Tsunami- Relief and Restoring Livelihoods & Habitats

DHAN Foundation Initiatives - Update 3

December 30, 2004

 

This is the third update on the coastal disaster. Yesterday confusion prevailed on the second attack of tsunami. First it was thought to be a rumor but on hearing official announcements. people started moving to safer places with their maximum lot. This affected both the relief and survey work . At Thirukalukundram centre of DHAN Foundation, Kalanjiam leaders and staff members could manage to contact about 90 affected people in 6 affected coastal hamlets prior to the announcement. The summary of loss calculation is given below for one area.

 

The actual estimate may be 25 times larger for the 2 districts of Cuddalore and Nagapattinam. Given these facts funding for the repair work and purchase of new boats / nets has been found crucial. It is found appropriate here to give the appropriate cost of occupational aids to find out the gravity of loss exactly.

                           

Catamaran

-

Rs 10,000
Boat - Rs 65,000
Boat Engine - Rs 40,000

 

There are nine types of nets. The price of each of these nets are given below

Kanankatham net – Rs 25,000, Otha net – Rs10,000. Kola net– Rs 15,000. Mani net – Rs 10,000. Kavalai net – Rs 20,000. Edai net – Rs1,00,000. Soora net – Rs 40,000. Vavaa net- Rs30,000,.

 

From DHAN Foundation Chennai office, it was reported that affected people in rural pockets suffer also in reaching to the relief works. While providing the edibles and clothes needs are satisfactory, immunization  and health recovery needs have been found sharper at this stage. Report from Tharakambadi mentioned that burial or burning of corpses have become big issues for the local environment causing a threat to health as more attention is given to taking care of the affected and living people.

 

As on 27/12/2004 - DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE TSUNAMI IN THIRUKALUKUNDRAM BLOCK

 

Sl.
No.		 Affected
Villages		 Total
Population		 Boats Kattu
maran		 Nets Affected
Houses		 Number of Death
Adult Children
Male Female Male Female

1

Kokilamedu
kuppam

662

13

62

220

98

-

-

-

-
2 Mamallapuram
kuppam		 713 30 88 182 136 - 2 1 -
3 Venpurusham
kuppam		 605 15 94 144 60 - 1 - -
4 Devaneri
kuppam		 540 20 82 156 122 - - - -
5 Sadras
kuppam		 550 26 112 184 340 - 6 - 5
6 Meiyur
kuppam		 903 32 124 156 280 3 5 2 1
7 Uyyali
kuppam		 1,015 37 151 187 350 3 3 1 -
8 Pudupattinam
kuppam		 776 33 72 163 285 - - - 6
9 Kalpakkam
township		 16,476 - - - - 6 14 4 6
Upto 28/12/04           1 8 2 2
Total 22,240 206 785 1,392 1,671 13 39 10 20

 

Total No. of Deaths : 82