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ACT Rapid Response Fund Payment Notification
and request for top-up of funds

India

Humanitarian crisis in India

Geneva, 28 June 2007

Funds Sent To: Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA)                          United Evangelical Church in India (UELCI)

Amount Sent: US$ 24,388 (CASA), US$ 25,001 (UELCI)

Rapid Response Payment No.13/2007

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.

Details of Payment

Emergency: Severe Flooding and flash floods  in Andhra Pradesh, Karanataka and Kerala

Date of Emergency: 24/25 June 2007

Implementing Partner: CASA partners in Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches, CSI Diocese of Rayalaseema, CSI Diocese of Nandyal, Community Development Society (CDS) and the Brethren Institute of Rural Development (BIRD). 

Partners in Karnataka: CSI Diocese of North Karnataka and the Methodist Church in India. 

Partners in Kerala: CSI Diocese of North Kerala, Marthoma Church (Kollam-Trivandrum Diocese) and Kerala Council of Churches.

UELCI partners in Andhra Pradesh:  Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)

Details of the Emergency: Heavy rains triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal have wreaked havoc in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka, as well as in Maharashtra and Assam over the past four days. The death toll has risen to over 130 and thousands are displaced from their homes. In a large part of these states electricity supplies have been badly affected and hand pumps/wells have been contaminated. Livelihood sources have been severely affected with standing crops destroyed and loss of personal and public property.   People belonging to marginalized sections are the worst off with few coping mechanisms. The living conditions in the affected areas and relief camps are appalling and people are not being provided basic necessities.  A further depression has been forecast and further heavy rains are expected. Currently the Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka state governments are struggling to cope with the situation. 

ANDHRA PRADESH: In Andhra Pradesh the worst affected areas are Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam, Kadapa, Rayalseema, Srikakulam, Nandyal, Karimnagar, East Godavari, Mahaboobnagar and Hyderabad. It is estimated that that 222 villages and more than 300,000 people have been badly affected. According to an official government release on 28 June at least 45 people have been killed. Kurnool district was the worst affected with 21 deaths reported, along with the evacuation of 85,000 people who are currently taking shelter in 51 relief camps. Communication facilities are badly affected and several villages are cut off.

KARANATAKA: Heavy rains particularly in the northern districts of Bagalkot, Bijapur and Raichur have claimed 43 lives and rendered about 4,500 people homeless in the last two days. Eleven relief camps have been opened in these districts to provide shelter. According to preliminary estimates, more than 1,300 houses have suffered complete or partial damages in the districts of Gulbarga, Bellary, Belgaum, Dakshina Kannada and Gadag.

KERALA: More than 43 people have lost their lives. Electricity, traffic and communications have been severely hit. The main affected areas are Palakad, Wayanad, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathth-anam-thitta, Kannur, Idduki, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram. More than four thousand people have been moved to safer places.  Kuttanad and other parts of Kottayam district were the worst affected and people have been evacuated to relief camps. 

Proposed assistance

CASA: will provide cooked food for 5,000 affected families during a three-day feeding programme in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka.   In view of the widespread impact, damage to property and the need for immediate relief assistance, the distribution of relief kits (clothing, blankets and other articles of daily use) will be carried out  in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh for 500 families in the villages of Isukapalli, Beeravolli and Bytipetta.   Priority will be given to the most vulnerable sections among those affected such as women and children.  

CASA staff have been deployed from other parts of the country to co-ordinate the relief operation in co-operation with the local partner churches and church-related organisations

UELCI: will provide dry food rations (rice 10Kg, dhal 2 Kg, oil 1 kg, salt 1 kg, chilli powder ½ kg per family) to 1,450 affected families (each family has an average of 4-5 members) in Andhra Pradesh.  UELCI also plans to  provide one set of non-food items (one dhoti, one sari and one blanket) to 1,450 affected families.

UELCI distribution will take place in six villages in four districts is shown in the table below.  

S.No

 Name of the village

District

No. of Families

1

Suddakunta Colony

Guntur

200

2

Piduguralla

Guntur

150

3

Ponnuru ST Colony

Guntur

350

4

Kanigiri

Prakasham

200

5

Bhimavaram

West Godavari

250

6

Munikodali

East Godavari

300

These affected districts have been chosen for assistance as they are amongst the worst affected areas in which UELCI’s implementing member church, the AELC, also has a long term presence with the communities.

The distribution of relief assistance will be conducted with the help of community volunteers, local church staff and Panchayat leaders.

Implementation Period: one month for both CASA and UELCI.

Both CASA and UELCI are coordinating together to prepare an appeal proposal into which the RRF will be incorporated and sent to the ACT Coordinating Office within the next 10 days. It is currently estimated that the appeal will include relief assistance for a further two months and some repairs to damaged schools and thatched houses for a total request of approximately $US250,000.

CASA BUDGET

Description

Type of Unit

No of Units

Unit Cost IDR

Budget IDR

Budget US$

DIRECT ASSISTANCE

 

 

 

 

 

CRISIS PHASE

 

 

 

 

 

Food Relief Assistance

 

 

 

 

 

Feeding Programme 5,000 families x 3 days Andhra Pradesh &  Karnataka

Lump sum

 

 

450,000

10,976

 and Kerala @ Rs 1.5  lakhs per state

 

 

 

 

 

sub total:

 

 

 

450,000

10,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non Food Relief Assistance

 

  

 

 

 

Woolen Blankets (1 pc.)

piece

500

130

65,000

1,585

Dhoti (1 pc.)

piece

500

68

34,000

829

Saree (1pc.)

piece

500

85

42,500

1,037

Al. Utensils (9 pcs.)

set

500

415

207,500

5,061

Candles

packet

500

15

7,500

183

Matches 

packet

500

6

3,000

73

Polybags for packing

piece

500

10

5,000

122

Sub total

 

 

 

364,500

8,890

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE

 

 

 

814,500

19,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING

 

 

 

 

Transport

 

 

 

 

 

Truck rental  for transport to local warehouse

9 ton truck

1

15,000

15,000

366

Transport (warehouse to Distribution Point)

lump sum

 

 

5,000

122

Fuel & Maintenance  1 Four Wheel Vehicles

month

1

15,000

15,000

366

Loading & unloading

month

      1

5,000

5,000

122

 

PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPS & SUPPORT

Staff Salaries

 

 

 

 

 

Local & Regional travel osenior & field staff

Lumps um

 

 

25,000

610

Staff benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Salary of 1 Field Officer

month

      1

10,000

10,000

244

Salary of 1 Driver

month

      1

5,000

5,000

122

Per diem 1 Field Officers  @ Rs 150/- per day

month

      1

4,500

4,500

110

Per diem 1 Driver @ Rs 150/- per day

month

      1

4,500

4,500

110

Honorarium 4 Volunteers @ Rs 100/- per day

month

      1

12,000

12,000

293

Board & Lodging 2 Field Staff for crisis phase

month

      1

30,000

30,000

732

Insurance for 2 staff for crisis phase

lump sum

  

 

400

10

sub total :

 

 

 

91,400

2,229

Office

 

 

 

 

 

Office utilities for crisis phase

month

      1

11,000

11,000

268

Ware house rent for crisis phase

month

      1

10,000

10,000

244

Office Stationery

lump sum

 

 

15,000

366

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone Charges

 

1

8,000

8,000

195

Usage of Fax & Email etc. for crisis phase

month

1

5,000

5,000

122

Registration forms, Promotion & Visibility

lump sum

  

5,000

5,000

122

sub total :

 

 

 

54,000

1,317

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPS & SUPPORT

 

145,400

3,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR CRISIS PHASE:

 

 

 

999,900

24,388

EXCHANGE RATE: local currency to 1 USD

41.00

 

 

 

 


UELCI BUDGET

Description

Type of Unit

No of Units

Unit Cost IDR

Budget IDR

Budget US$

DIRECT ASSISTANCE

 

 

 

 

 

CRISIS PHASE

 

  

 

 

 

Food Relief Assistance 1450 Families

 

 

 

 

 

Rice 10Kgs

kgs

14,500

15

217,500

5,305

Dhall 2 kgs

kgs

2,900

32

92,800

2,263

Edible Oil (1 litre)

litre

1,450

60

87,000

2,122

Salt 1 kg

kgs

1,450

6

8,700

212

Chili Powder ( 500 gms per packet)

kgs

725

30

21,750

530

Polybags for packing

piece

1,450

10

14,500

354

sub total:

 

 

 

442,250

10,787

Non Food Relief Assistance

 

  

 

 

 

Blanket (1 pc.)

piece

1,450

116

168,200

4,102

Dhoti (1 pc.)

piece

1,450

71

102,950

2,511

Saree (1pc.)

piece

1,450

152

220,400

5,376

Sub total

 

 

 

491,550

11,989

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE

 

 

 

933,800

22,776

TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING

 

 

 

 

 

Transport & traval

 

 

 

 

 

Travel: local & regional l of senior & field staff

lump sum

 

 

5,000

122

Truck rental transport to local warehouse

Truck Load

4

2,500

10,000

244

Transport (warehouse to Distribution Point)

lump sum

 

 

7,500

183

TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING:

 

 

22,500

549


PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPERATION & SUPPORT

Staff Salaries/benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Salary of 1 Field Officers

month

          1

7,500

7,500

183

Salary of 1 Driver

month

          1

5,000

5,000

122

Per diem 1 Field Officer  @ Rs 150/- per day

month

          1

4,500

4,500

110

Honorarium 10 Volunteers @1500 per person

Month

          1

15,000

15,000

366

Board & Lodging for 1 Field Staff for crisis phase

month

1

4,500

4,500

110

sub total :

 

 

 

36,500

890

Office

 

 

 

 

 

Office utilities for crisis phase

month

          1

5,000

5,000

122

Warehouse rent for crisis phase

month

          1

5,000

5,000

122

Office Stationery

lump sum

 

 

5,000

122

Communication

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone charges

lump sum

 

 

5,000

122

Usage of Fax & Email etc. for crisis phase

month

1

7,250

7,250

177

Registration forms, Promotion and Visibility

lump sum

  

 

5,000

122

sub total :

 

 

 

32,250

787

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT

 

68,750

1,677

TOTAL FOR CRISIS PHASE:

 

 

 

1,025,050

25,001

EXCHANGE RATE: local currency to 1 USD

41.00

 

 

 

 

 

ACTION

The ACT Co-ordinating Office  has approved the use of  US$ 49,389 towards the budget from its Rapid Response Fund.