SitRep 20
1800 Hrs 4/1/2005

 Annexure  -II

Ministry of Home Affairs

NDM Division

DETAILS OF IMPACT OF THE TSUNAMIS OF 26^TH DECEMBER, 2004 - ON THE MAIN LAND STATES

NR = Not Reported.

* There is increase due to increase in reported damage from Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Note:-  The Tsunamis have caused extensive damage in Nicobar Islands ,  which will require more or less rebuilt/ reconstruction.

ANNEXURE-III

Ministry of Home Affairs

NDM Division

Overall Lifting Position

Status of Relief Materials Movement 

Status of delivery of High Priority Items

Status of deployment of Medical Teams/Disaster Response Teams and Volunteers

No. of IA Transport Aircrafts made available as on:

ANNEXURE- IV

No.32-5/2004-NDM-I

Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Detailed situation report on the impact of Earthquake/Tsunami in Indonesia , A & N Islands and other coastal States- Relief, rehabilitation and other follow-up measures

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

ANDAMAN ISLANDS

Health: In Andaman & Nicobar Islands there are 2 District hospitals, 4 Community Health centers, 20 Primary Health Centres and 107 sub centers. There is a referral Hospital at Port Blair. DGHS and other senior officers of DGHS and ICMR are camping at Port Blair to review the medical relief activities. A team of 40 persons consisting of doctors, health administrator, technical experts, public health specialists are deployed by the Central Government to assist the State Government doctors to provide medical relief. In the 8 worst affected Islands 3 doctors have been deployed in Car Nicobar, 2 in Little Andaman, 2 in Katchal, 2 in Nancowry, 1 in Chowra, 1 in Teressa. 10 teams of psychiatrists are being sent to A & N Islands to treat the affected victims.

There are 11 civil medical teams at Port Blair, 3 at Hut Bay , 3 at Car Nicobar and 01 each at Nancowry group, Katchal and Campbell Bay . Defence personnel have also opened medical camp 01 at Port Blair, 02 at Car Nicobar, 01 each at Campbell bay and 01 at Hut Bay . Emergency medicines and disinfectants are being delivered on priority. 120 bed hospital is being operated on INS Magar, Civilians are being inoculated and Medical relief is under continuous surveillance by MoH.  Medical expert team led by DGHS has arrived in Port Blair for networking health efforts. No report of outbreak of epidemics has been received so far.

Water Supply:  80% pipeline water supply has been restored in Port Blair, 2 fresh water sources have been located in Little Andaman. Quarry Lake (2.5 Km) from Jetty have been connected by motorable road and Fire Tender is being used for supply.

Shipping:         Harbour at Port Blair is now fully functional and is receiving large ships. There are 49 Nos. of Jetties in A&N Islands . Of these almost half of them have suffered substantial damage. 25 Nos. are now operational, 14 are non operational and no information is available for 10 Jetties.

Civil Aviation:  Port Blair airport  which was damaged is now functional. The total air lift capacity from mainland to Car Nicobar and Port Blair has been augmented to 100 MT (Approx) and 20 MT by Civil Aircrafts.

Telecom:   The telephone facilities which were temporarily disrupted are functional. Police wireless has started working and ISRO has established satellite links and efforts are on to restore BSNL network in Little Andaman.

Power :            20 MW capacity in Port Blair is  severely affected and as per the assessment of NTPC and CEA,  repair  could be completed in four weeks time. The power supply has improved to 40%.  Pending operationalization of normal power supply, alternative arrangements are being made by deployment of DG sets etc.

Relief and Rescue:  Relief measures by UT Administration are continuing. 11 Relief camps have been opened in Andaman district. There is sufficient drinking water supply in Port Blair and water is being air dropped in other Islands . 11 more ships of Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways are scheduled from Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Kolkatta carrying the passengers and relief materials. The situation in various islands is stabilizing rapidly and life is returning to normalcy in Andaman district except little Andaman which was worst affected in Andaman District. 400 pieces of Poly Roll is being provided by West Bengal and dispatch  is being lined up. Indian Coast Guard has deployed 19 Ships, provided 67.3 MT of relief materials and has established 6 medical camps and provided medical relief to more than 2350 people. 6 MT water, 3 MT milk powder and 1 MT sugar was dispatched by Blue Dart Aircraft on 03.1.2005 from Karnataka for A&N Islands .

Deployment of CPMFs (Relief Teams)

NICOBAR ISLANDS

Shipping:  All small harbours and jetties have been damaged and not possible to park any vessels. Efforts on to restore the facilities. Pending restoration of shipping facilities, the supplies are being airlifted.  Indian Coast Guards ships have reached Hut Bay and Cambel Bay with relief materials. Three Jetties; one each at Car Nicobar, Nancowry (Kamorta) and Nancowry (Champin) are fit for operations. Four Ships of Indian Coast Guard are deployed in relief and rescue operations.

Civil Aviation:  The airport is functional for Air Force flights for both An-32 and IL-76 flights. The link has been established on the small airstrip at Camp Bell Bay and the Dornier aircraft is operating.

Telecommunications: 31 Telephone exchanges have been made operational in A&N Islands . 22 satellite Phones are also operational. BSNL has deputed 6 teams of 18 people along with the equipments to establish point-to- point communication in these Group of Islands. Communication has been established in all affected islands through Police Wireless. 4 STD lines have been restored in Car Nicobar, Video link has been established by NIC. 01 Satellite phone is working in Teressa and Katchal. Telephone exchange has started functioning in Kamorta. ISRO video link is also functioning in Kamorta. Telephone links has been established in Great Nicobar. Restoration of landline and cell phone network is in progress. 30 channels connectivity restored in Great Nicobar, Campbell Bay and Kamorta.

Power:   There are 27 medium and small DG sets of which 20 had been washed away. The remaining 7 are operational and supply power to Car Nicohar, Kamorda and Cambell Bay . DG sets have been dispatched and are operational. 30 DG sets operating in Car Nicobar. Restoration of power at Katchal and Teressa will take some time as complete set up has been washed away.

Road:  Efforts for making road clearance between Little Andaman and Hut Bay is under progress. 22 Kms. road has been severely damaged and 2 bridges are damaged. Tractor Detour is being opened. 20 Kms. road opened from Air Field to Muse Jetty. Balance stretch needs major repairs and a team of Ministry of Surface Transport has reached and making assessment for restoration. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways have provided equipment, materials etc. for restoration.

Health:   The district hospital at Car Nicobar has been operationalized. The health teams consisting of 04 doctors each have been deployed at Hut Bay , Nancowry and Campbell Bay , specialists are working at Car Nicobar. In addition, 12 doctors from Maharashtra and 03 specialists from Andaman are also placed at Car Nicobar. 05 doctors and 02 staff nurses are deployed at Katchal, 5 nurses at Hut Bay , 11 Nurses at GP Pant and 5 at Campbell Bay . Civil medical teams are operational in Kamorta, Teressa and Katchal. 20 staff nurses have been deployed in worst affected Islands from Central Government Hospitals New Delhi. Additional 20 Paramedics have been deputed to assist the central medical teams. A Radiographer has been sent to Car Nicobar on the request of A&N Islands health authorities.

Water:  . 01 Drinking water well and 4 water point have been activated with DG sets in Car Nicobar. Temporary water supply through one army and one civil well has been resumed. Restoration work for regular supply is under progress in Katchal. In other islands water is available through wells/ springs and efforts are being made to restore piped water. Air dropping of drinking water is continuing in remote areas.

Rescue and Relief: Of the 38 inhabited islands, 30 islands are affected. Survey of all islands have been completed. The situation in Car Nicobar Groups of Islands is improving rapidly. 14 Ships of Navy and Coast Guards and 16 Aircrafts fixed wings/Helicopters have been pressed in to service for relief and rescue work. Mass cremation/burial of dead bodies is being undertaken on day-to-day basis. BSF Personnel have disposed off 150 dead bodies, moved 3000 persons to safer places and provided medical treatment to 210 persons in Katchal 1268 persons have been evacuated from Chowra. All dead bodies have been disposed off. Air dropping of  (food packets, Drinking water, emergency medicines, household kits, milk etc.) to affected Islands is continuing. 3 relief camps in Kamorta, 8 in Car Nicobar, 01 in Teressa have been opened. 4 adhoc camps have also been opened at Campbell Bay . Relief materials are being distributed with the help of Defence personnel, CPMFs and volunteers including some NGOs.

01 Relief Commissioner, 04 Special Relief Commissioner and 03 Special Officers have been deputed by the A & N administrations for coordinating relief and rescue operation. 2 IAS, 5 DANICS and 4 DANIPS officers have reached for assisting A&N administration. 80 BSF personnel also reached on 3rdJanuary 2005. 78.81 MT of relief materials from Karnataka are being dispatched on 3^rd January by road to Chennai for onward shipment.

Supply of Petroleum Products (POL)

Full demand of POL products is being met. LPG stocks are being replenished on priority and additional 500 KL Kerosene has been released.  ATF at Car Nicobar at Car Nicobar has been tested and found that products meet the specification. 6 ATF re-fuellers are available for dispensing. A dedicated tanker (MT Harsha) carrying 1400 KL ATF, 450 KL SKO and 5000 KL HSD reached Port Blair in the morning of 4^th January 2005 from Haldia,.  There is sufficient stock to cover Petrol  (30 days), Diesel (17 days), Kerosene (21 days), ATF (5 days at Andaman and 38 days at Car Nicobar) and LPG (11 days). LPG tanker is expected to reach Port Blair on 11.1.2005 with sufficient stock to last 75 days. A team of IOC is camping at Port Blair to monitor the stocks & supplies.

MAINLAND (ANDHRA PRADESH, KERALA, TAMILNADU, PONDICHERRY

Shipping:  All seaports harbors are now fully functional including for export consignments.

Civil Aviation:  All Airports are functional.

National highway:  All national Highway are functional. The Ministry of Surface Transport have constituted and deployed Field level teams in all affected States/UTs for assessment of damage and repairs.

Telecommunications: There was temporary disruption in telecom facilities in the coastal areas.  The telecommunication facilities have since been restored.

Supply of Petroleum Products (POL): Full demand of POL products is being met including LPG in the affected areas on priority. Additional Kerosene 10,000  KL each to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, 7,000 KL to Kerala and 400 KL to Pondicherry has been released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Relief and Rescue:

Andhra Pradesh: the State Government is continuing the relief and rescue operation. 4 Coast Guards ships and 5 Naval ships helped in search and rescue.101 Stationery medical Teams, 72 mobile medical teams and 568 para medical teams have been deployed to provide medical aid to the victims. The situation has improved considerably and people have since returned to their homes from the relief camps.

Kerala:  Relief operations are continuing and Army, Navy and Coast Guards have been assisting the local administration. The priority being accorded to supply of fumigation and disinfectant in affected areas to avoid outbreak of epidemics. Roads have been cleared and supply of drinking has been restored.  Adequate medical arrangements have been made. State Government has deployed 224 doctors in the affected areas. The situation has improved considerably. 

Tamil Nadu:  Relief operations are continuing and Army, Navy and Coast Guards have been assisting the local administration. Two Chetak Helicopters, Two Dornier Aircrafts, Indian Naval ships and one Coast Guard helicopters were deployed at Nagipattnam. Union Health Minister is camping at Chennai and coordinating with the State authorities for providing medical relief and prevent outbreak of epidemics. 

Pondicherry :  Relief operations are continuing and Army and  Navy have been assisting the local administration. One ship of Coast Guard is also engaged in relief and rescue operations in Karikal area. 4,95000 food packets, 42000 water bottles, 26,371 Blankets, 28,742 Sarees, 25742 Dhotis, 25742 Towels and 275.62 MT of rice have been distributed to the victims till 3^rd January 2005.

RELIEF ASSISTANCE FROM STATES

All States/ UTs have responded overwhelmingly and have contributed in the relief funds as well as have sent relief materials and personnel for assisting the affected States/UTs. A brief of relief materials sent/being dispatched from these States  to affected States /UTsis as under:

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