Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - India
Andhra Pradesh Cyclone - ASIN14
Appeal Target: US$ 387,921
Geneva,  28 November 2001


On 15 October 2001, a deep depression forming over the Bay of Bengal about
300 Km east of Chennai, intensified further into a cyclonic storm which
crossed the coastline near Nellore on the morning of 16 October, causing
heavy rain and winds of 65-75 km/h in southern coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The Northeast monsoon set in on the same day and further exacerbated the
situation causing heavy rainfall in South Andhra and Rayalaseema regions
of Andhra State.

Nellore and Cuddapah districts recorded a heavy rainfall of 350 mm during
the 24 hour period. The cyclone rains and outflow of water from
Buggavanaka dam, Kundu river in Kurnool and Cuddapah, Pennar river in
Nellore and Ananthapur districts, inundated Nellore, Cuddapah, Karnool,
Ananthapur and Chitoor districts as well as some places in Prakasam and
Guntur districts.  Vast numbers of communities in low-lying areas of these
districts were totally marooned and thousands of people stranded on house
tops.  Even after the second week, a number of villages remained cut off
from communication and road transport systems.  Furthermore, the
Government assistance of rice and kerosene had not reached many of the
villages.

The previous drought and present flooding has resulted in further
impoverishment of the already underprivileged and most marginalised Yanadi
tribals and Dalit communities who live in low-lying and vulnerable zones
of the coastal areas.

ACT CO contacted all three ACT Implementing Partners and was informed that
LWS India would leave the emergency response to UECLI as they were better
placed to take up this operation.  CASA was already carrying out an
immediate relief programme for 3,000 families and were not planning to
expand their involvement and thus decided not to appeal for funding.
Therefore, you herewith receive the Appeal for one ACT Partner, only.

ACT member the United Evangelical Churches in India (UELCI) Integrated
Rural Development of Weaker Sections of India (IRDWSI) is proposing to
assist the most vulnerable communities (mostly Dalit and Tribal) with the
following:

  - Shelter materials
  - Livelihood support
  - Health & Sanitation



Project Completion Date:

30 April 2002

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
                                           US$
Total Appeal Target(s)                 387,921
Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd.                   0
Balance Requested from ACT Network     387,921

Ms. Genevieve Jacques		Thor-Arne Prois		Rev. Rudolf Hinz
Director			Director, ACT		Director
WCC/Cluster on Relations				LWF/World Service



REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI), Chennai, Tamilnadu,
Integrated Rural Development of Weaker Sections of India (IRDWSI),
Semiliguda, Koraput District, Orissa.



IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION

United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI), Chennai, Tamilnadu,
is an umbrella organisation of all the 10 Lutheran Churches in India.
Integrated Rural Development of Weaker Sections of India (IRDWSI),
Semiliguda, Koraput District, Orissa is a project of Divisional Social
Action of UELCI.

Description of ACT Member's Implementing Partners:  IRDWSI will closely
work in implementing the activities with their well known and long term
partners in the area:

South Andhra Lutheran Church,

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church and local NGOs such as

 - Constant Service in Developing Education and Rural Reconstruction
   (CONSIDER), based in Bapatla,
 - Rural Reconstruction and Development Society (RRDS) based at
   Syedapuram, Nellore District and
 - Community Association for Rural Development, CARDS based at
   Mannapolur, Sulurpet who are already based in the proposed areas of
   response.



DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY & CURRENT SITUATION

Background:

On 15 October 2001, a deep depression which had formed in the Bay of
Bengal about 300 km east of Chennai, intensified further into a cyclonic
storm.  The cyclone crossed the coast on the morning of 16 October near
Nellore, causing heavy rain and squalls of 65-75 km/h in southern coastal
Andhra Pradesh.  The Northeast monsoon set in on the same day and has
further added fuel to the fire and caused heavy rainfall in South Andhra
and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra State.

Nellore and Cuddapah districts recorded a heavy rainfall of 350 mm during
the 24 hour period till 8.30 of 17 October 2001.  The above situation has
resulted in breaches of a large number of dams and inundation of vast
areas.  The cyclone rains and outflow of water from Buggavanaka dam, Kundu
river in Kurnool and Cuddapah, Pennar river in Nellore and Ananthapur
districts, have inundated Nellore, Cuddapah, Karnool, Ananthapur and
Chitoor districts as well as some places in Prakasam and Guntur districts
of A.P.  Vast numbers of houses/families in low-lying areas of the towns
in these districts were totally marooned and thousands of people stranded
on house tops.  The flooding on railway tracks between Sullurupeta and
Gudur has also washed away 15m lengths of the railway track disrupting
train traffic.  Even after the second week a number of villages were cut
off from main communication and road transport systems.  The Government
assistance of rice and kerosene has not reached many of the villages.


The previous drought and present flooding has resulted in severe
impoverishment and has further disadvantaged the already underprivileged
and most marginalised Yanadi tribals and Dalit communities who live in
low-lying and vulnerable zones of the coastal areas.



Description of Damages

5 Districts viz. Nellore, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Chittoor and Ananthapur and
some places of Guntur and Prakasam Districts are affected.

Total area affected * 1,16,076 hects.( 1,08,771 hects of standing crops
and 7,305 hects of sandcast / soil erosion area affected)

1660 breaches to the roads, culverts of National Highway, R&B and PR
Sectors.

108 human lives lost (including 12 in Guntur district due to drowning

21 persons missing (including 2 in Guntur).

650 cattle lost.

87,975 houses damaged - assessment is on going.

Total loss in Animal Husbandry sector assessed at Rs. 85.37 lakh.

Under Irrigation & PR sources, 1771 tank breaches reported.

505 Drinking water schemes affected in Rural Water Supply sector and
Rs.336.87 lakhs required for restoration.

1596 roads 64 buildings affected in PR sector and an amount of Rs.3435.53
lakh estimated for restoration. Rs 471.83 lakh required for temporary
restoration.

Telecommunication, Power supply, Road & Railway communication affected.

Concerning power supply services 1,435 municipalities / towns / villages
affected containing 2,00,721 services. The value of loss assessed at Rs.
2451.58 lakhs.

Damages caused to 61 hospitals, 192 PHCs and 2468 sub centres and the
value estimated at Rs. 5213.55 lakhs and the cost of drugs required to
combat communicable diseases is put at Rs. 200 lakhs.

Total damages as reported by State Government is at Rs. 924.00 crores.



Current situation:

Initially, it was noted that the districts of Nellore and Cuddapah were
not provided with proper rescue and warning systems.  The people have
reported to the Andhra Pradesh government authorities that the concerned
officials had failed to alert people although they knew about the upcoming
cyclone.  As a result these officials have been transferred.

>From the Nellore district it is reported that government relief measures
(20 Kgs of Rice, Oil, Kerosene etc.) had difficulties reaching people.
Many families have been rendered homeless but have not received any
shelter assistance due to lack of support from various agencies both
government and non-government.  In most of the inundated areas the
families/communities have lost all their personal belongings and still
have received no relief.  The small amount of relief extended by the
government was not sufficient for one week.



Loss of Livelihood Resources

The areas now affected by the cyclone were previously suffering from
drought and had government initiated food for work programmes.  However,
the breaches of water tanks/reservoirs and river canals, along with sand
casting of the agriculture fields near the river and canal banks have
further exacerbated a difficult situation for the poor tenant cultivators
and marginal farmers. Tanks/reservoirs which were dry during the past
drought period have remained dry as they now have fissures caused by the
cyclone.

The previously drought affected people already suffering under a food
crisis have been further pushed into severe hardship as they have no
livelihood support mechanisms and no food grains due to the present
floods.


Basically people have lost all their possessions along with their homes.

The nomadic tribes are especially vulnerable as they have now lost their
animals and poultry which were their sole means of livelihood.

Nearly 4,000 families who were dependent on weaving occupations have lost
their weaving looms and materials.

Some of the urban poor lost their rickshaws, pushcarts and commodities
kept for sale.



Immediate assistance is urgently needed to alleviate the sufferings of
these already extremely vulnerable families.

SALC, AELC and local NGOs teams are already in the area mobilising the
victims to access what little support that they can receive from the
government authorities. A team of experienced staff drawn from member
Churches and local NGOs are ready in the field to extend support.



GOAL & OBJECTIVES

The overall goal is to alleviate the suffering of the affected poor Dalit
and tribal families, strengthening their livelihood and food-security
support systems and linking relief and rehabilitation to the development
process.


Objectives

To meet immediate food needs (items such as rice, dhal and oil) for the
affected families

To provide much needed non-food items such as clothes and blankets to
selected families

To extend traditional house-building materials to the families whose
houses are damaged

To provide opportunity to reclaim the agriculture fields through
agriculture assistance

To facilitate livelihood support to farming and non-farming families for
income generation and economic stability

To promote potable water, community health and sanitation measures




Location for Proposed Response

DSA/UELCI assessment reports indicate that the districts most affected by
the floods are Nellore, Chitoor, Cuddapah and some places in Prakasam and
Guntur Districts.  It is noted that 285 village communities in 32 mandals
out of 76 mandals of these districts are the worst affected.  UELCI will
carry out its humanitarian assistance operations in Nellore and Guntur
districts only. In two districts, from 10 Mandals (Blocks) of 45 villages
1,800 families will be covered.

Sl.
District
Block/Mandals
Villages
Families
Partners/Church

1
Nellore
8
43
1,700
SALC/CONSIDER/RRDS/CARD

2
Guntur
2
2
100
AELC/CONSIDER


2
10
45
1,800




TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

It is observed that most of the affected communities are the Dalits and
aboriginal tribals (Yanadi) of the villages.  Therefore, these unfortunate
communities will be covered by ACT response.

Community-wise beneficiaries will include:  Dalits * 1,261, Tribals - 375
and backward communities * 164 families.

Most of these communities are marginal farmers, landless, petty business,
weavers and fisher folk. UELCI will focus on the above communities.



Criteria for Selection

The affected families were chosen based on the guidelines proposed by the
government and damages occurred to the families.  Lists of affected
families from respective villages were collected by a team representing
churches and NGOs. The criteria used:

Economically Poor Families
Belonging to weaker section communities * Tribals/Dalits
Female headed families
Widows and destitute women
Elderly
Those who have suffered damages/loss of homes and also loss of livelihood
resources.



DESCRIPTION OF TARGETTED ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION

Sl
District
Nellore
Guntur
Total

01
Mandals
Guduru, Venkatagiri
Naidupet
Syedapuram
Chillakuru
Pellakuru
DV Sathram
Sulurpet
Ch Petta
Nujandla
10

02
Villages
20
8
15
2
45

03
Families
855
400
445
100
1,800

04
Implementing Partner/Church
SALC/ CONSIDER
SALC/RRDS
SALC/CARD
AELC
CONSIDER


I
CRISIS PHASE






1
Direct Assistance

a
Food Assistance
855
400
445
100
1,800

b
Non Food Assistance
855
400
445
100
1,800

c
Shelter Matls
855
400
445
100
1,800









2. Livelihood Support

a
Land Reclamation
400
200
250
50
900

b
Food Security * Seed Support
400
200
250
50
900

c
Weaving Mtls
200
0
0
0
200

d
Livestock support
200
200
200
0
600

e
Fishing nets
100
0
0

100

3
Health/Sanitation Villages






a
Health Camps
20
8
15
2
45

b
Sanitation
20
8
15
2
45

c
Medicines
20
8
15
2
45

4
Staff/Volunteers






a
Volunteers
20
8
15
2
45

b
Staff
1+1+2=4
1+1=2
1+2=3
1
10


 Food Assistance

1,800 families - each family will be provided food assistance for 30 days.

The food package for 30 days will contain the following items:
 Rice = per day  3.0 Kgs  x 30 days = 90 Kgs x 1,800 families = 162 tons
 Dhal = per day  0.5 Kg  x 30 days = 15 Kgs x 1,800 families = 27 tons
 Oil  = per day 200 gms x 30 days = 6 Kgs x 1,800 families  = 20.8 tons

It is envisaged to generate 108,000 human days of work-for-food
activities.  Two adults from each family will be provided 30 days work.


Non Food Assistance
1,800 families will be covered with each family being provided:

Two Sarees @ 80/- per saree 	 Rs. 160
One Dhotis @ 80/- per dhoti 	Rs.   80
One Lungi @ 60/- per Lungi 	Rs.   60
Two Bed sheets @ 80/ per Bed sheet 	Rs. 160
Two Mats @ 50/ per Mat 	Rs. 100
Two Sets of Children Garments 	Rs. 150
One Lantern	Rs.   90
Total	 Rs 800


Shelter Materials

1,800 families will benefit.  No permanent construction is planned and
only traditional shelter materials such as palm leaves, bamboo and poles
will be provided to these families. Each Family will be provided with the
following building materials:

Palm Leaves: 800 @ Rs 2/- each leaf 	1,600
Bamboo: 60 Numbers @ Rs 25/- each Bamboo 	1,500
Poles: 14 Numbers @ Rs 50/- each Pole 	700
Ropes: Per house @ 	30
Carpentry Charges : Per House Rs. 	 800
Other Costs: Per House Rs. 	1,370
Total cost per house:  	Rs 6,000


Livelihood Support

Land Reclamation * 900 families will be covered - Sand Casting, bunding
and materials * to value of Rs 300 per family.

Food Security * Seed Support * 900 families will covered.  Black Gram,
Ground Nut, Vegetable seeds Per family @ Rs. 300 will be provided to
undertake agricultural activities.

Weaving Materials - 200 families who have lost their weaving materials
will be covered, each receiving materials to value of Rs 1,500.

Livestock Support - 600 families will be covered each receiving to the
value of Rs 2,000.



For families who do not own any land and particularly for the tribals,
live stock support will be extended so that these families can generate
their own income. These families also lost their livestock during the
recent cyclone and floods.

Fishing Nets 100 families will benefit with each family receiving to the
value of Rs 500.

One hundred families are reported to have lost their only means of
survival * their fishing nets.

All the above activities under Livestock Support will enable the families
to earn at least a minimum sustainable living.



Health and Sanitation

Health Camps * 45 villages will be covered with each one receiving to the
value of Rs 500.

In all the 45 villages at least three health camps will be organised
during the crisis period. Under five care, health and nutrition education
along with out-patient treatment will be undertaken.


Sanitation * Rs. 5000/- is budgeted per village (45 villages).

Most are Dalit villages and sanitation work will include drainage and bund
work so that water does not stagnate. Disinfection of water resources such
as ponds, wells, and handpumps to provide safe drinking water, will also
be part of the programme.


Medicines - Rs.1000/- per village is budgeted (45 villages).

Medicines to treat common ailments will be purchased. Separate patients
records will be maintained.

In each village a volunteer will be selected through the community
meetings. The Volunteer will be the local contact persons to mobilise
people. A Relief Action Committee will be formed in each village and
women's participation will be ensured in these committees with decisions
being made together.  One Co-ordinator will co-ordinate the entire relief
work and he/she will be assisted by a dedicated team of 3 Field
Co-ordinators and 5 Field Supervisors. All the staff will work closely
with the Village Volunteers and the Village Committees. Although
beneficiary selection has been completed, the volunteers and village
committee will be involved in finalising the beneficiaries. No materials
will be freely distributed and all the activities will be linked with
food-for-work programmes.

Centralised locations will be set-up to stock pile and transport the house
building materials, agriculture in puts and food grains. Distribution
material will be handed over to the committees and the committees will
then take responsibility for distribution. Regular monitoring of
food-for-work Programme with all the data sheets and records of fieldwork
will be kept up at all levels.



Procurement Process

Materials required for the relief and rehabilitation activities will be
procured in accordance with ACT norms.



Transition from Emergency

The implementing partners are part of a network based in the area and will
continue to work in the villages through the implementation of their
normal programmes. The emergency phase will be used to further equip the
committees and volunteers with skills and knowledge of addressing the
issues related to emergencies and development. The plan is to link up with
some of the innovative and community based programmes of FDCF/DFID, as
well as with the Disaster Preparedness Programme of CARE/DIPECHO.




ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING

Administration

IRDWSI/UELCI is responsible for general project administration. The field
team consisting of project functionaries of the member churches and local
NGOs will carry out the implementation of the field level proposed
activities. Field level liaison with local authorities and other related
bodies would be co-ordinated by the Field Team



Finance

The financial controlling system built in at the IRDWSI/UELCI level will
be followed, based on the field level assessment of needs made by the
Field Team. The IRDWSI/UELCI will be the recipient of the funds in their
FCRA account. Calling in the funds, channelling and management of the
funds, consolidating the narrative reports and financial reporting will be
the responsibility of the IRDWSI/UELCI.



Monitoring & Reporting

The IRDWSI/UELCI head office will carry out general monitoring of the
programme. The Director of IRDWSI/UELCI will co-ordinate the Programme
with support of the Field Team which will implement field level activities
at grassroots level in close co-operation with the victims. The team will
report on the progress of the field activities to the person in-charge on
a weekly basis. The consolidated field report will be made available to
IRDWSI/UELCI on a monthly basis concerning aspects of material usage,
finance utility in the field, statistical data on the activities and
overall progress of the Programme.




IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE

The field team formed by IRDWSI/UELCI are already in the field and
mobilising people. The activities will be completed within a period of six
months, depending on the availability of funds. The activities will
include reclamation of sand covered fields, reviving of water resources,
facilitating the cultivation of lands and reconstruction of damaged
houses. Implementation will start from November 2001 come to an end by
April 2002.




COORDINATION

UELCI contacted both LWSI and CASA to ascertain their role in the crisis
and post crisis phase. All the ACT Partners also had a brief meeting
during the South Asia ACT Partners Meeting. This proposal copy will be
shared with LWSI and CASA.  The plans of UELCI work will be shared with
Government district authorities only after confirmation from ACT.  As
communities are involved the status of this proposal will also be shared
with them. IRDWSI/UELCI is already in contact with churches, NGOs and the
services of SALC/ AELC/NGOs will also be enlisted.



BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE

Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost	Budget	Budget
	Unit	Units	IRP	IRP	US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE  POST CRISIS PHASE
Food Assistance for 1,800 Families
Rice (3 kg per day for 30 days)	Kg	162,000	15 	2,430,000 	51,857
Dal (0.5 kg per day for 30 days)	Kg	27,000	22 	594,000 	12,676
Oil (200 gr per day for 30 days)	Litre	10,800 	40 	432,000 	9,219
Sub-Total				3,456,000	 73,752

Non Food Assistance for 1,800 Families
Sarees	Number	3,600 	80 	288,000 	6,146
Dhotis	Number	1,800 	80 	144,000 	3,073
Lungis	Number	1,800 	60 	108,000 	2,305
Bed sheets	Number	3,600 	80 	288,000 	6,146
Mats	Number	3,600 	50 	180,000 	3,841
Children's garments	Number	1,800 	150 	270,000 	5,762
Lanterns	Number	1,800 	90 	162,000 	3,457
Sub-Total				1,440,000	30,730

Material Support for Shelter (1,800 Units)
Bamboo (av 60 lengths per unit)	Number	108,000 	25 	2,700,000 	57,618
Ropes (10 bundles per unit)	Bundle	1,800 	30 	54,000 	1,152
Poles 	Number	25,200 	50 	1,260,000 	26,889
Palm leaves	Number	1,440,000 	2 	2,880,000	61,460
Skilled labor, cement and sand	Per unit	1,800 	1,370 	2,466,000	52,625
Sub total				9,360,000	199,744

Total Post Crisis Assistance				14,256,000	304,225
Support to Livelihood
Land reclamation	Family	900 	300 	270,000	5,762
Seeds support	Family	900 	300 	270,000	5,762
Weaving materials	Family	200 	1,500 	300,000	6,402
Livestock support	Family	600 	2,000 	1,200,000	25,608
Fishing nets	Family	100 	500 	50,000	1,067
Total Support to Livelihood				2,090,000	44,601

Health and Sanitation
Health camps 	Village	45 	500 	22,500	480
Sanitation	Village	45 	5,000 	225,000	4,802
Medicines	Village	45 	1,000 	45,000	960
Total Health and Sanitation				292,500	6,242

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE				16,638,500	355,068

TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING AND HANDLING
Truck rental transport of food	Truck	20 	5,000 	100,000	2,134
Truck rental transport of non-food	Truck	2 	5,000 	10,000	213
Rental of trucks for shelter material	Truck	8 	5,000 	40,000	854
Storage and handling costs	Warehouse	2 	30,000 	60,000	1,280
TOTAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING	210,000	4,481


Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost	Budget	Budget
	Unit	Units	IRP	IRP	US$
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT
Salaries and Benefits
Co-ordinator	Month	6 	8,000 	48,000 	1,024
Field co-ordinators (3 persons)	Month	6 	6,000 	108,000 	2,305
Field supervisors (5 persons)	Month	6 	4,000 	120,000 	2,561
Honorariums for 45 volunteers	Month	3 	1,000 	135,000 	2,881
Accountant	Month	6 	5,000 	30,000 	640
Local and Regional Travel
Co-ordinator	Month	6 	5,000 	30,000 	640
Field co-ordinators (3 persons)	Month	6 	4,000 	72,000 	1,536
Field supervisors (5 persons)	Month	6 	500 	15,000 	320
Volunteers (45 persons)	Month	3 	100 	13,500 	288
Office Operations - Central and Field
Stationery & supplies (2 offices)	Month	 6 	5,000 	60,000 	1,280
Upkeep of records	Lumpsum			40,000 	854
Xerox charges for photocopies	Number	20,000 	2 	40,000 	854
Photos	Number	10,000 	2 	20,000 	427
Rental of offices
Field co-ordination centres (2)	Month	6 	5,000 	60,000 	1,280
Communications
Tel, e-mail & fax (2 offices)	Month	6 	8,000 	96,000 	2,049
Other Costs
Cost of meetings (2 offices)	Month	6 	6,000 	72,000 	1,536
TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPS & SUPPORT 			959,500	20,476

AUDIT & EVALUATION
Audit of ACT appeal funds	Lumpsum			120,000 	2,561
Program monitoring and evaluation	Lumpsum			200,000 	4,268
Meetings with ACT partners	Lumpsum			50,000 	1,067
TOTAL AUDIT AND  EVALUATION			370,000	7,896


TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE			18,178,000	387,921

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