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

Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
• Donor partners and NGOs have begun providing temporary shelter materials in the affected areas.
USD 1.94 million has been disbursed for housing purposes through the NGO community in the
cyclone affected areas.
Table 3.4: GoB distributed amount for repairing of damaged shelter in 12 affected districts
Sr
No
Name of
District
DRR (BDT)
Office of CA
(BDT)
Total (BDT)
A B C D (C+D)
1 Borguna 31,925,000 435,000,000 466,925,000
2 Patuakhali 184,500,000 130,000,000 314,500,000
3 Pirojpur 181,900,000 110,000,000 291,900,000
4 Bagerhat 34,500,000 435,000,000 469,500,000
5 Barisal 15,300,000 45,000,000 60,300,000
6 Bhola 16,000,000 35,000,000 51,000,000
7 Jhalokathi 16,000,000 75,000,000 91,000,000
8 Satkhira 10,500,000 13,396,000 23,896,000
9 Khulna 6,000,000 32,500,000 38,500,000
10 Shariatpur 6,000,000 12,500,000 18,500,000
11 Madaripur 6,000,000 17,500,000 23,500,000
12 Gopalgang 6,000,000 12,500,000 18,500,000
Grand Total 514,625,000 1,353,396,000 1,849,521,000
BDT (million) 514.63 1,353.40 1,868.02
USD (million) 7.57 19.90 27.47
Strategies
One concept that has become very popular among member agencies of the Shelter cluster is the
concept of “Core Shelter.” This concept, broadly stated, is the construction of a small house of very
strong Cyclone-resistant materials that can latter be added onto by beneficiary households with
storage spaces, verandas and extra rooms. This progressive approach to shelter provision ensures that
it acts as a stepping stone to strong, cyclone and flood-resistant housing that will reduce households’
vulnerability to future storms. It is important also to consider salinity during selection of housing
materials as salinity is one of the persistent risk factors for strong houses in the area.
Short-Term (next four weeks)
• Immediately the most vulnerable beneficiaries — widows, female-headed households, the elderly,
the handicapped and the extremely poor — need to be identified and provided with cash support
to rebuild their houses.
• The priority would be given housing assistance to the vulnerable people. If the homeless do not
have shelter soon, they may suffer further in the next monsoon.
Mid- to Long-Term (up to four months and beyond)
• Bangladesh Bank has a housing programme for poor communities. This programme needs to be
scaled up in the cyclone affected areas to help the lower income group access financial support for
building cyclone-resistant houses in the affected districts.
• Other organisations must encourage channelling low or interest-free loan for housing in the
affected area.
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