Country summary
Death toll - 10,881
Missing - 5,792
Injured - 6,913
Livelihoods affected - more than 3 million
Affected areas - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, the Union Territories of Pondicherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
DFID Actions
The Government of India did not formally request donor assistance, but did not stand in the way of appeals by the UN, and bilateral support through NGOs. DFID maintained close coordination between the Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs Department in London and its India offices to track the progress of the disaster and immediate relief needs and contributed more than £3m to emergency relief.
Our support to longer term rehabilitation, through the UN Country Team, followed a multi-agency (UN, World Bank, Asian Development Bank) assessment of reconstruction needs in affected areas. DFID contributed £3m to the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Post-Tsunami recovery Framework.
A proportion of the £9.3m of regional emergency funds to WHO, UNICEF and the International Federation of the Red Cross, have been utilised in India. Approximately £700,000 of UNICEF's water and sanitation money is earmarked for India. The WHO and IFRC funds are un-earmarked.
Examples of funding
Relief
Christian Aid (£400,000) for food, non-food items and psychosocial support to 50,000 affected families in three affected states, with a project duration of 45 days.
Help Age International (£483,057) for India and Sri Lanka. Non-food items and food support to 8,600 families (90% of whom included elderly members) and mobile health teams.
Disaster Mitigation Institute (£328,735) for transitional shelter for 1,200 families, cash for work (clean up and shelter construction).
Reconstruction
UNDP (£3 million) to 'UN Recovery Framework for Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation and Reconstruction'. Ensuring the needs of socially excluded groups, are met during recovery. Also contributing to HIV/ AIDS prevention/ care, restoring livelihoods, shelter/ habitat development, environmental sustainability, capacity building for disaster risk management, and policy support and coordination.