PROPOSAL ON LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS IN GANJAM DISTRICT OF ODISHA Introduction: The Cyclone Phailin which hit Gopalpur on 12 th of October evening left a trail of destruction along India's east coast. The very severe cyclonic storm, Phailin started with heavy rain and wind speed of 100-150. The people of Gopalpur could experience the landfall of cyclonic storm as the houses were shaken during landfall. The storm continuously hit Gopalpur and its suburbs from 11.00 PM-2.30AM causing huge devastation to electricity, communication, livelihood mainly of fisher folk communities and the environment. Majority of the people who were inside the Pucca (roofed) houses became sleepless out of trauma and fear. Phailin Cyclone hit and crossed through having velocity of 200 to 210 kmph. The situation was worst as the storm hit during the night. 873,000 people moved before the cyclone made landfall, while at least another 100,000 were evacuated further south in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Some 600,000 people were left homeless after the ferocious storm swept through 14,000 villages mainly in coastal districts especially Ganjam district in Odisha and Srikakulum district in Andhra Pradesh. Following the Phailin storm, incessant rain in the district due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal made the situation more worse. All the major rivers were running above the danger level for three days and flood affected thousand and thousand acres of agricultural land which shattered the backbone of the farmers. In Ganjam district only, more than 200,000 houses and 200,000 hectares of agricultural was damaged, making it the state’s worst casualty of the storm. A satellite image of cyclonic storm 'Phailin'. (The weather Channel)
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PROPOSAL ON LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS
IN GANJAM DISTRICT OF ODISHA
Introduction: The Cyclone Phailin which hit Gopalpur on 12th
of October evening left a trail of
destruction along India's east coast. The very severe cyclonic storm, Phailin started with heavy
rain and wind speed of 100-150. The people of Gopalpur could experience the landfall of
cyclonic storm as the houses were shaken during landfall. The storm continuously hit Gopalpur
and its suburbs from 11.00 PM-2.30AM causing huge devastation to electricity, communication,
livelihood mainly of fisher folk communities and the environment. Majority of the people who
were inside the Pucca (roofed) houses became sleepless out of trauma and fear. Phailin Cyclone
hit and crossed through having velocity of 200 to 210 kmph. The situation was worst as the
storm hit during the night. 873,000 people moved before the cyclone made landfall, while at least
another 100,000 were evacuated further south in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Some 600,000
people were left homeless after the ferocious storm swept through 14,000 villages mainly in
coastal districts especially Ganjam district in Odisha and Srikakulum district in Andhra Pradesh.
Following the Phailin storm, incessant rain in the district due to low pressure in the Bay of
Bengal made the situation more worse. All the major rivers were running above the danger level
for three days and flood affected thousand and thousand acres of agricultural land which
shattered the backbone of the farmers. In Ganjam district only, more than 200,000 houses and
200,000 hectares of agricultural was damaged, making it the state’s worst casualty of the storm.
A satellite image of cyclonic storm 'Phailin'. (The weather Channel)
Tracking of the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “PHAILIN”
Date Time Watch Observation
08.10.2013 8.30 AM Tracking of PHALIN started: IMD indicated about
depression, at 1450 km east-southeast of Paradip
08.10.2013 11.30 AM Depression, about 1350 km east-southeast of Paradip
08.10.2013 5.30 PM Depression, about 1250 km east-southeast of Paradip
09.10.2013 5.30 AM Depression, about 1100 km east-southeas
9.10.2013 5.30 AM Depression, about 1100 km east-southeast of Paradip
09.10.2013 5.30 PM Deep depression became cyclonic Storm ”PHAILIN,
about 950 km south-east of Paradip
10.10.2013 8.30 AM Intensified into severe cyclonic storm ”PHAILIN - at
820 km south-east of Paradip coast
10.10.2013 11.30 AM 800KM south-east from Paradip coast
10.10.2013 8.30 PM Intensified into very severe cyclonic storm ”PHAILIN
650 km south-east of Paradip coast & 700 km from
Gopalpur
11.10.2013 5.30 AM 520 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 530 km
south-east of Gopalpur
11.10.2013 11.30 AM 500 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 490 km
south-east of Gopalpur
11.10.2013 5.30pm 400 KM south south-east of Paradip coast & 400 km
south-east of Gopalpur
11.10.2013 11.30PM 375 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 345 km
south-east of Gopalpur
12.10.2013 2.30AM 355 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 320 km
south-east of Gopalpur
12.10.2013 8.30 AM 200 km south-east of Gopalpur & 280 km from south
south-east of Paradip coast
12.10.2013 11.30 AM 150 km south-east of Gopalpur & 260 km from south
south-east of Paradip coast
12.10.2013 2.30PM 90 km south-east of Gopalpur
12.10.2013 8.30PM LANDFALL PROCESS STATRED
12.10.2013 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM
LANDFALL NEAR GOPALPUR WITH WIND
SPEED OF 200-220 KMPH
Source : IMO ,Bhubaneswar
Occurrence & Intensity
According to IMD’s classification, the cyclonic storm which crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur
in the evening of 12th
October 2013 is a very severe cyclonic storm. The intensity of the cyclone
can be better represented by the maximum sustained wind speed experienced due to the cyclone.
The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below
The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below.
Sl Places Date Velocity of wind in
kmph
1 Gopalpur 12.10.2013 214 kmph
2 Puri 12.10.2013 223 kmph
3 Paradeep 12.10.2013 121 kmph
4 Bhubaneswa 12.10.2013 112 kmph
5 Chandbali 12.10.2013 112 kmph
6 Balasore 12.10.2013 84 kmph
Rainfall
Due to the effect of cyclonic storm the State faced torrential rainfall from 9 th to 14 th October
2013. The Cumulative amount of rain fall during this spell was as high as 241.1 mm in Ganjam
district.
In order to understand the severity of cyclone situation, status of the people as well as the
response from the Government and other agencies, CoSA commissioned a Phailin impact study
on 13th
of October 2013 and the study team members were sent to different coastal villages of
Odisha. An impact study format was immediately developed to map the damages caused by the
Phailin and Flood. Village youth and volunteers were engaged to collect information. The team
members visited 248 villages (123 phailin affected and 125 flood affected villages), discussed
with the community members, PRI representatives, government official, civil society groups,
PO,WO etc about the Phailin impact and the response from the Government.
Visit Period : 13th
October to 16th
October, 2013 and 25th
October,2013
Date Block Villages 13-10-2013 Rangaillunda Gopalpur, Indrakhi, Tulu,Keluapalli, Aryapalli
Agriculture and Fishing are major sources of livelihood of the affected people in Ganjam. Heavy
rainfall and strong winds completely damaged the standing crops and agricultural land. The
paddy fields were submerged, vegetable cultivation, nursery and horticulture, banana and
coconut and kewara plantation had been destroyed. Fishing boats and net were also damaged.
Under the proposed livelihood restoration programme, efforts would be made by the
Organisation to help the 1000 vulnerable households. A bench mark survey will be conducted in
the villages involving the community to identify the vulnerability of households. People
identified to be covered under the proposed intervention shall be communicated to the
Government and others for ensuring transparency and avoiding duplicity.
The selected families in two panchyats (Kattur and Indrakhi in Chikiti and Rangailunda Block
respectively) will be facilitated for procuring seeds for Rabi crops and plants to revive their
traditional/existing occupation. Similarly the fisherfolk community will be assisted in linking
with government and financial institutions for availing government livelihood entitlements and
micro credit from financial institutions. Efforts will be made to ensure that the small and
marginal farmers are covered under different Government livelihood restoration assistance. Both
agriculture and horticulture experts from the government would be invited to orient the farmers
in the target areas.
Some farmers will be provided seeds support for Rabi crops and developing kitchen garden.
Farmers will be motivated to adopt low external input sustainable agriculture practices which are
ecological sound, cost effective and culturally acceptable. Further there will be efforts for
increased access to Government livelihood entitlements and micro credit from financial institutions
by the fisherfolk. The project will use baseline and PRA information to identify the existing
alternate livelihood opportunities as well as vocational skill building requirements. Besides, there
will be capacity building programmes on SRI and organic farming to enable
The note is prepared by Council of Social Action for the proposed rehabilitation restoration
programme for the Phailin affected people in Ganjam - 31st October,2013
PROFILE OF COUNCIL OF SOCIAL ACTION
Council of Social Action (CoSA) is a Non-Governmental, Secular and Non-Profit Organisation
formed in 2006 to improve the quality of life of the of the poor and marginalized communities.
vision: An equitable and self reliant society where women and men can freely realize their full
potential, fulfill their rights and responsibilities and lead their life with dignity and self-
respect, safeguard the environment and promote sustainable development.
mission: To empower the people, especially the tribals and dalits, marginalized and weaker
sections and strengthen their livelihood potential and capabilities through training, exposure,
model demonstration, information dissemination & networking services to make them self-
reliant and address environmental issues through interactive participatory decision-making
processes.
Programmes:
Conduct and facilitate socio-economic, environmental, livelihoods and developmental
research studies and training
Evolve and implement livelihood and empowerment programmes to bring qualitative
changes in life of the marginalised
Campaign/network with different groups on various issues.
Research, Training and Documentation
CoSA has successfully completed various social research projects covering education, health,
livelihood and poverty alleviation and the key competency lies in handling very large scale data,
from selection of sample to analysis including high end analysis like correlation, regression,
significance test, normality test etc., in presentation of findings.
Socio-Economic Study on Kewada: Kewda, Pandanus fascicularis Lam, an economically
important aromatic shrub and 90 percent of total kewda is found in coastal ganjam in Odisha.
Realizing the unlimited potential of kewda sector for growth and with the objective of
understanding the contribution of kewda to growth of local economy, as a major source of
employment opportunity for the locals, a socio-economic study on kewda was conducted by
CoSA.
Baseline Study for Early Childhood Care and Education: The programme on Early childhood
care and education (ECCE),especially the mother tongue based multilingual early child hood
education is implemented to prepare the child mentally, physically and socially for many years
of education to be pursued ahead. To assess the early childhood education status of the young
children, a baseline study was conducted in tribal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Study on the Status of Land in Tribal Areas: Since independence a plethora of land reform
measures have been taken up by the government to bring equity in the land distribution. But
despite all these measures, land alienation in the tribal areas has become a major concern. In this
back drop and to ascertain the extent of land alienated in the tribal areas of Odisha, a study on the
status of tribal land in Odisha was organized .
Study on Indian’s Right to Information Act-A chance for (increasing) citizens participation
in Planning Process: CoSA participated in the research project on the impact of RTI carried out
at the institute of economic and cultural geography, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany.
Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Fisher folk: The climate is changing and this has
emerged as one of greatest threats facing the planet. The issue of climate change has become a
global issue of concern and for understanding the local communities perceptions on climate
change impact on livelihood, a study was conducted in coastal villages in Ganjam.
Study on Mother Tongue based Pre-School Education of Juang Community in Keonjhar: A study on the need for mother tongue based multi lingual education organized among the Juang
communities in Keonjhar. The 450 No of sampled households in 35 villages under the Juang
Development Agency were covered under this study.
Empowerment
Awareness on HIV/AIDS: Ganjam is one of the HIV/AIDS prone districts in the country.
Nearly 47 percent of the total HIV/AIDS cases in the state are reported from Ganjam. CoSA is
involved in organizing competitions, seminars, rallies on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in
different areas.
Sensitization on Global Warming: Global warming is global warning and to educate the
children, youth and the community on the impact of climate change, various competitions and
campaigns are being organized at the school and college level.
Forest Protection: Realizing the importance of forest in the conservation of bio diversity and
promote the livelihood of the people, CoSA has taken up activities for sensitizing on forest
protection, bio diversity conservation and facilitated in formation of village forest protection
committees.
Promotion of Women Rights: Division of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of
Information and Communication, Govt of India organised sensitisation programmes on women
rights in partnership with CoSA in Dharakote Block.
Livelihood Promotion
Organising farmers and fisherfolk to strengthen their livelihood
Facilitates the micro-entrepreneurs, links them with training institutes for skill
enhancement, market linkage, etc.
Vocational trainings to youth to enable them self-employed and avail better employment
opportunities.
Campaigns- India Beyond Coal: CoSA organized the campaign on the promotion of renewable
energy as state level activity in association with the India Beyond Coal Campaign in
Berhampur. A cycle rally on renewable energy was organized.
Publication: Besides various social-study Reports, the Organisation has collated, documented
and published primers on Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, MGNREGA, RTI,
Forest Rights Act.
Training & Consultancy: CoSA is also having a pool of experienced trainers and professionals
who provide training and consultancy in preparation of feasibility studies, base line and impact
assessment studies, trainings, etc
Board of Management: The Organisation is managed by a Board of Management which meet
as frequently as necessary to take decisions on important matters. The members of the
management committee are elected by the General Body of the Organisation.
Legal Status: The organisation is registered under the Society Registered Act of 1860 and
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and U/s 12 A of Income Tax.