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A Handbook for Flood Affected Communities Releases at Laluk, Lakhimpur.

MONOJ GOGOI

  A handbook, 'Baan Durjyugor Somoyat Lobo Loga Sabodhanatar Haatputhi’ compiled by Monoj Gogoi and published by People's Action for Development (PAD) and Germany based Terre des Homme (TDH) was inaugurated today at Laluk field office of PAD. Inaugurating the book, Dhrubajyoti Borah, an employee at Aide et Action told that the book was very relevant at present time. And it would definitely help the flood affected communities in Assam. Israel Sanga from the organization expressed his happiness at the releasing of the handbook. He added Assam, particularly the districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji geographically very vulnerable to flood disaster. The book addressed about the cautionary measures that should be taken during flood, pre-flood and post-flood. PAD's director Wilfred Topno told that the organization was formed in 2001 with objectives to assist the socially and economically downtrodden communities. Now, he told, the organization had been continuing a climate change, adaptation and resilience related project in the 10 different flood affected villages in Lakhimpur district.
The deputy director of PAD, Philipson Sona told that through the book the PAD attempted to help the flood affected communities by distributing among them. The handbook vividly explained what to do and what not to do. The book addressed about flood early warning, first aids, search and rescue, fair distribution of reliefs, uses of tools and boats, formation of task forces, water and sanitation, health and hygiene, prioritising vulnerable flood hit groups to help, usage of high rise platform, taking care of livestock etc and how collective efforts of the community cool reduced the flood damages. John Tirkey, Uttam Nag, Arun Kongari, Bipin Doley, Manuel Aind, Raj Kumar Chandi, Jonas Urang etc of PAD and few local people attended the inauguration ceremony.

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