APOWA - Action for Protection of Wild Animals
Daily Flood Report: 16th September, 2011
Today, our disaster rescue team, which includes veterinarians, volunteers has been conducting rescue and relief works in worst affected villages of Ameipal, Balisahi, Madhuraganda, Badaghai of Mahakalpara block. The footprint of the flood is huge, now the flood water is slowly receding and many marooned villages became approachable. But due to breaches many areas still cut off from the main road. Here the challenges are many and normalcy a distant one. After continuously for eight day relief and rescue works, our team going to be ready for post flood operation, which is so important.
Food scarcity is everywhere; fodder is a dream for animals in affected areas as thousands hectors of pasture land still submerged. Many animals were found to be severely malnourished. They are vulnerable to infection and diseases, the high temperature and humidity will further aggravate the spread of communicable diseases. It has been seen that in many areas animal shelter completely dashed into the ground as most of the shelter thatched house. So thousands of animals still spending day and night without shelter under open sky.
With your support, we can continue our work during this emergency, but also beyond, as we continue to help to the affected animals.
Thanks,
APOWA Team
Daily Flood Report: 15th September, 2011
It is the day 7, since our disaster rescue team has been working restlessly to provide relief to the surviving animals. While our team travelling to the remote areas of Mahakalpara block, a person from Maharangala village informed us that a group of buffalos standing in a river island. It took nearly 3 hours to reach on the spot by a country boat from national high way no 5. We came to know, they were standing without food and shelter since last four days. The APOWA disaster rescue team began feeding to nearly 120 buffaloes. The team was also provided feeds with medicine assistance to these animals. We spent the morning session doing relief works there.
The flood relief activity of APOWA team has been highly appreciated by the Chief District Veterinary Officer, Kendrapara. There thousands of flood victims are still deprived from the help in the remote areas. Emergency feeding the few thousand animals is a great job however; more support for the starving animals can help to sustain the animals.
Another incident happens with our team today, that due to sudden heavy rain and strong wind, one of our team however narrowly escaped in the river Salijanga when they were going with animal feeds and medicines of relief materials to the affected people and animals crossing with a small country boat near Balisahi in Mahaklpara block today. They were all safe.
The flood situation in Orissa is still grim today. Thousands of people along with their companion animals took shelter along roadsides and river embankments under temporary polythene roofs depending purely on whatever little relief was supplied. With incessant heavy rains have made their shelters inhospitable creating fear of diseases. In view of the grim flood situation in Orissa, the Central Home Ministry has dispatched helicopters, boats and special force personnel to the affected areas for rescue and relief operations.
Donations Received:I. By responding our flood appeal, Worldwide Veterinary Service, UK responded immediately and sent parcels containing the following items:
1 x Pack of 50 Tie on Face Masks
3 x Packs of examination gloves & tissues/wipes
59 x 10ml syringes
78 x 50ml syringes
36 x 30ml syringes
2 x Durapore surgical / bandage tape
12 x Easifix 10cm x 4m bandages
22 x Sterile bandage dressings (various sizes)
2 x Digital thermometer
II. We would like to extend our gratitude to Romula DSilva, Puttaparrthi, AP for his support for flood affected animals.
III. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)-Emergency Relief Network team has consent to send a team with materials to support the affected animals.
We would like to give heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters and well-wishers those who are giving us moral support to accelerate the operation.
APOWA Team
