Flood Disaster Response at Tamil Nadu, S.India

REPORT TITLE: EARLY WARNING TRAINING AT CHENNAI

PROJECT TITLE: FLOOD DISASTER RESPONSE AT CHENNAI, S.INDIA

PROJECT UNDER: FLOOD DISASTER RESPONSE AT TAMILNADU, S. INDIA

PROJECT SITES: KANNAGINAGAR AND EZHILNAGAR, CHENNAI  

 DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING AT KANNAGINAGAR:

In Kannagi Nagar for school students and Women Self Help Group Members and for young men Disaster Management Training was offered Naturally formed Tremors, Rain Flood, Earth quake, Cyclone, Tsunami, Thunder & lightening cause defects in many ways these are called Natural Disasters. Artificially formed accidents Firing, Riots Electricity related Accidences and soon is called as Artificial Accidents. In unexpected manner many disasters are occurred such as building demolishing, Electrical, leakage, Rain flood surrounding the houses, goats    Sheeves, Cows, hens and men are dashed and gone with the flood. Because of the lives loss and material losses are commonly found      

EARLY WARNING TRAINING:

We must know the addresses and contact phone number of the nearby hospital, Fire service station, Police station, Panchayat Union, Village Administrative officer and some important offices must be collected. During the occasion of Disaster we must inform them about the disaster. In we inform them about the disaster, and then only they can help the disaster affected people by taking preventive measures safety measures, Restoration Activities would be taken such as water, food materials, and milk necessary for children. If in the Village or at the little distance safety places, high places those should be known earlier. Evacuation routes also must be known. If we know so about these, then only we can accommodate the disaster affected people there during the occurrence tremor or flood rang thing. Also we must know in which houses aged people alternative skilled people and children are located we can move them to the protected places. Also we must know how to protect the vulnerable community, animals reared in houses with the help of ropes, floating types, wooden planks. It was also taught to the students, Self Help Group women members and young men. All were interested to the method of protecting the disaster affected people.  In this juncture we must also have the enough knowledge about the purity of water. Because in this area waste water is also found frequently mixed with the drinking water That  is why everybody must boil the water, cool the same and then drink. During the disaster times we must cut off the electricity connection. It was also advised people to have match box, Candle, Torch light readily in their hand.  It was also explained in detail to these people what type of First Aid Services, Remedies affected people. Everybody understood clearly the instructions given by us

DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING AT EZHILNAGAR:

At Ezhil Nagar in Chennai for the disaster affected people regarding Disaster loss reduction Management Training was offered. These people were affected greatly in Major Level. Before providing a person First Aid Service Disaster Affected persons through practical Demonstrations, Results, Defects and Recovery service were explained. First Aid Services were also explained in which manner they can be performed. When a disaster affected person has the great hemorrhage and in the unconscious condition we must at first check whether he is alive or hot. Then we must make a phone call to phone No.108 for Ambulance and tell the location of the disaster affected place. When we check an unconscious persons health condition at first we must check the particular person’s living condition by holding the wrist portion pulse rate also huts be checked. If it is hot recognized we can check whether he is alive or not. If it is not recognized we can check the pulse at jaw or fore head. Upon the chest of the disaster affected person we shall keep our earn and hear the heart beat. If it is also not recognized we shall lay our palm upon his chest and press there. If we do so the heart begins to beat again. This person then must be carried to a ventilated place. After these arrangements were at the place of injury and building we must keep a clean cloth and make a bandage upon that to avoid the bleeding again. If he has any fracture upon his hand or leg. Being seen the location of the fracture we can keep the sticks upon the injury cover them with the bandage cloth tightly tie. Before tying the bandage the flat sticks shall be kept up & down the fracture carefully. It was also advised in what manner the people must provide First Aid Service to those who are entangled in building demolitions and those who are entangled with in the flood water. It was also taught how to redeem the  victims who are entangled in the fire  accidents and got injured At first we must cover and roll them upon the to quench fire.  Also we must provide him water to drink. In what manner First Aid service to be provided for the person who met the Fire accident through the practical demonstration with the detailed explanation. In ahead of time as a pre caution we must know about the high places, buildings with enough safety etc. as soon as the disaster warning is announced. If we do we can move the affected people easily to the places of protection. In places affected by heavy rain and flood usually the drinking water would have been defiled with the infection spreading germs, mosquitoes, virus, Bacteria etc. If we drink the water defiled in these manners we well are affected with same infections and any contagious disease. Hence we must have the purified water and drink the same for our better living. Also always we must boil the water, cool the same and drink it in a safe manner. During this Continuous Training Programmes all these were explained properly for their proper understanding along with the practical demonstration.