satkhira flood situation 2011
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SATKHIRA FLOOD SITUATION-
2011
SHORT BRIEFING
ON
CAUSES OF FLOOD AND DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT
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INTRODUCTIONBangladesh is situated in the south Asiansub-continent. Because of its uniquegeographical location and topography, it is oneof the most flood-prone countries in the world.Approximately 20 to 25% of Bangladesh’sterritory is inundated during the monsoonseason. Such flooding provides fertileagricultural land and the floodplains in thecountry are densely populated and intenselyutilized. On the other hand, at least 50 to 70%of the country’s territory is exposed tointermittent extreme flooding that has far-reaching negative impacts on the nationaleconomy..
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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)
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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.
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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 and
damming of rivers,
• Soil erosion due to unwise tilling practices,
• deforestation in the upstream region,
• Unplanned embankment for shrimp culture
• Population growth
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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)
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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)
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RISHILPI BENEFICIARIES AFFECTED
Programme No. of family No. of
population
Health 211 1055
Education 600 3000
ESP 516 2580
IRDP 9503 47515
Handicraft 268 1340
Total 11098 55490
About 110098 families have been affected due to water logging
and flooding. Programme wise affected family is given on the
table:
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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
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SITUATION IN THE SNAPSATKHIRA FLOOD-2011
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Thousands of people in Satkhira have sought higher ground and need food and
shelter due to flooding
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Maximum road of rural area is under the water
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Thousands of people are living in water logged
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Hundred of people have taken shelter at roadside
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Every where is water and people suffer much in food crisis, medicines
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People suffer much in Cooking food
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Road and way every where is water
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People straggling to feed their cattle, keeping cattle food covering the polythene
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Collecting water from tube well of higher places
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Collecting water from other places using banana vessel
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People are passed over the flooded road to reach the destination
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Survive life by straggling with the natural disaster
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Road damaged due to heavy rainfall and flooding
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Rishilpi Community primary school
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Many houses damaged due to flood water
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People has taken shelter at roadside using bamboo and polythene shed
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Rishilpi Main Building
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Rishilpi Campus
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Emergency Responses of Rishilpi
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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
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Medical Camp at Nehalpur village under Satkhira
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Medical camp at Krishna Nagor under Satkhira District
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Rishilpi organizes medical camp at flood shelter where people suffer much
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People has taken shelter at roadside using bamboo and polythene shed
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Slab-latrine installation at Khejurdanga flood shelter (Roadside)
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Emergency Slab-latrine installation at Beradanga WAPDA dam
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Local Initiative : Voluntarily river excavation to recede water logged
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River digging by local people voluntery
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Rishilpi team visited the river excavated work
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Flood affected children playing in the road of Nehalpur villages need special care
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