Disaster Relief Agenda: Earthquake relief for Marathwada, Minutes of the Voluntary Agencies meeting held on 1/10/1993 and 5/10/1993 at Ashirvad, St, Mark’s Road, Bangalore Shirdi was a representative from CHC.

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Title: Disaster Relief Agenda: Earthquake relief for Marathwada, Minutes of the Voluntary Agencies meeting held on 1/10/1993 and 5/10/1993 at Ashirvad, St, Mark’s Road, Bangalore Shirdi was a representative from CHC.
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DISASTER RELIEF

1993
MINUTES OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MEETING HELD ON 1ST OCTOBER,
BANGALORE
AT 4-00 P.M. AT ASHIRVAD, NO. 30„ ST. MARK'S ROAD?
560 001.
AGENDA

MEMBERS PRESENT s

: EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FOR MARATHWADA
(See Appendi x)

Background s
The Voluntary agencies at Bangalore have met in
the past to
evolve combined efforts to provide relief during disasters in and
around our country»
Many of these agencies have been working
with their partners in disaster affected areas and have been able
to bring
their collective resources to work together.,
from
Bangalore.

This effort started with receiving information through the media
from personal contacts about the earthquake which affectdd
and
the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and adjoining districts df
The earthquake tremors had also been
felt
at
Karnataka»
Voluntary agencies who had met and worked in the pasjt
Banga 1 ore »
agreed to meet once again along with other agencies who have
shown interest in strengthening the efforts from BangaloreThe Meeting 5 The meeting started with a review of the available
■from media and other sources on the disaster and a
in formation
g1impse a t t he backg round ci ted a hove.

The consensus was on

1 ) Evolving a combined response to provide needed relief for
disaster affected in Marathwada.

the

2) To sensitize and seek cooperation of the citizens of Bangalore
in this combined effort..

3> To evolve a long
vo1untary agenc ies »

term strategy

for

the

Bangalore

based

The immediate action evolved by the group was

1 ) To give out advert!zements in the newspapers and broadcast the
appeal
for help on Doordarshan and AIR., as a combined effort;
of Bangalore based voluntary organizations
n

heIp from citizens of
2) These advertizements were to seek
material)
( cash/cheque )
Bangalore in contributions of money
water
li ke
(clothes/utensiIs)
and
other
necessities
con tainers, bu1k drugs„ milk powder etc »

2

3) Eight collection centres tor the above were identitied al 1
over Bangalore, and
and phone numbers tor contact were identitied.
These were to be put into the newspaper advertizement.
4) Pamphlets advertizing
distributed»

these

ettorts were

to

be

made

and

5) Sponsors tor the advertizements and pamphlets were to be
and the needed tormat ot appeal was dratted by a
identitied?
language
The appeals were to be in various
smal1er group.
the
next
(English and vernacular), staggered over
newspapers
ettective
in
be c''
two weeks such that repeated appeals will
mobilizing resources.
The next meeting was tixed tor Sth October., 1993 at the above
mentioned venue betore which, a group ot agencies with contacts
while
at the disaster site were to collect more intormation „
mobilization
collection and
others started ott on the local
drive■

MINUTES OF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MEETING HELD ON 5TH OCTOBER,
1993 AT 4.00 P.M. AT ASHIRVAD, NO. 30, ST. MARK'S ROAD, BANGALORE
- 560 001.
AGENDA

1) . Review of activities since last meeting
2) Feedback, suggestions and discussion
3) Future plan of action
Members Present

(See Appendix)

REVIEW
1) Since many more voluntary agencies were represented in this
1993 was
meeting a review of what occurred on 1st October,
done.
media reports and reports
2) Feedback from the disaster area
from the partner agencies of the representatives in this
meeting.
This showed that there are enough materials and
Money is in great
volunteers for the relief work at present.
need and planning for medium and long term rehabilitation is
required.

have
formed
3) Voluntary
agencies
at the disaster site
coordination groups which will discuss with the government
about their role and areas of relief work.
4) The urgently required materials requested by
Service Civil
International group- Bombay was bleaching powder, bandages and
plasters.
FEEDBACK

An advertisement in Deccan Herald and announcements from AIR
started the day after the last meeting.
This has brought in
cash, cheques, clothes and utensils collected at various centres
established earlier. Other local voluntary groups doing similar
work are also utilizing these centres. Appeal pamphlets have
been printed and are ready for distribution.

Volunteers from agencies represented in this meeting t?ere already
at the disaster site and could provide more information.
Faxes
and other messages were available about the disaster situation.

2

SUGGESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
1) There was need
suggestions were

for

focussed action

by

this

group.

The

a) To identify a few villages and help them in all needs

b) To identify categories of people who needed help like
destitutes, orphans, disabled, women and children etc.
c) To coordinate all future efforts with voluntary agencies
working specifically in the disaster affected area to meet
the actual needs of the people.
2) For accountability to the donors of money, ensuring that all
this was utilized for the disaster affected was essential
Hence all local effort could be sponsored by the local groups
while the donations will go to meet the requirements of th4
A sub-committee will be formed for this.
disaster affected.
3) Since large quantities of clothes and utensils were collected,
a godown for storage, volunteers for sorting out and packing
as well as dispatching and proper utilization were needed.
Association for Physically Handicapped (A.P.H.) had offered
storage facilities.
Offers of volunteers to help in sorting
out were welcomed from ESI Staff Nurses Association and
Service Civil International Volunteers.

4) The need for first hand reports from volunteers who had worked
there was felt.
5) The advertisements and pamphlets appealing for help should be
a continued activity. This in addition to identifying and
integrating other such efforts into a combined response from
Bangalore.
DECISIONS
1) Funds are at present being deposited with Service Civil
This would ensure the facility of
International and OXFAM.
80G exemption under Income-Tax for donors. A framework for
for
fund utilization would be presented at the next meeting,
approval of the group.
2) All the collected material would be deposited at Association
The first
for Physically Handicapped, as a central godown.
dispatch of sorted out material was planned by 11th October,
Materials inappropriate for the needs of the disaster
1993.
affected was to be converted to money and be utilized
appropriately.

3

3) A sub-cornmittee for volunteers was formed. The organisations!
Service Civil International, Sewa-In Action, Child Relief
and You, Vimochana, HEKS and Community Health Cell agreed to
take up this responsibility. Volunteers were to be identified
not only for sorting out material but also to work in disaster
area.
The Service Civil International agreed to extend their
expertise in formulating lists of volunteers and orienting
them.

4) A sub-committee for providing information was constituted
consisting of OXFAM, ACTION-AID, SEWA-IN ACTION (Rastreeya
Santrastha Parihara Nidhi) and HEKS.
5) Press releases about the Bangalore group's efforts were to be
coordinated by Action-Aid, Concern for Working Children,
Ravi
Society for Afforestation and Verdant Earth and Mr.
Prasad.
6) Other offers for help were welcomed from
a) Mallya Hospital for two doctors for a duration of 1 week

of Bangalore International
b) Principal
children in the disaster affected area

School

c) ESI Staff Nurses Association, Rajajinagar for
to sort out relief material.

to

help

volunteering

This group agreed to meet again on Sth October, 1993 at 4.00 p.m.
at the above mentioned venue. During the meeting, volunteers who
have been to the disaster area would be invited to share their
impressions and update us on the prevailing situation.
IN THIS MEETING THE PARTICIPANTS APPRECIATED THE UTILITY OF
COLLECTIVE EFFORT IN BEING ABLE TO EXTEND HELP IN A COORDINATED
AND APPROPRIATE MANNER, TO REACH THOSE WHO REALLY ARE IN NEED.

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