Flood emergency in the state of Assam, India - Concluded

The flood emergency in India began in mid-May 2022 in the state of Assam. In the first wave of flooding, 29 districts were severely affected by the disaster. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority reports daily on the flood emergency situation. According to reports, dozens of villages were badly hit and, at the same time, relief and medical camps were set up to accommodate the displaced population. As a project partner of the emergency relief operation conducted by the Camillian Task Force (CTF) India and CADIS International, a local team from the Guwahati Gana Seva Society (GGSS), the social arm of the Archdiocese of Guwahati, carried out an assessment of the flood situation in Hojai, Morigaon, Nagaon, Kamrup Metro, Kamrup Rural, and Baksaby, involving the local population of the flood-affected areas, where people are most affected within the Archdiocese of Guwahati. They interacted with people living in the various relief camps and listened to their difficulties and problems. The team gathered information from different locations in the flood-affected areas.

Six medical camps were organized in different locations. The medical camps aim to reach at least 3,000 families in the villages of the Archdiocese of Guwahati, with the distribution of relief goods (food and non-food items). Each medical camp organizes health and hygiene awareness seminars, in coordination with local government officials. In Kuthuri, in the Marigaon district of Assam, the team organized a medical camp for a total of 115 people of all ages and genders, mostly tea growers, and 84 with specific medical assistance. Another health camp was held in the village of Kamarkuchi, in the Mayomg block of the Guva panchayat, in the Marigaon district. Ninety-two patients with multiple problems were assisted. The team identified the most common disorders: hypertension, skin problems, gastritis, and body aches. The third medical camp was held in the flood-affected area of Amaraguri, located in the Laharighat subdivision of the Morigaon district.  Amaraguri has a total population of 4,992, of which 2,543 are male and 2,449 are female. Women and children living in the relief camps are facing difficult times. Health and hygiene issues in the relief camps have become a major concern, even though government officials are trying to provide healthcare services. The population is facing food shortages due to food consumption. Educational institutions are closed, which has created problems for school-going children and disrupted their daily learning.
 

Report on the activities of the medical camps conducted by CTF India

11/07/2022/ Monday                                   

The team is staying in a residence (priest's house) of the Archdiocese of Guwahati. The team left for the camp after breakfast and at 11 a.m. reached a small village called Kuthuri in the Marigaon district, Assam. The medical camp was held at the government elementary school. A total of 115 people were consulted and 84 received medicines. People of all ages and genders came to seek medical assistance. The camp participants were tea plantation workers.

12/07/2022/ Tuesday

The camp was held in the village of Kumarkuchi, in the Mayomg block of the Guva panchayat, in the Marigaon district, Assam. The camp was organized in an open hall. Ninety-two patients participated with hypertension, skin problems, gastritis, and body aches.  The livelihood of the people depends mainly on agriculture.

13/07/22/ Wednesday

The camp is located in the flood-affected area of the village of Amaraguri, situated in the Laharighat subdivision of the Morigaon district, Assam, India. Amaraguri has a total population of 4,992 people, of which 2,543 are male and 2,449 are female. The literacy rate of the village of Amaraguri is 39.48%, of which 40.62% are male and 38.30% are female. There are about 813 houses in the village of Amaraguri.