Ujjibitopran Responses in Cyclone AILA Affected Areas

Reported on: 6^th June, 2009

Situation:

Cyclone Aila, crossed through the coastal belt on 25^th May, 2009, causing devastating damage to homes, crops and livestock in the far south of Bangladesh.

volunteer work for preparation of relief for Aila Effected people

Chronic flooding and water-logging continue to worsen the situation as many protective dams broken along the coastline.  Salt water has contaminated many ponds and wells, leading to a shortage of clean drinking water and an outbreak of diarrhoea in the affected area. So many families are continuing to struggle against the long-term effects of the storm.

This situation will become even more difficult with the on-set of the monsoon season, and as another full moon brings higher tides.  Timing is critical to repair coastal dams, yet it has the little plan to intervene.

Responses

A team of 7 members organized by Ujjibitopran Society jointly with FH and Samatat Open Scout distributed Rice-Sugar ORSs and Water Purifying Tablets among 1000 diarrhea patients and supply water to 200 families in Shymnagar

Distribution of health packs

Upojilla under Shatkhira district which was severely affected by AILA to address. Emergency health packs were distributed in 9 villages of Paddapukr, Burigoalini and Munshigonj Unions. Ujjibitopran has already selected an embankment in Tiakhali union of Kalapara to repair to protect agricultural land and village from tidal saline water. This embankment and 33 damaged houses of very poor families of Khotar Char of Amtala Upojilla under Borguna district will be repaired soon jointly with FH through Cash for work program in next low tidal period.