SUPER CYCLONE SIDR 2007 Impacts and Strategies for ... - nirapad

Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
Table 3.2: No. of Damaged Latrines in 12 Affected Districts
District Barisal Jhalokathi Pirojpur Bhola Patuakhali Barguna Bagerhat Satkhira Khulna Shariatpur Madaripur Gopalganj Total
Latrine 5,631 1,680 1,505 1,300 1,750 1,060 22,000 175 1,912 1,540 1,467 15,259 55,279
Response
According to Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) about 12,984 of 221,039 total
numbers of mechanised water sources (tube-wells, rain water harvesters, pond sand filter etc.) were
affected of which 10,951 (84%) have been rehabilitated. Total 8,082 (82%) out of 9,289 surface water
ponds available for safe drinking water have been reported as being cleaned. In addition, 25 mobile
water treatment plants are currently operational providing an average 2,000 litres per hour potable
water each.
• Total 354 new tube-wells are installed through contracting and WatSan committees.
• A total of 145,831plastic jerrycans have been distributed in worst and badly affected districts.
• Total 6.3 millions of Water Purification Tablets (WPT) distributed among the affected people.
• About 19 thousand kg of bleaching powder and 59,015 kg of lime were distributed for
decontamination of water sources.
• About 17 thousand kg of Alum was distributed to purify drinking water.
• About 76 thousand litres of bottled water distributed among the affected people to meet their
immediate need of drinking water.
• Some 38 HDP mobile tanks are being used in Khulna district to supply water in the cyclone
affected areas.
• US army team purified and supplied drinking water among the affected people using Specialised
Reverse Osmosis (RO) process of water purification.
• The supply of water containers appears to be up to 500,000, consisting of 200,000 from the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC), 100,000 from the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and around 200,000 from other sources.
Strategies
The official reports of DPHE indicate the estimation of the short term and long term rehabilitation
water and sanitation systems. The report shows that about 18 million US dollars are required to
excavate and re excavate of ponds including land acquisition and dewatering of damaged ponds. Total
1.28 million USD is required for rehabilitation of Pond Sand Filter (PSF) System, 28.5 million USD
for tube well installation and repairing. About 30 million USD is required for the installation of new
latrines and repairing of damaged latrines.
Short-term
• Bottled water is a temporary but necessary support.
• Dewatering of ponds and removal of sludge before the monsoon
• Excavation and re excavation of ponds
• Establishment of water quality testing and monitoring system.
• The installation of deep/shallow tube-wells in the worst affected upazillas i.e. Morelgonj,
Kathalia, Mathbaria, Bhandaria, Kalapara pourashava, Galachipa, Betagi and Amtali is needed.
• In places where tube-wells are not feasible, water treatment plants need to be installed, especially
in the small river ports, near 30 ferry ghats (30 plants) of the upazilas of Mongla, Sarankhola
char, Kalapara, Patharhata and Bamna.
• Strengthening of hygiene promotional activities and school sanitation programme.
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