BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

Disaster Management Wing

FLOOD RELIEF

Akola floods Akola floods Akola floods Akola floods ---- 2002 2002 2002 2002

Maharashtra flooMaharashtra flooMaharashtra flooMaharashtra floodsdsdsds---- 2005 & 2006 2005 & 2006 2005 & 2006 2005 & 2006

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1 AKOLA FLOODS - 2002 : RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 1

INTRODUCTION 2 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 2

• RESCUE 2 • DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD 2 • RELIEF CAMPS 3

• OUTCOME 5

2 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2005: RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 6

INTRODUCTION 7 IMPACTS 7

• LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE 9 • DISTRICT WISE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN MAHARASHTRA 10 • HOUSING DAMAGES 11 • SECTOR WISE LOSSES 11

RESCUE & RELIEF 11 • DISTRICT WISE EVACUATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE 12 • STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 12 • CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 13

RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 14 • MEETING WITH DISTRICT COLLECTORATE & HIGH LEVEL OFFICERS 14 • RESCUE & RELIEF- PUNE REGION 14

o DETAILS OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY TO SAFETY PLACES 15-17 o PREPARATION & DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD 18 o RAW MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PUNE MERCHANT CHAMBER 18 o FOOD DISTRIBUTION DETAILS 19

• RESCUE & RELIEF - KONKAN, MARATHWADA & PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA REGIONS 20

• DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS 21 • ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED MERCHANTS 21-22

TESTIMONIALS 23-25 PHOTOGRAPHS 26-27

NEWS PAPER REPORTS RELATED TO BJS MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF-2005 28-41

3 MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2006: RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 42

INTRODUCTION 43 FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA 43 RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS) 44

• DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD & RELIEF MATERIAL 44 • PROVISION OF SHELTER 44 • DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS 45

TESTIMONIAL 46 PHOTOGRAPHS 47-48

NEWS PAPER REPORTS RELATED TO BJS MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF-2006 49-52

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AKOLA FLOODS AKOLA FLOODS AKOLA FLOODS AKOLA FLOODS ---- 2002 2002 2002 2002

RESCUE & RELIEF

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BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

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AKOLA FLOODS – 2002

INTRODUCTION

1. During August 2002, heavy monsoon flash floods hit the northern region of

Maharashtra causing heavy loss to life & properties. The district Akola was the

worst flood affected area where almost 15 villages were badly affected. Even

though the death toll was not that high (4-5 people), the damage to properties was

high.

RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA

2. As soon as the water level rose beyond the danger mark, the District Collectorate

contacted BJS with an appeal for help. BJS spring up into action. The volunteer

network all over Maharashtra was activated immediately. A quick strategy for

flood relief was formulated & the volunteers from various parts of the state rushed

to flood affected region for immediate rescue & relief.

RESCUE

3. BJS volunteers utilized all the material available at hand for the rescue operations.

As the water level was very high, there were many people who were stranded on

top of roofs of buildings trees, etc. BJS volunteers shifted them to safety places in

all the possible ways, many a times carrying them on their shoulders. In areas,

which were completely inundated with water, BJS used boats for rescue

operations.

RESCUE OPERATIONS

DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD

4. BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing food twice a day to

approximately 7000 flood affected people.

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FOOD DISTRIBUTION RELIEF CAMPS

5. BJS set up two relief camps, Shri. Deepchand Gardi Nagar & Shri Sureshdad jain

Nagar for the temporary accommodation of the flood affected people.

RELIEF CAMP UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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SHRI. DEEPCHAND GARDI NAGAR

INAUGURAL CEREMONY

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6. The people evacuated from the flooded areas were taken to these relief camps.

BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing medical aid to the affected

people. About 10,000 people were provided with shelter & medical aid.

OUTCOME

7. As BJS was able to provide the help in the shortest possible time, many lives were

saved. The medical aid provided by BJS team helped to avoid further

complications like outbreak of epidemics. The provision of temporary shelter

saved the affected population from exposure to elements.

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MAHARASHTRA FLOODSMAHARASHTRA FLOODSMAHARASHTRA FLOODSMAHARASHTRA FLOODS----2005200520052005

RESCUE & RELIEF

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BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

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MAHARASHTRA FLOODS 2005

INTRODUCTION:

1. In the course of a week from 21July 2005, unusually heavy rains lashed the coastal areas

of Konkan and Western Ghats in Maharashtra, causing extensive flooding in Raigad and

Ratnagiri districts, with many towns and villages under water. On July 26, when the

highest ever rainfall recorded in the last 100 years in the country battered sub-urban

Mumbai and Thane, Maharashtra experienced one of the worst floods in its history. The

downpour was heavy in other parts of the state too, particularly in Nanded and Parbhani.

Soon the Godavari was in spate, flooding a large number of towns and villages. No sooner

did the flooding recede in Konkan and Marathwada, the release of water from the Koyana

and Ujani dams flooded Sangli, Kolhapur, and Solapur districts. Flood alerts were issued

in four different regions after reservoir levels touched "danger levels". Water was released

from various dams in the state and people were being evacuated from low-lying regions.

2. The rainfall data for 24 hours from 0830 of July 26 to 0830 of July 27, provided by the

Indian Meteorological Department shows that, within a period of 18 hours, there was a

precipitation of 944 mm in Mumbai sub-urban area, a phenomenon that never occurred

before. Thane district also received more than 700 mm. of rain in a single day. The

exceptional rainfall coincided with high tide, which brought a large area in Mumbai and

Thane under massive inundation.

IMPACTS:

3. Mumbai : It was a case of urban flash flooding. Water level rose rapidly within three four

hours, submerging the roads and railway tracks. The traffic was completely immobilized.

All the low-lying areas in the city were heavily flooded. The poor who lived in Jhuggis in

these areas were the worst victims. It also hit the middle and upper class segments. All the

ground floor flats were under water, and the people lost all their possessions—electronic

goods, furniture, clothes and utensils. Flooding crippled the basic services and lifelines in

the city. There was no electricity in Mumbai sub-urban and Thane districts. As the

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telephone exchanges came under water, the phones stopped working. Mobile phones were

also not accessible.

4. The Western and Central Railways did not run their local services for a number of days.

All the long-distance trains run by the Central Railways were cancelled. The tracks on the

Konkan Railways were badly damaged. For the first time ever in the history of Mumbai,

the international and domestic airports were closed for 24 hours, as the runways were

heavily flooded. The national and international flights at the Sahar and Santacruz were

disrupted for a number of days. The Pune-Mumbai Express Highway was also closed for

24 hours due to heavy land - slides. In Mumbai 52 local trains, 37,000 autorikshaws, 4000

taxis, 900 buses and 10000 trucks and tempos were damaged. The financial cost of the

floods was unprecedented and these floods caused the stoppage of entire commercial

trading and industrial activity for days.

5. Much of Mumbai’s drainage system collapsed and as the floodwaters subsided, there was

a continued risk from water-borne diseases. The most serious of these has been

leptospirosis, which is a disease people get when they wade through water infected by

animal urine. Water-borne diseases caused an estimated 150 deaths in the weeks following

the flooding.

6. Thane: In Thane district, the flooding affected all the urban centers. Kalyan, Dombivali,

Ambarnath, Ulhasnagar, and Bhiwandi, which are part of the urban agglomeration, were

under floodwaters. Heavy rainfall in the catchment area filled up almost all the reservoirs

in Thane district. The release of water from these reservoirs caused the water levels to rise

further and aggravate the flooding.

7. Raigad and Ratnagiri: In Konkan, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts had large areas under

submergence. The towns, which were severely affected by floods, are Roha, Mahad, and

Mangaon in Raigad district, and Khed and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district. The floods cut off

a large number of villages. In Raigad and Ratnagiri, the heavy rainfall triggered landslides.

There were at least six villages in Raigad and Ratnagiri, where landslides caused deaths. In

village Jui, near Mahad in Raigad district, more than 100 people died due to the collapse

of houses under the impact of a major landslide. A massive search and rescue operation

was conducted in all the villages to extricate dead bodies from the debris. The Mumbai-

Goa National Highway was cut off at many points due to large tracts came under water.

As a result, the traffic on this highway was completely disrupted. The Konkan Railways

had also come under submergence at many places. A number of trains were stranded at

different stations. The Government made the arrangements for evacuating the passengers

from these trains.

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8. Marathwada: In Marathwada, Parbhani and Nanded districts experienced severe

flooding. In Parbhani, the river Dudhna was in spate—it was the worst flooding in the last

100 years; cutting off more than 20 villages. The Indian navy deployed boats to evacuate

the people from these villages. In Nanded, almost all the Talukas including the district

headquarters were seriously affected by a rise in water levels in the Godavari. It was the

Indian Air Force, which came to the rescue of the people here by dropping food packets in

the area cut off by the floods.

9. Western Maharashtra: Sangli and Kolhapur districts were extensively flooded by the

release of water from the Koyna, Warna, and other dams in the region. The backwater

effect of the Almaty dam in Karnataka did not allow floodwaters to recede from the Sangli

and Kolhapur district. The District Kolhapur got heavily flooded, for more than 10 days.

107 villages had been heavily affected and 27 were completely cut off from the rest of the

state. 29 villages were without electricity as over 700 transformers were submerged under

water. 52,000 ha of plantation crops got damaged. 40,000 people were shifted to relief

camps. The transportation through Mumbai Bangalore National Highway-4 had been

restricted as its portion near river Panchganga was below 2.5 feet of water.

10. In Solapur district, the famous pilgrimage, Pandharpur, was flooded by the release of

water from the Ujani and Vir dam. The Koyna reservoir, about 200 kilometres south of

Mumbai, overflowed and cut off 50 villages in the Satara district. Patan and Karad in

Satara district suffered losses from floods in the Koyna river. The authorities evacuated

10,000 people from the banks of Krishna. The dams Koyna, Warna, Radhanagari,

Dudhganga, Panchganga and tulsi released water, and the level of water at the Rajaram

bandhara was 3.5 feet above the danger mark.

11. In Pune, as the rivers Mula & Muttha began to flow in full force, the evacuation of a

record 16,000 people were carried out from the low lying areas near the river banks. The

people from the low-lying areas in the industrial belt of Pimpri – Chinchward were shifted

to safer places, when the Pavana Dam released water into the Pavana River. As the

Khadakvasla Dam had been emptied before the heavy spell, it was able to hold the

rainwater.

Loss of Human Life

12. In terms of human lives lost, it has been one of the worst disasters. Floods claimed almost

1,100 lives in the state, most of them coming from urban concentrations of Mumbai and

Thane. In rural areas, Raigad reported the highest number of deaths, 166, most of which

were caused by landslides. The number of missing persons was 54, while 167 people

received various kinds of injuries. The total number of deaths reported from different

districts is as follows:

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DISTRICT - WISE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN

MAHARASHTRA (AS ON 12 TH AUG, 2005)

SR. NO. DISTRICT DEATH INJURED MISSING

1 Mumbai 447 16 -

2 Mumbai (Railway) 7 4 14

3 Navi Mumbai 66 22 1

4 Thane 180 19 3

5 Thane (Rural) 44 - 12

6 Raigad 166 4 3

7 Ratnagiri 20 - -

8 Sindhudurg 8 5 -

9 Kolhapur 26 21 12

10 Parbhani 6 3 -

11 Nanded 13 3 -

12 Yeotmal 11 13 -

13 Satara 11 51 -

14 Aurangabad (Urban) 1 - -

15 Aurangabad (Rural) 6 - -

16 Beed 7 11 -

17 Jalana 2 2 -

18 Hingoli 1 2 -

19 Wardha 3 6 1

20 Pune (Urban) 9 - -

21 Pune (Rural) 10 3 3

22 Nasik (Rural) - - 16

23 Bhandara 2 - -

24 Washim 2 1 -

25 Amaravati (Urban) 2 5 -

26 Amaravati (Rural) 6 11 -

27 Sangli 13 10 1

28 Nadurbar 6 - -

29 Akola 2 - -

30 Nagpur (Urban) 1 - -

31 Nagpur (Rural) 6 1 1

32 Latur 1 - -

33 Chandrapur 5 - 1

34 Ahmednagar 2 - -

35 Dhule 2 - -

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HOUSING DAMAGES

SECTOR WISE LOSSES

RESCUE & RELIEF:

13. Immediate evacuation of the people from low-lying areas was carried out and people were

shifted to the relief camps at safer places. Both Government and NGOs were trying their

best to carry out rescue and relief operations. Boats were used during rescue and relief

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operations in fully flooded areas. In Kolhapur district there were 67 boats in service

including those of army, the Zilla Parishad and Private. Authorities began recovery

operations to deal with the numerous landslides, using heavy machinery and labour to

remove rubble and debris from affected areas. Across the state, 130,000 municipal

workers were involved in repairing roads, unclogging drains and restoring electricity and

drinking water facilities.

DISTRICT WISE EVACUATION OF THE FLOOD - AFFECTED PEOPLE

STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (25TH JULY TO 12TH AUGUST 2005)

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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE

14. The Government of India released Rs. 1,000 crores from the National Contingency

Calamity Fund for meeting the immediate requirements of relief and recovery. 15,000 tons

of food grains through the Special Component of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

(SGRY) were also sanctioned.

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RESCUE AND RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

MEETING WITH PUNE DISTRICT COLLECTORATE & HIGH LEVEL OFFICERS :

15. As unusually heavy rain and the consequent flash floods shook the state, on 26th July, 2005

the Pune District Collectorate and other high level officers called for a meeting to discuss

the flood situation and to chalk out a disaster mitigation plan with the active involvement

of NGOs. BJS National President, Shri Shantilal Muttha was invited to participate in the

meeting.

16. During this meeting BJS took the challenging responsibility of preparation and distribution

of fresh cooked meals to more than 8,000 flood - affected people twice a day for 8 to 9

days.

RESCUE & RELIEF:

17. Soon after the water level rose beyond the danger mark, BJS swung into action and the

BJS volunteers from all the regions of Maharashtra were mobilized to carry out the relief

operations.

PUNE REGION:

The details of the major rescue & relief operations carried out in the Pune region are given below:

REGION AFFECTED AREAS ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT FOOD

PROVIDED PER DAY

NUMBER OF PEOPLE

SHIFTED TO SAFETY PLACES

� CHINCHWAD

� PIMPRI

� KASARVADI

� DAPODI

� FUGEWADI

� CHOWISAVADI

� LONIKALBHOR

� SHIVAJINAGAR

� YERWADA

• FOOD SUPPLY

• RESCUE OPERATIONS. 25,112 8384

PUNE

� AUNDH ROAD

� GHOLE ROAD

� KARVE ROAD

� WAJRE

� SANGAMWADI,

� KASARBA PETH,

� SAHAKARNAGAR,

� BIBEWADI

� TILAK ROAD

• FOOD SUPPLY

• RESCUE OPERATIONS. 28,542 9514

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DETAILS OF THE PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY TO SAFETY PLACES

SAHKARNAGAR REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY

1 K.K.MARKET CHINTHAMANI DESHMUKH SCHOOL

65 260

BIBVEWADI REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 MAHARSHI NAGAR DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD SCHOOL, MAHARSHINAGAR

10 200

2 MINE NEAR TILAK MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY

ST. NAMDEV SCHOOL 45 180

AUNDH ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 ADARSHNAGAR, RAJENDRA PRASAD SCHOOL, BHOPODI.

150

RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR

ZAKIR HUSAIN SCHOOL.

352

850

2 KAMBLE AREA

CHAVAN AREA

CHIKHALWADI SCHOOL

60 445

3 AUNDH OCTROI POST

GOLVALKAR GURUJI SCHOOL

29 145

4 LAMAN TANDA

LAMANTANDA SCHOOL

13 65

5 VIDHATE AREA, BANER

BANER SCHOOL 93 450

TILAK ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 SINHGAD ROAD, HINGNE VITTALNAGAR

NEARBY VACANT FLATS

150 600

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KARVE ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED TEMPORARILY

1 RAJPUT SLUM SURVEY NO. 14 ERANTVANA

BHAGAT SINGH MITRUMANDAL

22 100

2 SURVEY NO. 15 KHILARE AREA

HOUSES OF RELATIVES

12 60

VARJE KARVENAGAR REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 TAPODHAM

AFFECTED FAMILIES THEMSELVES SHIFTED TO SAMRAT ASHOK VIDYALAY AND PATAL BHAI VIDYALAY

30 150

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THE CREMATION AREA NEAR GYANADA SCHOOL

FLOOD ALERT ISSUED

KASABA PETH REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 BHIMNAGAR, MANGALWAR PETH

BARNE VIDYALAY 71 284

GHOLE ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 KAMGAR PUTLA, RAJIV GANDHI SLUM

SCHOOL NO. 14 LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI VIDYALAY

90 300

2 PULACHIWADI, DECCAN

AAPTE SCHOOL 15 75

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SANGAMWADI REGIONAL OFFICE

SR. NO. AREA SHIFTED TO NO. OF

FAMILIES SHIFTED

NO. OF PEOPLE SHIFTED

TEMPORARILY

1 AADARSH INDIRA NAGAR, ALANDI ROAD

V.D.GHATE SCHOOL 393 1970

15 200 2

KANCHI AREA, SANAMWADI

WAKDEWADI SCHOOL 14 80

3 SHANTINAGAR PARULEKAR SCHOOL

350 900

4 PATIL ESTATE WAKDEWADI SCHOOL/ AMBEDKAR SCHOOL

350 2000

5 TADIWALA ROAD TOLEPATIL SCHOOL 50 200

SR. NO. AREA PART OF THE AREA NO. OF SLUMS

NO. OF FAMILIES

NO. OF PEOPLE

SHIFTED TO

AMBEDKARNAGAR VALMIKI DHARMASHALA

RAMABHAINAGAR LAKSHMINAGAR DHARMASHALA

BHATNAGAR KAMLA NEHRU VIDYALAY

OFFICE OF HEALTH INSPECTOR

1 CHINCHWAD

BALVANTDARSHAN NAGAR

850 850 2400

KHARALWADI BALBHAVAVAN

SANJAY GANDHI NAGAR

AMBEDKAR COLONY

SUBHASHNAGAR

VALMIKI NAGAR

PIMPRI GAO

2 PIMPRI

VITBHATTI

806 806 2224 NAV MAHARASHTRA VIDYALAY

3 KASARWADI HIRABHAI LANDGE SLUM 200 200 400 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI

4 FUGEWADI BHARAT NAGAR SLUM 50 50 200 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI

5 FUGEWADI ANAND BHAVAN AASHRAM 6 6 25 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, FUGEWADI

6 DHAPODI BAMBAY COLONY 12 12 50 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, DHAPODI

SIDDHARTH NAGAR

BAUNDH NAGAR

GULAB NAGAR 7 DHAPODI

PAWAR VASTI

475 475 1500 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL, DHAPODI

8 CHOWISAWADI 6 6 22 NEARBY DHARMASHALA

9 LONIKALBHOR RAJBAG SLUM 22 22 63 NEARBY SAFETY PLACE

AMBEDKAR VIDYALAY 10 SHIVAJINAGAR PATIL ESTATE SLUM 100 100 500 NARHARI TANAJI

VIDYALAY

SHANTINAGAR 300 300 1000 PURULIKAR VIDYALAY 11 YERWADA

INDIRANAGAR V.D. GHATE SCHOOL

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PREPARATION & DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD:

18. A well coordinated team of BJS including students and teachers of WERC (Wagholi

Education Rehabilitation Center) managed the logistics for preparing and distributing the

food to the flood affected people who were accommodated in various schools and

darmashalas.

19. As the flood situation became worse another meeting was held on 28th July, 2005. In this

meeting The Honorable Minister Shri. Ajit Pawarji was also present. During this meeting

BJS took up the additional challenge of feeding the increasing number of people who

needed help.

20. Poona merchant Chambers volunteered to provide the raw materials needed for cooking

including dal, rice and vegetables to BJS.

RAW MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PUNE MERCHANT CHAMBER

SR.NO. ITEM QUANTITY (KG) PRICE / KG AMOUNT

1 CHILLI POWDER 25 5.00 1275.00

2 TARMERIC POWDER 15 62.00 930.00

3 CORIANDER POWDER 10 44.00 442.50

4 GODA MASALA 10 71.25 712.00

5 ONION GARLIC MASALA 10 38.70 387.00

6 RICE 1500 11.00 16500.00

7 AATA 1500 11.00 16500.00

8 POHE 250 12.50 3125.00

9 GREEN PEAS 200 16.75 3350.00

10 CHAVLI 100 21.00 2100.00

11 OIL 150 47.00 7050.00

12 SALT 100 3.60 360.00

13 BASEN ( GRAM DAL FLOUR) 100 26.50 2650.00

TOTAL 55382.00

21. The food preparation was done in the Wagholi kitchen. The BJS kitchen in Wagholi was

run voluntarily by housewives from BJS centers in Chandannagar and Wagholi area. They

worked hard, selflessly. From the Wagholi Kitchen the prepared food was packed properly

and transported to PCMC headquarters in large trucks of Sanghatana and from there it was

distributed to the respective relief centers in the smaller vans of PCMC. BJS maintained

quality, hygiene and efficiency so strictly during all those days that there were no

complaints either from the authorities or from the people.

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FOOD DISTRIBUTION – DETAILS

PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

SR. NO. NAME OF THE RELIEF CENTER NO. OF PEOPLE

1 RAVEENDRANATH TAGORE VIDYANIKETAN, MANGALWAR PETH 500

2 BARNE SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH 820

3 BABURAV SANAS SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH 250

4 RAMRAV KALMATI SCHOOL, MANGALWAR PETH 300

5 NEW ENGLISH SCHOOL, SHIVAJINAGAR 250

6 NARVIR TANAJIWADI SCHOOL, SHIVAJINAGAR 250

7 ST. NAMDEV SCHOOL, MAHARSHINAGAR 250

8 MAATA RAMABHAI AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, CHIKHALWADI 400

9 BARNE SCHOOL,NO. 15 800

10 DR. AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, SANGAMWADI 400

11 V.D.GHATE SCHOOL 1000

12 NANASAHEB PARULEKAR SCHOOL 1000

13 KUSHBHAU JADHAV VYAYAM SHALA 500

14 BHARAT ENGLISH SCHOOL 500

15 APTE PRASALA DECCAN 500

16 TOLE PATIL SCHOOL 250

17 LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI VIDYALAY 200

18 ZAKIR HUSAIN SCHOOL 2000

19 SHRAMABHAI AMBEDKAR SCHOOL, AUNDH ROAD 200

20 GOLVALKAR SCHOOL, AUNDH ROAD 200

PIMPRI CHINCHWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

SR.NO. RELIEF CENTER NUMBER OF

PEOPLE

1 MORVADI I.T.I. SCHOOL 1000

2 LAXMI DHARMASHALA PIMPRI 540

3 BHATNAGAR SANSKURTIK BHAVAN 160

4 BHATNAGAR O.P.D. 65

5 LAKSHMINAGAR KESHAVNAGAR SCHOOL 250

6 SANGAMNAGAR SCHOOL 250

7 PAVNANAGAR NATIONAL SCHOOL 250

8 MUNCIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL SANGVI 500

9 NAVMAHARASHTRA VIDHALYA PIMPRIGAO 300

10 JIJAMATA HOSPITAL 150

11 LALBHAHADUR SHASTRI DHARMASHALA 100

12 VALMIKI HIGHSCHOOL 100

13 KAMALA NEHRU SCHOOL 1400

14 NAVAMAHARASHTA VIDHAYA PIMPRI WAGHERE 250

15 KASARVADI MUNCIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOL 200

16 FUGEVADI SCHOOL 100

17 BHATNAGAR PIMPRI CAMP 100

18 BHAJI MANDI PIMPRI SECOND FLOOR 50

19 KASHAVNAGAR SCHOOL CHINCHWAD 50

20 ANUSAYA MANGAL KAYRALAY CHINCHWAD 50

21 GOLANDE HALL RAMMANDHIR CHINCHWAD 300

22 RAJENDHRA PRASAD SCHOOL BHOPODI 2000

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KONKAN, MARATHWADA & PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA REGIONS:

22. The coordinators & volunteers of BJS themselves took the complete responsibility of

providing the rescue & relief services for the flood - affected people in and around the

Konkan region. The flood relief activities carried out in Konkan, Marathwada & Paschim

Maharashtra regions were as follows:

REGION AFFECTED AREA

ACTIVITIES DONE

KONKAN

� RAIGAD

� RATNAGIRI

� CHIPLUN

� KHOPOLI

� POYNAD

� ALIBAUG

� REVDANDA

� MAHAD

� MANGAON

� KARJAT

� NAGOTHANE

� ROHA

� BADALAPUR

� DONGARPADA

� PANVEL

� VANGANIKHED

� RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS,

BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT.

� DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AT DAPOLI TO THE PEOPLE

WHO WERE TRAVELING IN RAILWAY, BUS OR TRUCK

- FOOD PACKETS, WATER, BISCUITS, AND MILK

WERE SUPPLIED

� AT KOLAD, VARASGAON, NAGOTHANA - LUNCH

PROVIDED TO 500 PEOPLE

� AT NAGOTHANA GROCERIES COST RS. 50,000, 300

LTR. MILK, 100 LTR. BISLERY WATER, FRUITS,

BISCUITS, AND MEDICINES WERE DISTRIBUTED.

� AT MANGAON STATION, DISTRIBUTED BISCUITS, TEA

& LUNCH, FOR TWO DAYS FOR 1500 TRAIN

PASSENGERS.

� AT KAJRAT, LUNCH, WATER, BISCUITS, AND FOOD

PACKETS WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO ARE

TRAVELLING IN HYDERABAD EXPRESS TRAIN

� RAW MATERIALS LIKE RICE, DAL, ATTA, SUGAR, TEA

AND OTHER FOOD GRAINS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT

BADALAPUR, ULASNAGAR, KALYAN AND

NAGOTHANA.

� AT KAJRAT, FOOD PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO

THE TRAIN PASSENGERS FROM 26TH TO 30TH JULY

2005.

� WROTE A LETTER TO THE COLLECTOR REQUESTING

FOR HELP.

� SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH THE HELP OF BOAT TO

SAFETY PLACES AT RAIGAD & RATNAGIRI

DISTRICTS.

MARATHWADA � NANDED

SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH HELP OF BOAT TO SAFETY

PLACES, RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS,

BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT

PASCHIM MAHARASHTRA

� SANGLI

SHIFTED THE PEOPLE WITH HELP OF BOAT TO SAFETY

PLACES, RESCUE OPERATIONS, SUPPLY OF FOOD PACKETS,

BISLERI WATER, CANDLES, MILK, BISCUIT

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DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS:

23. In order to meet with the household needs of the flood-affected people, BJS suggested to

Sakal, the News Paper Group that, through the Sakal Relief Fund they should invite

donations of House Hold goods. These could then be put together as kits comprising

household essentials. Considering the suggestion of BJS, Sakal invited donations and

prepared 10,000 family kits comprising essential commodities like stove, flour, rice, dal,

tea, sugar, oil, salt, mat, bucket, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, spices, basic steel containers,

etc. for the affected families to start their household without much delay.

SAKAL RELIEF KIT INGREDIENTS

SR. NO. ITEM QUANTITY PRICE (APPROX)

1 PLATE 56

2 BOWL 2 16

3 GLASS 2 13

4 STEEL CONTAINER 2 42

5 STOVE 1 100

6 LAMP 1 75

7 MAT 1 50

8 BEDSHEET 1 100

9 POLPAT LATNE 1 30

10 PAN 1 55

11 BUCKET 1 33

12 PLASTIC SHEET 1 50

13 FOOD GRAIN 300 TOTAL 920

24. BJS was able to distribute these kits effectively through the well-established volunteer

network in Maharashtra. The names of the BJS coordinators in charge of the distribution

of relief kits & the respective centers are listed below:

ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED MERCHANTS:

25. BJS National President Shri. Shantilal Muttha personally visited the flood-affected regions

of konkan & came to know that there were extensive damage to goods and property and

the situation was extremely bad. Khopoli, Panvel, Pen, Vadkhal, Nagothana, Vakan,

Patnoor, Indapur, Mangaon, Kolad, Roha, Mahad, (Dasgaon, Jui, Rohan, Kondivate ),

Khed, Chiplun and Karjat were the worst affected areas.

DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILY KITS

SR. NO. CENTER NAME OF BJS COORDINATOR

1 SOLAPUR SHRI. KETANBHAI SHAH

2 AURANGABAD SHRI. GUATHAMCHANDJI SANCHETI

3 NAGPUR SHRI. ATUL KOTECHA

4 KOLHAPUR SHRI. DARSHAN BHAGAWATE

5 NASHIK SHRI. HEMRAJJI KHABIYA

6 JALGAON SHRI. ANILJI KOTHARI

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26. In and around the Konkan region there were several merchants who lost their material

100% due to the flood. BJS collected the detailed information regarding those merchants

who were in need of immediate assistance. BJS corresponded with Insurance companies

and sent recommendation letters. Request was forwarded to senior authorities of National

Insurance Company, New India Assurance Company and The Oriental Insurance

Company for their help to settle the claims of small merchants, on priority basis.

SR.NO. NAME OF MERCHANT NAME OF THE SHOP INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL LOSS

1 Shri. Sampatlal Hiralal Jain Mahalakshmi Saree Center, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,52,000

2 Shri. Tejaprakash Sampatlal Jain

Shubham Jwellers, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 1,35,000

3 Shri. Dilip Bastimal Jain Parivar Kapad Dukan, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 32,00,000

4 Shri. Suresh Valchand Jain Rohit Collections, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 10,74,220

5 Shri. Rajmal Kasturchand Oswal

Vikram Saree Center, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 3,25,000

6 Shri. Chunilal Lalchand Jain Nakota Emporium, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 1,40,000

7 Shri. Hitesh Hirachand Oswal Kapad Dukan, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 20.85,000

8 Shri. Vinod Devichand Oswal

Oswal Collections, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 3,73,000

9 Shri. Hirachand Devichand Oswal Oswal Trends, Mahad New India Insurance Co. 5,00,000

10 Shri. Babulal Kundanmalji Jain

Arihand Collections, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,00,000

11 Shri. Pavan Shankarlal Jain Hariohm Trading Co., Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 2,00,000

12 Shri. Pavan Shankarlal Jain Hariohm Trading Co., Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 5,00,000

13 Shri. Chandanmal Vastimal Jain

Rupal Saree Center, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 3,48,000

14 Shri. Babulal Nanalal Jain Ratnadeep Jwellers, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 75,000

15 Shri. Bhagavatilal Nanalal Jain

Vardhaman Vastralay, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 9,50,000

16 Shri. Latilal Nanalal Jain Mahavir Emporium, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 11,00,000

17 Shri. Dinesh Latilal Jain Mahavir Sarees, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 3,00,000

18 Shri. Chogmal Lalchand Jain

Maharashtra Metal Mart, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 30,000

19 Shri. Nitesh Shankarlal Jain Pankaj Agency, Mahad Oriental Insurance Co. 80,000

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FOOD PREPARATION AT WAGHOLI

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MAHARASHTRA FLOOD RELIEF - 2005

PUBLICATION : THE TIMES OF INDIA DATE : 04 – 08 – 2005

PUBLICATION : THE TIMES OF INDIA DATE : 05 - 8 - 2005

PUBLICATION : THE TIMES OF INDIA DATE : 05 – 08 - 2005

PUBLICATION : KESARI DATE : 11 – 08 - 2005

PUBLICATION : NAV BHARAT TIMES DATE : 11 – 08 - 2005

PUBLICATION : PUDHARI DATE : 11 – 08 – 2005

PUBLICATION : PUDHARI DATE : 11 – 08 – 2005

PUBLICATION : SAKAL DATE : 10 – 08 – 2005

PUBLICATION : SAKAL DATE : 10 – 08 – 2005

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PUBLICATION : SAKAL DATE : 15- 08 - 2005

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RESCUE & RELIEF

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MAHARASHTRA FLOODS – 2006

INTRODUCTION: 1. From 16th July onwards, heavy rain continued to lash the North, East and Central

regions of Maharashtra. As a result the Godavari, Krishna and Koyna overflowed

above the danger mark & water from dams on them was released.

2. 24 districts get badly affected leaving, more than 200 dead, approximately

400missing and 450,000 evacuated across 5,421 villages. Nashik, Jalgaon,

Amravati, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Nanded, Buldana, Jalna, Ahmednagar,

Parbhani, Hingoli, Yavatmal, Washim, Akola, Kolhapur and Nandurbar were the

worst affected areas.

FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA

3. The death toll in Maharashtra crossed 200, even though the official report showed

only 144, with reports of more deaths coming from the interiors of the state. Most

of the victims drowned after rivers broke the banks in many parts of the state. The

number of people missing was more than 400 with families being scattered in

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many flood-hit areas. The authorities shifted more than 4 lakh people to safer

areas and emergency supplies of food and water were being provided to them.

4. The whole of Khandesh region experienced unprecedented heavy rainfall 16th to

19th July 2006. The Jalgaon district remained submerged in rainwater for many

days. 250,000 people were displaced. The estimated loss of property was worth

Rs. 1 billion. It was reported that 116 villages were the most affected including the

Jalgaon district and Khandesh region.

RESCUE & RELIEF BY BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)

5. As soon as the water level rose beyond the danger mark, BJS swung into action.

Having previous experience in the flood relief activities in Maharashtra, BJS took

the challenging task of rescue and relief of the people at various flood-affected

districts of Maharashtra. BJS volunteer network all over Maharashtra was

immediately activated & they rushed to help flood affected people.

The major activities carried out were

� Distribution of Food, Medicine, Blankets, Household items etc.

� Provision of temporary shelter to the people of worst affected areas.

� Distribution of relief kits to affected people in collaboration with Sakal Relief

Fund.

DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD & RELIEF MATERIAL:

6. Cooked and raw food, necessary medicines, blankets, household items, etc were

distributed at flood-affected areas. Provided cooked food 3 - 4 days for the people

of severely flood-affected areas like Sakura, Wajethan, Chandori, Nandura,

Buldhana, Chikhali, Amravati, Shirol, Manjalgaon, Gevrai, & Sawaleshwar. More

than 7000 food packets were distributed at Gangapur & Vaijapur.

PROVISION OF SHELTER:

7. BJS made all the necessary arrangements for providing temporary accommodation

for 150 to 200 flood-affected people of Sakura.

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DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS:

8. BJS also distributed more than 3000 relief kits in Parabhani, Nashik, Kolhapur,

Nandurbar, Chadrapur & Jalgaon. Sakal Relief Fund gave financial support for

providing the relief kits for the affected people.

DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF KITS-DETAILS

DISTRICT TALUKA VILLAGE NO. OF RELIEF

KITS

Sonapeth Lohigram, Golegaon, Wadi Pimpalgaon, Waaghalgaon Vita, Shirori, Shirshi

300

PARBHANI

Parthi Nathara 200 Niphad 150 Chandori 240

NASHIK Satana 70

KOLHAPUR Shirol

Bastwad, Dharanwad, Takali, Khidrapur

550

NANDURBAR Shahada Bupkari 500 CHANDRAPUR Korpana 9 villages 1000 JALGAON Chopda 500

DISTRICT VILLAGE RELIEF

Sakura Provided temporary shelters & food 3 to 4 days to 150-200 people

Wajethan Provided food AMARAVATI Provided cooked & raw food

Nandura Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food Buldhana Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food BULDHANA

Chikhali Provided Medicine, cooked & raw food KOLHAPUR Shirol Provided cooked & raw food AURANGABAD

Gangapur, Vaijapur

Distributed 7000 food packets. Distributed cooked food for 3000 people.

HINGOLI Hingoli Provided cooked food

BEED Majalgaon, Sawaleshwar, Gevrai

Provided cooked food for 500 people 3 to 4 days

RATNAGIRI Provided medicine & food kits.

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RELIEF MATERIAL FOR FLOOD - AFFECTED PEOPLE

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