Report of the Earthquake relief work being carried on at Nandurga of Latur district by Sanghi group of Industries and CHAI Hyderabad by S J Chander 12/11/1993

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Title: Report of the Earthquake relief work being carried on at Nandurga of Latur district by Sanghi group of Industries and CHAI Hyderabad by S J Chander 12/11/1993
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REPORT OF THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF WORK
CARRIED OK AT. NANDURGA OF
LATUR DISTRICT BY SANGHI GROUP OF INDUSTRIES - GHAT HYDERABAD S■J ■

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BACKGROUND

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Sanghi group of industries and the Catholic Hospital Association of India
(CHAI) have jointly set up the relief camp at Nandurga, which is in Ausa
Taluk of Latur District. From Sholapur it is 160 Kms. From Killarj. which
is on the Latur-Omerga highway, it is 16 Kms. Sanghi group of industries
had reached Nandurga on the 3rd of October and started the rescue and
relief work.
CHAI team had joined Sanghi on the 10th of October and
started the medical work, The medical work through the clinic at ^he base
camp went on till 21st October. As the medical work was going On some
had just started the assessment of needs irji nearby
seminarians form ]Poona
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stage a ten-member team from Bangalore with medical and social work
background joined.
REORGANISATION
Work Stage-I

In order to make use of the human resource available effectively,
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Bro.Verghese of CHAI reorganized the relief work in consultation with
Bangalore team. The survey team consisted of Poona Brothers,had already
explored the possibilities of decentralising services.
Reorganization
took place on the 22nd of October with two mobile medical teams, a team at
the base camp and a health education and sanitation team.
The health
education and sanitation team took the immediate measures in improving the
sanitary conditions in and around the camp. Spreading of gravel wap done
immediately for the flooring of the temporary shelters where the atfected
people are living since the flooring was slushy due to continuous| rains
after the earthquake. Construction work of two latrines and bathrooms for
the volunteers was started.
The medical teams including the mobile teams had nearly 300 patients per
The common health problems were more of aches and pains related to
day.
It was reported by all the riedical
the disaster (post-disaster syndrome).
teams that there was an outbreak of diarrhoea and scabies.
Work Stage-II

The need for the shift from curative to preventive and medical to (health
was emphasized by few of the volunteers and further reorganization h[ad to
It was decided to set up a sub-centre at Sarani village| which
take place.
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. Survey team had already finished the [ground
is 6 Kms away from
work in building up the rapport with the people of Sarani made it easy to
set up the sub-centre and to cover the nearby villages.
During this stage, doctors in the mobile teams were identifying the
psycho-somatic illnesses and giving special attention, The shift from
medical to health took place at Sarani first. Health talks were given
any medical
during the house visit.
No formal clinics were run,
assistance needed were taken care during the house visits and giVen a
The focus on
prescription to collect the medicines from the centre,
mother and child care was initiated.

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Planning of health education through street plays, posters and fl^sh cards
began at Nandurga. Due to language problem immediate implementation of
health education cum entertainment programme could not take place, Street
plays on Diarrhoea, Malaria, Measles and Scabies were written up.
Flash
card on Mother and Child Care was developed.
Food material like rice,
wheat flour, dhal, oil, potato. Masala powder were distributed in four
villages. Mobile clinics were reduced to alternate days or once in three
days during this stage.

Work Stage-Ill

The shift from health to primary health care approach had taken place
during this stage, The name of the programme is known as WEDDIMN - Water,
education including health education, drugs (essential drugs) diseases,
immunization, mother and child care and nutrition, The aim of this
programme is to provide primary health care with the
integration
Government health programme and can be continued by the continued after
CHAI-Sanghi winds up the relief work.
Necessary measures have been taken up to intergrate with the lgovernment
primary health centre.
Immunization programme was already done I in two
villages alongwith the government primary health care team.
D istrict
Medical Officer of Latur was very happy and assured of his support all the
ways possible. Health education cum entertainment programme took a good
start at Nandurga Tanda. The street play on Diarrhoea, Malar|ia and
Hygiene was translated into Marathi, by a local chap, who is a college
student at Latur. And the play was performed by a group of NSS students
in four camps. Health Education and entertainment programmes will be
conducted in all the nine villages covered by the Sanghi CHAI groupi.

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SUGGESTIONS

1) Marathi speaking volunteers would be great help in terms of counselling
(ventilation of their grief ) would be great mental relief.
2) Community Organisation with special attention in creating awareness in
making all the rehabilitation programme community oriented
with
peoples active participation
particularly in the construct"Ion of
houses.

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A senior psychiatrist would be very helpful in assisting the bfarathi
speaking volunteers involved in counselling, with or without psychiatry
background.
4) Creation of employment opportunities of the low caste, landless

people.

5) While applying pesticides and insecticides in the vineyeards, labourers
belonging to low caste can be helped in preventing blisters on the
hands, by providing necessary precautions, like using hand gloves etc.
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