Cuddalore Floods Disaster Relief November 2015

Tamil Nadu has been hit hard with torrential rains in November 2015. The worst affected area is Cuddalore (180 kilometers from Chennai) which reported the highest number of death due to rains. Atleast 32 people have lost their lives. Also some water borne diseases are on the rise. A total of 520 Irula families are completely washed out and need help with food, blankets and plastic sheets for tents. Please note that the assistance requested is to provide the basic necessities in the affected areas. So far, Kari Siddamma, a long standing ASHA Fellow along with other volunteers of Bharathi Trust is coordinating the efforts on the ground. Bharathi Trust/Siddamma have been working for the empowerment of Irula Tribal Communities since 1990. Sidamma has a great working relationship with these Irula Families and is very well connected with a number of them. For more details and background regarding the work done by Siddamma/Bharathi Trust please visit http://www.ashanet.org/austin/projects/siddamma.html

Bharathi Trust <bharathitrust@yahoo.com> Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 12:02 PMTo: Prasoon Diwakar <pdiwakar@gmail.com>, Savitha Sridharan <savitha.sridharan@gmail.com>

Dear prasoon diwakar, I am very glad to receive your kind letter. Now we're in the second stage of rehabilitation for flood victims in thiruvallur, and cuddalore districts. In cuddalore, many irula lost their huts and now we are trying to help them to rebuild their huts. We also need help to provide fishing nets and goats to people who lost their huts and nets in the flood. Can I send you the information about which are the irula villages affected in the flood and what kind of support the particular villages need.    I hope to hear from you.ThanksRegardsSiddamma

Bharathi Trust <bharathitrust@yahoo.com> Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 9:41 AMTo: Prasoon Diwakar <pdiwakar@gmail.com>

Dear prasoon,I'm sending here with the details of flood affected irula villages in cuddalore. Now we need livelihood support and shelter to them.I will be sending details of budget for both support. You can decide how you could support to flood rehabilitation work. I am still busy providing flood relief to  victims. I hope to work with you guys in the future.Thanking youRegardsSiddamma

FLOOD AFFECTED AREA – NOV-2015

KATTU MANNARKUDI TALUK

S. No. Villages Families1 Palayankottai 202 Athur 403 Vilvakulam 84 Mudikanda nallur 115 Devanaputhur 25

6 Kumaratchi 117 Kurinjikudi 88 Esanur 9

THITTAKUDI TALUK

S. No. Villages Families1 A. Agaram 452 Pasikulam 253 Kodikalam 64 Thadinallur 10

CHIDAMBARAM TALUK

S. No. Villages Families1 Sethiyathoppu 1002 Thavarampattu 163 Sivayam 64 Penpathi 55 Kadavacheri 356 Sathankudi 207 Kuriyamangalam 308 C. Kumaramangalam 20

VIRUTHACHALAM TALUK

S. No. Villages Families1 Karmankudi 202 Sathukudal 103 Sathamangalam 104 Paravalur 255 Kavanoor 5

Bharathi Trust <bharathitrust@yahoo.com> Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 2:02 AMTo: Prasoon Diwakar <pdiwakar@gmail.com>

Hi prasoon,Sorry for the delay. I was trying to reach irula in interior villages. I was shocked to see the situation of these irula people who are affected by flood and there's starvation among this community. I managed to get dry food items from my friends and distributed to them. I am sending you here with the details of the villages who need urgenly thatch materials.Kakkalore - 23 families ,   Mel Pothuttoor - 5,  venkatapur - 23, sorakkaipettai - 22, bommarajapettai - 15,  pudu Keechalam - 15,  Pallipattu anjaneya nagar - 59,  pichattur-18, kaveri rajipettai - 15.These villages are in thiruvallur district, tamil nadu. If we provide thatch materials and bricks, they will build their own huts with thatch roof. To build permanent structure house, we need Rs. 1,00000 per  household. Its a lot for you guys. At least if they have this opportunity to build their huts, that

will be great and better than the without any thing. So community come up with this plan.Each one  house budget.Coconut leaf thatch350 thatch * Rs. 7 = 2450.20 palm trees reap * Rs. 100 =2000600 bricks * Rs. 6 = 3600.Transportation -  3000.Total for each hut = Rs. 11,050Total families - 197*Rs. 11050 =21,76,850.This is the total budget for this area. If you can help us to rebuild their huts. That will be great help. Let me know if you need any further information.RegardsSiddamma

Flood Affected Photos for Housing

Flood affected Irula Villages