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Rat Infestation Report 12th

August 2010

Chin state is located in the north-western part ofMyanmar, bordering with India and Bangladesh, with

10 highland townships. About 75% of the Chin land ishilly and mountainous, having an average altitude of4,000 ft. Chin State consists of high mountains anddeep valleys and is one of the poorest and mostisolated states in Myanmar. Communication is verydifficult. In addition, only a few villages can beaccessed by car during the rainy season. This makestransportation of food and other commodities difficultand expensive. The main livelihood is agriculture:farmers make their living following the traditional slashand burn system of shifting agriculture. This farmingpractice is causing depletion of the forest, including inareas that are more densely populated. In general, cultivation of a few acres of landproduces just enough to feed a family of five or six members. Investment inagriculture and infrastructure in Chin is limited. Thestate is remote and a lack of natural resources andtourism sites has meant that development supportfrom central government and the private sector hasbeen limited. Job opportunities in Government andNon-government organizations are also scarce and themajority of households thus rely on subsistence

agriculture. External technical and financial assistancefrom International Organizations and NGOs is alsolimited.

Chronic food insecurity in Chin state is widespread anda variety of different coping capacities have beendeployed by the population to cope with the vagariesof food access and availability. However, the deterioration of the food securitysituation in Chin has been significant and these coping mechanisms cannot cover the

needs any longer.

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CAD has been spearheading community development programs in 3 townships(Hakha, Thangtlang and Matupi) in Chin state. Of these townships, CAD Sub-office inHakha covers 38 villages in Hakha township. No sooner we had received informationof fresh breaking out of rat infestation in Hakha township, our office made a visit toaffected villages in Zokhua area (local inhabitants are Zokhua tribe), reported to us

on 6-9th August 2010. U Anthony Cung Mang, head of Sub-office of CAD in Hakha,did the trip to the following villages such as Malsawm, Tinam and Zokhua in Zokhuaarea of Hakha township and he reported his findings to our CAD Head-office inYangon.

Our Sub-office report said that total acres ofcultivated farms are 162 in Malsawm villagewhich numbers 61 households (363populations). They cultivate mainly three typesof crops such as corn, millet and paddy. They

cultivate corn for 8100 tins, millet for 3220 tinsand paddy for 4980 tins. Total lost of crops are6675 tins for corn, 2337 tins for millet.

The figure highlights us that local farmers inMalsawm village have lost 82% of their corns

and 72% of millet only in Malsawm village in Hakha township. Any lost of paddy isfortunately found because paddy has not yet produced its ear of paddy. We believeand get reports that other villages are also severely affected the rat infestation alike.

All corns and millets are severely eaten and destroyed by rats and the most difficultperiod is expected to be from September 2010 to July 2011 when existing stocks willrun out and new crops will not yet be harvested. The food gap will have beenprolonged due to the rapid multiplication of rats and their destruction of food crops.

Villages, covered by CAD Suboffice of Hakha in Hakha Township

Sr. Cluster Name of Villages Households Male Female Population Township

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Senthang

Lanpho 23 55 60 115 Hakha

2 Le um (A) 53 130 135 265 Hakha3 Cang Va 30 70 82 152 Hakha

4 Lungtar 117 285 305 590 Hakha

5 Khuapi 102 250 260 510 Hakha

6 Din Lo Pa 60 140 167 307 Hakha

7 Bung Zung 131 315 343 658 Hakha

8 Hau Sen 52 120 142 262 Hakha

9 Sakta 200 456 568 1024 Hakha

10 Phaipha (A) 40 105 116 221 Hakha

11 Phaipha (B) 60 155 166 321 Hakha

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12 Lung Khin 150 365 387 752 Hakha

13 Maukhua 36 87 95 182 Hakha

14 Kei Zuam 29 65 85 150 Hakha

15 Lung Rang 173 430 440 870 Hakha

16

Zokhua

Ruavan 42 102 113 215 Hakha

17 Tinam 129 305 342 647 Hakha

18 Malsawm 67 160 175 335 Hakha

19 Vantlang 80 199 209 408 Hakha

20 Lung Cuai 64 152 169 321 Hakha

21 Nipi 33 79 89 168 Hakha

22 Bual Tak 48 118 129 247 Hakha

23 Lam Tuk 61 149 158 307 Hakha

24 Zokhua (A) 90 221 231 452 Hakha

25 Zokhua (B) 61 143 163 306 Hakha

26 Hrawng Vun 46 112 124 236 Hakha

27

Mien

Dau Chim 48 115 127 242 Hakha

28 Cin Khua 96 230 254 484 Hakha

29 Naa Bual 53 128 139 267 Hakha

30 Lung Hnam 15 32 49 81 Hakha

31 Beu Te 15 37 42 79 Hakha

32 Ring Pi 80 195 208 403 Hakha

33 Aive 47 119 122 241 Hakha34 Ruan 47 118 123 241 Hakha

35 Hai Phai 57 137 154 291 Hakha

36 Chung Cung 370 918 934 1852 Hakha

37 Hmai Khah 65 157 170 327 Hakha

38 Hataa 49 117 128 245 Hakha

Total 2,919 7,071 7,703 14,774

Therefore, the local people are

in need of humanitarianintervention on this food crisisin some part of the Chin state inMyanmar. We would be evergrateful to you if you couldchannel your assistance in cashand in kind to those affectedpeople through CADorganization which is ever readyto bridge your helps with

affected communities in Zokhuaregion, Chin state, Myanmar.

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CAD is in need of US$ 50,000 to address this crisis so that we could protect localpeople (about 8,000 people) from health deterioration, starvation, malnutrition andchild mortality. Therefore, on behalf of the victims of rat infestation, we do requestyou to donate us your financial assistance to respond this food crisis in some part ofthe Chin state in Myanmar.

Contact us for donation:josephwin@gmail.com / cad.yangon@gmail.com

Thanking in advance and in your collaboration.

Joseph Kung Za HmungFounding Director of CAD

Yangon, Myanmar