Human Interest Stories Struggle For Survival (1)
| CASA contributes to the Himachal Pradesh Dist.Disaster Management Plan, Kullu |
We are pleased to inform you that CASA has substantially contributed to the recently published District Disaster Management plan jointly prepared by Kullu District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Himachal Pradesh . To read the said document please click here or on the Himachal Pradesh Government website http://hpkullu.nic.in/disaster/DDMP-2011.pdf . In the document you can see the contribution of our apex PAT unit CSK (Chetna Samiti Kullu) in Kullu, local CASA unit and Mountain Forum Himalayas (an effort of CASA in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) in preparing this district disaster management plan and a separate chapter dedicated to CASA’s PROPOSAL OF DISASTER YOUTH VOLUNTEER on page 197. You can also see Chapter – 6.3, Resource plan, Page – 40-42, where special emphasis has been given in emergency situations, to adhere to the principles of “DO NO HARM’, which is a key approach of CASA’s Local Capacities for Peace (LCP).
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD / CASE STUDIES: Hawari Devi, (age 30 years) along with her three children were rescued by the army team from Badarpur village in Supaul district of Bihar. They had taken refuge on roof top of their house for the last 12 days, with water all around them. Her youngest child is just 9 months old, surviving on breast milk. They had very little food and were surviving by eating pressed rice (Chura) and raw grains for the last 12 days. Her other two children are of age 5years and 3 years. As her body was weak, she was not able to adequately feed her young child as well. They had lost all hope of survival and had mentally prepared themselves to face death. However, the rescue team reached them by boat on the 30th of August and brought them to safety along with many others from the village to the relief camp (22RD) set up by the government. There are at present about 2000 families taking refuge in this relief camp. The government & some other agencies have been providing them with ready to eat food. There is much need for more temporary shelters, drinking water, sanitation, medical help etc
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