ASSAM FLOOD ASSESSMENT REPORT JULY 2012

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1 ASSAM FLOOD ASSESSMENT REPORT JULY 2012 Assessment Date: 3 July to July 6, 2012 Assessment Team: Oxfam India- Zubin Zaman, Sameera Shamim Ahmed, Bhaswar, and Rajeshwar Paw Area Assessed: Morigaon, Sonitpur and Nowgaon Report edited by Zubin Zaman

2 Executive Summary The 2012 floods in June this year because of heavy rains and breaches in embankments of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have caused colossal loss of life and property across the state. However, there are some districts that have been worst hit namely Morigaon, Sonitpur and Nowgaon affecting more than 13,19,260 people. According to the reports 588 villages are severely affected by the floods. Total displaced people are 411,983 ( govt numbers/ cumulative figure). This number will have reduced by now as water has receded and people who have the resources have begun to move back. However, there are some villages which damaged to such an extent that it is not possible for people to go back to. Inhabitants from these villages continue to reside in the govt. Managed IDP camps. Currently the number of displaced across the 3 districts is 156,551 persons. As on 6 th of July reporting the number of IDP camps is 175 across the 3 districts. Their sizes can vary. The assessment team visited flood affected areas from 30 th June to 6 th July 12 in Morigaon and Sonitpur district in Assam. The team also met key state and district level officials and district level I/NGO co ordination meeting was organised to gain an understanding on their response plan by various agencies. Based on the above, the assessment team presents the following key recommendations. The flood affected areas in Assam are poverty pockets and are most vulnerable to disaster risks. Though Morigaon district is annually affected due to floods, the recent floods are reported to be the worst in the last 10 years. Moreover, the floods have affected districts where preparedness and coping mechanism is low. Such as Sonitpur district. The impact of the floods in Sonitpur district has also been very severe. Flood in Assam particularly in these affected districts is not comparable to floods in any other parts of the country. Thus in the backdrop of poverty and under development floods of this scale has devastating impacts on the lives and livelihoods of the poor and has tendency to push them backwards by many years. The poor has thus less access to social and economic opportunities. The need for immediate relief is crucial and must be undertaken at a greater speed and scale. The situation in camps and villages continues to be grim. We would recommend that immediate support must reach to the worst affected people settled in self-settled camps. The assessment team recommends that Oxfam respond to the flood crisis with humanitarian assistance. Key recommendations by the assessment team: Water Supply 1. Ensuring provision of safe drinking water at household level through household level treatment and/or disinfection. 2. Providing adequate and appropriate water storage containers (jerry cans, Oxfam buckets seem an option) to prevent/minimize the risk of secondary contamination. 3. Construct risk reduction based raised hand pumps keeping in mind that the areas are flood prone.

3 Sanitation 1. Prevent/control open defecation during the emergency period. 2. Construct appropriate/technically feasible emergency communal latrines (separate for men and women) for IDPs in self-settled camps on the embankments. Provide hand-washing facilities next to the latrines. 3. Construct appropriate bathing and washing places for women in the camps. Disease control and Hygiene Promotion/improvement 1. Ensure stock and use of ORS in cases of diarrhoea. 2. Ensure stock and use of chlorine/ NADCC tablets and water purifiers. 3. Special community awareness programs on malaria and diarrhoea need to be carried out for all communities (host, locally affected and affected from further villages). Awareness programs need to be backed up with supply of bed nets, and ORS. Emergency food security and livelihood 1. Cash transfer support since the markets are functional. 2. Initial cash and income security 3. Further emergency food security surveys 4. Also consider: Cash or voucher distribution; Production support: agriculture, livestock, fishing 5. Seed or material inputs for recovery of loss of assets. 6. A minimum income through cash for work (CFW) or cash transfer / vouchers is assured to the worst affected households to see through to the next agricultural season. Emergency Shelter: 1. Ensure adequate protection from heat and rain by provision of CGI sheet and a shelter kit shelters. 2.Provide household NFI as emergency support to help families to get back to normal ways of living and practice hygienic ways of handling drinking water and food. Mosquito nets are a critical need. Gender: 1. Targeting of most vulnerable, particularly women, differently able and elderly from backward caste and community needed to be identified. 2. Provisioning of facilities like, toilets, tube well, distribution of relief materials (including management), capacity building opportunities, etc must keep in considerations like local custom, location, timings, access and safety of young girls and women. 3. Provisioning of sanitary napkins (locally made) must be made available so as to ensure physical comfort and sense of dignity among young girls and women. 4. Ensuring the large number of pregnant women particularly in self settled camps have access to medical care and support. 5. Cooking utensils including eating plates and drinking glass should be provided as lack of these items has added to the woes and problems of women.

4 Brief background of the disaster including damage details: Incessant rainfall and breach in embankments have caused flood in several parts of Assam. As on 1 st of July, 2012, almost 2 million people in 27 districts of Assam have been affected due to flood. Although the number is large it is important to note that the impact on the affected population is varied. In certain districts such as Jorhat and Golaghat, although flooding happened, flood waters receded rapidly and the impact is less. By the time the assessment was carried out many flood prone areas were limping back to normalcy. However, one has to be cautious about the situation because this was the first spell of floods and Assam will face further spells. This is because the monsoons have just only started. 107 people are reported to have died from the devastating floods. This is one of the worst floods in the last 10 years. With this being just the beginning of the monsoons in Assam, the flood-affected population face major challenges. While rains have stopped for the time being, further rains could pose a major threat of not only the returnees but also people still living in emergency shelters or on raised river/road embankments, railway line. The possibility of contamination of hand pumps, the main drinking water source has increased risk of water-borne diseases. Diarrhoea cases are being being reported from some IDP camps. Other ailments like fever, and skin diseases are few-and-far in between so far, the situation needs to be monitored when the receding floodwaters drain out leaving behind pools of stagnant water in low-lying resident areas.

5 Details of the Assessment Areas: Sl. District Block/Revenue Circle Villages No 1. Sonitpur Sootea block of Naduar circle Nijbasti, Nadipar Murabasti Somardoloni, Khalihamari and Gamripal 2. Morigaon Mayang and Lahorighat Block 3. Nowgaon Rupahi (worst affected), Dhing, Sadar Asigarh, Pattekibori, Lechariparpam and Laharighat Bordubatup, Barman Basti, Sondubatup Currently assessed Map of Morigaon: Area Assessed

6 Map of Sonitpur: Area Assessed

7 Damage Overview of the Visited area (As per DDMA damage assessment report) District No of Revenue Circle affected No. Of Villages Affected No of Population Affected Loss of Life No. Of People displaced No. Of livestock perished/lost No. Of cattle camps Crop area affected (in hectares) No of Relief camp Operational as on 6 th of July with population Sonitpur Tezpur 44 44,000 43, No with 5067 people Naduar 75 1,43, ,000 Under assessment 49 Nos. With 96,125 people Biswanath 27 38,998 35,500 Under assessment 10 Nos. With 26,574 people Dhekiajuli 18 55,000 10,786 Under assessment --- Helem 30 24,771 Under assessment ---- Gohpur 43 49,782 1, Chariduar 14 18,500 Under assessment ---- TOTAL 7 nos , , nos with 20,000 no. Of cattles District Morigaon No of Revenue Circle/Blo ck affected 2 (Mayang and Lahorighat ) No. Of Villages Affected No of Population Affected Loss of life No. Of People displaced Area Affected (Hectares) Crop area affected (in hectares) , , relief camps with 127,766 people No of Relief camp set up (cumulative)

8 Field visit observations: General: A. Morigaon District: During the assessment it is found that - Flooding has been caused by incessant rainfall resulting in excess water level in Bramhaputra & its tributaries and breaching of embankments. In Buragaon under Lahorighat Block, there was breach in the ring bund on 26 th June. The situation got worse on 28 th June. Majority of the villages in Mayang block was inundated by flood waters. The floods destroyed shelters, and crop land, including washing away household assets of the communities that live there. Communication to the interior villages is still a problem. With water receding it has become difficult since even boats have a difficulty in shallow areas. They are living close together in clusters along with their livestock. As water is receding in most areas people are moving back to their homes; which are still partially submerged or surrounded by flood water. People were also observed drying their paddy in the sun as it has not rained in the past few days. Because of shortage of food people are forced to consume spoilt paddy which they have been able to recover from their houses. There are many children within the age of 0-5yrs along with lactating and pregnant women who need immediate attention. Government has distributed tarpaulin in some pockets along with rice, dal and salt as shared by the Circle Officer of Bhurgaon, Ms. Gitali Dowarah. She also shared that out of 121 villages in Bhuragaon circle, 101 villages have been affected by floods. Around 9 15 medical teams are being dispatched in the villages to cater to any immediate medical needs. Government claims that all PHCs, Sub- Centres and SSCs are functional in all areas. It was also shared by the District Project Officer ASDMA that the medical teams are carrying ORS packets and Halogen tablets for the community. The government is trying to procure halogen tablets to be distributed in the villages. Government is also distributing Phenyl along with bleaching powder in some pockets. Target villages identified in Morigaon Mayang Block Villages No of HH Population Gagalmari Asigarh Gagalmari No kathobari Lechari Partam Karsua Bori Garolmari Lahorighat Block Villages Barukota Sahoria Baromani kachari Bualguri

9 Bordup Lengeri Bari Total in Morigaon B. Sonitpur District: Due to incessant rain, and raising water level of Brahmaputra, the District Administration of Sonitpur was on high alert since 25 th June, This was because the Brahmaputra Dyke at Biswanath Panpur was likely to breach. It did breach on the 27 th and Naduar Rev Circle and Biswanath Rev. Circle were flooded because of the embankment breach. The nature of the floods in Sonitpur was that of Flash floods. As a result, Sonitpur district is one of the worst affected districts because of the recent floods. Seven revenue circles covering 251 villages and 231,051 population is affected. Six persons were reported dead and 3441 livestocks are lost. At present, there are still 52 relief camps which are operational and have a population of 127, 766. Field Observations: (General) The Sootea block under Naduar revenue circle is not a flood prone area. The impact of the floods is worst felt here because the population was not prepared for floods. They have not witnessed floods in the area for over 30 years. Around 72 revenue villages in Sootea area with approximately 100,000 population have been affected. There are logistical difficulties in accessing all the villages in the flood affected area. As water recedes, it will be difficult to use boats and given that the roads damaged extensively and many areas cut off, providing humanitarian assistance there would be expensive. In one of the camps NRHM nurses were seen providing medicine for fever and stomach ailments. ASHA workers have provided flattened rice and molasses in the same camp. There are many children in the camps. As people are afraid of losing their belongings, mostly the children, women, elderly and the people with health problems have been shifted to the camps. Men are still staying near the villages. The camps are in unhygienic condition as the water is receding and also people and cattle are living very close to each other. Safe drinking water is a major concern. Health, particularly that of smaller children is of concern. The circle officer mentioned that there is adequate supply of food material. However, tarpaulin, baby food, bleaching powder, medicine and firewood is needed for relief. There have been complaints by people staying in the camps that there is actually inadequate food. No time has been shared by the government as to how long they will supply rations to the community. Few villages where water has receded, people have started going back. Live stocks are still being kept in dryer places. Some villages continue to be submerged. The river Brahmaputra continues to flow at the danger level. Near Gamripal people are camping on a concrete bridge and high road along with cattle and few belongings. Government is providing rice and dal. NRHM has set up health camps in all relief camps. In some camps drinking water is provided.

10 SSA and other line departments are coordinating to provide support to the people. Drinking water and health issues seem to be the most pressing thing at the moment. Also post flood concerns like repairing of houses, livelihood concerns were also raised by the affected people and the officials. LIST OF VILLAGES IS CURRENTLY BEING FINALISED 1. WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) Water Quality In Morigaon people are using flood water for drinking and domestic purposes. In Sonitpur during the assessment it was observed that there is a large number of dead animals adjacent to the villages. This poses a health risk and carcass removal by the government has not been done as yet. Moreover, people are consuming the same water for cooking and drinking. People are drinking flood water, defecating in the same water and using it for all other purposes. PHED has installed some hand pumps at 25 feet which needs to be tested as observed in some of the affected villages. In addition, PHED has also carried out one round of chlorination of the handpumps in the affected area. Safe Water in being sourced from the handpump which are in some cases near the villages and in some cases very far away. Some people have to travel a km to access handpump water. In Sootea (sonitpur) some camps have been provided bottled water. But safe water drinking is a major concern as people are using contaminated water. Iron content in the water is high. In Morigaon it was observed that children are taking boats to get drinking water. There is no outbreak of any disease so far however sporadic cases of diarreaoh and fever along with vomiting has been reported from Morigaon Again, in Morigaon poor hygiene practices and contaminated drinking water with high turbidity can lead to disease outbreak or high incidences as the water recedes. Quantity Minimum quantity of safe water for human consumption is not available in some of the worst affected areas. Accessibility People who had moved from their places of original residence experienced great difficulty in accessing drinking water. Some of the handpumps used by IDPs are privately owned. Sporadic cases of diarrhea have also been reported from different affected villages. Four cases have been observed in one village where Oxfam team visited. People are afraid of diarrheal outbreak in coming days. Unavailability of halogen tablets, ORS and bleaching in the Sub centers is aggravating the fear amongst the affected people. Availability The normal (and main) source of drinking water is hand pumps. Numerous hand pumps were submerged in the floodwaters making access to clean drinking water almost impossible in some of the worst flood affected areas.

11 Access to safe drinking water is poor with almost 90% of the hand pumps submerged under flood water. The families in the villages and in the camps are now exposed to health risks. The villages and camps visited by Oxfam team are in an unhygienic condition. It was found in many camps there are bare minimum water and sanitation facilities. In many cases two toilets and 1 hand pump and 1 open well is serving the sanitation and drinking water needs of almost 730 people. Open defecation in the water logged areas are making the situation more vulnerable in context to public health risks RECOMMENDATIONS Water Minor repairs of public tubewells in poor conditions (destroyed by floods). Immediate and urgent. Installation of tubewells in schools and other institutions which is community based. Installation of raised tube wells to address DRR elements given that this is a flood prone geography. Improving the drainage system around the public tubewells to reduce stagnant water and avoid contamination of ground water Distribution of water storage containers, where possible, to encourage water treatment practices at the households Provision of safe water in camps and household treatment of water. Hygiene promotion Selection and training of volunteers, school children and local/folk entertainers on dissemination of key public health messages Community trainings on water treatment (boiling, filtering, use of zeoline/halogen tablets where applicable) and proper handling of tubewells Use of durable IEC materials (e.g. murals) in schools and other institutions to disseminate on key public health messages Sanitation If Oxfam intends to work in the area longer, consideration should be given to the request for support in latrine construction as the communities seem keen on adopting this practice to control open defaecation Bathing cubicles to address women s privacy issues Public health Sporadic cases of diarrhea have been reported by community in some of the villages. Health condition of children in Sootea area is a major concern.(sonitpur) Risk of Disease Transmission There is high risk of faecal-oral contamination due to: Open defecation near water sources; and flood waters Lack of availability of soap Unhygienic behavioural practices Shortage of containers for storing water Bad water handling practices Lack of personal hygiene IDPs say most of them have not bathed or washed the clothes they are wearing for days. Women in menstruation experienced great difficulty.

12 Vector control Risk of diarrhoea is high. Risk of malaria is high because of: The current hot and humid climate and malaria is not un common after the floods Solid waste Presently, this does not seem to pose a health risk in the affected area. But will once water recedes. Though in near future it would need organised effort on collection and disposal. The situation in the villages may be different when waters recede. As people start going back to villages, solid waste disposal will have to be taken up to ensure a clean and healthy environment. Disinfection of general environs of the village would have to be organised on a priority basis. 2. SHELTER In Sonitpur majority of community from the pockets affected by the floods are either living in the open or on the embankments adjacent to the villages / dwellings. They have retrieved CGI sheets from their homes and made makeshift shelters to stay for the time being. The villagers are likely to stay in the makeshift shelters for a minimum of next two months till the monsoon rains reduce. This is also because of the fear of more floods. Currently 52 relief camps have been set up around Sotea in schools, colleges and other government buildings. Estimated 52,000 people are there in the relief camps. Many more people are taking shelter on the embankment and high land areas near the villages. Food is being distributed by the government in the camps. Government is providing rice and dal in the relief camps. Moreover, food rations are being sent to the people in the villages by boats. Water has receded significantly over the 4-5 days. However, people living in the camps are unable to go back to their homes because the conditions do not allow them to live there. There is slush everywhere, and in many cases the shelters are either totally wiped away or so damaged that its unlivable. In addition, there is infestation of mosquitoes and also incidents of snake bites. People have lost their household assets and this includes water containers to store safe water as well as cooking utensils. There are no containers for storing drinking water. Water is now stored in open utensils or buckets by the community. People do not have adequate shelter material to stay dry. The number of displaced people will further swell if there is a second spell of floods in the area, making the situation much more complex. In Morigaon district, tarpaulin is being used by the affected community from earlier responses. In addition, people are using plastic sheets, bamboo mats and cloth to make their shelters. Most of these families are using Echo and Oxfam tarpaulin distributed during the 2007 flood response. They are also using CGI sheets distributed to them under the Indira Awas Yojna for construction of permanent shelter RECOMMENDATIONS

13 Emergency Shelter: 1. Ensure adequate protection from heat and rain by provision of CGI sheets and bamboo for intermediate shelter. 2. Provide household NFI as emergency support to help families to get back to normal ways of living and practice hygienic ways of handling drinking water and food. 3. Advocate with Government to provide general lighting in the camps. 3. FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD Food availability Majority of the farming community has lost about 70% of their harvest. People are living on one meal a day in most pockets as there is food scarcity. Local markets are open and functional however as the majority of the population are wage earners they do not have enough money to procure food items. In Sonitpur fishing is common now and people are consuming small fish. This is the primary diet. But the same can be a risk because of dead carcasses of animals that are in the same water. There are many small children, new born infants, lactating and pregnant mothers who would need immediate nutrition. In Morigaon many boats were also seen carrying their harvest to sell in the market as people do not have dry places to store it and fear that the harvest will get destroyed. They are selling the produce at low market rates. In Morigaon there is distress selling going on. People are also selling their grains because there are no mills available in the village for chaffing the rice. So they are buying rice after selling their grains. Maize has also been seen being dried along the roads and on high lands in some pockets along with ground nuts in Mayang block of Morigaon district. Overall food security and nutrition is an area of concern as people especially those from displaced communities and landless daily wage labourer as there is no work available at the moment. In both Morigaon and Sonitpur majority of the households do not have food grains and are either dependent on local shops or the relief received from government which is very minimal. People are slowly getting into the spiral of debt and further destitution. This is specially so among the poorest of the poor. In both sonitpur and Morigaon the present and immediate future of small and marginal farmers looks uncertain. Standing crops like paddy, have been completely destroyed and they have lost large numbers of livestock, vegetables and trees. To make matter worse, most infrastructure facilities have been damaged, many parts of the agricultural lands have been silted and agricultural fields in many areas are still under water. Quality In Sonitpur it was observed that community was trying to recover the grains submerged under water by boiling it and then drying it. Sub standard food consumption is happening among the affected families. Some people said that they have gone without eating for almost 2 days. At present people are able to eat only rice and dal. Those who could manage fishing were able to supplement their diet with fish. There has been loss of ahu paddy and bodo paddy. 65% of the households could harvest paddy. Grain house of almost 80% of the households got

14 submerged under water. The seedlings of Sali paddy is submerged under water. The people were in the relief camps set up by the Government for 1-2 days where they have been provided food materials (rice-150 gm per person, 100 gm of dal for each household, gm of potato. After returning to their respective villages, the people are facing food crisis. They have taken credit from money lenders or borrowed rice from neighbors who could afford. Some of them have grains in stock which will last for a week or two. The pregnant women and lactating mothers are just having rice, dal and potato which does not meet the nutrition requirement. Asset loss Cattles mainly cows have been lost in huge numbers. There is scarcity of fodder resulting in the decrease of milk productivity. Agriculture is badly affected. People have said that they won t be able to cultivate this year. In one village, Rupahimukh Kumargaon (Morigaon) having more 500 HHs and 5,000 population said that the agricultural land is totally damaged due to sand casting. They said that cultivation in the sand casting land might not be possible for another 2 years. Since there is very less possibility of cultivation in this season, people are afraid that they might not be able to get even any daily labour. The only possibility of getting work is for repairing of road and embankment. They might have to migrate for work. Food insecurity is the anticipated long term impact of the loss of food grains, agricultural land submerged under water, loss of livestocks. Markets Local markets are functional. It has been observed that there is a slight increase in the price of food products. However, there are no shortages in the markets as of when the assessment was carried out RECOMMENDATION Cash transfer support since the markets are functional. Initial cash and income security Further emergency food security surveys Also consider: Cash or voucher distribution; Production support: agriculture, livestock, fishing Seed or material inputs for recovery of loss of assets. A minimum income through cash for work (CFW) or cash transfer / vouchers is assured to the worst affected households to see through to the next agricultural season. 4. Gender Issues: Women revealed that they are having problem with no sanitation facilities. They have to go far from the settlements on a boat or banana raft and defecate on flood water. Women who can t ply boat have to go with a male member of the family. They do not have privacy in terms of sanitation and personal hygiene. Young adolescents mentioned that they wash sanitary clothes in flood water and in the dark so that no one sees them.

15 4.1. RECOMMENDATIONS Gender: a) Targeting of most vulnerable, particularly women, differently able and elderly from backward caste and community needed to be identified. b) Provisioning of facilities like, toilets, tube well, distribution of relief materials (including management), capacity building opportunities, etc must keep in considerations like local custom, location, timings, access and safety of young girls and women. c) Provisioning of sanitary napkins (locally made) must be made available so as to ensure physical comfort and sense of dignity among young girls and women. d) Ensuring the large number of pregnant women particularly in self settled camps have access to medical care and support. 5. COORDINATION a) Oxfam should take leadership role in facilitating district level Inter agency coordination in initially and should either maintain that role for next 2-3 months. Mid term recovery issues must get raised particularly concerning livelihoods, shelter back in villages. b) This can be achieved by facilitating formulation of response strategy for key sectors. c) Oxfam should ensure participation and contribution to the state I/NGO coordination and use this opportunity for policy advocacy on key critical areas. d) Oxfam could liaise with UNDP officer in charge of the district and push for regular GO-NGO meeting. e) Oxfam and other inter agency group members must monitor the CRF entitlements reaching out to the flood affected families including issues of rehabilitation policy for the IDPs f) Oxfam should have a policy advocacy strategy to raise pertinent issues concerning plan for non camp support to flood affected people in embankments and in villages, to initiate coordination meetings and seeking NGO support towards camp management, and must consider providing dry ration or explore cash transfer options for the most affected communities. g) Government should make public compensation amount for affected families and for those declared/found dead. 6. Response from the Government: Army, NDRF, Home Guard teams were deployed for rescue operation in both Morigaon and Sonitpur districts. Temporary relief camps were set up by the Government. Food items such as rice, dal, salt, beaten rice, jiggery, baby food, biscuit, bread were distributed in Sonitpur district. Only 200 mineral water bottles were supplied for the affected people. Wheat Bran and Rice Bran were supplied for fodder in Sonitpur. In Morigaon, only rice dal and salt were distributed. 22 medical teams in Morigaon and 40 teams in Sonitpur were deployed. Government is still assessing the damage details (land, houses, crop area, water sources) Gaps: (Immediate relief) Nutritional need of people has not been addressed. The diet of the people includes just rice; dal and potato.

16 The requirement of Water and Sanitation facilities in the affected areas have not been addressed The circle officer mentioned that there is adequate supply of food material. However, tarpaulin, baby food, bleaching powder, medicine and firewood is needed for relief. Logistics: Warehousing and distribution: 1. Seeing the affected geographical area the most convenient location for storage of materials is Morigaon and Sotea in Sonitpur. 2. For easy distribution purposes, a sub storage facilities can be made at specific locations based on a logistics survey a school with good security, to enable faster pre-packaging before distribution by volunteers and to avoid undue delays. 3. Stocks to be pre - positioned in the camp by previous evening before the distribution date where there is guaranteed security and secure housing. This can be done in Morigaon and especially for Sonitpur where the villages are located in interior villages. 4. Due to road conditions smaller trucks of 4-6 tons can be used for taking distribution materials to the camps. For short distances especially in Sonitpur tractors are also usable. 5. Multiple modes of transportation might have to be used to ferry materials to the affected villages because in many locations roads have been very damaged. Annexure: (Details would be provided in the final report) 1. Source of information: Community, Government Officials- Circle Office, Dispensary, Social Welfare Employee. Village Committee members. 2. List of people, organizations met along with addresses and phone numbers Sl. No. Name Designation/Organization /Address 1. Ruby Gogoi Project officer of Sonitpur Disaster Cell Contact No Gunajit Circle Officer, Biswanath Raichoudhury Circle of Sonitpur district 3. B. Goswami Project Officer, Nagaon Disaster Cell 4. Dr. Arun Nath Incharge of Inter disease surveillance programme, Morigaon 5. Ikbal Hussain Project Officer, Disaster Cell of Morigaon 6. Gitali Dowarah Circle Officer, Buragaon 7. Karuna Brahma District Program Manager, NRHM, Nagaon 8. Wilfred Topno PAD, Dhemaji Stephen Ekka PAJHRA, Sonitpur Anil Chandra Circle Officer, Rupahi, Deori Nagaon 11. Dr. Deepak Chief Medical Health

17 Baruah Officer, Morigaon 12. Mr. Miraz District Media Expert, NRHM End of Document