Kerala Floods – CASA Response

This is an update from a Constituent member body of NCCI, Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) on their relief work for Kerala floods. Received the following by email from Joseph P. Sahayam, Additional Emergency Officer (HQ), CASA.

Kerala Floods | Pic Source: casa-india.org

Greetings from CASA!

As you are aware the Monsoon Floods in Kerala has created havoc in 13 of the 14 districts in Kerala. CASA has been responding since the first flooding in July and continuing the intervention in the Second wave of floods with many of the Church Partners.

I am herewith sharing the updates on our intervention and the same is appended below.

Sl.No	Partner Church / Agency	Programme Cost (INR)	Area	Type of Intervention	Total Number
1	CARD (Christian Agency for Rural Development)	8,55,600.00	Kottayam, Allapuzha and Pathanamthitta (Peringara GP, Edathua GP, Nedumudy GP, Thalavady GP, Ramankery GP, Veliyanadu GP, Muttar GP, Payipad GP, Payipad GP, Thiruvalla)	Dry Ration	1775
2	CSI Synod (CSI Malabar Diocese)	9,00,000.00	Wayanad Koilery Area – Mavanthavadi Taluk, Moolakani Area, Sultan Battery Municipality	Dry Ration	710
3	CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese	10,00,00.00	Kottayam, Allapuzha and Pathanamthitta (Perumthuruthy, tTamaral, Merpal. Chathenkery, Adichikad)	Dry Ration	1000
4	CSI East Kerala Diocese	5,00,000	Idukki and Ernakulam	Dray Ration / NFI	600
5	Malankara Orthodox Church	5,00,000	Wayand and Kozhikode	Dray Ration / NFI	500
	Total	37,56,000	Wayand, Allapuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode		4585

Apart from this CASA is also directly intervening in Wayanad and Idukki providing 1200 Dry Ration Kit, Tarpaulin, Hygiene Kit and Support for 150 House Repair and 1100 Shelter and Non Food Items in Idukki. CASA staff are Stationed in the above mentioned districts.

Please continue to remember in prayer the relief operations in Kerala undertaken by CASA and other constituent bodies of NCCI.