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HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA, LONDON
PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2001
GUJARAT
EARTHQUAKE: RELIEF UPDATE AT A GLANCE
Priority
Relief Items Required
Following relief items have been identified as priority after the initial search, rescue and relief work in the one week immediately after the earthquake.
Expertise and machinery for demolition of damaged buildings.
Water drilling equipment
Water purifiers
Tents and temporary shelters and
Surgical
appliances and devices for amputees
Extent
of Loss of Life and Property Computed so far
Deaths accounted for 16480 Injured persons treated 68478 Places affected 21 districts, 171 Talukas and 8792 villages
Population affected 37.8 million Buildings damaged 397,000 (so far assessed) Buildings collapsed 228,000 (so far assessed) Cattle deaths 12,250 (so far assessed in five districts)
Further
Measures by Central Government
PM chaired an all-Party meeting in New Delhi. Calls off his visit to Japan and Malaysia
Additional allocation of Rs.250 crores over and above normal allocation for constructing earthquake proof housing for families below poverty line in rural areas. HUDCO and other agencies to be consulted in this regard.
Assistance of Rs.22,000 per dwelling unit proposed for the affected districts.
Other Fresh Developments in Relief Work
Deployment in Kutch
15 Senior IAS Officers, 107 Administrative Officers, 210 technical staff, 6213 non-technical staff, 197 Police Officers, 10 SRP Companies and more than 22,000 personnel from Armed Forces, 3000 from Para-Military Forces, 1349 Home Guards and 690 Police personnel deployed.
530 cranes/JCBs, 291 bulldozers/excavator, 2679 loader/dumpers/ trucks, 1603 Jeep/Ambulances, 614 gas cutters/DG Sets/Sub pumps and 2895 other equipments deployed.
563 ration shops functioning. 2944 MTs food grain & 228 MT vegetables supplied. 72-tanker diesel/petrol and 29 tankers kerosene supplied. 4080 kits distributed.
Other highlights of deployment
335 NGOs and 5837 volunteers assisting the relief operations.
26,000 tents, 37,000 tarpauline received by Government of Gujarat.
About 2,00,000 blankets received by Government of Gujarat.
5000 trucks and dumpers deployed
25 teams undertaking survey of loss/damage to agricultural property.
Medical
606
Specialists doctors from Gujarat and 140 from other State in medical relief
work.
2365 medical officers, 590 experts from other countries(including doctors, engineers and administrators etc.) at service.
34 hospitals functioning and 250 mobile teams in Kutch.
Close to 350 hospitals functioning in other districts.
31 primary health centres in Kutch and 976 in other districts treating minor cases.
2531 doctors and 2016 para medics deployed of which 488 in Kutch.
66,741 patients attended to.
12
special teams of veterinary doctors deployed and 2006 animals treated.
Specialist from NICD & NIMP deputed to prevent outbreak of any possible epidemics.
Another 80 member team consisting of officials and staff left to Bhuj to control any possible epidemic on 4.2.2001
Overwhelming response from private hospitals and NGOs.
Power,
Communication and Transportation
Power Supply restored in 9 towns and 785 villages.
Telecommunication links partially restored.
Two additional flights pressed into service by Indian Airlines for Bhuj.
Railway lines restored upto Bhuj.
Road,
rail and air traffic restored to near normalcy.
81 aircraft have arrived from different countries with relief supplies, including 3,428 packets of blankets, each comprising around 30; 2,500 tents and 73 tonnes of food-packets containing bread, biscuits and fruits.
One IL 76 freighter aircraft offered by Turkmenistan Airlines and three B737 freighter aircraft offered by Blue Dart placed at the disposal of Indian Air force.
Private
airlines also operating additional flights to Bhuj and Rajkot and have
ferried relief materials.
6 additional flights daily with total of 972 seats to the affected region planned till 7th February.
Free air transportation of relief materials 133 thousand tonnes handled so far. Further more than 76 thousand tones in process.
Free handling facilities to charter flights bringing in relief materials from the State Governments and foreign Governments.
Water
Piped Water supply restored in 9 towns and 772 villages.
Water tankers supplied in 9 towns and 478 villages.
Water provided to 86 villages through other sources.
Shipping
Berths No.6 to 9 are functional.
Cargo operations on relief vessels is being undertaken
Petroleum
Koyali Refinery (IOC) continuing normal operations.
Crude oil pipeline from Salaya, feeding Koyali/Mathura/Panipat refineries, resumed operations since 27th Jan after checking.
International
Help
CARE
committed upto US $ 3.5 million relief assistance. CARE, Canada & Norway
arrived in Bhuj with 2650 tents each accommodating 6-8 persons. 40 persons
relief team engaged in relief work. FICCI-CARE alliance formed for Gujarat
Rehabilitation Project to provide immediately temporary shelter,
water/sanitation/ electricity, quake resistant housing, construction of
permanent social infrastructure (schools, clinics, tube wells), help to
small business establishments and craftsmen. Project selection to be done in
consultation with the Government of Gujarat.
DONATING
FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Financial Donations
In addition to Prime Minster’s Relief Fund, information about which is contained in the High Commission’s Press Release of 30 January, donations can also be made to :-
Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
Gujarat(details below, under "External Aid Coordination Cell")
Every donation will be acknowledged by the Prime Minister’s or Chief Minister’s Office, as the case may be.
Cheques/ drafts for the above donations may be sent directly to respective addresses or to the High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA for onward transmission.
EXTERNAL AID COORDINATION CELL
set up at N.R.G. Bhavan, Ahmedabad
Government of Gujarat have set up an External Aid
Coordination Cell at the NRG Bhavan, Ahmedabad to coordinate and monitor the
external aid. The Cell is headed by Shri S.K. Shelat, ex-Chief Secretary and
Adviser to Honoroubale Chief Minister, Gujarat State. There are other senior
officials in this Cell, including Dr. Kirit Shelat, IAS, Industries Commissioner
and Shri A.J. Shukla, IAS, Managing Director, Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb).
If the aid
is in the form of cash or cheque, the same may be sent in the name of Chief
Minister's Relief Fund, Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat. Contact person for this purpose is Shri S.N. Dave, Joint Secretary,
Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. His phone numbers are : 91-02712
51911 to 51917 (Office) 91-02712 26833 (Residence), 91
98250 37408 (mobile).
If the aid
is in the form of kind (such as
medicines, eatables, etc.), the same may be sent by Air. This would be received
at the Domestic Terminal of the Ahmedabad
Airport where a Cell headed by Shri M.S. Dagur, IAS who is attending
to this work, has been set up. The contact numbers of this Cell are 91-079
2869261, 91-079 286 7269.
If the aid in kind is being sent through any other mode, except by Air, the same may be sent to Shri G.C. Murmu, IAS, Additional Commissioner of Relief, Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. His contact numbers are 91-02712 51911 to 51917 (Office) and Mobile No. 91 98250 37427.
Important Contact Numbers for Disaster Relief
Commissioner of Relief
Revenue Department, Block No. 2
Basement, New Sachivalaya.00-91-2712-51902, 51904/05/06
51912, 51916/17Shri C K Koshy
P.Secretary, Revenue Department00-91-2712-51900 Shri B. R. Patel, Director of Relief 00-91-2712-51911 External Aid Coordination Cell 00-91-79-285 4765/66/67 NRG Bhavan, Circuit House Annexe,
Shahibaug, Ahmedabad00-91-79-285 4768 (fax)
Bhuj Control Room 00-91-2832-50444, 51805 Relief Materials Counter,
Gujarat Bhavan, New Delhi0091-11-4673661 & 4671881 Krishi Control Room
Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi0091-11-3389453,3383476, 3385574 Krishi Control room (NDM) website http://www.ndmindia.nic.in Gujarat Government website http://www.gujaratindia.com Gujarat Government’s e-mail address (for queries on earthquake) equake@guj.nic.in
Press Release No. 17/2001