To restore the livelihood of the survivors of cyclone Phailin and its subsequent floods, the ActionAid with its local partners extended livelihood support in 92 villages in Ganjam, Puri and Mayurbhanj districts through its post-Phailin disaster response programme.
With the financial support from European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), ActionAid has provided poultry support to 180 households, goatery support to 32 households, agriculture (millet seeds) and sapling supports (cashew, coconut, casurina, drum stick, guava and papaya) to 600 families, said a Press release issued by the AtionAid.
Another 90 families and 88 families will be provided poultry and goatery support very soon. Apart from that, 50 fishermen groups (comprising 4 to 5 members each) of coastal villages of Puri and Ganjam districts are being provided boats and nets.
“Our aim is to bring normalcy in the lives of Phailin survivors through our humanitarian and early recovery support,” said ActionAid State unit regional manager Debabrat Patra.