Follow Up
Tsunami Site-visit
District: Nagapattinam
Site visit made: On 9th 2005 - 11th February 2005
Attendees:
- Dhanalakshmi (Asha Honor)
- N.Raj Jeba Durai ( Asha Honor)
Attendees: Volunteers visited areas in Nagapattinam. It follows:
1. Akkaraipettai
2. Keechankuppam
3. Kallar
4. Vilundhamavadi
5. Seruthur
6. Pattinacheri
7. Nambiyar Nagar
8. Vananmahadevi
9. Vellapallam
10. Kovilpathu
NGO’s working in these villages:
Name of village
/ NGOs we saw working in this areaAkkarapettai / Unicef, LAFTI, ICCW, SNEHA
Keechankuppam / Tdh-G, Unicef, TWAD, LAFTI, RSS, ICCW, SNEHA
Kallar / Tdh-G, ICCW, SNEHA
Vilundhamavadi / People Development Association, SNEHA
Seruthur / Dayanand Education Trust, Art of Living, ICCW, SNEHA
Pattinacheri / ICCW, World Vision, SNEHA
Nambiyar Nagar / Unknown
Vanavanmahadevi / Development Promotion Group (DPG), Relief and Rehabilitation Services in partnership with Gramiya, SNEHA- Fisherwomen Devept programme,ICCW
Vellapallam / Development Promotion Group (DPG)
Kovilpathu / CASA, DANAM, NISA
Details:
1. Akarapettai:
In this area, the volunteers spoke to Self Help Groups. Roads are badly damaged.
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 25kg Rice, 2kg dhal, 2kg oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.500
1000 families x 500Rs.5,00,000
Long Term Need :
Tailoring Machine 6 Numbers20,000
Computer Machine3 Numbers90,000
Shoe Making30,000
Candle,penoyl,Agarvathi Making50,000
Total1,90,000
Self-help group’s women attended the meeting with jeba and dhanalakshmi in Akkarapettai
- Chitra
- Malathi
- Thangamall
- Chellappa
- Punitha
- Mala
- Kangavalli
- Shanthi
- Selvi
- Neelavathi
- Selvi
- Sundari
- Elayatchi
- Kamala
- Premalatha
- Vanavil
- Sanjala
- Vadivu
- Amala
- Anbubakkiam
- Mageshwarei
- Annalakshmi
- Chellamal
- Indraani
- Valarmathi
- Sathyababma
- Sathivani
- Kunaselvi
- Aburava
- Boobthy
- Valliamayai
- Vallinagayam
- Anjaammal
- Elilarasi
- Seeniyammal
- Anandi
- Nacheammal
- Kumari
- Sethammal
Akkaraipettai
Talked to Uma from Suyam trust.
The schools she is working are listed Below:
Nagapattinam15 Schools
Kialyuir9 Schools
Vedharanayiam1 School
Sirkali7 Schools
But these are all government Elementary Schools.
Higher Secondary Schools Taken care by suyam Trust
Akkaraipettai Higher Seconday School
Vilundhamavadi Higher Secondary School
Vellapallam Higher Secondary School
C.S.I Higher Secondary School
These are the Schools suyam is working sofar.
They involve the youth with helping them the S.B.I Bank Staffs also volunteering with Suyam Trust,
There Short Term and Long Term Needs in Akkaraipettai are as Follows
Short Term
Nutrious Food For School Children Morning and Evening
Total Strength 1500 students
So 1500*10Rs Per day = 15,000
So for 30days
1500*300Rs = 4,50,000
College Fees For the affected Families students
Total 40 students
Amount Needed is 3,00,000
Long Term
Training Centre
Computer Centre5 Computer1,50,000
Tailoring Centre10 Machines25,000
Total1,75,000
Tommorrow the construction is going to take place in akkaripettai Primary School Akkaripettai High School,Jeevarathanam School By Suyam Trust.
We are working with 50Ngos across Nagapatinam, Training programe for teachers and children also started and implemented in some schools in nagapattinam..
2. Keechankuppam:
This village is badly affected by tsunami. Probably most affected in India. Most affected in Nagapattinam certainly. Many boats, nets and houses got damaged.
Needs:
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 25kg Rice, 2kg dhal, 2kg oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.500
800 families x 500Rs.4,00,000
LongTerm Needs:
Youth group and Panchayat leader listed the needs:
Mechanic Training50,000
Electronic handling60,000
Tailoring20,000
Boating nets and Boat making50,000
Total1,80,000
3.Kallar:
This village is situated 4km away from Nagapattinam. One hundred people died in this village. Among them 40 children died. School building is in good condition. The total strength of the students in that school was 134 children before Tsunami. Later the number has come down to 129 children in that school.
Needs:
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 25kg Rice, 2kg dhal, 2kg oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.500
500families x 500Rs.250,000
Long Term Need:
While discussing with Principal and teacher in that village school, they sort the need of playing materials and color dresses.
PrincipalSaroja
TeachersSaraswathji,Jaya
Playing Material25,000
Color Dress50,000
Total75,000
When we had meeting with self-help group in this village, we found the needs are
Tailoring5 machine13,000
Candel making10,000
Agarbathi making10,000
Total33,000
Sarasvathi
Devakani
Elayachi.V
Chandra
Pavalakadi
Amuthavalli
Amaraavathi
Vasantha
Kalai
Kanaki
Selvathamma
Anjalachi
Kuppamanikam
Elayachi.R
vijaya
bagayam
Sapathakani
Anyisa
Rukumani
Amani
Valli
Ellamaal
Umarani
Vijaya
Panjavaranam
Chitra valli
Puspavalli
Janaki
Gandhi
Jayalakshmi
Nagalakshmi
Elayachi.A
Muthyaachio
K.Lakshni
Anjali
Sankutala
Mahalakshmi
Chellamal
4.Pattinacheri:
This village was badly affected. In that area, 480 people died in Tsunami. Among them 170 children died. Totally 500 houses got damaged.
- Needs:
Short Term
They Want Dress Materials
13 AgeChudhithar30 Sets30*300Rs9,000
36 SizeChudhithar40Sets40*200Rs8,000
40 SizeChudhithar30Sets30*300Rs9,000
10 AgeT-Shirt(boys)20Stets20*100Rs2,000
5 AgeFrock-T-Shirt10 Sets10*200Rs2,000
20AgesT-Shirt, Panties30 Sets30*200Rs6,000
Saree4040*200Rs 8,000
Total44,000
Long Term Need: We had a meeting with the village’s young girls for one hour. The name follows
Long Term Needs
Library50,000
Tailoring20,000
Total70,000
Indra
Sundari
Alamalu
TamilRasi
Rani
Mageswari
Senthamarai
kalavani
Govindammal
Kanagavalli
Umamageswari
Kalaiselvi
Sumathy
Shanthi
Sundari
5.Kovilpathu:
This village is situated 22km away from Nagapattinam. In this area, 50 families are affected. Fourty acres of land got flooded and it is a cultivated land.But no any pperson loss in this village it became an useless land upto 10 years. So people are asking for compensation from Government for that land.
Only Long Term Needs
The Panchayat leader needs Asha support in cleaning up of 50 acres of land from 140 acres.
One acre cleaning cost Rs.12,000
Fifty acre costRs 6,00,000
Total6,00,000
6, VananmahaDevi
This is also most affected fisherman village. In this village, 500 families exist.
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 25kg Rice, 2kg dhal, 2kg oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.500
500 families x 500Rs.500,000
Long Term Needs:
Had meeting with the village people name as follows
Counseling5,000
Electronic Repair15,000
Tailoring6 Machine20,000
Total40,000
Ameni
Seethalakshni
Thamendi
Vasuki
Jayashree
Malamari
Rukumani
Muthulakshmi'
Kamala
Jayasheela
Mahadevi
Sumathi
Sathya
7, VellaPallam
This is most affected village consist of 383 families.
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 25kg Rice, 2kg dhal, 2kg oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.500
383 families x 500Rs.1,53,200
Long term
Computer3 computer 90,000
Tailoring3 Machine8,500
Total98,500
8. Vilundhamavadi
Thank you for your coming we don’t need any help because People Developnment Association has taken our village for 10 Years so you can help some other village proudly says the village youth girls and housewives.
Balwadi, Tution Centre, Tailoring center has started, Computer center going to start by People Developnment Association
The village people said We are all happy now.
The names of the Village youth who said this are:
Amirthavalli
Sathyavani
Veddivelli
Bhunavashawari
Kasiammal
Rukumani
Kalavani
Mahendravalli
Tamil arasi
Latha
One girl needed some kind of help
Ilavarasi had finished 12th standarad and wanted to Study Nursing so she needs help.
9.Serethur:
Total Families 618 Families
We met the School that was badly constructed and they need help in improving the school totally the strength of the school was 537 now after Tsunami the school Strength was 500. 37 students died in that School.
Principal Name Gilbert Phone number 04365-264058
Short Term
Toys 10 KitsRs.10, 000
Books10 Sets needed Rs.10, 000
Long Term
They need the building construction for that school
Total Cost3,00,000
Tailoring machines 525,000
Total3,25,0000
10.Nambiyar Nagar:
Total Families 1500
Short-term need:
- Provision Package: It contains 15kg Rice, dhal, oil and other provisions
Funds needed:
Provision package for a family (one month)Rs.300
1500families x 300Rs.4,25,000
Long Term Needed
Tailoring5 machines25,000
Provision Store (3 families)75,000
Tea Shop(3 families)25,000
Tiffen Shop(3 families)75,000
Total2,00,000
Total Coastal Villages in Nagapattinam is 73 villages
North Poyur
Akkaraipettai
Keechakuppam]
TheederKuppam
Vellipalayam
Nambiyar Nagar
Vellipalayam Beach
Ariyapathu Street
Nalliyanthottam
Pattichanacheri
Pilachari
Samathanp[ettai
Ariyumar Street
Siladi Theru
Pangadagavalli street
Veeranathan Street
Velankani
South Poiganallur
Kallar
Veergukadu
Prathanamapuram
Serathur
Ganeshwaram
Varivakada
Mousalamadu
Vizhumanthamavadi
Pudupalli
Vettaikuppam
Vananmahadevi
Vallapallam
NalluvedaPadi
Kovilpathu]
Puspavanam
Periyakudhkadai
Arukotthurai
Koilthedu
Muniyan Thedu
Motandithopu
Agastiam Palli
Koddikadu
Koddiyakarai
Thirumullaivasal
Thudavai
Kollgar
Thayanathottam
Vanakeri
Poompukar
PuduKuppam
Vellapallam
Perethottam
Naikarakuppam
Kosalakuppam
Kodikadu
Keelmankarai
Malamankarai
Kolliyiar
Palliyar
Madavanmedu
Kotavaimedu
Volokadimedu
Kodyanpalayam
Kodimadu
Thalamapathai
PermalPettai
Manikapangu
Vepangarai
Chinnakudi
Chinnamedu
Vellakoil
Chandrapadi
Thangrampadi
Kitindaiyur
Madatukuppam
Note:
This is the consolidated report of Nagapattinam for teleconference