CBDP and Promoting Flood Coping Mechanism

Flood is an annual phenomenon in a major part of the operational area of GPSVS.  The problem has been aggravated after the construction of the Koshi-Kamla-Bhuthi Balan embankment as the devastation by floods has increased.

It will not be misplaced to conclude that the residents of flood probe areas will have to survive with floods because no way floods can be stopped. A long-term preparedness for disaster response, development of the skills of living/coping with the recurring floods and initiation of a people's movement for compensation for the damage along with right to life for the flood affected people is being promoted under disaster response.
 
District and state level meetings/workshops are being organised for preparedness and resuscitation the traditional techniques and skills of health care and other necessities of surviving with recurring floods with active participation of community, non governmental organisations and government officials and all other stakeholders.

Key Achievements

• 104 community based organisations (CBOs) and 141 self help groups (SHGs) formed in 35 gram panchayats of six blocks of Madhubani district
• Multi stakeholders meetings at panchayat, block, sub-division, district and divisional level for sensitising the concern authority for preparedness
• Special trainings to traditional birth attendants (TBAs) for safe deliveries during floods
• Volunteers' training for emergent/rescue services during and after floods
• Cattle vaccination training for prevention of water born diseases
• Formation of six block resource centres for collection and dissemination the flood related information
• Training/orientation for CBOs members for community based flood mitigation and tube wells repairing and raising
• Sensitisation of different stakeholders for preparedness and community capacity development initiatives
• Model CBOs developed for long-term preparedness activities