Project Completion Report Project: 2013 Monsoon Flood Relief and Early recovery IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS OF TEHSIL ROJHAN List of Acronym PPAF Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund FDO Farmers Development Organization HH House holds FI Food items NFI Noon food items (Hygiene kit) ERPs Early recovery packages UC Union Council Acknowledgement Catastrophic floods every year shackle the human fabric in District Rajanpur where people living with fewer means of living find it beyond their reach to face this natural calamity. Hunger, shelter, maladies besides destruction of their livelihood remains the only stagnant elements that deteriorates their living standards; leaving them in utter mayhem. Farmers Development Organization in collaboration with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund approached this flood ridden community to resort them from this plight. Without the incessant endorsement of Ms Saba Zahra Deputy Superintendent Darr Ul Aman and Social Welfare, FDO team might not have achieved all its milestones. FDO team pays great homage to Ms. Saba Zahra and all government officials besides Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund whose continuous presence and step by step guidance has made this project a success. Background: Country wide heavy rainfalls caused exceptional and outrageous floods throughout Pakistan. The governement authorties, armed forces and humanitarian agencies intended to pool in their resources to respons the disaster situation. As per NDMA statistics, the worst-affected areas are the Rajanpur, Layyah and Mianwali districts of Punjab province. Assessments conducted by FDO indicate that survivors face grave challenges given the loss of housing, crops and livestock. Most of the affected villages are still inundated, and people in general have little to eat and no means to earn money. The flood affects district Rajanpur almost every year. It is caused by two major factors: Hill Torrents and Indus Flood. In the last week of July heavy rain started in South Punjab especially in the hilly areas of the Koh-e-Suleman range that caused heavy floods from different hill torrents in the plane areas. The hill torrent floods affected 15 Union councils of District Rajanpur. As reported by DDMA approximately 3,500 to 4,000 houses have been partially or fully damaged. During this Monsoon season, the Indus River carried excessive flood water which results inundation. It causes huge loss to the crops; livestock and local population in the adjoining area of River Indus. Major UCs exposed to the river Indus are Rojhan Sharqi, Sabzani, Umar Kot and Miranpur of Rojhan Tehsil but Sabzani and Miran pur union councils are most affected and exist on the belt of river. FDO field teams observed that flood have caused wide spread damages of physical infrastructure including houses (partially and fully damaged) roads, culverts and crops etc. Approximately 80% of the flooded area was inaccessible and the damages would increase because maximum affected area is not reached as yet. The hygiene condition of the area is very alarming. The stagnant water is providing space to the flies and mosquitoes for breeding. This all caused a high rate of community suffering from malaria and diarrhea and skin disease. People do not have latrines in the houses before flood and they use to go outside behind bushes or fields. At present, this access has become more difficult and people are going in the flood water for defecation and the same water they are using for drinking, bathing purpose and for other activities. Hence, it was highly intended that some agency should have come forward to help these flood affected communities in the rehabilitation process to provide them shelter, hygiene, food and agriculture facilities. Project Summary: As FDO has already been working in relief and rehabilitation through trained and committed staff and performed project activities in flood affected remote areas of district Rajanpur. PPAF reckoned the critical situation and upon FDO intimation a relief project was awarded to FDO in two UCs (Sabzani and Miranpur) of Tehsil Rujhan in district Rajanpur. Since the flood swept the area, FDO teams started a project “Emergency Relief of Flood Affected Communities in District Rajanpur” in flood affected union councils Sabzani and Miranpur. Team started assessment work in the affected areas by PPAF funds for two union councils where community was suffering from lack of food, clean drinking water and health facilities. Almost 1,651 families have got benefited from FDO’s relief distribution activities. Main Objective & Targets: - Provision of Food Hampers, Hygiene Kits, early recovery packages and Medical/Livestock Camps for flood affected people. Emergency Relief in two flood affected union councils of Project Title Rajanpur Project Budget: Rs. 14,876,950 Project duration: 45 days Target Area District Rajanpur Tehsil Rujhan (Sabzani, Miranpur) Project Activities: 1,500 Food items among 1,500 families 1,500 Non Food items among 1,500 families 1,500 Early Recovery Packages (Agri inputs) among 1,500 families 31 Medical camps in both union councils 31 vaccination camps Before elaborating activities, let us look at the graphics and facts of the project areas. Profile of Targeted Union Councils In the UC Sabzani, reverine villages Kotla Hassan Jamra and Rakh Kotla Hassan Jamra got affected due to breaching of water safety barriers but other 16 revenue villages were damaged due to over flowing of river. UC Sabzani Total Households 4,631 Total Revenue Villages 30 Effected Revenue Village 18 Total Population 32,416 Affected Revenue Villages of UC Miranpur S. # Revenue Village Name Damage 1 Kachi Islam 100% 2 Garkan Chak 100% 3 Bulani 100% 4 Chak Pakka 100% 5 Butery 100% 6 Rakh Sbzani 100% 7 Basti Nikka 100% 8 Sholgi 100% 9 Kotla Hassan Jamra 80% 10 Rakh Kotla Hassan Jamra 90% 11 Rakh Kacha Sher Mahar 100% 12 Dera Bhai 100% 13 Kareema Khor 100% 14 Poorewar 100% 15 Rakh Poorewar 100% 16 Dahir Wali 100% 17 Mud Mohammad Shah 100% 18 Thul Naseer 100% UC Miranpur Tehsil Rojhan Total Household 4,530 Total Revenue Villages 09 Total Affected Revenue Villages 05 Total Population 31,705 Affected Revenue Village of UC Miranpur S. # Revenue Village Name Damage Status 1 Miranpur 90 % 2 Rakh Miranpur 100% 3 Dera Dildar 80% 4 Badli Mazari 95% 5 Mandhari 100% Project Implementation: Assessment/ identification of beneficiaries Distribution Process of item i) Planning meeting for distribution Verification of ii)Token generation and distribution beneficiaries iii) Distribution point Vaccination camps Medical and awareness Camps Identification and verification of beneficiaries: FDO team started door to door assessment of flood affected community in 22 villages of both union councils Sabzani and Miranpur (11 villages of Sabzani & 11 villages of Miranpur) of Tehsil Rojhan. Beneficiaries’ identification was made sure by a door to door survey conducted by FDO dedicated staff that completed all lists within a limited time frame of only 12 days. During first 6 days of the survey, around 1,900 beneficiaries were identified along with their different needs to be catered by FDO. Later, in another 6 days, all these beneficiaries were cross verified by FDO staff in order to avoid any possible forgery or misleading information. FDO staff verified all these beneficiaries from the local community first and gets their names attested by the local officials before FDO would facilitate them. Around 1,651 beneficiaries were verified for the program interventions. During the assessment, field teams observed that floods have caused wide spread damages of physical infrastructure including houses (partially and fully damaged) roads, culverts and crops etc. Approximately 80 % of the flooded area was inaccessible as yet with a likelihood that the damages would increase because maximum affected area in unreached till now. So it was observed that food items and hygiene kits provision needed to be ensured on urgent basis. As per the need assessment survey the dire need of the community was wheat flour, rice, ghee, pulses, tea and Sugar, milk, salt and red chili. Because food shortages results in weakness amongst the community and it becomes indirectly an invitation for many diseases. The malnourished consequently develop more fatal health problems. The pregnant women and lactating mothers face great troubles. Revenue Village wise Targeted Household in Union Council Sabzani & Miranpur Sabzani Miran pur Total Sr.# Name of R village # of Families Name of R village # of Families 1 Bhagsar 100 Badli Mazari 289 398 2 Daira Bhai 150 Daira Dildar 608 758 3 Kotla Hassan jamra 281 Rakh Miranpur 413 694 4 Kacha Shair Maher 30 Basti Abdul Rehman 93 123 5 Rakh Sabzani 163 Basti Din Muhammad 17 180 6 Mud Sain 120 Basti Ghulam M 35 155 7 Rakh Bangla 54 Mutafarq Mazari 35 89 8 Rakh Parrah 43 Basti Nabbi Bukhush 23 66 9 Rakh Purwar 32 Basti Pir Bukhush 60 92 10 Rakh Qadira 21 Wasaya Machi 11 32 11 Rakh Solgi 178 Maiwa Khan 25 203 Total 1172 Total 1609 2781 Grand Total 2781 Graphically detail of assessment in UC Sabzani & Miranpur Village wise Targetted H/H in UC Sabzani No. of families 608 289 413 0 93 17 35 35 23 60 11 Village vise Targetted H/H in UC Miranpur No. of families 608 289 413 0 93 17 35 35 23 60 11 Medical and Awareness Camps: The worst floods on record in South Punjab especially District Rajanpur resulted in massive loss of livelihoods, livestock and crop damages. Flood waters have caused colossal damage, destroying approximately a large number of crops and livestock have affected and displaced large number of people. The health of thousands of people was at risk, with high threats of water-borne disease outbreaks and immense damage to health facilities. After assessment, FDO team started to place Medical camps and health and hygiene session in same 31 villages of two union councils Miranpur and Sabzani where identification and verification process of beneficiaries were also in process and in all these medical camps 2,726 patient (Male= 1,092 , female=406 and 751 children where boy were=402 and girls were= 349) of different diseases like Diarrhea, Cholera, Dehydration, Malaria, Skin Disease (Scabies), Gastro, Typhoid and Fever were examined.