Andrio Naskar Situation updates on sudden flood due to breach of embankment at ATAPUR village Date: 4th Aug 2011 Time: 10 AM Village: Atapur under Monipur G.P. in Sandeshkhali-II block of North 24 Parganas On 1st of August one of the village where ADRA intervened Post Aila Recover Project was flooded due to the sudden breach of embankment. Due to the new moon the water level of river Raimangal was high on last Sunday and added to that the embankment became very weak within in six to eight months of its repair. There was a light wind from the east side, which helps the river water to overflow the embankment and breached almost 500 meter within 2 hours. Everyday water is entraining and returning back to river twice day. On 3rd August Night during the high tide there was raining and speedy wind as well. As a result the extra volume of water entered into the village and flooded two more adjourning village Joygopalpur and Manipur (partly agricultural land only affected) . PRI members, Community members, Special trained task force members took all initiatives to protect the other village from saline water. But all were in vain when sudden rain with speedy wind bowled in the middle of the night. 80% land of Atapur village is under the water. Positive part of this incident is that there was no loss of lives and livelihood at all due to the water. People are getting safe water from raised tube well. People have taken shelter with their belonging, though the quality and enough space of the shelter is not there. Block and District Administration were aware about the same within an hour time. On the other hand people loosed their shelter, and the shelter made with mud and still standing will be collapse soon as the water goes down. During this heavy rainy season the crisis arising for these people. So far 90 shelter totally damaged. 35% population of Atapur Village taken shelter on raised land. Agriculture based livelihoods totally damaged. Crops and vegetable are under saline water it will dry within one or two days. Sweet water fish already damaged and saline But this flood will make this shortage in a big scarcity. Added to that these, animals like cow, goat and sheep are not getting enough water for drink; as people are hardly getting water from the distance. Animals will try to drink the contaminated saline water, which will cause different dieses.