CYCLONE VARDAH RECOVERY FOR TAMILNADU FISHER FOLK

REPORT TITLE :  FINAL CONSOLIDATED REPORT

PROJECT TITLE : CYCLONE VARDAH RECOVERY FOR TAMILNADU FISHER FOLK #26286

PROJECT DISTRICT : KANCHIPURAM (COASTAL DISTRICT)

PROJECT PERIOD : 01.01.2017 TO 20.06.2017 (6 MONTHS)

CYCLONE VARDAH:

• At the end of the year 2016 this cyclone formed at Tamilnadu State.
• In Chennai, Kanchipuram & Thiruvallur districts it caused a lot of damages
• The reared trees at Chennai which were brought up to make the city were completely be rooted up.
• Many tall office buildings were damaged
• Buses, lorries, Vans and cars were thrown up by the wind
• Many tall buildings and peoples possessions were damaged
• Coastal area as were heavily damaged
• Fishing boats were damaged in large quantity
• In Kanchipuram district coastal side roads were cut off
• Fish Net centre’s and Auction centre’s were also heavily damaged
• Coastal side sand hills were damaged and they became as low lying areas
• These three districts were turned from the fertile condition and they became drought area as by Cyclone Vardah
• The Training programmes were convened at Kovalam, Chemancherikuppam & Anzari Nagar (Coastal areas) of Kanchipuram district.
• Among many Disasters cyclone is a very dangerous one
• All of a sudden it would be occurred and it would make many dangerous defects.
• There a situation is formed that men cannot with stand the force of the cyclone.
• We must avoid going towards the direction of the wind during the time of cyclone.
• If we go against the direction of the wind or lay on the ground it would help us to escape from the defects of the cyclone.
• We must avoid ourselves and other persons to go near the trees, electric posts, cell phone towers and tall buildings
• It would be good to cut off the electricity connection.
• In tall buildings we must remove the easily combustible articles such as thatched roof, polythene sheets etc.. immediately
• In villages always people must have known the Evacuation routes. Those who knew about that must inform others about them clearly.
• Police Dept, Recovery Dept, Fire Service Vehicles, Ambulances – Emergency phone numbers must be clearly written at the public places to be known by everybody.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EARLY WARNING INFORMATION:

• Knowing about the information from District Disaster management authority.
• Early Warnings delivered by Television, Radio and Web sites must be Keenly observed
• At Fishing Harbours, and Shipping Harbours we must know about the position of Risk gauge and we must make arrangements according to that.
• Through Fishery Dept. office we must know about the condition of the cyclone completely in detail.
• All intimations shall be delivered to the people in village by beating drums and making announcements
• Warnings must be given through Police Dept & Panchayat offices
• The Cyclone Information is sent to everybody through Mobile phone, Face book, Twitter, Sms, WhatsApp etc.

RESCUE & SEARCH TRAINING:      

• Places in which vulnerable community such as aged people, differently abled persons, patients and children must be found out after the cyclone hit.
• When the electricity is cut off, battery light must be arranged.
• Men must remove broken tree branches, damaged huts, Garbage heaps etc without causing any defect to others.
• Affected people might be entangled under the damages of the building etc, so must rise our voice, so that they would near our words and them respond.
• Details of the missed people must be registered immediately at the local police station.
• If fishermen are not found with boat, that information shall be intimated to the coastal police troops and Fisheries Dept. immediately.

RECOVERY & MOCK DRILL TRAINING:

• Affected people shall be carried in a safe manner. It is important
• Upon the volunteers shoulder the affected person must be laid in a balanced position and he can be carried from upstairs to the ground floor.
• If an injured person is unable to walk two persons can join together their hands and the affected person must be seated up on that and he can be carried in a safe manner
• Four persons can join together and form a stretcher like set up, using thick bed sheet or saree or dhoti. The affected person can be laid up on that and carried safely.
• One who is able to walk to a little distance can be helped by us by keeping his feet up on our feet, he can hug by us and he can easily walk.
• If there is a cot or chair the disaster affected person can be laid or seated and feed a rope he can be easy safety.
• Some affected person can be carried upon our back holding his hands with our hands after he stretched his hands surrounding our neck
• When an affected person is found at a high or low place he can be carried in a safe manner.
• During the Recovery work affected person must be encouraged to have self confidence and courage. Then it would be easy for us to carry him  

EMERGENCY FIRST AID TRAINING:

• In all kinds of disaster First Aid is an important one
• If the affected person is in unconscious condition, we must check whether he is in dangerous stage.
• Also we must check the affected person pulse beat.
• We can check the pulse beat left chest, jaw and wrist of the left hand
• We must open wide the mouth of the patient keep a clamant fine cloth upon that and exhale our breathing into his mouth.
• After providing artificial respiration to the affected person, we must gently press his chest and make his pulse rate as normal
• Up on the injured body party we must keep a fine and clean cloth, press well and stop the hemorrhage.
• During the occasion of bone fracture at hand on both the sides of the fracture flat sticks can be kept and tied tightly with a long strip of clean cloth, And then surrounding the neck and fractured hand a strip of cloth can be joined and make a knot in the form of a cradle
• All these must be done without any delay and the patient shall be carried to the doctors group.

DRINKING WATER TEST TRAINING:

• Because of the cyclone hit underground water and Drinking water resources would be affected. Therefore this test was convened
• In drinking water there are 12 types of minerals, so, regarding minerals and their benefit detuned explanation was given knowing the percentage of chlorine mixture
• Mentioning about the increase of germs during the shortage of chlorine mixture in water
• Emphasizing to mix 4 gm chlorine mixture for every 1000ltr. Water.
• Through the color of the given testing card test the purity of water.
• If the water table is found low in the drinking water, emphasizing the Govt. to raise the ground water level
• When the base quality is increased in water must be tested to the percentage of base and warning shall be given
• When the mineral Fluoride content is found decreased in water teeth would be damaged
• If the mineral Ammonia content is found in high percentage with water it would cause peptic ulcer
• These tests were explained to the people with experimental demonstration.