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ACT Rapid Response
Fund Payment Notification
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With
this notification of the payment of Rapid Response Funds, the
ACT Coordinating Office requests contributions from donors to
replenish the Rapid Response Fund. This will enable a response
to future requests for these funds.
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Details of
the emergency: At
least 17 people were killed and over 300 people were injured in a
severe cyclonic storm that lashed West Bengal's South 24 Parganas
and East Midnapore districts on 19 – 20 September. The Sunderbans
in South 24 Parganas district bore the brunt of the storm with 10
blocks seriously affected. Mathurapur, Patharpratima, Raidighi, Basanti,
Joynagar, Kultali, Mograhat, Namkhana, Kakdwip and Canning in the
Sunderbans, covering over 500 sq km, were ravaged. Around 25,000
mostly earthen houses were flattened and 100,000 people were rendered
homeless in about 500 villages. Roofs were blown away, trees uprooted
and road communications disrupted. Schools, colleges and markets in
most places were closed. There was no electricity in large part of
the district as electric poles were toppled by the storm. Many fishing
trawlers were reported missing in the high seas. The State Government
sanctioned Rs.45,000,000 for distribution of relief. Kolkata also
experienced 48 hours of heavy rain which resulted in flood waters
knee to waist high in the streets. More than half of the LWSI Kolkata
staff could not attend the office. In many areas of Greater Kolkata,
the electric supplies and phone lines were affected. The Government
provided some plastic sheeting to use as roofing to the flood affected
households and pressed rice and molasses as dry rations. LWSI/ACT has
its field operational units in South 24-Parganas and East-Midnapore
and received calls for immediate relief assistance from local NGOs.
LWSI responded immediately with 1,000 cartons of BP-5 compact foods
(Emergency Rations) received from NCA and distributed through the
LWSI Rural Development Project in Mathurapur - I and Mathurapur –
II blocks of South 24-Parganas district. During the Inter
Agency Group meeting held on 27 September in UNICEF Kolkata office,
the urgent need for food, clothing and roofing materials for affected
families living in remote villages of Sunderbans was re-emphasised
and where communication systems are yet to be restored. Since LWSI Rural
Development Operational communities were very badly effected, LWSI
has provided emergency relief to 800 of the most vulnerable families
in the South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. So far the following
relief supplies are been utilised under a rapid relief initiative
of ACT/LWS India. The total amount involved in the current phase of
Rapid Relief so far is furnished below: BUDGET
Details of PaymentEmergency:
Cyclone – West Bengal
Date of Emergency:
20 September 2006
Implementing
Partner: Lutheran world service, india (LWSI)
Description
Type
of Unit
No of Units
Unit Cost IDR
Budget IDR
Budget US$
Assessment
& co-ordination travel, per diem etc
LS
20,000
444
BP-5 Emergency
Rations
Carton
1,000
2,280.00
2,280,000
50,667
HDPC plastic
roofing materials
piece
800
320.00
256,000
5,689
Water
purification tabs
Packet
100
74.00
7,400
164
Family
clothing packs
Pack
800
350.00
280,000
6,222
Transport,
distribution, stationery, visib.
LS
600,000
13,333
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE
3,443,400
76,520
Less
value of donated BP-5
2,280,000
50,667
TOTAL
BALANCE REQUESTED
1,163,400
25,853
In total:
USD 25,853
ACTION
The
ACT Co-ordinating Office has approved the use of US$ 25,853 towards
the budget from its Rapid Response Fund.
ACT
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