kg), Cooking Oil (15 kg), Sugar (10 kg) and Tea and Salt (1 kg each) making a total Food Pack of 117 kg for one month’s usage.
So far 136,727 x Food Packs have been distributed. The detail is as under:‐
Distribution done so Sr.# Area Date far (families)
Malakund (Tehsil 1 till date 37,767 Malakund & Dargai) Sub Total 37,767
Dir (Upper Dir) till date 19,245
July 19,319 2 August 9,540 Dir (Lower Dir) September 2,661 October 1,114 Sub Total 51,879 August 614 September 7,084 3 Swat October 21,456 November ( till 15) 11,000 Sub Total 40,154 FATA Branch 4 supported by till date 4,005 ICRC Sub Total 4,005 5 Baluchistan till date 2,922 Sub Total 2,922
Total 136,727
Other Distribution by PRCS‐ICRC (since 2008 till 11th November)
Total NFIs Distributed to = 25,858 households Total Winter Kits Distributed to = 2,483 households Total Firewood Distributed to = 25,384 households
These distributions were done in Malakand, Dir, Swat and Baluchistan. PRCS‐IFRC IDPs OFF Camps Activities
Under the joint IDPs relief operation with IFRC, the assistance (NFI and Health & Care) is being provided to some 8,000 IDPs families living with host families of Districts Haripur, Mansehra, Abbottabad and surrounding areas of Hazara Division.
The PRCS‐IFRC NFI distribution took place in two phases. Phase I relief packages consisted of one kitchen set, two jerry cans, two buckets, two mosquito nets, one kerosene stove and one hygiene kit. Phase II items included two foam mattresses, two sleeping mats, four bed sheets and one FM/AM radio.
The progress made so far is as follows: ‐ Sr.# Area NFI Distribution Health WATSAN Food 1st Phase 2nd Phase distribution
1. Attock/Wah Cantt 1,658 1,098 913 nill 1,190
2. Hassan Abdal 492 600 nill 501
3. Haripur 2,019 1,756 12,201 Rehabilitation of 724 6 water supply schemes. 23 x Latrines 21 x W.Room 07 x Washing Pads
4. Abottabad 1051 525 nill 242
5. Mansehra 2,197 1,763 7,695 Rehabilitation of 775 6,000 ft water pipe line. 23 x Latrines 11 x W.Room 07 x Washing Pads
6. Battagram 870 870 nill 400
Total 6,606 6,150 14,205 2704
PRCS and German Red Cross (GRC) ‐ IDPs Off Camp Activities
PRCS working jointly with GRC and ICRC assessed district Shangla for IDP families and subsequently based on the results distributed the ICRC Family Package to 465 families in Shangla in mid October.
SWAT
SHANGLA
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One ICRC Family Package consists of Wheat Flour (50 kg), Rice (20 kg), Split peas (25 kg), Vegetable Oil (15 kg), Sugar (5 kg), Tea (1 kg), Salt (1 kg), Laundry Soap (1 kg), Body Soap (5 pieces) and Hygiene Cloth for women (1 pack).
For Feedback on Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) IDPs Operations Situation Report you can contact Ms. Asfia Firdaus Incharge IDPs Reporting Email: [email protected] +923145013360