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MULTIPRONGED COMMUNITY RISK AND DISASTER

MANAGEMENT: A STUDY ON PUBLIC

SAFETY, GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RISKREDUCTION INITIATIVES IN THE VYPIN ISLAND, KERALA,

INDIA

AMALKRISHNA.K.LReg NO: 130921

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Dr. Surya ParkashAssociate Professor

(Geohazards & Risk Management Division)

National Institute of Disaster Management,

Under Ministry of Home Affairs

New Delhi


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Introduction

The work is mainly focused on the struggling

communities - Vypin Island.

The coastal area is highly vulnerable to many hazards.

The project concentrating on Public health

Livelihood problems

Faults and errors in governance

Corporate sector involvement in disaster management

Role of media in DM

To manage existing difficulties in the study area


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E

rnakulam- one among the fast growing cities in India District is bounded by 46.2 km. coast line

According to the studies by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)

and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)

Ernakulam showing high rate of sea level raise among

other areas in India

But most of the activities with in CRZ

Vypin Island


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Vypin

The island is about 27 km long and an average

of 2.7km width.

But in the case of density, it is one of the most densely populatedIslands in the world.

Sea is very close to many houses because there is no other placefor the people to build their homes.

Literacy of the people is very low and people are mostly working

as fishermen.

Livelihood problems, lowering public health status other socio-

economic disorders are existing in this area.


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Vypin

Illiteracy and lack of awareness alcohol

drugs

Majority of the family dont have a sustainable source of livelihood.

16.88% of houses were affected by the devastating disaster in the

coastal wards. According to the previous study 37.5% of house

affecting coastal flooding, 7.31% under the threat ofwave attack,

16.66% of them underbund flooding with in the coastal wards (Susan,

2009)


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Aim

To make multipronged struggling communities safer by

managing challenges and creating effective multi hazard risk

reduction in public safety, livelihood aspects and Governance.

Establish corporate social Risk Reduction Initiatives in the

coastal area.


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OBJECTIVES

Identification of grass root level existing problems in the studyarea in public heath and sustainable livelihood strategies

Make strategic measures to manage the existing problems on asustainable basis with the help of community participation.

Give awareness to the community about the existing andupcoming facilities and schemes in the Government and privatesector for getting financial support to housing and incomegeneration programs.

Make a model of involvement of corporate sector in the field ofdisaster management.

Involvement of Media in Disaster management


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METHODOLOGY

Field Studies

Interviews with community, Managing directors of different industries,

charitable trusts ,other organizations and various department officials

Community Meetings

Awareness Camps

Primary data collection through field visits

Secondary Data Collection from local Panchayath, NGOs and different

Govt . departments

Organizing functions with the participation of the community to

establish direct linkage between different departments and

organizations


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Study Area

Elamkunnapuzha Panchayath

Villages

1. Elamkunnapuzha

2. Puthuvypu

Area

11.52 Km2

POPULATION -58007.!


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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION


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TSUNAMI - REHABILITATION STATUS,COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND

AWARENESS CREATION


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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND

AWARENESS CREATION

The condition of shelter facilities is in very pathetic stage

Many houses are in CRZ

Lack of original record about the ownership of the property/Pattayam usually leading towards the missing of offers and

schemes from the government

Usually coastal community having some difference in characterfrom other region. It is difficult to get acceptance for a new

person or a scheme/project etc in this area


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Houses are still there without getting any support fromgovernment

Lack of awareness about the facilities and new schemes of thegovernment and private agencies

The Panchayath is dealing only one scheme of housingfinance support that is EMS housing support. But the problemis that the scheme only provides 75000.

Most of them under huge liabilities

75000 is not enough to make a house


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A Drugs and Panmasala banned

Panchayath!

Community meetings and other reports states that more than80% of the families, alcohol acting as the main enemy

Most vulnerable group-student community

Opportunity for the higher education is lacking

After 10th most of them go for different jobs

Normally got 350-400/day

It will lead them towards these threats

Number ofdiseases, corruptions and social problems growing

day by day

Widows of very small (20-30) age increasing drastically

N e e d

Awareness


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STUDENTS AWARENESS CAMP AT MALIPPURAM

UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL

Number of students participated: 252

Awareness class taken by Mr. Vinoy,

Regional Director of Bharath Scouts


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Importance of Media in Handling These

Hurdles

Informing the people and the authorities during emergencies

becomes critical, especially the ways in which media can play avital role in public awareness and preparedness through

educating the public about disasters

warning of hazards

Gathering and transmitting information about affected areas,

Alerting government officials

Helping relief organizations and the public towards specific

needs and even in facilitating discussions about disaster

preparedness and response.

Print

&

Electronic

Media


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Community MeetingVenue : Chappa Kadappuram, Malippuram, VypinDate : 21-05-2011

More than 90 families have attended in the meeting

All the people who attended the meeting dont have any properfacility to live and no sustainable source of livelihood

The community awareness program was inaugurated by Mr.Sivadasan (Mathribhumi)

The participants of the meeting have one or more member in

their family using alcohol regularly.

The most important result that formulated through the meetingwas 18 families instead of 90 families who attended the meeting,were included in the Tsunami Rehabilitation List and even now

itself they dont get any support from the Government.


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Outcome of the Community Meeting

After the meeting the Tsunami Rehabilitation List was put

forwarded from the Panchayath office to the District

Collectorate

The people become aware of certain things about the schemes

and facilities available for financial support for housing and

other essential facilities.

The participants include, both men and women representatives,

and the meeting was a perfect situation for them to convey

their sufferings in front of the Panchayath and media.


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REPRESENTATIVE FROM

MATHRIBHUMI TAKING

AWARENESS CLASS

FOR THE COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY AWARENESS GENERATION PROGRAM

AND MEETING AT CHAPPA BEACH


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A MODEL FOR THE CORPORATE SECTOR

INVOLVEMENT IN DISASTER

MANAGEMENT


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Corporate Sector and Disaster

Management

Disaster management is a multi dimensional

function, which need support from different sectors.

If any disaster occurs in one region the local governmentorganizations and the available facilities may not be sufficient

for the response and rehabilitation processes.

The corporate sector can play a pioneering role in supportingand leading the community in disaster management activities

and in mobilizing human and financial resources as well as

materials for utilization in different phases of disasters.


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A MODEL TO SHOW THE ROLE OF CORPORATE

SECTOR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN DISASTER

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

Associating organizations

Kerala Merchants association-DAYA HelpingHand

Ammas Group of food courts and restaurants

VC Pharmaceuticals CompanyShasta Group

It is difficult to approach these agencies


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INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF STUDENTS EDUCATION

SUPPORTING PROGRAM

Different Departments Involved

Elamkunnapuzha Panchayath

Health Department

Film industry

Media

All Kudumbasree units


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We can perfectly use these entities for disaster management activities


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PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION -

EXISTING PROBLEMS AND

MANAGEMENT

Due to its high population density, the area is highly

vulnerable to communicable diseases.

The place is widely affected by Chicken Gunya during the

year 2008-2009

Now the chances are increasingbecause people from different

states are flowing into this island area due to the upcoming and

existing huge projects


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MalariaPlace : Elamkunnapuzha

Malaria

Si.No. Name Of The

Patient

Age &

Gender

Type Of Disease Date Of

Reporting

Occupation & Place

1 Joshy 50, Male Malaria P.V. 2/10/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Mangalur

2 Prasad 28, Male Malaria P.V. 22/07/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Mumbai

3 Shibu 27, Male Malaria P.V. 3/9/2010 Construction Worker,Migrant From

Mangalapuram

4 Prasad 28, Male Malaria P.V. 30/07/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Mumbai

5 Maneesha 25, Female Malaria P.V. 13/07/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Mumbai

6 Poornendu

Naskar

40, Male Malaria P.V. 27/07/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Shornoor

7 Michel 62, Male Malaria P.V. 10/9/2010 / Elamkunnapuzha

8 Seetharam 36, Male Malaria P.V. 1/9/2010 Construction Worker,

Migrant From Bihar

(Health department)


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High Density of Mosquito

Kochi is very famous area for Mosquito

spending 10 Lakhs each year for controlling mosquito

only for temporary controlling

>Fogging Temephos

>Spraying for Controlling Larva Technical Malathion,

Pyrethran

>Source Reduction Activities Awareness CreationThese measures making negative impactsrespiratory problems, water

contamination etc.

Need permanent basis of treatment-channel clearing, new

drainage facilities


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Disaster Management TeamA disaster management core group is formulated in the

Panchayath

The Panchayath president is the commander of the

group and the group members include the following;

Panchayath member (Mr. Babu)

CDS chairperson (Mrs. Galila Subramanian)

Junior Health Inspector (Mr. Karthikeyan) 27 ADS members (working group)


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Initial work of the Team

A common repository of available information of the local andnational organizations/groups/companies etc. which are activelyinvolving in disaster management preparation.

This data base helps to make link with these sectors andorganizations by the core group.

This team also searches for the updates of new schemes andfacilities which are issuing by the government and otheragencies.

The information about the database is also delivered to thepublic and they can access and use these facilities through the

team.


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Prominence of the Data base

There are a lot of facilities in the hands of Government/private

sector and organizations which can support the suffering

communities for housing, education support, palliative care,

medical support, job opportunities etc.


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Data Base Prepared

Palliative care needed people survey data

People needed support for housing

The details of the people included in the tsunami rehabilitation

list who doesnt get any help from the government.

Families need support for the student education


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PATHETIC CONDITION OF HOUSES IN THE

COASTAL AREA


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Achievements of the Work

Identification of grass root level problems existing in the area

The main achievement of the project is creation of a strong link

between different organizations and struggling community.

The Tsunami rehabilitation list is forwarded.

Creation of a core DM group.

Building of strong awareness

On a sustainable basis because the NGOs and other

organizations can now take up the awareness

generation programmes for the future.


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Achievements

Creation of awareness against the use of alcohol and drugs in

the student community.

Health department and palliative care

Education support for the students

Involvement of different medias.

Some reports about the area is now in the processing stage

Mere over a mental support to the struggling communities


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Thank You

"At the end of life we will not be judged by

how many diplomas we have received, how

much money we have made, how many

great things we have done. We will be

judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me

something to eat, I was naked and you

clothed me. I was homeless, and you tookme in."Mother Teresa

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