[Mount Kelud a month after eruption]
A week after distributing logistical support, our team began entering the Recovery period. Ideally the assessment have been carried out 1-3 days after the eruption of Mount Kelud. The board of our team think about some interventions: logistics, repair the source of life for survivors such as: agriculture, livestock, water supply and roof of the house. But there was no data based on assessment and gap information from the government or another humanitarian agencies.
Along with the idea, our team narrowed discussion on an effective aid in accordance with needs assessment data. So that, the intervention based on 3 things: repair roofs of houses, repair roofs cages and water supply.
East Java provincial government stated to send 100 billion rupiah to repair survivors houses, schools, water and sanitation facilities. Repair facilities for livestock and agriculture has not been prioritized. Government is also committed to provide support for logistics of food for the next 3 months supplied in the Village Office. However, relief from the government change when arrived, because of bureaucratic factor, political and weakness of local government capacity. This condition make our team must verify data based on assessment. Verification involving village officials and residents to ensure that the materials really needed by residents and to avoid double relief. Residents who have not received aid from any parties been prioritized.
In terms of distribution process, there is information from the official of Villagge Pandansari. Start from 23/3/2014 all agencies are required to leave the village, until 3 weeks of legislative elections, due to quite period. This situation would disrupt the distribution process, data verification and process of repair of roofs, roof cages and distribution other materials. Our team plan: dropping material not at disaster site or in Village Hall. Or other alternative, Field Coordinator, volunteers, residents involving village officials, write official permission to local government and police.
During this time when there is assessment, residents feel disappointed because relief are not immediately come. As an example, assessment from government about livestock in Sub Villagge Pait, was never realized until 4 month. Many agencies are asking needs to residents, but there are not realization. After emergency response period, after military intervened roofs and water supply, there are still a lot of advanced work. Pipeline for Sub Villages just for the main line. Residents expected to continue by themselves.
Our team remains to establish coordination with residents when relief had not arrived. Another gap that need to complete: houses improvements, dredge volcanic ash about 50 cm and conducted a survey to residents who have not received aid in some sectors: roof of houses, water supply, livestock and agriculture. Gradually, distribution of relief from our team become concrete answer, that we not just take assessment. In Sub Villagge Pait and Ngramban, our team will continue the pipeline from reservoir provided by the government, to the nearest location or houses of residents.
In Sub Villagge Ngramban and Pait, Munjung also Kutut, the only bridge to access the Sub Villages was broken. This condition condition makes our team must be vigilant, especially the river is a lava flow. To reach 3 Sub Villages in Pandansari, vehicle must pass a river. So our team always cautious, but focused on the needs of residents.
When construction of pipeline from springs to the Sub Villages, residents sometimes feel bored. The reason is residents are quite busy working arrangement field or livestock. The other factors is rain which makes people refused to take the risk. Because the location is prone to landslides and floods lava. In addition, there were a series of local celebration that attention residents. Coordination, meetings and rescheduling with residents always at night. On the day work, residents need volunteer from our team to motivate people.
