Conducting Social Survey in the Area of Lai Nullah Flood Zone. Monitoring of the Flood Disaster Prevention Actions in the Area of Lai Nullah Flood Zone
Country:
Pakistan
Location within Country:
Rawalpindi, Punjab
Name of Client:
CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd., Japan
Completion Date:
May 2008
Name of Associated Consultants, if any:
None
Narrative Description of Project:
Lai Nullah is a river that passes through the city of Rawalpindi. During the monsoon rain of 2001 there was very high flood in the Lai Nullah which resulted in massive destruction of the property and loss of human life and livestock. Poor flood warning system and lack of awareness for responding to the disasters was identified as one of the key factors for this destruction. Government of Japan provided technical assistance to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) for its capacity building in flood forecasting under a project for Strengthening of Flood Risk Management in Lai Nullah River Basin in Rawalpindi city. A Japanese consulting firm, CTI Engineering International Co. Ltd., while planning the evacuation plans and awareness program for early warning system required an understanding of the social and cultural background of the affected areas.
Description of Actual Services Provided by Our Staff within the Assignment:
Basic tasks included:
Development of a questionnaire to acquire most relevant and vital information from the target areas
Formulate survey team for conducting field surveys and coordination for survey work with the City District Government of Rawalpindi, Civil Defence, Rescue 1122 which were the partners of JICA in this project
Compile and analyze survey results for planning and monitoring of the actual warning system and evacuation process during and post flood of the conditions and response at the evacuation centers
Conduct feedback survey of the affected personnel at the evacuation center
