North East Monsoon Flood Impacts & IRCS Response

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Supply of Food to the Flood Affected

Victims

Indian Red Cross Society Tamil Nadu branch

Milk supplied to the Flood Affected Areas

Indian Red Cross Society Tamil Nadu Branch

Indian Red Cross Society Tamil Nadu Branch

Preparation of Food Items in IRCS – TNB Canteen for the Flood Affected Victims

Due to heavy floods in Chennai city, people are not able to cook and tohave food.

IRCS-TNB providing food to the people in the following flood affectedareas. (From 30.11.2015 to 08.12.2015)

1. Rajarathinam Stadium – 250 Persons

2. Church Park School - 400 Persons

3. Govt. School ,Greams Road -150 Persons

4. Community Hall – Greams Road – 200 Persons

5. Govt. School – Pudupet - 150 Persons

6. Commissioner of Police Office, Egmore - 200 Persons

7. Burkit Road – T.Nagar - 500 Persons

8. Thanikasalam Street, T.Nagar – 300 Persons

9. C.I.T Colony , Nandanam – 1000 Persons

10. West Boag Road -500 Persons

11. West Mambalam – 500 Persons

12. Saidapet - 500 Persons

13. Nesapakkam - 1000 Persons

14. M.G.R. Nagar - 200 Persons

15.Ramavaram -500 Persons

16. Velacherry -500 Persons

17.R.K. Nagar -200 Persons

18.Mudichur -1000 Persons

19.Tambaram -500 Persons

20.Villivakkam -500 Persons

21.Kelambakkam -300 Persons

22. Urappakkam -1000 Persons

23.Ayanavaram -500 Persons

24.Nungambakkam -600 Persons

25.Centrl Railway Station -1500 Persons

26. Egmore Railway Station -1000 Persons

27. G.H. Hospital out side -500 Persons

28. Mylapore - 400 Persons

29. Chindhataripet - 800 Persons

30. Madavakkam, Madipakkam - 750 Persons

31. K.K. Nagar, Jafferkhanpet -550 Persons

32.Ashok Nagar, Udayam Theatre - 850 Persons

In all 20,100 Persons were supplied food from IRCS,TNB Canteen.

Indian Red Cross Society Tamil Nadu Branch

Supply of Food

Medical Camps Conducted in Flood affected areas

with the support of Indian Oil Corporation.IRCS-TNB conducted for Medical Camp in the places for the benefitof flood affected victims. Medicines were also given free of cost tothe patients during the camp. Three Teams of Medical Professionalswere rendered their services in the medical camps for the benefit offlood affected victims for five days from 07.12.2015 to 11.12.2015.Totally 5065 patients were benefited through above Mobile MedicalCamps.

1. Ramavaram 7. C.I.T. Colony

2. Nesapakkam 8. Nungambakkam

3. Jafferkhan Pet 9. Mudichur

4. M.G.R.Nagar 10. Medavakkam

5. K.K.Nagar 11. Madipakkam

6. Ashok Nagar 12. Velachery

7. Tambaram 13. Villivakkam,

8. Kotturpuram 14. Royapuram

Promotion of Health & Hygiene

Awareness Creation on Dengue Malaria and Water borne diseases

IRCS-TNB prepared and printed pamphlets on awarenesscreation about Prevention of Dengue, Malaria and Waterborne Diseases. 32district Red Cross Branches were issued3000 pamphlets to each District with a request & Distributethe Pamphlets to the public in their respective Districts.

Distribution of Relief Materials to the Flood Affected People

IRCS TNB distributed Relief Materials to the flood affected victims since07.12.2015 to 12.12.2015, 6,500 persons from various flood affectedplaces in Chennai district were distributed Relief Materials at IRCS –TNB premises and also sent flood Relief Materials to the followingDistricts.

• IRCS Cuddalore District Branch – 800 Sets

• IRCS Virudhachalm Sub Branch – 100 Sets

• IRCS Chidambaram Sub Branch – 100 Sets

• Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board – 150 Sets

• Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board – 300 Sets

• IRCS Sirkali Sub Branch – 75 Sets

• IRCS Tiruvallur District Branch – 175 Sets

• IRCS Thanjavur District Branch – 75 Sets

• Kancheepiuram -100 sets

Relief Management, Registrationand

Distribution

RELIEF DISTRIBUTION

Relief Distribution with Indian Oil Corporation

Packing Relief Materials

NRI in Dubai Supported 5Metric Tonnes of Relief aid to IRCS-TNB.

• Dubai based Indian Community Welfare Committee donated 5Metric Tonnes ofRelief Aid to IRCS – TNB for the benefit of flood affected victims.

• Thiru K. Kumar, President of ICWC, Dubai(UAE) & Dr. Jayanthimala Suresh,President at Dubai Tamil Sangam took efforts for mobilising the above aid, andhanded over to Dr. Harish L Metha, Chairman IRCS TNB at Red Cross premises in aPress Conference.

• Kalaipuli S. Thanu, President of the Tamil Film Producers Council, Padmashree“Chinna Kalaivanar” Thiru Vivek and Rev. Father Dr. J.Jaya Singh, UN Ambassadorfor World Peace participated in the Press Conference and kick started distribution

of relief materials to the needy.

• Thiru K. Kumar, President of ICWC, Dubai(UAE) and Dr. Dr. JayanthimalaSuresh, President of Tamil Sangam, Kalaipuli S. Thanu & Padmashree“Chinna Kalaivanar” Thiru Vivek distributed relief materials to the floodaffected victims in IRCS TNB Premises, in the presence of media.

Relief Distribution Video Clip

SUN TV News

Over view • Over 400 fear to lost lives due to Rain related incidents

• Over 10 Lakh people evacuated & accommodâted in

Temporary Relief Centre

• Over 12 lakhs household affected

• Estimated loss to property and dwell_ments and crops is

Rs.8,481 crores now estimated as doubled

• More than 30 days Educational Institutions were closed in

Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Tiruvallur Districts

• Chennai was officially declared a DISASTER AREA on the

evening of 2 December.

• Chennai Corporation officials reported at least 57,000 homes

in the city had suffered structural damage

• With a letup in rainfall, floodwaters gradually began to

recede in Chennai on 4 December, though 40 percent of

the city's districts remained submerged

• Safe food and drinking water remained in short supply.

• Chennai Domestic & International Airport was closed till

6th December 2015

CONSEQUENCES OF FLOOD

CONSEQUENCES OF FLOOD

• Supplies of basic necessities like milk, water and vegetables wereaffected

• Milk packets sold for INR100 (US$1.50), five times more than theiractual cost.

• Water bottles and cans were sold at prices between INR100 (US$1.50) to INR 150 (US$2.20).

• Vegetables were sold over and above at-least INR 10 (15¢ US) to INR20 (30¢ US) their normal average cost.

• Fuel supplies were greatly affected in Chennai.

Snapshot

Effects of Flood in Tamil Nadu

57%

8%

16%

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Most Affected Districts

• Cuddalore

• Kancheepuram

• Chennai

• Tiruvallur

• Tuticorin

• Tiruvannamalai

• Tirunelveli

• Thanjavur

• Tiruvarur, Kanyakumari, Vellore, Nagapattinam and Nilgiris

Indian Red Cross SocietyTamil Nadu Branch

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