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VIJAYAWADA DIOCESE TIDAL WAVE AND CYCLONE .RELIEF OPERATIONS
PROGRESS REPORT No. 2 UPTO DECEMBER 31 ,.J977.
A.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE:
As stated in our progress report No. 1, the cyclone and
tidal waves of 19th November, 1977 ravaged coastal districts of
Andhra Pradesh. The cyclone caused damage to property, while
tidal wave razed to the ground homes, killed people and animals
and carried away or destroyed whatever people owned. The number
of people rendered homeless and continue to need relief, medical
attention and resettlement runs into lakhs. The cyclone swept
the whole diocese of Vijayawada and we have turned the existing
36 Parishes into relief centres. The super human task of providing
clothing and shelter^ food and water, medicine and sanitation,
and every possible assistance to these suffering people continues.
For administrative purposes and efficiency the diocesan relief
committee has established three main centres at Avanigadda,
Nagayalanka and ^achilipatnam, 90 kms, 100 kms and 68 kms
respectively from the ‘Central Office at Vijayawada.
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B.
THE- ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP:
The Central Office at Vijayawada is established to organize
and coordinate the entire work under the central committee with
Rt.Rev.J. Thumma, Bishop of Vijayawada as its Chairman. At
present a team of 22 are busy with the work under the guidance
of Fr. John Vattamattam SVD. This includes an office manager,
coordinator, buyers, accounts assistant, typists, artists etc.
Thus we have a well established office to carry on the work.
C.
RELIEF CENTRES:
) Avanigadda: Soon after the Tidal Waves receded 5,000 people
who were depreived of everything came to Avanigadda Parish.
Fr. K. Mathew, Parish Priest of Avanigadda took up the challenge
and went into action. These people were clothed and fed and
taken care of for a week. By this time work was started in
the villages at Avanigadda, Lingareddipcleri, Peddagudimottu,
Chinnagudimotu, Nakkalavaridhari and Jayapuram.
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At--pre5-&T7t-^^v75Tuht ‘eerT^d~2O“paid workers are invloved
in the relief and rehabilitation operations. Under Avanigadda
Centre there are two sub-centres at Lingareddipalem and
Peddagudimottu and Fr. Neuhasur is incharge of the former and
Brother Sebastian is incharge of the latter. Ninety-nine
labourers joined the volunteers at Lingareddipalem and 31 at
Peddagudimottu and six at Nakkalavaridhari.
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1) Nagayalanka: Nagayalanka centre-was started on 5th December.
From then onwards Frs. Cuthinha S.J. and Amalraj S.J. are a
source of inspiration to everybody in the Centre. From
Nagayalanka work is done in Jlandapakala, Chintala Dibba,
Bellamkondadibba, Addenkivaripalem, Narasayagaripetta,
Harijanawada, Chintacoola, Pathareddipalem, Gebrgepetta,
Thotamoola, Gaudapalem, Potumeeda, Kammanamolu villages.
Eighty volunteers and-ten paid workers are engaged in relief
and rehabilitation work. Chintakola under Fr. Arulraja and
Potumeeda under Fr..Amalnathan are shaping into sub-centres.
Besides volunteers, some 5,550 man days were utilised at the
c entre•
3) Bandar: At Bandar soon after the tidal wave receded a thousand
people came to the centre and Fr. K.J. Antony, Parish Priest
of Bandar in collaboration with the sisters fed, clothed and
gave medical care to them. It went on for a month and even
now certain number of these people are in the Church compound.
On 15th December Sister Maria Goretti from Nagayalanka was
called to take charge of the office. There are some 16 villages
eand their hamlets affected by tidal waves. But work' is taken
up only in Karaagraharam, Yedara and Ranga Rao Pet. There are
15 volunteers working in this area. Of these 5 volunteers are
working at Bantumilli where Fr..Thomas ..has started a sub-centre.
D.
MEDICAL BEFLLF;
At the very beginning itself Bishop Mathew of Nalgonda and
a team of doctors and sisters came to the affected area. They
together with the staff of Avanigadda st. Ann’s Hospital gave
preventive innoculations to 24,000 people. This was a timely
measure to prevent epidemic. At Avanigadda 13,542 people are
treated up-to-date. Two doctors and seven nurses are taking care
of this work. At Nagayalanka 8,801 people are treated up-to-date.
This work is carried on by 4 doctors 3 nurses and two helpers.
On an average, 700 people are treated at different centres daily.
Thirty-five per cent of the patiehts are treated for respiratory
“tract'‘'Tfif?'CtTbh^~Ther^' are many"'diarl’dhea cages alstrr^The
services rendered by St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and
St. Ann’s Hospital, Avanigadda are praise-worthy.
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RELIEF DISTRIBUTION!
F00D_STWFDISTRIBUTED AT DIFFEREMT CENTRE_Sj.
Commodities
Avanigadda
Nagayalanka
Bandar
1. Rice
2. Bulgar
70,104 kgs
6,400 kgs
5,060 ”
6,260 kgs
21,741 ’’
15,257
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Commodities
3. Milk
4. Vegetables
5. Dhal
6. Oil
Avanigadda
Nagayalanka
60 kgs
45 kgs
1,085 ”
9,000
5,000
940
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Bandar
920 kgs
117
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CLOTH DISTRIBUTION:
F.
jandar
Nagayalanka
Commodities
Avanigadda
1. Sarees
2. Blouses
3. Dhoties
4. Pants
5. Shirts
6. Childrens
wear
7. Blankets
8. Towels
9,000
3,000
12,000
2,000
6,000
300
10,000
10,000
1,000
150
2,300
650
300
750
TEMPORARY SHELTER:
1) Avanigadda; One of the difficult task was the clearing of debris,
corpses and carcasses deposited by the tidal waves in the
villages. Even now while digging out debris, we come across
many corpses and carcasses. This is a major work taken up by
us. And the volunteers put up five community shelters for the
people. Our team cleared 636 house sites at Avanigadda and
also made 23 temporary shelters. We collaborated with CARE to
put up 102 hhelters.
2) Nagayalanka: At Nagayalanka our volunteers helped to put up
325 shelters ’/ith the materials they collected from th?
ruins. At Mandapakala they cleared 500 plots for CARE to build
houses. At Georgejbetta they cleared 47 sites, at Pathareddipalem
163 and at Chintfakol^ 65. Besides, we provided materials for 50
shelters .and put'-u^p five community shelters in different
villages. Our volunteers cleaned 8 wells and installed 23 new
hand pumps to provide people with clean water.
Avanigadda
No. of Volunteers
Paid workers
Daily workers
Community Shelters made
House sites cleared
In collaboration with CARE
Temporary shelters made
Nagayalanka
636
80
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10
5,350 mandays,
5
775
102
23
325
47
20
122
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Avanigadda
NageyGlanka
7
50
8
16
Materials given for houses
Wells cleansed
Hand pumps installed
G.
CYCLONE RELIEF:
We have distributed 4,450 sarees and as many dhoties, towels
and blankets to 36 cyclone relief centres. Besides this we have
supplied 95,000 kgs. of rice 4,690 bags of bulgar, 72-bags of
milk, and 60 cases of oil.
H.
AGENCIES THAT GIVE US FINANCIAL AID:
D CARITAS INDIA.
2) C.R.S. - U.S.C.C.
3) MISEREOR - I.G.S.S.S.
4) CARITAS GERMANY - Through Caritas India.
5) MISSIO
OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT COME TO OUR AID:
1) Andhra Pradesh Social Service Society.
2) Coclila Sangam - Cuddapah
3) OXFAM
4) CARE
J.
A VOTE OF THANKS:
We are grateful to all the Donor Agencies and other organisat
ions that Leip us. We are also grateful to all institutions that
send volunteers to help us with the work. Withoutthis help we
could not be able to do the work we are doing. We can confidently
tell them that we are well organized to aid the poor victims of
tidal waves and cyclone.
December 31, 1977.
Hi.Rev.^Tosenh Thumma
Bishop of Vijayawada and
Chairman, Vijayawada
Diocesan Relief Committee.
Bishop’s House,
Vijayawada - 520 008,
A.P., India.
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