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09 Apr 2012
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EFICOR constructed Mutipurpose flood shelter inaugurated at Lakhnaur, Madhubani District In Bihar

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A multi purpose flood shelter constructed to provide temporary shelter to flood affected communities living in Lakhnaur was inaugurated on 17th March by Mr Sanjeev Hans (IAS), District Magistrate of Madhubani. Other government officials present at the event were Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh( I.A.S ) SDO, Jhanjharpur, Mr. Babu Ram (I.P.S ) A.S.P and Jhanjharpur, Mr. Prabhat Datt - C.O , Lakhnour. Mr. Pramod Kumar Prabhat- Up Pramukh- Lakhnour, Rev. K.Gunasekaran- Regional Director, GEMS and Mr. Kameswar Kamti, IAG Madhubani- Coordinator also participated in the function. Rev.Rev.

17 Jan 2012
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Thane Cyclone Relief - EFICOR appeals for support of livelihood restoration for the cyclone affected

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“I work as weaver on daily wages earning around Rs.70 to 100 per day. ‘Thane’ destroyed our house and I have lost opportunities to work. I do not know how to get back to normal life. I am still waiting for assistance from the government.” Says 70 year old Rajalingam, who lives with his wife Ramachi at MGR Nagar, Meenachipettai in Kurinjipadi block of Cuddalore district.

26 Sep 2011
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Sikkim earthquake response report - Update 1

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A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked Sikkim on 18th September killing many people, injuring thousands of people and rendering more than 15000 people homeless with the collapse of houses and buildings. The epicentre was Mangan, which is 54 kms from Gangtok (the state capital) on the Sikkim-Nepal border. The earthquake shook the entire northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital.

23 Sep 2011
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Sikkim Earthquake Emergency Response - Update 1

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A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked Sikkim on 18th September killing many people, injuring thousands of people and rendering more than 15000 people homeless with the collapse of houses and buildings. The epicentre was Mangan, which is 54 kms from Gangtok (the state capital) on the Sikkim-Nepal border. The earthquake shook the entire northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital.

30 Mar 2011
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India: EFICOR plans to provide livelihood support in Baliguda Block of Kandhamal, Orissa

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EFICOR plans to provide 500 affected people with farm and non-farm livelihood programmes and skill training with linkage to entrepreneur networks in 27 villages and 10 hamlets of 8 Gram Panchayats in Baliguda Block, Kandhamal, Orissa.

The communal violence in Kandhamal (Orissa) which - took place in August 2008 had rendered many people homeless, with their houses- either fully or partially destroyed and also created fear and hatred among communities. Following this, EFICOR was involved in relief programme for 6000 families and rehabilitation programme for reconstruction

17 Nov 2010
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India: EFICOR's Rehabilitation programme in Kandhamal, Orissa update

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EFICOR assists in reconstruction of 339houses in Baliguda Block in Kandhamal, Orissa.

The communal violence in Kandhamal (Orissa) which began in August 2008 had rendered many people homeless, with their houses both fully or partially destroyed and also creating fear and hatred among communities. EFICOR was involved in providing relief for 6000families.

As part of the rehabilitation programme, EFICOR commenced the house construction assistance programme in Baliguda block of Kandhamal in November 2009 with plans to assist in the construction

23 Sep 2010
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India: EFICOR responds to Leh Flash Flood - Update 4

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People of Leh - Ladakh region can never forget the fateful night of August 5th 2010 when lives, property and livestock were swept into the Indus river due to a freak cloudburst. As many as 1500 houses in and around Leh were totally damaged which require immediate restoration before the winter sets in.

Heavy slush and mud that flooded homes has rendered the affected homeless. Most of these families currently live in tents provided by the Army (in most of the places), surviving on meagre food supplies received as relief supplied by the Government.

27 Aug 2010
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India: EFICOR's response to Leh Flash Floods - Update 3

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From the Executive Director

EFICOR, over our 40 years of history, has responded to many emergencies. Our partners worldwide have supported us as we have responded to the needs of many thousands of people affected by disaster. Our response to the devastation caused by the cloud burst and the subsequent floods in Ladakh has been similar. The EFICOR team have worked hard to respond to the needs supported by many partners across the world who have made it possible for us to respond.

Trip to Leh

I was able to travel to Leh as part of

14 Aug 2010
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India: EFICOR's response to Leh Flash Floods invites your support - Update 2

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August 14, 2010

EFICOR airlifted 100 sets of spades and pick axes which are currently being used by more than 100 volunteers working along with our partner Moravian Institution to clear the debris caused by the recent flash floods in Leh. EFICOR plans to commence relief assistance to 500 families with food and nonfood items.

"Leh district of Ladakh witnessed the worst natural disaster in its history" claims Chering Dorjay, Chief Executive Councilor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), which is the official body in Ladakh.

09 Aug 2010
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India: EFICOR's response to Leh Flash Floods invites your support - Update 1

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EFICOR plans to initially airlift 100 sets of spade and pick axe in the next 2 days for clearing up the debris in response to the recent flash floods in Leh.

In one of the worst rain related calamities in the Himalayas, two cloud bursts hit Ladakh region which is situated in the Northern part of Jammu & Kashmir state in India on 5th Night and 6th morning of August 2010. The cloud burst was followed by 48 mm rainfall within minutes, which is very high compared to Leh's annual rainfall of only 102mm.

Ladakh is the highest plateau of the

11 Nov 2009
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South Indian floods relief 2009 - Update 3

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"I lost my 18 year old son last year and had hardly recovered from that trauma when this devastation overtook our family, adding to our agony. My elder daughter Nageswari had to leave her studies and work for daily wages in order to run our family, my second daughter Usharani is studying in 7th standard and my youngest daughter Shirisha is in 5th std", narrated Padmavati, a mother of three daughters, of Sangala village in C.Belgal mandal of Kurnool district. Her husband doesn't do any work despite having 2 acres of land.

"How can we educate our children

10 Nov 2009
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South Indian floods relief 2009 - Update 2

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"All my books with my school bag was washed way in the flood water. I want to go to school. Who will give back all my books?" asked 13-year-old Priyanka, a class IX student of a government school in Sunkesula village of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. Her grandmother who was sitting with Priyanka at their fully damaged house appeared dazed and told us that they have lost everything in the floods on 2nd October 2009 as the Tungabhadra and Handri Rivers wreaked havoc in Kurnool district for more than 3 days.

EFICOR team visited Kurnool district

12 Oct 2009
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India: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh flood relief update 9 Oct 2009

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EFICOR plans to provide relief to 15,000 flood affected families in the states of Karnataka and AndhraPradesh.

Low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rains in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (A.P) since 30th Sept. 2009 resulting in a state of emergency in both the states. The flood situation has been reported to be the worst in decades, resulting in losses of homes, standing crops, and infrastructure worth over 220 billion Rupees (=A32.9 billion). In Karnataka, the death toll has risen to 194 ("The

21 Jun 2009
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India: Orissa - Kandhamal communal violence relief phase 2 report - Update 6

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The second phase of relief distribution for 2200 affected families of Kandhamal violence, was successfully completed with the participation of local volunteers on May 31, 2009..

EFICOR team comprising three staff from the headquarters were deputed for the relief operations on May 20, 2009. After going through a process of comparing quotations of different suppliers, the team procured the relief materials from a supplier offering competitive rates.

After planning the distribution schedule, EFICOR team briefed the volunteers from local churches for relief distribution

12 Feb 2009
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India: EFICOR responds to Communal Violence in Kandhamal, Orissa - Update 4

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Background:

Communal violence rocked tribal belts of Kandhamal district of Orissa on 23rd August'2008 after the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in Chakapada Ashram of Kandhamal. The Swami Ji and 5 other disciples were reportedly killed by the Maoists who are known as left wing extremists. However, the Hindu fundamentalist groups took advantage of the incident to create high scale communal conflict in religious line between the Hindu and Christians. 241 villages in the districts have been affected. Hundreds of churches and thousands of houses

26 Sep 2008
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India: Kosi River Flood Situation - update 26 Sep 2008

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The flood situation in River Kosi's new course areas is slightly getting better as the water is slowly receding. As per the government statistics there are 3.3 million people affected by Kosi's curse, the Government, NGOs, and other agencies have opened around 320 relief camps in which about 3.8 lakh people are taking shelter. 25-30% affected people have been taking shelter in their relatives' places while 60-70% males have migrated to other cities and states.

The River Kosi's fury has separated several families. Thousands of people have gone missing. There are some media reports

16 Sep 2008
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EFICOR's Bihar flood relief intervention - update 4

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Flood water has not been receding much hence thousands of people are still taking shelter at various relief camps organized by the government and various NGOs. Rescue & evacuation efforts are being done by the Army. More people, rescued by the Army are joining the relief camps.

The worst affected block of Madhepura district is Murilganj and Kumarkhand, 70% of these blocks are still under water. Bridges, culverts and roads have been fully damaged with no proper means of transportation. All sections of people are affected both rich

11 Sep 2008
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Relief camps - EFICOR's Bihar Flood relief intervention - Update 3

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Flood water was reported to be receding when the flood victims decided to go back to their villages. Authorities battling the massive deluge in Bihar issued public warnings of more floods to come and asked villagers not to return home from temporary shelters yet. Millions are now living on embankments, roads and in overcrowded camps in poor conditions, making them extremely vulnerable to infections and water-borne diseases.

EFICOR staff was struggling to send few pictures to our Head quarters at Delhi, for reports due to poor connectivity

05 Sep 2008
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India: The curse of Kosi

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Though the media is projecting that the water is receding, but Nepal has released another 1.25 lakh cusecs of water which is making the situation very bad in the flood affected areas of North Bihar. The Kosi has pushed lakhs of people belonging to Supaul, Areria, Madhepura, Saharsa, and other districts devastated. People have left their homes and belongings and rushed to the evacuation centers. 56 lost their lives during the process. Some have brought their cattle along with them as they are the only livelihood for them. Some member of families are scattered
01 Sep 2008
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India: Eficor responds to Bihar floods

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In response to the Bihar flood catastrophe EFICOR provides relief to the affected victims. Staff and volunteers are organising a community kitchen in a temporary relief camp in Manohar High School, in Saharsa.

The Kosi River, sometimes called the 'Sorrow of Bihar', changed its course after almost two centuries following a breach in an embankment upstream in Nepal on 18th August. The disaster began when a dam burst on the Saptakoshi River in Nepal. The Saptakoshi, which becomes the Kosi when it enters India, subsequently broke its banks