Emergency Relief to Flood Victims in Nepal

Background and Geographical location

1. Between 27-28 September 2024, heavy rainfall in Nepal triggered severe flooding, landslides, and widespread damage across 20 districts, with seven 1 severely affected. The Nepal Government has declared 71 municipalities across 21 districts as disaster crisis/emergency zones due to the severe impacts of landslides and floods. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, as of 16 October, a total 2.59 million people were affected, with 250 deaths, and more than 17,000 individuals have been rescued.

2 . Vulnerable communities face limited access to clean water, sanitation, healthcare, and food, which heightens health risks, particularly for women, children, and the elderly. Damage to schools and health facilities has further strained the health and education sectors. Immediate needs include shelter, food, water, sanitation, and healthcare. Floods and landslides have damaged 550 water systems and 9,000 sanitation facilities, jeopardizing access to clean water. With many using alternative water sources, preventing waterborne and vector-borne disease outbreaks is crucial

3 . On 7 October, the Government of Nepal identified the 20 most affected districts, including 71 local governments, with Sindhuli, Sarlahi and Saptari among the hardest hit. In these 3 districts, more than 18,000 households were affected 4 .

Goal: Increased community resiliency of flood affected families from Sarlahi and Saptari districts.

Objectives: To provide humanitarian assistance to 1,514 HHs by providing hygiene kit, winterization kit and household kits to targeted locations from Sarlahi and Saptari districts of Nepal.

Expected Result: Increased resilience of 1,514 flood affected families from targeted locations in Sarlahi and Saptari districts

Output 1.1: 1,514 flood affected families will be received winterization kits and household kits
Output 1.2: 1,514 flood affected families will be received hygiene kits to improve their sanitation

Additional information:

प्लान इन्टरनेसनल नेपालको संगको साझेदारितामा यस संस्था जानकी महिला जागरण समाज धनुषाले २०८१ सालको अविरल वर्षको कारण प्रभावित मधेश प्रदेशका २ जिल्लाहरु सप्तरी र सर्लाहीमा Emergency Relief to Flood Victims in Nepal परियोजना अन्तर्गत प्रती परिवार रु. २८,४०० को राहत सामग्री हरु १५१४ परिवारलाई वितरण गर्दै आईरहेको छ।

मधेश प्रदेशका ४ वटा पालिकाहरु सप्तरी जिल्लाको Tilathi Koiladi RM का ९१५ प्रभावित परिवार र सर्लाही जिल्लाको Barahampuri Rural Municipality,Ramnagar Rural Municipality र Balara Municipality का ५९९ परिवारका लागी स्वच्छता तथा सरसफाई सामग्री , भान्साको लागी आवस्यक सामग्री र न्यानो कपडा र सामग्रीहरु वितरण गर्दै आईरहेको छ।

विवरणको सुरुवात सप्तरी जिल्लाको Tilathi Koiladi RM वाट गरियो जसमा प्लान इन्टरनेसनल नेपालको कन्ट्री डाइरेक्टर Ram Kishan र प्रदेश कार्यालयका प्रमुख रवी संकर पंडित लगायत Tilathi Koiladi RM को अध्यक्ष Arun Kumar Mandal , जानकी महिला जागरण समाजको कार्यकारी निदेशक, राजन नेपाल कार्यक्रम व्यवस्थापक विष्णु कुमार भण्डारीको उपस्थिति रहेको थियो ।

राहत सामग्री प्राप्त गर्ने परिवारहरु र Tilathi Koiladi RM को अध्यक्षको भनाईमा यती धेरै ठुलो र अत्यावस्यक सामग्रीको राहत प्याकेज पहिलो पटक प्राप्त भएको अभिव्यन्ती व्यक्त गरेको पाईयो ।

प्रती परिवार राहत प्याकेजको VAT सहितको मुल्य २८,४०० मुल्य वरावरको रहेको छ।