Flood Disaster Response at Tamil Nadu, S.India

REPORT TITLE: PROMOTION OF CLIMATE MASTERS TRAINERS

PROJECT TITLE: FLOOD DISASTER RESPONSE AT TAMIL NADU, S. INDIA

TARGET VENUE: BISHOP CALDWELL COLLEGE – THOOTHUKUDI

TARGET GROUPS: COLLEGE STUDENTS, THOOTHUKUDI

Disaster Management Awareness lectureship programme was held for NSS Boys & Girls of Bishop Caldwell College, Maravanmadam, Thoothukudi. Principal presided over this Disaster Management Awareness lectureship programme in the presence of Professor, NSS Officer, Bishop Caldwell College, Thoothukudi. Project Manager Chevalier Roche society provided the Training on Disaster & Risk Management. During this Training Programme following information were given to the students.

Formation of Disaster, Types of Disaster (Natural & Artificial). If it is occurred to what extent it has made the loss of lives and damages of articles. After disaster how many vulnerable community met the unbearable bad condition and losses? It must be known clearly and necessary steps shall be taken immediately. It was explained in detail. Artificially formed Disaster shall be supervised continually, fore warnings to be made properly to make the vulnerable community be alert, creating awareness among them continuous training programmes and planning shall be made properly. By these activities we can gradually reduce disasters can’t be blocked or controlled. At the same time we can reduce the measure of the defects by doing necessary activities and fore warnings and protection methods. At first in order to reduce the defects made by disasters, at first we must make the arrangements to present and lesson the disaster defects and prepare the vulnerable community for the same. Early warning being given by the Government, NGOs and Medias to be listened clearly and was explained clearly. Three stages of Disasters. Before the Disaster, During the Disaster and After the Disaster what types of works to be done by the community and volunteers were explained in detail.

ARRANGEMENT TO BE MADE BEFORE THE DISASTER:  

Following Information was provided during the Training Programme. Preparedness, Training the low lying areas, Supervising the defected vulnerable community, Supervising the easily affected areas, Training the Evacuation routes, Knowing about the protected places, Deepening the ponds and tanks. Strengthening of their banks, To avoid the over following of water in canals and streams Bunds must be streams, Water Resource must be protected in order to avoid doughtiness during the summer, Constructing the building which are not easily demolished, Planting the saplings of plants such as Casuarinas in coastal areas and maintain the same, Many sand bags must be in ready condition to block the floods and its defects, Creating the continuous awareness about the disaster to the community, Making the evaluation about the earlier disasters, Forming the different types of groups and provision of continuous Training to the groups, Collection of Emergency Phone Numbers.

FOLLOWING INFORMATION WERE GIVEN REGARDING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE DURING THE DISASTER:

Delivery of Early warning and information, Motivating the search and Recovery works, Provision of First Aid and Medical Helps immediately to the disaster affected vulnerable community, Arrangement of Food & Accommodation, Provision of comfort & counseling.

POST DISASTER ARRANGEMENT TO BE MADE FOLLOWING INFORMATION’S WERE OFFERED REGARDING THAT:

Motivation of Rehabilitation works, Formation of permanent domiciles, Provision of permanent Road, Electricity and Drinking Water facilities, Provision of Alternative Entrepreneurship opportunities, Creation of permanent and protected environment, Arrangement to provide continuous counseling and Training programmes by making Disaster Management Plan.

FIRST AID SEARCH & RECOVERY TRAINING  

Being understood the condition of the disaster victims and provision of First Aid Treatment according to their convenience. Priority to be given according to the defects and injury the victims had. It was asked to provide immediately the Artificial Respiration if the person feels suffocated and in the unconscious condition. It was advised to provide outward pressure to the Heart in addition to the artificial respiration. It was offered along with the practical demonstration. The trainees were asked to check and monitor continually the heart beat and Body colour of the disaster affected person. If the hemorrhage is excessive to the disaster affected person a proper bandage must be made to stop the bleeding immediately. It was convened with the practical demonstration with the necessary explanation. Practical demonstration along with the explanation was provided to the trainees to make the bandages for the bone fractured victims of the disaster. It was explained about seeking, finding and recovering the weak vulnerable community during times of disaster among the disaster affected person. It was also explained with the practical demonstration about how should we recover the people and animals drowned in water and involved in fire accidents. Finally this programme was accomplished successfully after Project co-ordinator Chevalier Roche Society & Global Giving delivered the vote of thanks.

REPORT TITLE: FIRST AID TRAINING AT CHENNAI

PROJECT TITLE: FLOOD DISASTER RESPONSE AT TAMIL NADU, S. INDIA

PROJECT SITE: KOTTUR SLUM AREA, ADYAR, CHENNAI

PROJECT GROUP: SLUM WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP

 At Kottur located in Adyar, Chennai Disaster Management Training programme was convened for women Self Help Group and common people. For this training programme SHG Co-ordinator who is concerned about the society presided over this training programme in the presence of SHG Animator of that area. In addition to these Animators, Representatives and members of the Self Help Women Groups named 1.Kurinji 2.Therumagal 3.Annai Theresa 4.Sakthi 5.Nila 6. Malligai 7.Akshaya 8.Sudardeepam and 9.Thamarai participated in this programme. To the people of this area we described the quality, Defect, Recovering the people from that Disaster such as the naturals disasters named, rain, flood, cyclone, Tsunami Tremors and the artificial disasters such as accidents, fire accidents etc and recovering the people from these disasters. This was convened with the practical demonstration.

 DEFECTS BEING MADE BY DISASTER:

          Commonly people would be in great distress when they meet the disaster without any expectation and they don’t hear any fore warning these defects are very extreme to them. During such times people must be in the prepared condition. They only they can protect themselves and they can reduce the losses to some extent. At first we must know earlier that aged people, patients, Differently abled persons, Children are living where? All people living there also must know these people and where they are living. Then only we can move these people to the protected places. Every body in this location must know about the protected places and camps for the accommodation of victims through Govt. officials. In addition to this youth and women Self Help Groups must know about the Mobile phone numbers of important official like V.A.O, R.I, Tahsildar, and President of the Disaster Recovery Team. People in the village and the Recovery Team especially youth must always watch the announcements regarding the Disaster Management by Govt. officials carefully. Then only they can know about the Climate changes, Time of rainfall, Measurement of rainfall, Cyclones, Tremors, and Tsunami etc. Those who know about these occurrences they must inform the same to everybody there. During the occurrence of the disaster at first we must cut off the electricity connection. We must take torch light or match Box and candle with us. Not only from our house but also the aged people, patients, Alternative skilled people, Children must be taken to the protected Govt. camps. When rain, Thunder or lightning is found we shall not stand under the green tree.

FIRST AID TREATMENT:

          Even though we all necessary arrangements for the people, if any defect is found due to the disaster we can do the First Aid help to the injured persons. At first we must make a phone call to 108 Ambulance and give the correct address. Also we must give same identification marks about our place by mentioning the nearby building Community Centre, VAO office, School, Temples or Church at the nearby areas. If a person is found fractured at Hand or leg we can help him until the Ambulance arrives there. We must take two flat wooden planks and keep them on both the sides of the fractured bone and make the bandage. It would help the person to bear the pain to some extent. For the bandage we can use any towel or saree or shawl. This long cloth can be tied like a cradle so the affected person would feel lesser pain. If the Ambulance is unable to come to the area of the injured person we can carry the injured person with the help of a stretcher like form which can be made with the help of a bed sheet or carpet. It would be much helpful for the victim it was also demonstrated practically. Also the disaster affected person can be moved to other places by keeping the sole of the disaster affected persons sole and walk gently. Now the affected person would feel better. It was demonstrated practically also before the particularly before the participants of the Training Programme. All participants of the Training Programme learned the Disaster Management Training Programme with much interest and zeal.