Subject: Bihar floods KVT is operating in Khagaria &Sahersa
KVT is involved in Relief work in flood affected areas in Bihar .
Name of Organization: Kissan Vikas Trust
Address: Kishan Vikas Trust, B-403, Vaisnavi Plaza, Dwarika Mandir Lane, West Boring Canal Road, Patna- 800 001. Bihar,
Khagaria
Kissan Vikas Trust, Goushala Road, Khagaria-851204(Bihar)
Phone No.: +91-9334330432 ( Prabhat Kumar), +91-9334271212 (Arun Shivani-Trustee)
Fax:
Email: email: kvtango@yahoo.com , kissanvikastrust@gmail.com
Website: www.kissanvikastrust.org
Head of Organization: Prabhat Kumar
Designation: Managing Trustee
Area of operation in Bihar: (names of villages/ relief camps-/ districts)
Name of Village-
Mali ,Mahenath nagar,,Babil,Tinagara,Bela,Beldaur,Pachot,Sakrahal,Basanbada,Chakla,Kanjari,Dhanraja
Focus of work: Relief and rescue,
Relief Camps: Beldaur, Ghoghari District Khagaria.
Manohar High School, Baijnathpur Sahersa, Health post at Sahersa Railway station
List of materials/ services needed: Shelter -Tarpoulines, Medicines,Food, nutritional support for children and pregnant and lactating mothers , Clothes, Drinking Water purifiers,. Mosquito Net
Collection points :Khagaria, Patna
Any other information: KVT has initiated relief and rescue work for the affected areas of Saharsha and Madhepura District and established a receiving centre at Manohar High School, Baijnath pur ,Saharsha and was serving drinking water and some food like flatten rice (Chura) ,jaggrey (Gur) and they have been transported at relief camp and railway station of Saharsha The flood situation of Khagaria in block of Beldaur and Gogri, versning particularly the block of Beldaur is effected with the new branch of Koshi river making new stream which has washed away 16 village councils ( Panchayat).Effecting a population of around 50,000 and this water is coming from Madhepura and Saharsa. People have taken shelter at highlands, near road side and roof of the concrete houses.And the water is eroding the land and the houses. The area is adjacent to ongoing Disater Prepardness project Supported by TDH Germany .KVT team has started community kitchen from 3rd of Sept 08 at Beldaur Block.which is serving khichadi(a kind of porridge) to about 2000 affected people. Mostly belonging to the Dalit Communities.
KVT team is assessing the damaged caused by koshi flash flood. From the newly created Stream of koshi.which has completely washed away some of the villages namely Kanjari,Mali,Mahenath,Babil,Tinnagra ,Bela ,Pachot,Sakrahal ,Basanbada,Chakla ,and Dhanraja.And the people required immediate emergency relief like food, shelter and Medicines. KVT Team will be sitting on this weekend to review the situation and to plan for the future intervention.
The organization has experience in organizing emergency relief. Currently working in Khagria district on disaster preparedness project with Support from Terre des Hommes , Germany and Save the children.
AboutOrganisation:
Kisan Vikas Trust (KVT): It is founded by a few persons in year 1997 that were working among the Adivasi and the marginalized farmers and Dalits on the issues of land rights and rights over natural resources and human right issues having their network in Jharkhand and Bihar. The Organization has implemented TDH, AA supported flood relief 2004 project in Khagaria District of Bihar.
Legal status: Registered as A Charitable Trust 7094 / IV301 dated at Patna on 8th July 1997 and it is also registered under FCRA Act Reg. no. 031170169 dated 10th February 2000.