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8.4.3 During Relief and Rehabilitation
Section VIII : NGOs and Voluntary Agencies
Immediately after the disaster, the members of the community may look depressed and
helpless, but very soon gets euphoric when they find that after all everything is not lost.
Participation of community at this stage helps in early recovery and promotes mental health.
It is necessary to see that member of the community are continuously engaged in some sort of
helping activity to draw them out of their depression.
Relief authorities at the site would therefore:
• Encourage self-help in every activity of their day-to-day living.
• Encourage assistance for location and identification of dead, disposal of dead bodies,
disposal of carcasses and disposal of damaged food stocks
• Encourage contribution of labour (loading, unloading, distribution, temporary
constructions, salvage and restoration of water supplies, Food distribution, relief camps,
cattle camps etc.)
• Enlist assistance for updating records of damages and losses.
• Enlist assistance in maintenance of law and order
• Enlist assistance in maintaining sanitation standards and disposal of waste
• Promote cultural and recreational activities in order to protect the mental health and
sustain the ethical and moral values.
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