Sector Status

Affected Population

4 million affected; estimated 3.3 million displaced or homeless scattered across 15,000 villages. (Nov-1, OCHA) Nearly half of the four million affected people are in PcK and another 1.3 million in NWFP.

Death toll is at 58,000; injured is at 79,000 (Nov-1, OCHA)

UNICEF estimates some 1.6 million to 2.2 million children were affected by the earthquake and 17,000 children killed while attending school. The head of UNICEF, Ann Veneman, says that the trauma for survivors is worse than that from the tsunami. Veneman repeated warnings of a “second wave” of deaths if children are not provided proper health care. (Oct-31, AFP) UNICEF estimated earlier some 50-60 percent of the dead victims are children and some 32,000 young people had died while another 42,000 were injured. (Oct-18, Reuters) UNOCHA says some 960,000 children need school support (Nov-1, OCHA)

Coordination

GOP presented its National Action Plan on Tuesday (November 1) which will provide a framework for the development of the international aid response with technical expertise and by addressing gaps in resources. (Nov-1, OCHA)

Pakistan and India made an unprecedented agreement to open the disputed Line of Control (LoC). Following a series of meetings held in Islamabad over the weekend, Pakistani and Indian officials agreed that Kashmiri families and relief items will be allowed across five points on foot, not on vehicles.

The GOP formed a 7-member Civil Services Special Task Force. In addition to coordination, the task force will supervise foreign relief workers, NGOs, and volunteers. The task force will work under the Federal Relief Commissioner. Saeed Ahmed Khan is chief coordinator; Ishtiaq Ahmed is coordinator for NWFP; Tariq Khosa is coordinator for PCK; Qasim Niaz is coordinator for donor agencies; Arifa Sofi is coordinator for NGOs; Mohsin Rizvi is coordinator for foreign offices; and Dr. Ashfaq is coordinator for health services. (Oct-19, GOP)

Federal Relief Commission will coordinate rescue and relief operations. Major General Muhammad Farooq Javed, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission will head the Commission.

An Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has been established to rebuild infrastructure. Lt. Gen Muhammad Zubair, engineer-in-chief of the Pakistani Army is chair. (Oct-17, Dawn)

A Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) has been set up within the UNDAC/UN coordination centre. (Oct-14, UNOCHA) A UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator will be based in Muzaffarabad. (Oct-19, UNOCHA)

The UN created three humanitarian hubs in Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Mansehra. (Oct-15, VOSOCC) UNOCHA says two additional hubs are being considered at Balakot and Batagram. (Oct-19, UNOCHA)

An Emergency Response Centre has been opened in Islamabad. (Oct-15, ERC)

Ten sectoral coordination clusters were established to bring together the government, UN agencies, NGOs, IOs, militaries, and donors. (Oct-22, UNOCHA) These clusters cover areas such as food & nutrition, water & sanitation, health, emergency shelter, early recovery and reconstruction, IT/communication, logistics, camp management, protection and education. (Nov-1, OCHA)

A mobile NATO headquarters became operational Thursday (October 27). The Deployed Joint Task Force (DJTF) is coordinating NATO relief activities with Pakistani officials. (Oct-27, Dawn)

Pakistani army has opened three more military bases at Dhamial, Peshawar and Tarbela to assist in the relief operations. Army is operating six forward bases in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalkot, Balakot, Batgram and Mansehra. The army has also set up three main reporting and information centers at Havelian, Mansehra, and Gahri Habibullah. (Oct-27, DPA) Network of some 45 Army points in place. There are six major points, three each in NWFP at Mansehra, Balakot and Batagram, and Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawalkot in PcK. (Oct-19, Jang)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is operating out of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK) while the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) is working in the rest of the country. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

Logistics

According to the Jang, about 90 percent of rubble has been cleared from Muzafarabad. (Nov-3, The Jang)

Telecoms sans Frontieres (TSF) has established telecommunications centers in Muzzaffarabad, Balakot, Takot, and Bagh to help NGOs and quake survivors. (Nov-3, TSF)

Federal Relief Commissioner Farooq Ahmed Khan says that 41 villages, 31 of them in NWFP, had not yet been accessed due to destroyed roads. (Nov-2, BBC)

UNHAS will set up Joint Operations Center in Abbottabad for transit of helicopters. (UNJLC)

OCHA says an Interagency Transport and Logistic Operations Plan have been created and the recently created Joint Government/UN Logistics Cell is operating. (Nov-1, OCHA)

A giant Russian MI 26 copter arrived over the weekend to help with road clearing efforts. (Oct-31, Khaleej Times)

117 helicopters in total are operating and more are expected. (Oct-30, UNOCHA) President Musharraf said another 65 helicopters, 25 from NATO, 25 from the US and 15 from the ICRC, were arriving soon. (Nov-1, TN) 1^st of 4 NATO heavy-lift helicopters from the German Air Force arrived at Chaklala Airbase on Oct-31. Remaining 3 will arrive by mid-week and begin operations by end of week. (Nov-1, Dawn)

UNOCHA says as much as 30 percent of affected areas remains inaccessible. (Oct-27, USAID) According to the UNOCHA, there is only a three-week opportunity to deliver assistance to mountainous areas of Pakistan before the first snowfall. (Oct-24, UNOCHA) Unprecedented logistical challenges in some 30,000 square kilometers of high-altitude terrain remain.

UNHCR says it has set up a new relief supply line from Iran on Wednesday (October 26) from its Kermanshah warehouse near the border with Iraq. (Oct-28, UNHCR)

A UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) cell has been created within the UN Coordination Centre in Islamabad together with the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) antenna. (Oct-14, UNOCHA)

A joint NATO-UNHCR airlift from Incirlik airbase in Turkey will ferry aid from UNHCR’s regional warehouse in Iskenderun. (Oct-19, UNHCR) NATO plans to send some 1,000 troops, including a 500-strong engineering battalion. (Oct-21, AFP) The air bridge has delivered about 600 tons of supplies so far. The first element of the engineering battalion, led by the Spanish army arrived on Sunday (October 30) The battalion will start work in the Bagh area. (Nov-1, Dawn) The air bridge has ferried some 1068 tons of relief thus far. (Nov-3, NATO)

International Financial Assistance

US$1.7 billion has been pledged or committed by international donors, while US$257 million was pledged domestically. (Oct-28, The News)

International donors and representatives from some 60 nations around the world pledged US$580 million at a donor’s conference at UN headquarters in Geneva on October 26.  Ahead of the conference, the UN had revised its consolidated flash appeal on October 25 from US$312 million to US$549.5 million.  However, UN officials say only US$15.8 million of the new money was pledged to its emergency flash appeal, aimed at providing food and shelter to over 2 million homeless people.  Most of the pledges are earmarked for reconstruction.  The UN is seeking the US$549.5 million to cover immediate life-saving and early recovery needs for the first six months of the emergency phase and says it has received some US$122 million in pledges of which US$67.8 million is in firm commitments. 

Food

WFP says that 2.3 million people in need of food aid for at least 2 months in urban areas and at least 4 months in rural areas. WFP says that priority should be given to the 200,000 people in difficult to access areas that may be partially cut off by snow in the next 3-4 weeks, which include Neelam, Jehlum, Kargan and Naran valley, as well as upper parts of Alai. Pre-positioning of food stocks should be done. (Nov-2, WFP)

WFP says that survivors will start dying from lack of food within a month and women and children will be the worst hit if the world fails to help. WFP malnutrition was already a problem in affected areas with some 60 percent of children chronically malnourished before the quake and 10 percent affected by wasting of the body. (Oct-31, AFP)

WFP says six out of nine districts affected by the earthquake were in the most food insecure parts of Pakistan. According to an assessment carried out by WFP with support from UNICEF and Oxfam, priority should be given to the estimated 200,000 people living in the most difficult to reach areas in Neelam, Jahlum, Kargan and Naran Valley as well as upper parts of Alai which may soon become cut off by snow for several months. Half of rural households lost most or all of their grain and a quarter of livestock was killed. (Oct-28, WFP)

Eight NGOs are partnering with WFP. (Oct-28, WFP)

Water and Sanitation

OCHA planning figures say 3.2-3.5 million require Wat/San support. (Nov-1, OCHA)

CARE International, Intersos, Tearfund, International Medical Committee, Alisei, American Rescue Committee, ACTED, JEN and Merlin are assessing and coordinating in this sector. (Oct-17, UNOCHA)

In Muzaffarabad and Bagh, the pipe network was damaged, ceasing all water distribution. Safe water and sanitation have been restored in some parts. (Oct-23, 25, UNOCHA)

NATO will send 3 water purification plants. (Oct-21, NATO)

THW has installed two water treatment plants in Muzaffarabad and Balakot which are producing 250,000 liters a day, to supply 17,000 people. (Oct-17, UNOCHA) Six plants will be set up n Batagram, Balakot, and other areas. (Oct-22, UNOCHA)

Public Health/Medical

GOP says a group of psychiatrists from Karachi left for affected areas to treat quake victims. (Nov-3, Frontier Post)

Mercy Corps has established six health clinics. (Nov-2, Mercy Corps)

Iran said it is handing over its field hospital, 10 ambulances and other equipment to the GOP. (Nov-1, GOP)

28 international field hospitals operational, with bed capacity for 1,252 patients. (Nov-2, DFID) NATO has flown in a field hospital which will be staffed by more than 150 staff. (Oct-31, DPA) In Muzzaffarabad, 8 field hospitals are up and running and providing some 600 beds. (Oct-31, IRIN) MSF has a field hospital in Bagh and three clinics in nearby villages. Bagh’s hospital and 22 health clinics were destroyed. There are reportedly two makeshift civil hospitals and a military hospital in its place. (Oct-26, Reuters)

ICRC basic health care units operational in Neelum and Jheelum valleys. (Nov-1, ICRC)

More than 79,000 injured.

UNOCHA planning figures cite some 3.2 million to 3.5 million need medical care. (Nov-1, OCHA)

WHO says that latest assessments show 291 health facilities destroyed and 74 partially damaged out of a total of 564. Less than half continue to operate. (Oct-28, WHO) Of the 155 health facilities, 147 were destroyed. (Oct-31, IRIN) OCHA reports that up to 4 million people require primary health facilities, 75,000 hospital treatment, with 9,000 pregnant women and 600,000 children under five, as well as those disabled, in acute need of treatment. (Nov-1, OCHA)

The Pakistan Federal Relief Commission asked for medicines and equipment, including antibiotics, painkillers, 100 specialist beds for spinal injuries and dozens of operating tables. (Nov-1, Reuters) The commissioner appealed for more vaccines, especially for tetanus. (Nov-2, BBC)

UN says sharp increase in number of ARI’s. 7 deaths from water-borne diseases reported in NWFP. (Nov-3, Reuters) 8,764 Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARI) and 444 cases of scabies reported, 1, 113 tetanus cases reported. (Nov-2, DFID) OCHA reports that Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is the most common diagnosis reported by all health facilities in Muzzafarabad, Bagh and Rawalakot. One child has died of ARI in Muzaffarabad. No current reports of measles or outbreaks of communicable diseases. (Nov-1, OCHA)

WHO says that 24 more people have died of tetanus infections, raising the total deaths to 44. More than 140 patients are estimated to be infected with tetanus. WHO says around 4 million doses of the tetanus vaccine should arrive in Islamabad in a few days. (Nov-1, DPA)

DPA, citing the local newspaper daily Ausaf, said that at least 4 people have died due to the cold in affected areas. (Nov-1, DPA)

USAID DART reports WHO measles campaign progressing well in Muzaffarabad. WHO has deployed 19 two-person teams to expand campaign to rural areas. On Oct 26^th WHO confirmed 14 cases of measles in Batagram and Balakot. (Oct-27, USAID) WHO says at least 1 person has died of measles, and a total of 30 cases have been reported in the quake zone. (Oct-27, WHO)

WHO field offices are operational in five of the most affected locations: Bagh, Balakot, Mansehra, Muzaffarabad, and Rawalkot. (Oct-25, USAID)

A joint WHO/Ministry of Health operations center has been established in Islamabad to coordinate health efforts. (Oct-12, WHO) The Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC), is located at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. (Oct-14, UNOCHA)

WHO and the Ministry of Health have set up an Early Warning and Response Network (EWARN), starting with Muzaffarabad, to quickly identify and respond to outbreaks. (Oct-21, GOP)

WHO has set up a website to facilitate information exchange between health partners at www.whopak.org. (Oct-17, UNOCHA)

Shelter

Shelter is number one priority under the GOP National Action Plan. (Nov-3, IOM)

Pakistani Federal Minister for Environment Tahir Iqbal says GOP will establish 3-4 relief camps outside of Islamabad. (Nov-3, Frontier Post)

Islamic Relief is distributing some 10,000 winterized tents. Nov-3, ChristianAid)

British Red Cross first consignment of some 6,000 tents is arriving in quake-affected areas. (Oct-27, British Red Cross)

Federal Relief Commissioner Khan said that GOP had established 58 tent villages which sheltered some 36,000 people. (Nov-2, BBC)

CRS says it has distributed winterized tents to more than 25,000 people and is expecting tents for another 30,000 people to arrive soon. (Nov-1, CRS)

OCHA estimates some 480,000 shelters required. (Nov-1, OCHA)

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says GOP will provide 5,000 Pakistani Rs (US$418) for families to buy sheet metal and cement for reconstruction. (Nov-1, BBC)

Shelter cluster exploring all potential winter-resistant shelter alternatives. (Nov-1, the News)

Some 140,000 tents have been provided and 200,000 are in the pipeline. Estimated shortfall of some 100,000 to 200,000 foreseen when combined totals of expected tents are delivered by November 30. (Oct-30, UNOCHA)

UNHCR has begun setting up a camp of 600 tents at a park in Muzaffarabad. Each tent can accommodate a family. UNHCR plans to supply some 20,000 tents and almost 250,000 blankets to survivors. (Oct-29, DPA) UNHCR’s emergency teams in Mansehra, Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Batagram and Balakot are working with the army and others to identify sites for temporary camps at lower elevations. So far one dozen sites have been identified. (Oct-28, UNHCR) UNHCR has set up three new tent sites in Jhelum Valley, with a capacity for 24,000. Agency has yet to move into Neelum Valley, where road access remains difficult. (Oct-27, AP) UNHCR has set up 9 temporary camps with the GOP which have been established in and around Mansehra and Muzaffarabad and up north towards Balakot, ranging in size from 60-3,000 people. UNHCR says hundreds of spontaneous settlements have appeared as well and is surveying needs. (Oct-27, DFID)

In Mansehra, local and provincial officials are creating 25 tent villages with capacities up to 300 tents (Oct-27, USAID)

Infrastructure

Planning figures from OCHA say 70% of houses destroyed, 30% damaged. (Nov-1, OCHA)

USAID says almost 90 percent of schools destroyed. USAID working with UNICEF to restart schools. (Oct-27, USAID) UNICEF, quoting Pakistani government estimates, said that 6,700 schools were destroyed in NWFP and another 1,300 destroyed in PcK. (Oct-31, AFP)

In Nheelum Valley, almost 90-100% of buildings were destroyed. (Oct-27, UNOCHA) 90% of the structures in Bagh have totally collapsed, almost 100 percent of structures in Nasera district in Jhelum Valley have collapsed. (Oct-23, 25UNOCHA)

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says that about US$5 billion in damages was caused by the earthquake. (Oct-15, Reuters)

World Bank announced a US$470 million package to help the GOP in the reconstruction of quake-devastated areas. The package includes US$100 for highway reconstruction, US$130 million financing of community infrastructure and US$200 million in quick disbursement credits from the Bank’s concessional International Development Agency (IDA). An additional US$40 million in IDA funding was announced earlier-25, WB)

Security

In an effort to allay concerns, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that the presence of foreign troops did not pose a threat to Pakistan. Some 925 US troops and almost 1,000 NATO personnel are helping with relief efforts. (Nov-1, Reuters)

The US military says it believes one of its helicopters was fired upon on Tuesday, however, the Pakistani army says it believes the reported blast came from engineers blasting a damaged road. The incident is under investigation. US helicopters have resumed relief work. (Nov-2, Reuters)

UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Social Welfare, have begun registering children living in emergency settlements. UNOCHA reports at least 4,000 children have been registered thus far. (Nov-1, UNOCHA)

Cluster strategy focuses on the needs of the vulnerable population, with focus on women and children (between 1.6 to 2.2 million) (Nov-1, OCHA)

The first “Child Friendly Space” was expected to be launched Friday (Oct-28) at the edge of Balakot city. (Oct-28, WVI) World Vision is focusing on child protection and plans to establish 20 Child Friendly Spaces to support three camps. (Oct-21, WVI) Save the Children has established 3 safe play spaces for Mera, Jasul and Batagram villages of Batagram. (Oct-31, STC)

UNICEF has asked the GOP to appoint “child protection officers” in all major hospitals. (Oct-19, PTI) UNICEF is creating field offices in Mansehra and Muzaffarabad to coordinate emergency response for child protection. (Oct-14, UNOCHA)

The Pakistani government is in the process of setting up aid staging posts at Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalkot, Mansehra and Balakot for relief and security. Troops being deployed every 10 km to provide security, search for survivors and provide relief in most affected areas. (Oct-19, GOP)

Sector Status

Affected Population

150,000 people displaced (Oct-13, AFP), about 90 percent of them remain homeless (Oct-17, AFP)

The Indian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which already has a presence, called for protection of the rights of victims. (Oct-14, Kashmir Times) Both military and separatist militants in the region have been known to commit human rights abuses against civilians in the restive region.

Caritas India and local partners plans to help over 5,000 children in educational and recreational activities for psycho-social healing. (Oct-25, Caritas)

There are 71 widows and 154 children that have lost at least one parent. All 50 widows in Uri and 21 widows in Tangdhar have been given 10,000 Indian Rs (US$220.00) each. (Oct-26, MHA).

India-based Academy for Disaster Management Education Planning and Training (ADEPT) relief organization said number of affected villages have not been mapped. (Oct-19, ADEPT) 70% of villages reportedly have no road access and can only be reached by steep mountain trails. Villages are far and wide, some with a population of only 100. (Nov-2, ADEPT) Number of remote villages still not reportedly accessed. (Nov-2, Kashmir Times)

Coordination

No international assistance requested by the Indian government

ATHROT, a relief action program for IcK-based NGO, has been set up by a number of independent voluntary organizations, such as the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, Doctors Offering Care and Kashmir Times Publications, to coordinate the efforts of private organizations. ATHROT opening centers in Uri, Salamabad, Karnah, Tangdhar, Teetwal, Keran and Machhil for relief distribution. (Oct-24, Kashmir Times)

To address coordination problems, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) established disaster response force with Army and paramilitary personnel. (Oct-18, Kashmir Times)

State and federal government on Monday (October 17) agreed on a three-pronged rehabilitation strategy: Financial assistance, short-term construction of community shelters and long-term construction of quake-resistant infrastructure. (Oct-17, BBC News)

State Cabinet appointed five government officers to coordinate relief and reconstruction: BA Runiyal, Relief Commissioner, will be in charge in Uri; Sharief-ud-Din – Srinagar; GM Rather - Tangdhar; Jeet Lal Gupta – Poonch. (Oct-16, Daily Excelsior) K Mohinder Singh has been appointed the new relief Commissioner (migrants) in Jammu, relieving Qamar-ud-Din. (Oct-31, Kashmir Times)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has a Control Room functioning around the clock that is closely monitoring the situation. (Oct-12, MHA)

Kashmir Times reports concern over lack of official monitoring in distribution of government aid, citing past disasters. Concerns echoed by ATHROT. (Oct-31, Kashmir Times)

India-based Sitara Welfare Society providing information on lists of affected villages and relief needs. (Nov-2, Kashmir Times)

Action by Churches Together (ACT) member, Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), planning to undertake initial relief operations to assist 10,000 affected families through four local partners: Al-Bashir, CNI Hospital/Church, Hindustani Convent Church (HCC) and COVA network. (Oct-12, ACT)

HelpAge International providing relief in partnership with HelpAge India and Help the Aged. Relief being carried by foot to areas around Uri. (Oct-17, HelpAge International)

Save the Children expanding response to 20,000 families across the four affected districts of Kupwara, Baramula, Poonch and Rajouri. (Oct-13, Alertnet) SC has established base camps in Tangdhar (Kupwara) and Uri (Baramullah), reducing difficulties caused by bad weather and frequent security checks at roadblocks. (Oct-25, SC)

Caritas Internationalis has launched an appeal for over US$5.5 million to assist local partner, Caritas India. Caritas India, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the Catholic Social Service Society (CSSS) of the Jammu and Kashmir Diocese launched relief and rehabilitation program in at least 10 villages in Uri and surrounding areas. Will provide 4,000 families with essential food and non-food items through end of November. (Oct-25, Caritas) CRS and Caritas India have set up a field office in Baramulla. CRS has distributed relief to more than 10,000 people across 11 mountainous villages. (Nov-3, CRS)

At least 11 NGOs from western state of Gujarat, with experience from the 2001 earthquake disaster, including the Center for Environment Education, will aid in rehabilitation work. NGOs currently helping to construct permanent and temporary homes in Uri. (Oct-27, Khaleej Times)

India Partners is sending funds to EFICOR and the Disaster Coordination Committee (DCC) its partner organizations in India, to begin emergency assistance. (Oct-24, India Partners)

Logistics

The Indian Army has cleared most of the roads into the hard-hit areas of Uri and Tangdhar (Baramulla and Kupwara districts). (Oct-13, PTI)

Food

GOI has airlifted 22.9 MT of biscuit/food items. (Oct-26, MHA) The GoI has distributed 1,426 quintals of rice, 937 quintals of atta and 961 quintals of wheat in Poonch district. (Oct-27, PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir branches of Indian Red Cross have distributed 5 MT of dried food rations. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

The Indian Red Cross staff involved in relief operations in Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla, and Uri. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

UNICEF provided 17 tons of biscuits for children – about 3 tons distributed through Army. Nutrition camps organized at Salamabad. (Oct-21, Time of India)

According to a local doctor, most people in the area already suffer from malnutrition, making them especially vulnerable to lack of food.

Water and Sanitation

ADEPT reports that many villages need proper training in personal and public hygiene and sanitation, which is leading to increased health problems. (Nov-2, ADEPT)

Water and electricity supplies restored in the Hazratbal and Jamia Masjid areas of Srinagar. Restoration efforts ongoing in other towns. (Oct-15, UNDP)

The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted 51,200 liters of water to IcK. (Oct-14, PTI)

Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) conducting wat/san assessments in two villages allocated to them by the government. (Oct-28, EHA)

Public Health/Medical

ADEPT reports large portion of survivors suffering from respiratory infection due to exposure - expected to worsen through winter. Although Indian army provided first aid and transported seriously injured to hospitals, logistical problems prevented follow up – making infections from injuries common. (Nov-2, ADEPT) CMC-Catholic relief – ADEPT medical teams say that long treks to reach mountain villages limiting ability to cover major portion of affected villages – expected to worsen as snow begins to fall. ADEPT plans to identify villagers who can be trained as Emergency Community Health Attendants. (Nov-02, ADEPT)

The Academy for Disaster Management Education, Planning and Training (ADEPT) working the Catholic Diocese of Jammu, along with ADEPT partner Christian Medical College, to provide medical services in Uri, Baramulla. (Oct-23, ADEPT) CMC Ludhiana, partner of ADEPT, set up base camp in Baramulla in order to provide medical services to surrounding villages. (Oct-25, ADEPT)

Although no threats of disease, epidemic control units established at Uri and Tanghdar by the health services department. (Oct-24, PTI)

The Indian Directorate of Health coordinating medical relief. 21 medical response teams to affected areas. 12,725 injured have been treated at camp hospital in Uri, and another 7,500 have been treated in Tangdhar. (Oct-24, PTI) Twelve hospitals in three Kashmir districts, including in Srinagar city, have started offering counseling to survivors. (Oct-15, AFP)

A team of rehabilitation/orthopaedic doctors have arrived in IcK under the Ministry of Social Empowerment. (Oct-18, NIC)

HelpAge International and its partner Help Age India have sent mobile medical unit to Uri in and two other mobile medical units to the outlying villages. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

GOI has airlifted 111.75 MT of medicine, including 1.75 donated by UNICEF. (Oct-26, MHA)

ActionAid India is providing counseling and giving support to earthquake survivors in India with an 80-strong team including 40 local people. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) recruited help to bolster counseling centers for mental trauma. (Oct-15, AFP) MSF teams working in Baramullah, Uri and Srinagar and Tangdar. (Oct-20, Reuters)

WHO India is providing a number of services, including technical guidelines, two tons of emergency surgical kits, relief items, and a disease/injury surveillance system after staff obtains necessary security clearance. Measles vaccination and vitamin A supplementation being discussed with government and UNICEF. (Oct-20, WHO)

Caritas India and local partners hope to provide 4,000 families with regular basic health services by March 2006. (Oct-25, Caritas) CRS and partners managing three mobile medical teams and have treated more than 3,500 patients – women make up majority of those seeking assistance. (Nov-1, CRS)

Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) providing medical services in Uri, Baramulla. Providing medical treatment in two villages allocated to them by the government, as well as the Gujjar communities. (Oct-28) An EHA team has set up in part of the area’s destroyed hospital. EHA reports one village affected by TB infections. (Oct-19, TearFund)

Shelter

37,607 buildings/houses have been damaged in total. (Oct-26, MHA)

GOI has airlifted about 12,000 tents, 36,153 tarpaulins, 25 poly rolls, 200,000 blankets and 26,000 pieces of woolen clothes. (Oct-26, MHA)

IcK Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said houses with minor or partial damage would be given Indian Rs30,000 (US$670) each, instead of earlier Rs10,000 (US$222). Additional monetary assistance of Indian Rs31,000 (US$ 690) per family given for construction of temporary tin and timber shelters before onset of winter. In addition to government relief, Jammu and Kashmir Bank will also provide soft loans for home reconstruction. (Oct-27, PTI)

GOI has made available 135,000 cft (cubic square feet) timber in Uri and 125,000 cft at Tangdhar, with another 40,000 cft in storage in Sopore and Baramulla for rebuilding/repair of shelter. 273 mts of CGI sheets, and 20,000 bags of cements also made available. (Oct-24, PTI) The CGI sheets and timber intended for construction of temporary shelters measuring 150 square feet (14 sq meters). (Oct-27, PTI)

In another report, Director General Police Gopal Sharma said 7,000 cubic feet timber (cft) and 15,000 CGI tin sheets are available in Uri and Tangdhar for building or repairing shelter. 300 engineers are assisting in construction. (Oct-25, Kashmir Times)

IcK government has opened relief centers in Mirwaiz Manizil and Jamia Masjid and seven relief camps in Uri, Tanghdar and Poonch. (Oct-15, UNDP)

GoI plans at least 107 centers in Uri and Tangdar areas in Baramulla and Kupwara districts respectively, which would be constructed through mid-November (Oct-21, Kashmir Times). Each center will accommodate 100 to 200 people, and later converted into schools or health care centers. No construction work is possible during the winter due to rain, snow and slush. (Oct-17, ADEPT) GOI has begun with construction of community centers in Uri, which will hold 600 to 700 people and are expected to be completed in two weeks. Centers will also have wat/san facilities. (Oct-28, Kashmri Times) The government plans to construct 31 community halls in Uri. (Oct-26, AFP)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with the Indian Red Cross (IRC), providing shelter, food and clothes assistance to cover the needs of 15,000 households (15,000 tents, 15,000 kitchen sets and 60,000 blankets). The ICRC has contributed 49,000 blankets, 7,316 kitchen sets, 600 tents and 400 tarpulins to the Indian Red Cross. (Oct-22, ICRC)

The Jammu Red Cross Society has provided 2,000 blankets, 90 tents, and other items to Poonch district. (Oct-14, Kashmir Times) Indian Red Cross Society has distributed over 10,800 blankets, over 1,800 kitchen sets, 330 tents and 1,300 food packs, as well as plastic sheeting and clothing. Over 11,600 blankets, 1,900 kitchen sets and 170 tents are on the way to the area around Uri. (Oct-22, ICRC)

World Vision India said it will be providing tents to 3,000 affected families in the state. (Oct-21, Times of India)

ADEPT plans to providing shelter items for affected from base camp in Baramulla. (Oct-25, ADEPT)

ActionAid India is providing assistance to 3000 families in the form of waterproof tents, community tents, blankets and family kits containing 15 days of food, shoes and education materials for children, medicines and essentials for women. (Oct-11, Alertnet)

Save the Children ordering 6,000 tents. Survey team hired to rebuild earthquake-proof shelters – will be surveying villages to determine shelter options w/ other agencies. (Oct-24, SC)

Caritas providing 3,000 families with emergency tented shelter in Uri. It is hoped that 2,000 families will build transitional homes with adequate sanitation facilities through material and cash-for-work incentives by March 2006. (Oct-25, Caritas)

Sustainable Environmental and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) was first external team to reach Poonch and coordinate with district authorities on October 9. Second team sent on October 22 to Poonch, which is also distributing shelter items. (Oct-27, SEEDS) NGO is working with government and other NGOs to establish field workshops to help families construct their own shelters using simple materials. (Nov-2, SEEDS)

ATHROT, an umbrella organization of local NGOs, is currently providing shelter items to families in Julla village in Uri, and carrying out assessments. (Oct-31, Kashmir Times)

Tearfund partner, Discipleship Center (DC) this week began distributing temporary shelters, hygiene kits and clothing to 200 families in Baramulla. (Oct-19, Tearfund)

Oxfam has supported over 5,000 people with blankets and plastic sheeting – plans to support 20,000 people in total. Investigating alternative shelter options for both low and high-altitude areas. (Nov-3, Oxfam)

Infrastructure

According to the government, 42,750 homes have been destroyed and another 73,450 damaged. (Oct-23, ADEPT)

Government focusing on repairing water pipelines, opening schools and persuading skilled and unskilled labor to stay and help restart livelihoods in affected areas. (Oct-25, Kashmir Times)

Minister for Housing and Urban Development Ghulam Hassan Mir says rehabilitation in Uri and Tangdhar, where some areas experienced 100 percent damage, will take a year. Rehabilitation in Poonch estimated to take two months. (Oct-26, Kashmir Times)

GOI has set up four telecom facilitation centers in Srinagar, Jammu, Uri and Tangdhar to facilitate conversations between family members across the Line of Control (LoC) in badly-affected Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK). (Oct-18, Hindustan Times) Wireless communication network functional in Uri and Tangdhar. (Oct-15, UNDP)

Traffic on National Highway 1A between Srinagar-Tangdhar and Srinagar-Uri disrupted due to landslides. (Oct-15, UNDP)

Security

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in Pulwama district on Thursday, October 13, in the first incident of its kind in IcK. (Oct-13, PTI)

Country on alert following bomb attacks in New Delhi that killed about 60 people over the weekend. Kashmir separatist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) believed involved. (Oct-30, Kashmir Times.

Indian intelligence sources warned that the Jama’at ul Dawa (JuD) group, linked to the Kashmiri separatist Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), have set up relief camps in PcK, close to the LoC, where Pakistani military has been unable to reach. (Oct-25, Hindustan Times)

Four Rotary International tents were burnt down in Baramullah by a mob coming out of mosques following rumors that the organization was involved in conversion and “anti-Islamic” acts. (Oct-24, SC)

Aid agencies contending with frequent security checks and roadblocks in the region. (Oct-24, SC)