EFICOR’S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IN FLOOD HIT STATES
On July 5, 2007, incessant heavy rains following a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal led to the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa being severely hit by floods. It resulted in loss of life, damage to crops, displacement of people and destruction. Most of the houses collapsed as seen in the picture. Water supply was also badly affected as the hand-pumps have submerged under water. The threat of outbreak of water borne diseases is looming large over these areas.
As an immediate response EFICOR started the relief operations in these 4 states by providing relief kit to the severely affected districts of Baruch in Gujarat, Ratlam and Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh, Chadrubazaar and Atchalpur blocks of Amravati district in Maharashtra, and Basta and Jaleswar blocks of Balasore in Orissa through the Relief Coordination Committees.
Included in the relief kits are the food and relief supplies as laid down by the Sphere Standards:
Food items consisted of:
  • Rice/wheat-25 kgs
  • Pulses (Dal)- 3 kgs
  • Edible Oil- 2 lts
  • Onions – 2 kg
  • Potatoes-2 kg
  • Salt – 1 Kg
  • Groceries worth Rs.100 per family (which included spices, biscuits, soaps etc)
Relief supplies included:
  • Floor mat 1 for each family
  • Vessels worth Rs.200 per family
  • Mosquito net- 1 per family
A total of 4650 families have benefited since the relief operations have started.
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Baruch District (Gujarat)

   1300 families
  • Jhabua & Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)        1350 families
  • Basta, Jaleswar and Ballipal Blocks (Orissa)   1000 families
  • Chadrubazaar & Atchalpur (Maharashtra)    1000 families
 
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