India: Earthquake - ACT: 28-Mar-02
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - India
Gujarat Earthquake, Relief & Rehabilitation - ASIN-11
(Revision 4)
Appeal Target: US$ 10,219,972
Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 0
Geneva, 28 March 2002
In the Appeal Update 01/02 issued on 19 March 2002, it was reported that
all three ACT implementing members, United Evangelical Lutheran Churches
in India (UELCI), Lutheran World Service India (LWSI), and Church's
Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), were experiencing delays in the
implementation of their programmes under the Gujarat Earthquake Appeal,
ASIN 11. Consequently, an extension of the implementation period for all
the three programmes was requested in the Update.
This Appeal Revision (4) deals with the request for extension from CASA
only. The requests from the other two partners will be dealt with under
separate revisions.
Last year, CASA has been taking immediate relief measures in relation to
food, water, clothing and temporary shelter. In order to meet the long
term rehabilitation needs, CASA prepared a specific plan focussing on
reconstruction and livelihood security. Several problems occurred which
caused considerable delays in implementation and finally led to a drastic
revision of the programme's implementation areas and the time frame.
The main reason for the delay is the change in the Government policy
related to the rehabilitation compensation, including the decision to
distribute this compensation directly to the beneficiaries. This meant
that most of the voiceless, poor and marginalized people were unable to
obtain adequate compensation, causing people in the worst affected Kutch
and Jamnagar districts to become hesitant to enter in any agreement with
NGO's. They wanted to wait and see the extent of the Government's
rehabilitation package before committing themselves. CASA faced this
situation in most of the selected villages in Jamnagar district and was
eventually compelled to drop these villages from the implementation plan
after a delay of months spent in trying to resolve the issue. CASA had to
then identify a new set of villages and assess their actual needs, which
took considerable time.
The latest communal violence, affecting most of the state, which erupted
on 28 February in reaction to the attack on a train at Godhra, carrying
Hindu activists back from Ayodhya, has further delayed the implementation
of the programme.
Based on the new situation, the necessary adjustments have been made in
relation to the activities as well as to the budget. Some of the major
changes are:
Instead of working in 7 villages, CASA will now work in 6 villages.
Instead of 1,249, now 1,326 families will be assisted and the same number
of houses constructed
In 5 of the 6 villages only houses of one size will be built instead of
the 3 sizes according to landholdings as per government requirement.
Further construction planning has made clear that, due to soil conditions,
two types of buildings/structures have to be used.
The goal, objectives and activities of the CASA Gujarat Earthquake
Programme remain the same, except for the fact that the formerly proposed
trauma counselling, through CMAI, has been taken out as it was felt that
other agencies had adequately dealt with the trauma related problems in
CASA programme villages.
Project Completion Date:
31 March 2003
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
Total Appeal Less: Pledges/
Targets Contr. Recd Balance
External Eval. 60,000 51,731 8,269
ACT Comm. 20,000 9,647 10,353
Unallocated Funds 84,875 + 84,875
UELCI 1,015,387 981,894 33,493
LWS I 2,793,601 2,932,429 + 138,828
CASA 6,330,984 6,785,066 + 454,082
Total Target US$ 10,219,972 10,845,642 + 625,670
John Nduna
Acting Director, ACT
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION
CHURCH'S AUXILIARY for SOCIAL ACTION (CASA)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION
The relief programme will continued to be be implemented directly by CASA,
with the assistance the Methodist Engineering Company (MEC). The active
participation of the local Churches and NGO partners in the area is
assured.
CASA is registered as a Society under the Societies' Registration Act XXI
of 1860. Its members consist of 24 Protestant and Orthodox Churches in
India and CASA functions as the outreach arm of these Churches.
Methodist Engineering Company (MEC) was established in 1952 with an
objective to plan, design and construct buildings related to the church
organisation as well as provide employment to the needy and in the course,
train young persons in construction work.
In the former appeal it was proposed to seek the assistance of CMAI and
experts from Norwegian Church Aid and the National Institute of Mental
Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore in the implementation of a Trauma
Counselling Programme. At a later stage it was decided not to take up
this programme since it was felt that other agencies working in this field
had adequately dealt with the trauma related problems in CASA programme
villages.
DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION
Background
A major earthquake devastated vast areas of Gujarat on 26 January 2001,
killing more than 14,000 people and rendering millions homeless. The
Army, Departments of State and Central Governments, Voluntary
Organisations and the international community came forward to extend all
possible aid for relief to the earthquake victims.
CASA took immediate relief measures in the priority areas of food, water,
clothing and temporary shelter. CASA conducted its survey and relief
operations from five sectors: Bhuj, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Rapar and
Gandhidham, with a tactical headquarters set up in Rajkot to administer
the relief programme. CASA began by distributing cooked food and drinking
water pouches to quake survivors in rural areas for 10 days, and then
distributed tarpaulins, relief sets, dry ration kits and lanterns. Each
relief set contained one saree, one dhoti, two blankets and nine pieces of
aluminium kitchen utensils. The dry ration kits contained 10 kg rice, 2 kg
pulses, 2 kg gram flour, 2 litres cottonseed oil, 1 kg jaggery, 1 kg
sugar, 1 kg salt and ½ kg tea. This initial relief assistance programme
commenced on 27 January and was successfully completed by 28 February
covering 35,000 families in 152 villages of Kutch, Rajkot and Jamnagar
districts. A report on the first phase of the programme (January to May
2001) has been forwarded to the funding members.
CASA also received 1,000 metric tons of wheat from MCC which was used for
providing employment opportunities leading to the creation/restoration of
village infrastructure including deepening/excavation of ponds, land
reclamation, house site clearance and creating water harvesting
structures.
In order to meet the long term rehabilitation needs of the victims CASA
drew up a specific plan for reconstruction of houses and taking up
livelihood-focussed activities. In view of this area being prone to both
earthquakes and cyclones it was proposed to construct houses which had
disaster resistant features. The proposal outlined an approach for moving
from relief to rehabilitation in a cross sectoral, yet integrated manner.
Capacity building measures aimed at enhancing awareness, skills and
knowledge were also incorporated.
This proposal was submitted to ACT in March 2001. Due to a variety of
reasons, which are dealt with in the appropriate sections that follow,
CASA experienced a delay in the implementation of the programme proposed
under the ASIN 11 Appeal. Therefore CASA is submitting this revised
proposal.
Current Situation
At the inception of the rehabilitation programme CASA conducted several
meetings in all the previously selected villages to get final approval
from village Panchayats. In the meantime the Government suddenly changed
its rehabilitation policy and started distributing compensation for the
damaged houses directly to the beneficiaries. In the process of
distribution of the Government grant, most of the voiceless, poor and
marginalized communities were unable to obtain adequate compensation. This
policy change caused people in the worst affected Kutch and Jamnagar
districts to become hesitant in entering any agreement with NGO's. They
wanted to wait and see the extent of the Government's rehabilitation
package before committing themselves. The resulting delay brought a lot
of pressure to bear on the NGO's and many were reluctantly forced to
abandon their reconstruction programmes.
CASA faced this situation in most of the selected villages in Jamnagar
district which eventually compelled them to drop these villages from the
implementation plan after a delay of months spent in trying to resolve the
issue. CASA had to then start looking afresh for alternative villages for
rehabilitation.
In this process a series of meetings were held with Government officials
at the State and district levels. During these meetings it was decided
that CASA would only construct houses of one size in the alternatively
selected villages, instead of the 3 sizes, depending on the size of the
landholding as instructed originally by the government. The Chief Zonal
Officer of the West zone along with Government Officers visited affected
villages in Jamnagar and Kutch districts. In spite of these efforts it
still took considerable time to identify the new set of villages.
Impact On Human Lives
The official estimate of lives lost was reported as 14,000. The number of
people seriously injured was put at 60,000.
Description of Damages
Worst Affected Areas:
District : Kutch : Talukas : Anjar, Bhachau, Bhuj, Gandhidham, and Rapar
District: Jamnagar : Talukas : Dhrol and Jodiya
District: Rajkot : Taluka : Morvi
District: Ahmedabad : Taluka : Ahmedabad City
Extent of Damages
The earthquake was widely felt over a major part of the country and caused
extensive damage to property and loss of life in Bhuj and nearby areas.
Thousands of buildings either totally collapsed or suffered extensive
damage. The power and water supply was disrupted in the affected areas and
telecom links were snapped.
The figures published by the Government of Gujarat regarding loss to
property are tabulated below:
Loss of Property
Population affected
15.9 million
Cattle Death
20717
Houses Destroyed
175000 Pucca, 167000 Kachcha & 16000 huts
Houses Damaged
490000 Pucca, 349000 Kachcha & 34000 huts
Industrial establishments
Rs. 50, 000 million
Commercial establishments
Rs. 30, 000 million
Personal Properties
Rs. 3, 870 million
Household Properties
Rs. 111, 950 million
Public Utilities
Rs. 6, 000 million
Public Infrastructure & Amenities
Rs. 10, 800 million
Damage to Public Utilities
Rs. 6, 000 million
Total estimated loss
Rs. 21, 8620 million
Proposed locations
Due to the above mentioned problems concerning the compensation issue,
most of the selected villages in Jamnagar district had to be taken out of
the implementation plan and new villages had to be included.
After careful scrutiny and in keeping with the budgetary provisions in the
ACT appeal CASA selected the following villages under its revised
rehabilitation programme. Out of these villages only Kerali is from the
original proposal submitted to ACT. The number of villages dropped from 7
to 6.
Name of the Villages
No. of houses
Taluka
District
Kerali
Jeevapar
Solankinagar
Gopalnagar
Nandgaon
Vadav
Total
267
116
125
345
407
66
__________
1,326
Jodiya
Jodiya
Jodiya
Anjar
Anjar
Bhuj
Jamnagar
Jamnagar
Jamnagar
Kutch
Kutch
Kutch
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal
To achieve reconstruction and rehabilitation in communities most affected
by the earthquake, and to reduce risk at grass-roots level through
participatory disaster mitigation measures as part of the overall capacity
building intervention.
Objectives
To assist in provision and promotion of sustainable livelihoods through
long term food and income sustainability
disaster resistant physical infrastructure in the form of
earthquake/cyclone resistant housing
community assets
community based disaster preparedness and mitigation measures including
village level institutions and operating systems
awareness, education and training based capacity building
self reliance mechanisms
developmental programmes through
co-ordination and networking for rehabilitation to development transition
addressing practical gender needs
Activities and Outputs
Reconstruction of 1,326 houses
Reconstruction of village infrastructure: 6 schools, 6 panchayat ghars, 6
water supply
systems and approach/internal roads in all 5 villages except Vadav which
is being constructed in situ.
Livelihood focused activities: Livelihood opportunities for 1,326 families
under a livelihood security programme.
Establishment of village level groups like women's group, self-help etc.
through a community organisation process.
Disaster preparedness: awareness and skill upgrading of primary
stakeholders and selected trainers and disaster managers.
TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
CASA will now be assisting 1,326 affected families. Priority will be given
to the most vulnerable sections among those affected such as women and
children. Details are given in the table given below:
DETAILS OF POPULATION
SR.
NAME OF THE
NUMBER OF FAMILIES
POPULATION
NO.
VILLAGE
SC
ST
OBC
GENERAL
TOTAL
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
1
Kerali
32
--
231
4
267
569
543
1112
2
Jeevapar
--
--
106
10
116
478
453
931
3
Solankinagar
--
--
125
--
125
353
327
680
4
Gopalnagar
2
26
281
36
345
727
768
1495
5
Nandgaon
8
--
395
4
407
780
772
1552
6
Vadav
--
--
--
66
66
391
285
676
Total:
42
26
1138
120
1326
3298
3148
6446
LAND HOLDERS VS. LANDLESS
SL
NAME OF
LAND HOLD
LANDLESS
TOTAL
NO.
VILLAGE
FAMILIES
FAMILIES
1
Kerali
197
70
267
2
Jeevapar
90
26
116
3
Solankinagar
19
106
125
4
Gopalnagar
140
205
345
5
Nandgaon
97
310
407
6
Vadav
34
32
66
T O T A L
577
749
1326
>From the above table it is clear that the majority of the affected
families i.e.1,326 families are dependant on their livelihood from sources
other than agriculture.
Criteria used in Beneficiary Selection
The programme will select beneficiaries from amongst the most vulnerable
groups identified on the basis of post earthquake damage and assessment
carried out in the field.
Primary Stakeholders
These will primarily include the marginalised sections of the community
who were lagging behind in development and have sustained greater impact
due to low coping capacity. These will include marginal and landless
farmers, female headed households and households that have lost
breadwinners, children- particularly orphaned children and those with low
access to basic services and education, families that have lost their
means of livelihood, and physically or socially challenged groups that
have low coping capacities and have thus been rendered incapable of
self-recovery after the earthquake. These same groups will be, through
the developmental transition of the proposed programme, brought into the
mainstream of the development process. The participatory approach taken
up, as well as the emphasis on local capacity building, will aim at
enhancing internal capacities and reducing dependence on external support.
Secondary Stakeholders
These include primary schools, Panchayati Raj (local self government)
institutions, village self help groups, health workers, masons, local NGOs
and CBOs, Block Development Officers and District and State level relief,
revenue, disaster management and rehabilitation bureaucrats and
co-ordinators. Addressing the secondary stakeholders is expected to result
in very wide impact of the programme through a filter down effect.
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
Description of Assistance
The salient features of the project is to rehabilitate the affected
society socially, culturally and economically in self sustaining
environment that includes appropriate housing and civil amenities. It is
aimed at making the programme a part of the total development of the
affected areas.
Disaster Resistant Housing
Housing programmes in the affected areas need to be taken up using
earthquake and cyclone resistant technology with low-cost local material
and manpower. The construction activity itself will also create
opportunities to employ and train local people as masons. This will be
linked to the livelihood programme, and will build upon local capacity for
upgrading of housing even beyond the completion of the programme. The
State Government is supposed to arrange for land on demand from the Gram
Sabha. In some of the villages government land is not available - in
these cases people have purchased the land with the compensation money and
given it to CASA for construction. The details are given in the following
table.
DETAILS OF VILAGE SITES
SL.
NAME OF THE
RELOCATION
OLD
GOVT.
PEOPLE'S
DISTANCE FROM
NO.
VILLAGE
SITE
LAND
LAND
OLD SITE - NEW SITE
1
Kerali
Yes
--
Yes
--
½ K.m
2
Jeevapar
Yes
--
--
Yes
1 K.m.
3
Solanki nagar
Yes
--
Yes
Yes
2 ½ K.m
4
Gopalnagar
Yes
--
--
Yes
1 ½ K.m
5
Nandgaon
Yes
--
--
Yes
2 ½ K.m
6
Vadav
No
Yes
--
--
In situ
The village layout plans are being prepared by CASA in consultation with
the people and submitted to the Government for approval. The Government
is also responsible for the categorisation of the beneficiary families
based on their land holding. However, in the case of CASA's programme
villages it has been decided to construct only 406.5 sq ft. houses
irrespective of the land holding of the beneficiaries except at Kerali
which was included in the original proposal submitted to ACT. The
village-wise details are as follows:
Categorisation of Houses and covered area including Toilets
S.
District
Taluka
Name of
No. of houses (in square feet)
Total
No.
Villages
Frame Structure
Frame
Load Bearing
(3 categories)
Structure
Structure
315.5
421.5
528.5
406.5
406.5
1
Jamnagar
Jodiya
Kerali
60
120
87
267
2
Jamnagar
Jodiya
Jeevapar
116
116
3
Jamnagar
Jodiya
Solankinagar
125
125
4
Kutch
Anjar
Gopalnagar
345
345
5
Kutch
Anjar
Nandgaon
407
407
6
Kutch
Bhuj
Vadav
66
66
Total
60
120
87
648
411
1,326
In the initial proposal the plan was to construct 1,249 houses with
toilets (Load Bearing Structure) in 3 different sizes. This revised
proposal caters for the construction of 1,326 houses with toilets (Frame
Structure and Load Bearing Structure). All houses will be single storied
and are constructed using stone/brick/cement blocks.
1,059 houses will have the 406.5 sq.ft covered area, with a 20.5 ft
toilet. The 267 houses in Kerali village, however, will still be
constructed as per the Government's original policy, i.e. 3 categories of
houses ( 315.5 sq.ft., 421.5 sq.ft. and 528.5 sq.ft., including a 19.5
sq.ft. toilet). All construction will be carried out as per the Indian
standard code of practice: A.S. 4326:1993. In this standard, the specified
features of design and construction for conventional earthquake resistant
buildings are covered. Recommendations regarding restrictions on openings,
provision of steel in various horizontal bands and vertical steel at
corners and junctions in walls are based on a range of calculations made
using steel design seismic coefficient and the ductility of steel
reinforcement. Many of the provisions have also been verified
experimentally on models by shake table tests. Such construction is also
cyclone resistant
Reasons for constructing two types of houses
As can be seen from the above table CASA is proposing two types of houses
i.e. load bearing and frame structures. The type and foundation of the
actual structure depends upon the condition of the soil.
Hard soil such as 'moorum' is suitable for a load bearing structure.
Here the soil directly takes the load of the entire foundation, which in
turn takes the load of the superstructure and roof. In Gopalnagar and
Vadav villages there is hard 'moorum soil' and as such the houses there
are designed with load bearing structures.
On the other hand 'black cotton soil' expands and becomes 'plastic' on
contact with sub soil or rainwater. It contracts and develops cracks when
it is dry. This type of soil which is found in Jeevapar, Solankinagar,
Kerali and Nandgaon villages is not suitable for erecting load bearing
structures. It is also not feasible to remove all the black cotton soil
and take the entire wall foundation down to the hard stratum. So the
alternate method is to make RCC footings which can be taken to the hard
stratum. An RCC frame of beams and columns is erected on this footing
which takes the load of the super-structure and roof. This type of
structure is called a frame structure. This kind of structure is more
costly than the load bearing structures.
Village infrastructure
The task of reconstruction of village infrastructure is also taken up on a
priority basis to restore basic amenities and facilities necessary for
regular functioning of the village. This is also a primary condition set
by the Government for allotment of villages to NGO's. The minimum
infrastructure for each village will comprise one primary school (seven
classrooms), one Panchayat office, a water supply system, drainage, roads
(internal and approach) and electrical wiring in all houses.
School: The construction of a school is planned in each village. This
will essentially be a middle school i.e. up to standard 7 in order to meet
village requirements. The building will have an area of 3,582 sq.ft. with
7 class rooms and 2 small rooms for school office and principal's office.
A toilet block for boys and for girls will also be constructed. This
being a public building with large spans it will be designed as an R.C.C.
frame structure, incorporating earthquake and cyclone specifications
according to the Indian Standards Code.
Panchayat Office: The panchayat office is essential for the smooth working
of the local self- government at the village level. The plan is to
construct a two-room building with a toilet block measuring 700 sq. feet
of covered area in each village using the same technical specifications
applying to the school building.
Roads: Approach/internal roads are required to be constructed in each
village as per requirement. The average width of the road will be 4
meters. The road will be water bound moorum using stone aggregate binding
material and including screening, sorting, spreading to template and
consolidating with road roller of 8 to 10 tons capacity. Approximately
87,000 square metres of roads will be constructed.
Water supply and Drainage: In order to provide water in the villages
being re-constructed, it is planned to construct 6 water storage tanks
with a total capacity of 1,88,000 litres to store water being supplied by
the government through tankers/pipeline. The size of the tank to be
constructed in each village will depend on its population. The tank will
be an RCC structure resting on column footings. An electric pump will be
installed for water delivery through the pipeline to be laid along the
roads with taps provided at strategic locations. The total pipeline to be
laid in the villages will measure 7,500 running metres approximately.
Cement pipe drains measuring approximately 37,000 metres will also be
constructed in the villages with necessary slopes along the roads to drain
waste/surface water from the houses and roads. New calculations had to be
made due to the changes in the locations, as well as changes in the design
and capacity as suggested by the technical consultants.
Livelihood Provisioning and Security
The need for the re-establishment of livelihood based food security is
ongoing. Activities that need to be continued include assistance in
restoration of economic activities through provision of seeds, fertiliser
and agricultural implements to farmers, tools and implements to village
artisans, and establishment of diverse economic base through facilitation
of wide-ranging vocations. The female population will be assisted directly
through these programmes focussed on livelihood security.
Establishment and support of community organisations and self help groups
In all the programme villages the participation of the community will be
ensured through a process of involving the community from the inception.
The community will be organised into various groups such as Village
Development Associations (VDAs), Mahila Mandals and Youth Groups. To
empower women, self-help groups will be initiated in all the villages.
After the group formation the identified leaders will be developed through
Human Potential Development interventions to sustain their interest in the
whole rehabilitation process. 6 VDAs, 6 Mahila Mandals, 6 youth groups
and 24 self-help groups will be established. Economic support will be
given to the self-help groups to enhance their income.
Strengthening of Local Delivery Institutions and Disaster Preparedness
The programme needs to be carried out in a manner that would enable smooth
transition from a disaster rehabilitation programme into a developmental
programme. Preparedness and mitigation need to be underlying principles in
all activities taken up under the sub-programmes and their activities,
with an aim to build the capacity of the local community to future
calamities efficiently. Preparedness measures are to include awareness
campaigns, training of trainers and disaster managers and setting up of an
information database. Local institutions such as schools, health service
institutions and local self government are effective means for
broad-basing preparedness and mitigation measures. These institutions
need to be strengthened in order to play a more pro-active role in the
area of disaster management.
Implementation Description Per Agency
The programme will be implemented in co-operation with our partner
agencies, secular and church related organisations. The responsibility for
implementation of various facets of the programme have been conceptualised
as follows:
CASA will be the main implementing partner and will be responsible to the
resource sharing partners in all respects. CASA will supervise and monitor
the working of the other partners and carry out periodic reporting on the
progress of the programme. All finances will be received and accounted for
by CASA.
Transition From Emergency
The long term rehabilitation agenda items in the programme are aimed at
establishing self-sustainable management systems that will continue to
operate and grow even beyond the completion of the project. A special
component of long term programme security is planned, which will cover
participatory and co-operative management of food and income security
programme through self help groups and empowerment and upgrading of skills
through a range of training programmes, education and awareness.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
CASA has worked in the area of disaster management and response for 54
years. Experience of the long term rehabilitation programme in Latur,
Maharashtra after a similar devastating earthquake in 1993 will form a
platform of knowledge and experience for implementing the proposed
rehabilitation programme in Gujarat.
The CASA Director is co-ordinating the overall operation from Delhi. In
this he is being assisted by his staff at the head quarters level, with
expertise in disaster response, logistics and emergency communications.
The overall co-ordination is with the Chief Zonal Officer, Western Zone.
CASA will operate in 2 districts and for efficient management and
co-ordination field based implementation units are set up with an overall
co-ordination unit at Rajkot. Co-ordination, monitoring, consolidation of
reports and accounting will be the main functions of the Rajkot Office.
Finance
The accounts will be maintained at the implementing unit levels by
qualified Accountants and the entire project account will be consolidated
at Rajkot office on a monthly basis.
The zonal office will scrutinise the accounts and submit the same to
headquarters for onward submission. Preparation of quarterly and yearly
financial reports of the project and the final audit of the account will
be done at the headquarters level.
Monitoring:
Monitoring of the project will be done on a regular basis through field
visits, submission of reports, staff-partner meetings and interaction with
beneficiaries. CASA will ensure active involvement and participation of
the beneficiaries, partner organisations, local government officials and
Panchayat leaders in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the
project activities.
The programme will be constantly monitored to ensure progression according
to the planned framework, and also in order to fine-tune when required.
Progress Assessment Reports will be prepared on a regular basis.
An evaluation will be carried out. This will be based on physically
verifiable indicators for infrastructure development activities. Besides
these, there will be a participatory appraisal and evaluation exercise
that will be based on community perceptions.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
A further 12 months is envisaged to complete all the projected activities,
therefore the new completion date will be March 2003.
COORDINATION
CASA head quarters will be in regular contact with the ACT CO and with the
other implementing members of the ACT Alliance working in the area, LWS
and UELCI for complete transparency, information sharing and learning from
each others experiences. Links with development actors working within the
project area pre-exist based on CASA's prior activities and NGO
partnerships in the area. CASA has been directly operating development
programmes in part of the affected area and has NGO partnerships in other
parts since 1993. There are a total of 3 NGO partners in the area who have
played an active role in post earthquake relief operations and will
continue to provide local institutional support through the rehabilitation
phase. CASA will also be co-ordinating and networking with other NGO's to
ensure a co-ordinated implementation of its programmes.
CASA is already a member of the various Co-ordination Committees where the
experiences and plans of the Government and NGO's are being shared on a
regular basis to improve the co-ordination of relief and rehabilitation
efforts. So far, the focus has been on a more comprehensive and holistic
approach to the rehabilitation programme in which the knowledge,
experiences and aspiration of the referral community are ensured by the
support organisations. CASA will continue to be a member of these
committees for sharing and learning.
At the district, block and panchayat levels too, CASA is in constant touch
with the Government authorities, local panchayat leaders and the NGO's.
BUDGET
INCOME RECEIVED- through ACT Network via Geneva: US$
Danchurchaid/DANIDA 597,710
Presbyterian Church of Canada 3,290
Hungarian Interchurch Aid 1,763
International Orthodox Christian Churches (IOCC) 10,000
Diakonia, Sweden 7,102
YCare International - part of £ 150,000 50,000
Methodist Relief and Development Fund 10,000
Anglican Church of Canada - CAD 25,000 16,028
Episcopal Relief and Development 150,000
United Church of Christ in Japan - Yen 9,000,000 72,542
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 250,000 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 223,621
ACT Netherlands - DFL 600,000 240,005
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 250,000 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 220,371
Presbyterian Church of Canada - CAD 50,000 32,468
Presbyterian Church of Canada - transfer ex METR01 9,955
International Orthodox Christian Churches (IOCC) 6,100
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 250,000 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 213,621
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 250,000 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 212,875
Hong Kong Christian Council - cost of tents and airfreight 91,986
Nippon Sei Ko Kai, Japan 11,649
Council of Churches of Malaysia 17,861
ACT Netherlands - Euro 236,326 (ref. 01R38-004) 210,330
YCare International - 1/3 of £ 200,000 98,167
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 127,823 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 117,278
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance / PCUSA 489,404
National Council of Churches in Australia - 72,071
balance of AUD 150,086.31
INCOME - Cash and In Kind direct :
Lutheran World Relief 25,000
Norwegian Church Aid - NOK 2,000,000 242,910
Church World Service, USA - blanket fund 75,000
Mennonite Central Committee 30,000
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance/PCUSA 75,000
Christian Aid / DFID - £ 350,000 516,740
Disciples of Christ / Week of Compassion Christian Church 15,000
Disciples of Christ / Week of Compassion Christian Church 12,000
Church World Service, USA - blanket fund 100,000
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 260,000 (ref. K-IND-0102-0001-GU) 239,668
United Methodist Committee on Relief 100,000
HEKS - CHF 100,000 61,350
Reformed Church in America 10,000
United Church of Canada - CAD 5,000 3,309
Baptist World Aid 20,000
Lutheran World Relief 25,000
National Association of Indian Christian, USA 1,500
Asia Indian Christian Church, USA 500
Church World Service, USA (USD 100,000 for blanket fund) 125,000
Wider Church Ministries / UCCUSA 10,000
Christian Aid / Irish Bishops - £ 20,000 29,084
World Concem International, USA 33,970
Christian Aid / Irish Bishops - £ 80,000 116,336
National Council of Churches, Japan 35,000
Third World Handicraft Shoppe 1,000
United Church of Canada - CAD 25,000 16,213
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance/PCUSA 300,000
United Church of Canada - CAD 23,454 15,032
National Council of Churches, Japan 30,000
United Methodist Committee on Relief 275,000
HEKS - CHF 50,000 29,155
United Methodist Committee on Relief 100,000
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church 1,667
Lutheran World Relief 100,000
Church World Service, USA 120,000
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 15,500 (ref. K-IND-0102-0001-GU) 14,288
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 15,500 (ref. K-IND-0102-0001-GU) 13,827
Local contributions 10,817
INCOME - Pledged:
Danchurchaid - DKr 200,000 24,691
Diakonisches Werk - Euro 725,000 (ref. K-IND-0104-0005-GU) 644,815
TOTAL INCOME 6,785,066
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Type of
No. of
Unit
Budget
Budget
Budget
Budget
Unit
Units
Cost
Rev. 2
New Request
Rev. 2
New Request
INR
INR
INR
USD
USD
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
CRISIS PHASE
Food Relief
Cooked food
6,000,000
130,435
Drinking water
1,200,000
26,087
Dry ration kit
14,000,000
304,348
Polybags for packing
100,000
2,174
Sub Total
21,300,000
21,300,000
463,044
463,044
Non Food Relief
Aluminium utensils
6,230,000
135,435
Sarees
2,975,000
64,674
Dhotis
2,275,000
49,457
Acrylic blankets
3,675,000
79,891
Polythene bags for packing
350,000
7,609
Tarpaulins
21,000,000
456,522
Lanterns
2,100,000
45,652
Sub Total
38,605,000
38,605,000
839,240
839,240
Transport, Storage, Handling and Related Costs
Truck rental and related costs
1,500,000
1,500,000
32,609
32,609
Personnel, Administration, Operations and Other Support Costs
Salaries, benefits and administrative support
6,140,500
6,140,500
133,489
133,489
Type of
No. of
Unit
Budget
Budget
Budget
Budget
Unit
Units
Cost
Rev. 2
New Request
Rev. 2
New Request
INR
INR
INR
USD
USD
Audit and Evaluation
Audit of ACT funds
45,000
45,000
978
978
Total Crisis Phase
67,590,500
67,590,500
1,469,359
1,469,359
POST CRISIS PHASE
Infrastructure Development
Housing (296 sq. ft. structures)
House
60
99,456
5,967,360
125,788
Housing (402 sq. ft. structures)
House
120
135,072
16,208,640
341,666
Housing (509 sq. ft. structures)
House
87
171,024
14,879,088
313,640
Housing (386 sq. ft. structures)
House
648
129,696
84,043,008
1,771,564
Housing (386 sq. ft. structures)
House
411
115,800
47,593,800
1,003,242
Toilets (19.5 sq. ft. structures)
Toilet
267
5,850
1,561,950
32,925
Toilets (20.5 sq. ft. structures)
Toilet
1,059
6,150
6,512,850
137,286
Toilets with leach pit for each house
Toilet
1,326
2,500
3,315,000
69,878
Community Infrastructure
Schools
School
6
1,203,552
7,221,312
152,220
Panchayat offices
Number
6
235,200
1,411,200
29,747
Roads
Road/sq. m.
87,000
70
6,090,000
128,373
Water and Sanitation
Drainage channels
Meter
37,000
167
6,179,000
130,249
Water pipelines)
Meter
7,500
475
3,562,500
75,095
Water storage reservoirs
Reservoir
6
550,000
3,300,000
69,562
Sub total
208,090,000
207,845,708
4,523,696
4,381,233
Livelihood Focussed Programmes
Carpentry units
Unit
12
10,000
120,000
2,530
Tailoring units
Unit
60
3,000
180,000
3,794
Pottery units
Unit
12
5,000
60,000
1,265
Embroidery units
Unit
24
7,000
168,000
3,541
Electricians units
Unit
6
3,000
18,000
379
Small vending units
Unit
12
25,000
300,000
6,324
Farm implements
Set
24
1,500
36,000
759
Fodder for livestock
Ton
300
1,200
360,000
7,589
Milk animals for women's groups
Number
108
10,000
1,080,000
22,766
Sheep rearing
Unit
360
2,000
720,000
15,177
Economic support for self help groups
Group
24
25,000
600,000
12,648
Seeds (groundnuts and pearl millet)
Ton
20
35,000
700,000
14,755
Farm yard manure pits
Pit
360
3,000
1,080,000
22,766
Construction of percolation tanks
Unit
4
250,000
1,000,000
21,079
Construction of check dams
Unit
6
200,000
1,200,000
25,295
Sub total
10,381,000
7,622,000
225,674
160,666
Community Organisation and Capacity Building
Leadership development programme
Session
24
2,500
60,000
1,265
Skill development programme
Session
8
5,000
40,000
843
Self-help group training
Session
18
2,500
45,000
949
Entrepreneurship development
Session
12
3,000
36,000
759
Field exposure
Session
12
10,000
120,000
2,530
Type of
No. of
Unit
Budget
Budget
Budget
Budget
Unit
Units
Cost
Rev. 2
New Request
Rev. 2
New Request
INR
INR
INR
USD
USD
Staff development programme
Session
6
10,000
60,000
1,265
TOT module development
Module
1
25,000
25,000
527
TOT for village representatives
Session
1
50,000
50,000
1,054
Disaster preparedness programme for the villagers
Session
18
5,000
90,000
1,897
Disaster preparedness posters
Lumpsum
100,000
2,108
Reports and documentation
Lumpsum
500,000
10,540
Sub total
866,500
1,126,000
18,837
23,735
Total Post Crisis Phase
219,337,500
216,593,708
4,768,207
4,565,635
MATERIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING AND HANDLING
Transport
Inland transportation of fodder and seeds
Trip
35
3,000
105,000
2,213
Storage
Rental of warehouse for seed storage
Month
3
6,000
18,000
379
Handling
Fees for loading and unloading of fodder and seeds
Ton
320
150
48,000
1,012
Total Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing and Handling
0
171,000
0
3,605
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Office Equipment
Computer and peripherals
Unit
1
110,000
110,000
2,319
Photocopier
Unit
1
100,000
100,000
2,108
Office furnishings
Lumpsum
150,000
3,162
Generators
Unit
6
35,000
210,000
4,427
Communications Equipment
Telephone and fax equipment
Unit
1
35,000
35,000
738
Vehicles
Mopeds
Unit
6
27,000
162,000
3,415
Motorcycles
Unit
5
45,000
225,000
4,743
Utility vehicle (4 WD)
Unit
3
450,000
1,350,000
28,457
Total Capital Equipment
1,954,000
2,342,000
42,478
49,368
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
Salaries and support staff
Coordinator
Month
24
10,000
240,000
5,059
Development officer
Month
24
8,500
204,000
4,300
Project engineer
Month
24
8,500
204,0000
4,300
Accountant
Month
24
5,000
120,000
2,530
Administrative assistant
Month
24
4,500
108,000
2,277
Field officers (4 persons)
Month
24
22,000
528,000
11,130
Supervisors (6 persons)
Month
24
27,000
648,000
13,659
Stenographer
Month
24
4,000
96,000
2,024
Male community organisers (6 persons)
Month
24
24,000
576,000
12,142
Female community organisers (6 persons)
Month
24
24,000
576,000
12,142
Month
24
24,000
576,000
12,142
Type of
No. of
Unit
Budget
Budget
Budget
Budget
Unit
Units
Cost
Rev. 2
New Request
Rev. 2
New Request
INR
INR
INR
USD
USD
Travel
Local and regional travel (15 persons)
Month
24
120,000
2,880,000
60,708
Hotel accommodation (for outstation staff and visiors)
Month
24
40,000
960,000
20,236
Office operations
Office rental
Month
24
8,000
192,000
4,047
Office utilities
Month
24
5,000
120,000
2,530
Stationary and supplies
Month
24
5,000
120,000
2,530
Communications
Telephone and fax
Month
24
12,000
288,000
6,071
Mobile telephony
Month
24
8,000
192,000
4,047
Vehicle Operations
Fuel and maintenance for 6 mopeds
Month
24
4,200
100,800
2,125
Fuel and maintenance for 5 motorcycles
Month
24
10,000
240,000
5,059
Fuel and maintenance for 3 utility vehicles
Month
20
33,000
660,000
13,912
Other Administrative and Support Costs
Promotion and visibility
Month
24
20,000
480,000
10,118
Total personnel, Administration, Operations and Support
4,300,800
10,108,800
93,496
213,086
AUDIT AND EVALUATION
Audit of ACT funds
Lumpsum
120,000
2,530
Evaluation
Lumpsum
500,000
10,540
Consultancy
Lumpsum
800,000
16,863
Total Audit and Evaluation
60,000
1,420,000
1,304
29,933
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
293,242,800
298,226,008
6,374,843
6,330,984
BALANCE
-293,242,800
-298,226,008
4,005,236
+454,081
Exchange Rate : USD 1 = INR 47.44
Notes to the Revised Budget
Direct Assistance.
Crisis Phase
Activities under this budget item have already been implemented.
Rehabilitation
a) Housing: Variations come from the fact that instead of constructing
1,249 houses, in 3 different sizes, there will be 1,326 houses of mainly
one size (in 5 of the 6 villages). There is now also a need for two type
of structures (load bearing and frame structure) due to the kind of soil
on which they will be build.
b) Community Infrastructure: variations are due to the change in number of
villages (6 instead of 7).
c) Water & Sanitation: increase due to new calculation of costs because of
change in locations as well as in design and capacity.
Livelihood programmes
Variations are largely due to changes in number of units and some slight
costs adjustments. The costs of seeds has been erroneously given in the
previous budget and this has now been corrected. The unit cost of
percolation tanks has also been changed keeping in mind the actual
dimensions.
Community organisation and capacity building: the variation results from
changes in the number of programmes. The amount budgeted for reporting and
documentation has been increased to offset the extended project period.
Transport, Storage, Handling & related costs
In the revision these costs related to fodder and seeds have now been
included, as by over sight they were not in the previous budget.
Capital equipment
Office equipment: The variation has occurred due to changes in the number
of units being procured as per need.
Personnel, Administration, Operations & other support costs
a) Salaries and benefits: The changes here are proportional to the
extended project period.
b) Travel: The unit cost in the original budget was found to be inadequate
due to expansion of the project area and has therefore been corrected.
c) Office operations: there is a marginal increase in office utilities
based on actual expenditure.
Communications
Telephone, Fax and Mobile : increase based on actual expenditure.
Audit and Evaluation
Evaluation: The cost related to CASA's expenses in connection with the
evaluation had not been budgeted previously but have now been added.
Consultancy: The cost of the technical consultant appointed by CASA for
the construction activities had not been included previously, this
deficiency has now been corrected.
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