SITREP NO-61/2007 1700 hours 32-20/2007-NDM-I Ministry of Home Affairs (Disaster Management Division) Dated, 31st July, 2007
Subject: SOUTHWEST MONSOON-2007: DAILY FLOOD SITUATION REPORT SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AS ON 31.07.2007
RAINFALL SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY UTTAR PRADESH Heavy to Very heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. 05 districts (Sravasti, Bahraich, Maharajganj, Basti and Barabanki) of the State are reported to be severely affected. The situation in Basti, Barabanki and other affected districts are returning to normal as no fresh significant rainfall has been reported. BIHAR Heavy to very Heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. Due to heavy rainfall in upper reaches of Nepal border, the rivers Bagmati, Budhi Gandak, Gandak, and Koshi continue to be in spate. 122 Relief Camps are opened in the State where 6,650 people have been accommodated. 1370 boats have been deployed in the affected areas of the State for rescue and relief operations. ASSAM Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in a few parts of the State during last 24 hours. 3416 villages in 24 districts are reported to have been affected in the state. 239 Relief camps and 251 temporary relief shelters have been opened in the State in which about 35,751 people are accommodated. Ferry services between Dibrugarh-Dhemaji continue to be suspended due to increased and high flow of water in river Brahmaputra. WEST BENGAL Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in north Bengal during last 24 hours. 188 Relief Camps have been opened in the State where about 14,599 people are accommodated. Due to heavy rainfall in north Bengal, river Torsha, Tista, Jaldhaka and Mahananda continue to be in spate. ARUNACHAL PRADESH Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of State during last 24 hours. 08 districts are reported to have been affected by flood in the state. Road communication between Teju to Tinsukia continues to be cut off. Border Road Task Force (BRTF) was deployed to restore the road communication. ITBP Bn at Tezu has been kept in stand-by for relief and rescue operation in Lohit district .
1 KERALA No significant rainfall has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. 88 relief camps continue to run in the State where 13472 people are accommodated.
Loss of Human lives • As per provisional information received from the affected States, 12 human deaths (Assam-05, West Bengal-04, Bihar-03)) have been reported during the last 24 hrs . The cumulative number of people who lost their lives during the South West Monsoon so far is 1103. IMD A low pressure area is likely to form around 4 th August over northwest & adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal . Subsequently, the southwest monsoon is likely to revive over central & adjoining peninsular India. Fairly widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over Gangetic plains & northeastern states are likely during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter. Under the influence of the off-shore trough, fairly widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy fall is likely along the west coast during next 3-4 days . In association with an upper air cyclonic circulation over west -central Bay of Bengal & adjoining coastal areas of south Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu, fairly widespread rainfall activity is also likely over Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh during next 48 hours.
Central Water Commission(CWC) There are 07 High, 32 Moderate and 14 Low flood situation sites.
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
Warning (for next 24 hours) • Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, northeastern States, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Konkan, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, south Coastal Andhra Pradesh and north Coastal Tamil Nadu. Outlook for subsequent two days Increase in rainfall activity is likely over Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy fall is likely along the west coast.
CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION According to the Central Water Commission (CWC) report dated 31 st July, 2007 , there are 07 High, 32 Moderate and 14 Low flood situation sites.
The details of the High Flood sites are as under:- High Flood Situation
Assam River Burhidihing at Khowang is flowing at 103.71m with a steady trend against the danger level of 102.11m and the previous highest flood level (HFL ) of 103.92m of 25.08.1988. 2 River Beki at Beki NHX is flowing at 45.76m with a falling trend against the danger level of 45.10m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL ) of 46.20m of 04.08.2000.
Bihar River Burhi Gandak at Muzaffarpur is flowing at 53.90m with a steady trend against the danger level of 52.53m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 54.29m of 15.08.1987. River Bagmati at Benibad is flowing at 49.77m with a rising trend against the danger level of 48.68m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 50.01m of 12.07.2004.
Uttar Pradesh River Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge is flowing at 107.07m with a steady trend against the danger level of 106.07m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 107.18m of 14.09.1983. River Rapti at Balrampur is flowing at 104.94m with a falling trend against the danger level of 104.62m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 105.25m of 11.09.2000. River Ghaghra at Ayodhya is flowing at 93.45m with a falling trend against the danger level of 92.73m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 93.65m of 19.08.1998.
UTTAR PRADESH Heavy to Very heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. No human death has been reported by the State during last 24 hours. 05 districts (Sravasti, Bahraich, Maharajganj, Basti and Barabanki) of the State are reported to be severely affected. In Sravasti district , out of 537 villages , 106 villages have been severely affected due to flood water of river Rapti . o Water level of river Rapti is still above the danger level but in falling trend. o Water logging has been reported in several low lying areas. Traffic movement in various severely affected villages has reportedly come to standstill due to waterlogging. Daily used essential commodities are being supplied to the villagers through boats. o 16 relief camps have been opened in the district where a number of families are accommodated. o 01 PAC Company along with 04 country boats and 01 motor boat has been deployed. 07 private boats have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations. In Maharajganj district , 04 tehsils are reported to have been severely affected due to flood water of river Ruhi and its tributaries . o Water level of river Ruhi is above danger level but in falling trend. o Out of 04 affected tehsils , 02 tehsils (Sadar & Parinda) continue to be submerged under water. o Water logging has been reported in several low lying areas. Traffic movement in various severely affected villages has reportedly come to standstill due to waterlogging. Daily used essential commodities are being supplied to the villagers through PAC or private boats.
3 o 04 PAC Companies along with 04 motor boats have been deployed . 49 private boats have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations. o Sufficient number of medical teams with doctors have been deployed in the affected areas for providing medical care. In Bahraich district , heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported. o 150 villages with a population of 1,45,000 are reported to have been affected. o Water logging continues to be reported in several low lying areas of the district. o Traffic movement in various severally affected villages has suffered disruption. The essential commodities are being supplied to the villagers through boats. o 02 PAC Companies along with 04 motor boats have been deployed in the district. 199 private boats have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations. The situation in Basti, Barabanki and other affected districts is returning to normal as no fresh significant rainfall has been reported.
BIHAR Heavy to very Heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. Due to heavy rainfall in upper reaches of Nepal border, the rivers of Bagmati, Budhi Gandak, Gandak, and Koshi continue to be in spate. 03 human deaths (Muzaffarpur, Madhubani & Darbhanga) have been reported in the State during the last 24 hours. In Sitamarhi district heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported. Out of 17 blocks , 15 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. 205 boats are deployed in the affected blocks for rescue and relief operations. In East Champaran, heavy to very heavy rainfall continue to be reported. Out of 27 blocks , 15 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. 3.00 lakh cusec water has been released from River Balmiki in the river Gandak due to which several low lying villages have been flooded. The river Gandak is reported to be in spate. Due to water logging in the railway track on Motihari to Sugoli-Raxaul route, rail services in this section have been suspended. The traffic movement on Mohihari-Betai National Highway (NH-28) has also been suspended as the river Burhi Gandak has overflown this highway 142 boats have been deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations In Darbhanga district, heavy to very heavy rainfall continue to be reported. Out of 18 blocks , 16 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. 546 villages with a population of 15.74 lakh have been affected severely. Several breaches have been reported in the embankment of rivers Kamala Blan & Adhwara group A landslide is reported to have been occurred in Darbhanga-Patna National Highway (NH-57) resulting in suspension of traffic movement on this section. 4 Waterlogging has also been reported at various places over Railway track due to which train services have been affected. 32 relief centres are opened in the district where affected people are being shifted. 10 medical camps have also been opened in the district for providing medical care to the affected people. 378 boats have been deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations In Muzaffarpur district, heavy to very heavy rainfall continue to be reported. Out of 16 blocks , 11 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. Orai and Katra blocks are reportedly cut off from the district. River Bagmati, Lakhandehi and Burhi Gandak are in spate. A PWD bridge in Sahabganj block near Nawal chauk has broken down due to flood water of river Burhi Gandak. The vehicular movement on this section has been diverted through an alterative route. 03 Relief Centres have been opened in the district where about 200 people are accommodated. 356 boats have been deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations In all, 122 Relief Camps are opened in the State where 6,650 people have been accommodated. In all, 1370 boats have been deployed in the affected areas of the State for rescue and relief operations.
ASSAM Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in a few parts of the State during last 24 hours. 05 human deaths (Kamrup, Morigaon, Karbialong, Udalguri and Shivsagar) have been reported in the State during last 24 hours. 239 Relief camps and 251 temporary relief shelters have been opened in the State in which about 35,751 people are accommodated. A timber road bridge on NH-52 in Dhemaji district washed away due to the recent flood water. The Road communication from Dhemaji with the rest of the Country continues to be cut off. Ferry services between Dibrugarh-Dhemaji continue to be suspended due to increased and high flow of water in river Brahmaputra. 3416 villages in 24 districts are reported to have been affected in the state. In Dibrugarh, a Baily bridge situated over river Dilli has collapsed as a result the vehicular movement between Sinari & Namrup has been disrupted. In Nalbari district , due to flood in river Noona, a few breaches in its embankment have been reported. A number of villages under revenue circle Tehu and Borma are marooned due to flood water of river Mora-pagaldia. In Dhubri district, Due to flood water of river Brahmaputra, the National Highway (NH-31) at Sonamukh and Salkocha has been submerged under water. As a result, road communication on this section has been cut off. In Jorhat the traffic movement on Mudoijan – Jhanjimukh road has been suspended as this road continues to be submerged under the flood water of river Brahmaputra.
5 WEST BENGAL
Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in north Bengal during last 24 hours. 04 human deaths (CoochBehar & Paschim Midnapur-02 each) have been reported in the State during last 24 hours. 188 Relief Camps have been opened in the State where about 14,599 people are accommodated. A few breaches have been reported in the embankment of river Tista, Torsha & Mahananda in CoochBehar and Jalpaiguri districts due to which several villages in these districts have been severally affected. Due to heavy rainfall in north Bengal, river Torsha, Tista, Jaldhaka and Mahananda continue to be in spate.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in some parts of State during last 24 hours. No human death has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. River Siang and Lohit are flowing above their danger levels. In Upper Siang , Log Bridge, suspension bridge and potter tracks at various sites have reportedly been washed away. 08 districts are reported to have been affected by flood in the state. Road communication between Teju to Tinsukia has also been cut off. Border Road Task Force (BRTF) has been deployed to restore the road communication. ITBP Bn at Tezu has been kept in stand-by for relief and rescue operation in Lohit district . Several other landslides have also occurred in the State disrupting the road communications at different locations.
KERALA No significant rainfall has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. No human death has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. In all, 88 relief camps continue to run in the State where 13472 people are accommodated. 05 teams of NDRF (Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad, & Malappuram) continue to be deployed in the State for rescue and relief work.
LOGISTIC SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ON 31 st JULY, 2007
Army
In Assam, two Army columns and two Engineer Task Forces (Barpeta and Kamrup districts) continue to be deployed for rescue and relief operations.
6 RAINFALL SITUATION IN THE REST OF COUNTRY DURING LAST 24 HRS
• The rainfall activity in the rest of the States/UTs is reported to be insignificant during the last 24 hours.
• Details of extent of damage and rescue and relief work are appended in Annexure-I & Annexure-II separately.
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7 Annexure – I SITREP NO-61/2007 31 st July, 2007: 1700 hours Extent of Damage (cumulative figures) (Provisional) Name of States/ Date when Population No. of No. of No. of No. of Cropped No. of houses damaged Total value of damage Total UTs updated affected human districts villages cattle/ area (Rs. in Lakh) (Rs.in lakh) lives affected affected Live- stock affected i) Crop damage lost lost (in ha) ii) houses (fully) iii) houses (partially) iv) Public property Fully partially Andhra Pradesh 31.07.2007 918831 50 04 457 47172 22000 13577 18187 9 i) 7.60 (Crop area) 1329.97 ii) 702.56 (damaged houses) iii)619.81 ((public properties) Arunachal Pradesh 26..07.2007 Nil N.R. 06 07 N.R. N.R. 04 N.R. i) 6.0 0 (fully damaged houses) N.R. Assam 31.07.2007 2854236 20 17 834 Nil 111060 329 Nil N.R . N.R. Bihar 31.07.2007 2810000 22 02 1269 02 158000 13156 2429 i) 77.75 (crop area) 144.82 ii) 47.07 (fully damaged houses) iii) 20.00 Public property Chhattisgarh 28.07.2007 194419 09 08 164 18 N.R. 885 7285 i) 263 .06 (fully damaged houses) 1622.05 ii) 456.30 ( partially damaged houses) iii) 902.69 (public property) Goa 31.07.2007 169 02 Nil Nil Nil .3664 03 319 i) 2.95 (crop area) 77.08 ii) 1.80 (fully damaged houses) iii) 54.13 (partially damaged houses) iv) 18,20 (public property) Gujarat 25.07.2007 798933 233 22 762 9707 N.R. 2677 21494 i ) 183,15 (fully damaged houses) 4518.10 ii) 334.95 (partially damaged houses) iii)4000.00 (public properties) Haryana 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Himachal Pradesh 27.07.2007 20198 04 06 30 14 215 51 108 i) 52.43 (c rop area) 1134.24 ii) 29.20 (fully damaged houses) iii)83.60 (partially damaged houses) iv) 969.01 (public property) Jharkhand 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil J & K 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Karnataka 30.07.2007 N.R. 135 25 N.R. 3451 N.R. 5444 47990 N.R. N.R. Kerala 31.07.2007 1605127 206 05 25 1271 33125.61 1854 42796 i) 14900.6 (crop area) 55,454.53 ii) 672.82 (fully damaged houses) iii) 2076.52 partially damaged houses) iv) 37804.59 (public property) Madhya Pradesh 30.07.2007 11,92,000 48 15 461 221 4084 14978 Nil i ) 143.90 (crop area) 543.45 ii) 324.30 (fully damaged houses) iii) 75.25 (public property) Manipur Mizoram 23.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nagaland 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Maharashtra 27.07.2007 1,35,047 98 N.R. 5297 1477 N.R. 5778 412 67 N.R. N.R. Meghalaya 24.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Orissa 28.07.2007 13,32,000 32 12 1865 863 120761 27810 N.R. i) 709.61 (damaged houses) 25493.71 ii) 24784.10 (public property) Punjab 24.07.2007 N.R. 07 04 128 01 7821 200 - N.R. N.R. Rajasthan 30.07.2007 N.R. 30 11 N.R. 65 84.219 N.R. 392 Nil Nil Sikkim Tripura 31.07.2007 Nil 08 Nil Nil Nil Nil 03 Nil Nil Nil Tamil Nadu 25.07.2007 Nil 21 Nil Nil 86 Nil 86 517 i) 86.00 (f ully damaged houses) 344.50 ii) 258.50 (partially damaged houses) Uttar Pradesh 30.07.2007 NR 26 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Uttarakhand 31.07.2007 13 10 Nil Nil 18 NR 11 28 Nil Nil West Bengal 31.07.2007 6839270 140 Nil Nil 3692 220991 25963 70447 i) 7833.75 (crop area) 15666.65 ii) 7821.32 (houses damaged) iii) 11.78 (public property) And & Nicobar 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Chandigarh 25.06.2007 Daman & diu 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dadra & Nagar Haveli 29.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Delhi
Lakshadweep 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Pondicherry 24.07.2007 350 02 01 NR Nil Neg 03 57 i) 0.937 (cro p area) 6.653 ii) 3.036 (fully/partially damaged houses) iii) 2.68 (public properties) Total 18700593 1103 138 11299 68058 1521940.61 112812 417008 106335,753
8 Annexure – II
Rescue and Relief (Provisional)
Name of States/ UTs Date when No. of persons No. of relief camps No. of persons GR paid, if any, specify the item and amount No. of medical No. of cattle in updated evacuated opened accommodated in the teams deployed cattle camps relief camps
Andhra Pradesh 31.07.2007 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Arunachal Pradesh 26.07.2007 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Assam 31.07.2007 40,000 29 (120 temp shelters) 8947 Rice-3573 qtl, Dal-447 qtl, Salt-84 qtls Nil Nil Bihar 31.07.2007 2470 20 14909 Wheat – 2475 Q, Rice – 2604.75 Q, Chura – 171.4 Q, Gur – 19.6 10 04 Q, Candles – 4425, Match Box – 4425, Salt – 22.05 Q and Polythene Sheets – 1550. Chhattisgarh 28.07.2007 Nil 56 10975 115.24 20 Nil Goa 31.07.2007 156 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Gujarat 25.07.2007 798933 656 72368 Nil 1022 Nil Haryana 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Himachal Pradesh 27.05.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Jharkhand 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil J & K 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Karnataka 30.07.2007 N.R. 04 120 Nil Nil Nil Kerala 31.07.2007 Nil 88 13,472 Food & medicine 09 Nil Madhya Pradesh 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil 241.52 NIL NIL Manipur Mizoram 23.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nagaland 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Maharashtra 27.07.2007 30,645 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Meghalaya 24.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Orissa 28.07.2007 56839 234 65524 Rice-2687MT, Chude-2466MT, Cattlefeed-210 MT, Gud-25MT & 40 388160 Polythene-574 rolls, Candles & Matchbox-10,000 each Punjab 21.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Rajasthan 30.07.2007 N.R. 4 120 N .R. N.R. N.R. Sikkim Tripura 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Tamil Nadu 25.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Uttar Pradesh 29.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Uttarakhand 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil West Bengal 23.07.2007 34489 670 100376 Nil Nil Nil And & Nicobar 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Chandigarh 25.06.2007 Daman & Diu 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dadra & Nagar Haveli 29.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Delhi Lakshadweep 30.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Pondicherry 24.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
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