Satkhira flood situation 2011

SATKHIRA FLOOD SITUATION-2011

SHORT BRIEFING ON

CAUSES OF FLOOD AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

Rishilpi Development Project

INTRODUCTIONBangladesh is situated in the south Asian sub-continent. Because of its unique geographical location and topography, it is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world. Approximately 20 to 25% of Bangladesh’s territory is inundated during the monsoon season. Such flooding provides fertile agricultural land and the floodplains in the country are densely populated and intensely utilized. On the other hand, at least 50 to 70% of the country’s territory is exposed to intermittent extreme flooding that has far-reaching negative impacts on the national economy..


COUNTRY SITUATION

Heavy monsoon rains have caused several major rivers in Bangladesh to burst their banks,

displacing thousands and affecting nearly a million people in all

Nine river monitoring stations out of 73 operated by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre

(FFWC) across Bangladesh have reported dangerous water levels and another 19 say more

flooding could be imminent. ( Source: DMB 29 August 2011)


SATKHIRA : CAUSE OF FLOOD

The heavy monsoon downpour, and onrush water from upstream (Jessore area) by synchronization of flood-peaks of the major rivers are generally considered to be the main causes of the floods.


SATKHIRA FLOOD : UNDERLYING CAUSE

Some underlying factors also deserve serious consideration as possible contributors to the recent floods: • Climate change and Global warming• Change in the base level of the rivers due to

local sea level rise and subsidence,River bed aggradations due to siltation anddamming of rivers,

• Soil erosion due to unwise tilling practices,• deforestation in the upstream region,• Unplanned embankment for shrimp culture • Population growth


POPULATION AFFECTED

Due to heavy rainfall and water logging : • 66 unions of 6 Upazillas and 02 Pouroshova of Satkhira district

• 8,26,124 people of 1,95,562 families

• About 110,000 are marooned and displaced people

• 27,966 families have taken shelter into288 shelters

Source: Disaster Management Bureau (DMB)


DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

• 25,440 acres crops fully and 18,205 acres partially• 528 km road fully (paka-144 km, muddy-

384 km) and 1018 km partially (paka-280

km and muddy-738 km),• 30 educational institutes fully and 533

partially,• 5.08 km embankment fully and 82 km

partially Source: Disaster Management Bureau (DMB)


RISHILPI BENEFICIARIES AFFECTED

Programme No. of family

No. of population

Health 211 1055Education 600 3000ESP 516 2580IRDP 9503 47515Handicraft 268 1340Total 11098 55490

About 110098 families have been affected due to water logging and flooding. Programme wise affected family is given on the table:


PRESENT SITUATION

Flood Situation of Satkhira is improving but it will take time to be

normal.

Situation of Rishilpi is also improving but it may take minimum two to

three weeks to be started the programme


SITUATION IN THE SNAPSATKHIRA FLOOD-2011


Thousands of people in Satkhira have sought higher ground and need food and shelter due to flooding


Maximum road of rural area is under the water


Thousands of people are living in water logged


Hundred of people have taken shelter at roadside


Every where is water and people suffer much in food crisis, medicines


People suffer much in Cooking food


Road and way every where is water


People straggling to feed their cattle, keeping cattle food covering the polythene


Collecting water from tube well of higher places


Collecting water from other places using banana vessel


People are passed over the flooded road to reach the destination


Survive life by straggling with the natural disaster


Road damaged due to heavy rainfall and flooding


Rishilpi Community primary school


Many houses damaged due to flood water



People has taken shelter at roadside using bamboo and polythene shed


Rishilpi Main Building


Rishilpi Campus


Emergency Responses of Rishilpi


Rishilpi have taken following measures to response the emergency

• Emergency Medical Camp• Emergency Slab-latrine installation at

flood shelter/roadside• Emergency shelter support for needy

and vulnerable• Provide snacks to the voluntary labourer

of river excavate siltation to recede water. • Have plan for post flood rehabilitation



Medical Camp at Nehalpur village under Satkhira


Medical camp at Krishna Nagor under Satkhira District


Rishilpi organizes medical camp at flood shelter where people suffer much




People has taken shelter at roadside using bamboo and polythene shed


Slab-latrine installation at Khejurdanga flood shelter (Roadside)


Emergency Slab-latrine installation at Beradanga WAPDA dam


Local Initiative : Voluntarily river excavation to recede water logged


River digging by local people voluntery


Rishilpi team visited the river excavated work


Flood affected children playing in the road of Nehalpur villages need special care











Satkhira flood situation 2011

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situation of rishilpi

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onrush water

displaced people

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