India SITUATION REPORT

NATURE OF HAZARD: FLOODS In Andhra Pradesh situation is getting better with Bhadarachallam road connectivity getting restored and Communication improving. Flood Situation is under control as the Rivers in Andhra Pradesh are flowing at Low Flood Levels. Flood situation in Vadodara got better with re-ceding water level in Mahi river and Viswamitri rivers flowing below the danger level. With reducing inflow at Kadana and Panam dams, overall situation is getting better in Pacnhmahals, Kheda and Anand also In Surat also situation is getting much better as Tapi at Ukai dam is flowing with falling trend In Maharashtra River Godavari is flowing below the danger level. River Bheema (at Deongaon), District Bijapur in Karnataka is flowing at 407.20 as against the danger level of 407m.This is also the highest level ever reached at this point. Water level is forecasted to fall. IMD Forecast Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls (25 cms or more) likely over southwest Madhya Pradesh Isolated heavy to very heavy falls also likely over Saurashtra & Kutch, southeast Rajasthan, northwest Madhya Pradesh, north Marathawada and north Madhya Maharashtra. . CURRENT SITUATION:

Affected villages : Taluka and District wise

MAHARASHTRA District Taluka Village District Taluka village Aurangabad 3 34 Nanded 14 135 Jalna 3 29 Parbhani 9 117 Beed 3 47 Buldhana 13 830 Amravati 5 295 Yawatmal 16 1137 Akola 7 605 Washim 6 344 Nashik 15 695 Dhule 4 606 Nandurbar 6 261 Jalgaon 15 547 Ahmednagar 13 529 Raigad 15 387 Thane 8 16 Ratnagiri 7 516 Pune 10 69 Kolhapur 12 431 Sangli 4 67 Satara 11 223 Solapur 7 103 Chandrapur 6 44 Gadchiroali 9 284 Wardha 1 37 Hingoli 4 59 Sindhudurg 3 3 Nagpur 3 6 Bhandara 1 2 Gondia 6 43 * latest figures ANDHRA PRADESH Name of the Number of Mandals affected Number of villages affected District East Godavari 59 428 West Godavari 9 67 Khammam 20 167 Visakhapatnam 43 425 Srikakulam 38 719 Vizianagaram 34 1,51

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India SITUATION REPORT GUJARAT S..No. Name of the Affected Villages Affected Population affected district Taluka 1 Vadodara 11 99 2,000,000 2 Bharuch 3 17 25,000 5 Navsari 3 5 75,000 7 Surat 4 85 3,000,000

KARNATAKA In Karnataka, the affected districts were Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Gulbarga and Raichur. 1. Gulbarga – In all 55 villages had been affected of which 32 were on the banks of river Bheema and 23 villages were on the banks of Krishna River. 2. Bijapur – More than 250 people had been shifted to camps. 3. Belgaum – Three talukas of Raibag, Athani and Chikkodi had been affected covering 49 villages. 21,017 people from 5,094 families had been evacuated. Road communication was cut off in approximately 21 villages. 47 boats had been pressed into service. 4. Raichur –Along the rivers Bheema and Krishna 15 villages and five islands had been affected

Name of District/Near State Actual Trend of River Town Level Flooding at 0800 Hrs (m) Brahmaputra Dibrugarh Assam 104.77 Moderate Puthimari Pulhimari Assam 51.00 Low Beki Beki Assam 44.11 Low Godavari Kopergaon Andhra Pradesh 495.65 Moderate Godavari Rajamundri Andhra Pradesh 17.68 Low Godavari Dowalaiswaram Andhra Pradesh 15.61 Low Godavari Elurunagarm Andhra Pradesh 73.60 Low Godavari Dummagudam Andhra Pradesh 53.13 low Godavari Bhadrachalam Andhra Pradesh 47.76 low Godavari Kunavaram Andhra Pradesh 39.10 low Tungbhadra Mantralayam Andhra Pradesh 310.30 Low Ghaghra Darauli Bihar 60.05 Low Kosi Basua Bihar 47.26 Low Bagmati Bennibad Bihar 48.43 Low Kosi Baltara Bihar 33.13 Low kosi kursela Bihar 29.10 Low Bhima Deongaon Karnataka 405.54 Low Godavari Gangakhed Maharashtra 377.00 Moderate Walnganga Bhandhara Maharashtra 246.00 Moderate Walnganga Pauni/Bhandara Maharashtra 226.20 Low Yamuna Delhi Rly Bridge Delhi 204.08 Low Vamsadhara Kashinagar Orissa 53.65 Low Mahanadi Naraj Cuttack/Cuttack&Bhuvneshwar 26.12 Low Ghaghra Elgin Bridge Uttar Pradesh 105.59 Low Ghaghra Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh 92.23 Low Ghaghra Turtipar Uttar Pradesh 63.02 Low Yamuna Mathura Uttar Pradesh 92.23 Low Gandak Khadda Uttar Pradesh 95.05 Low

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India SITUATION REPORT Ganga FArakka West Bengal 21.28 Low Mahi Wanakbori Gujarat 71.17 Low In Surat city road transport is getting better and life is getting back to normal as the supply of commodities like vegetables, milk etc is available.

DAMAGE DETAILS:

MAHARASHTRA Number of affected families in Maharashtra is 317840 and number of persons affected is11, 57904. 16 lives lost during last 24hrs taking the toll to 478 since June1, 2006. The other damage details are being assessed.

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES:

GUJARAT • Electric connections are getting restored and more are expected to be restored by another day or so. • City is being cleared of the garbage. Dumpers and Machines are being used. • 3000 tonnes of waste collected on Saturday against a daily average of 1000 ton • Six new sites have been identified as all five sites outside the city are full. All the waste will be treated • As per the official figure 6 lac leters milk was supplied while 10,000 packets distributed free

.In Vaodara’s Padra Block all 140 marooned people were evacuated and those in need are being provided medical treatment at Vadodara’s civil hospitaL

MAHARASHTRA Relief and rescue work is on.60 boats have been deployed for rescue work. 879relief camps have been opened. 472866persons have been evacuated.

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name of the District Number of individuals Number of Relief Camps set up by affected government East Godavari 3,24,928 95 West Godavari 43,806 24 Khammam 103,000 177 Visakhapatnam 1,768 7 Srikakulam 30,172 76 Vizianagaram 2,525 8

NGOs Intervention: Group of NGOs comprising OXFAM, CARE, CRS and Action Aid are conducting Inter Agency Assessment of the field situation. On the basis of the assessment outcome relevant interventions would be planned. A meeting is scheduled today in Ahmedabad. NGO Coordination Meeting at Vadodara: On 13th August 06,District Collector, Vadodara convened a meeting of NGOs to appraise the NGOs regarding present flood situations in the district, steps taken by the administration and regarding future planning on flood relief. The NGOs include Shroff Foundation Trust, Baroda Citizen Council, United Way of Baroda etc has been involved in relief activities during the flood situation in Padara, Dabhoi, Chhotaudepur, Naswadi and Karjan Talukas and Certai areas of Vadodara city. They distributed Food kits, Medicines by organising Medical camps. Collector, Vadodara asked the

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India SITUATION REPORT NGOs not to worry about the distribution of food kits as the administration has mobilized enough rather the NGOs should focus on sanitation, health and medicine related issues.

UNICEF: It’s in the process of procuring health related items for Gujarat. UNDP: UNV are trying to assist in coordinating meeting between stakeholders.

Source: maps of India Source: maps of India UNDP does not take responsibility for the accuracy UNDP does not take responsibility for the of the boundary and the content shown in the map. accuracy of the boundary and the content shown in the map.

Source: • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) • Maps of India • Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, Andhra Pradesh • Department of Relief and Rehabilitation , Maharashtra • UNICEF Team Andhra Pradesh • Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, Gujarat For Further Information: G Padmanabhan Emergency Analyst, UNDP E-mail: [email protected], Mobile: 91 – 98104 02937 http://www.undp.org.in/dmweb/

Sitrep – Flood- India 14th August 2006

India SITUATION REPORT

Sitrep – Flood- India 14th August 2006