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Sitrep-36 3rd August, 2005: 1500 hrs F.No.32-20/2005-NDM (I) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFARIS (NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIVISION) Subject: South West Monsoon 2005 – Flood Situation Report. A comprehensive status report on the flood situation in different parts of the country is given below: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT During past 24 hours: · A low pressure area has formed over North Bay of Bengal adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Bangladesh coast and is well marked. It has increased rainfall activity and produced heavy to very heavy falls in Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand. · Yesterday’s low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining southeast Rajasthan has further weakened into an upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto mid tropospheric level over south Rajasthan and Gujarat. In association with this scenario heavy to very heavy rainfall has occurred over Gujarat State, Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra. · Moderate rainfall also occurred at many places over southeast Rajasthan, coastal Karnataka and Kerala. Forecast valid for next 24 hours · Decrease in the intensity of rainfall is likely over Gujarat State, Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra. · Enhanced rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls is likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand. · Rainfall activity is likely to increase over Northeastern states and Gangetic plains. 1 CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION According to the Central Water Commission (CWC) report dated 3rd August 2005, there are No Unprecedented or High flood sites. There are 01 Moderate and 16 Low flood situation sites. The details of the moderate flood site are as under: 1. River Brahmaputra at Dibrugarh (Assam) is flowing at 104.90 m against the danger level of 104.24 m with a steady trend. MAHARASHTRA · Rainfall activity over Mumbai and Konkan region has reduced considerably. Light rains in most parts of the State with heavy isolated rains in a few places have been reported. · Rainfall during 24 hours upto 0830 hrs today at a few places has been recorded to be as under: Mumbai 8.3mm Mumbai suburban 43mm Thane 120.4mm Pune 36.3mm · MET department is forecasting heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai and Konkan region within next one or two days · The flood water has receded from all parts of Mumbai suburban and routine life has returned in almost all localities in the city. · Water logging in Vasai and Nallasopare in Thane district because of heavy rains there yesterday has also cleared up today with water flowing into the sea at low tide. · River Godavari at Kopergaon is flowing at 493.18 m as against the danger level of 493.68 m with a steady trend. 2 · Almost all reservoirs in the state are overflowing because of excess rain water fed into them. 1.1 lakh cusecs water has been released from Koyna Dam flooding Koyna river basin. Similarly, excess water from other dams like Warna, Kanher and Ksasari dams has been released into Koyna/Krishna river basins creating flood situation along the embankments of these rivers. · At Pune, excess water has been released from Khadgwasla, Pavana, Dhom, Balkaudi dams into Mula and Mutha rivers which has flooded the low lying areas in the river basin in Pune. · 1.70 lakh people had been shifted from the flooded river basin area of Koyna river in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts. 20,000 people have been evacuated today from the low lying areas of rivers Mula & Mutha in Pune district. All evacuated people have been accommodated 226 relief camps so far. · The people have now started returning to their homes from these relief camps. Now, only 1 lakh people remain accommodated in the relief camps. The total no. of existing relief camps is 110. · In Mumbai suburban no relief camp is operating at present. · The State has engaged more than 2000 municipal employees, drawing them from non-affected areas, for assisting in clearing and scavenging work in the affected districts. · About 1,000 employees in various affected districts have been called from non-affected talukas within the districts to assist administration for survey and relief distribution work. Similarly, the State has called up 2,000 employees from non-affected districts for assisting the survey and relief work in the affected districts. · The State has constituted Teams headed by Guardian Ministers from State Government as well as Guardian Secretaries as Members from the State Administration for supervising survey and relief work in the affected districts. State of roads · All road movement in the City has resumed normal functioning, although at a reduced service level, due to bad road condition with mud, garbage and potholes left behind by the receding flood waters. Public transport is plying on these roads at full strength, however only about 50 per cent private transport is reported to be moving on these roads at present. With weather clearing up, repair work on the roads has been re-started. 3 · Mumbai-Pune Express Way continues to be open. Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-17) is operating at 10 per cent service level. 10 bridges on this Highway need to be repaired for its full operationalization. A 400 m long landslide, partly covering this highway at Kasheli Ghat (about 150 Kms from Mumbai), is also to be cleared. The repair of bridges as well as removal of landslide is likely to take 4-5 days. State of railways · In Mumbai city, all the three railways ( Harbour, Central and Western Railways) have started operating, although at a reduced frequency level of about 50 per cent. However, no passengers/ commuters are stranded anywhere in the City. · The Konkan and Central Railways will operate their services after 6th August because railway track at Ambivali station (about 400 mtrs long) needs to be repaired. However Central Railway is planning to operate 3-4 special trains using railway tracks of Western Railway for about 400 kms in Mumbai area beginning from today. · The Western Railway is functioning at 60 per cent service level. A number of trains have been cancelled. State of Air Services · All air services have started operating again at a 60 – 70 per cent frequency level, after a day’s disruption. The situation is improving. State of other services · Mobile and landline services have started operating normally except in Kalina exchange area. The situation here is likely to improve within a day or so. · Water supply system is almost normal in Mumbai City. Water supply in Kurla in Mumbai Suburban has been restored now. Water supply system in Shahad in Thane district is likely to be restored by today evening. Meanwhile tankers are being used for supply of water in Shahad. 4 · Power supply is nearly normal except in Kalina & Kurla in Mumbai suburban district and Panvel in Raigad district. Full restoration of power supply is likely to take a few more days. · The schools and other educational institutions have re-opened from today i.e. 3rd August, 2005 onwards. · Total 1043 deaths 128 injury and 48 missing cases have been reported in the State. The details are as under: Name of districts Death Injured Missing 1. Mumbai 438 16 - 2. Navi Mumbai 61 22 - 3. Mumbai (Railway) 07 04 14 4. Thane 169 20 09 5. Thane (Rural) 39 - 12 6. Raigad 158 - 04 7. Ratnagiri 17 - - 8. Sindhudurg 07 03 - 9. Kolhapur 13 11 02 10. Parbhani 06 03 - 11. Nanded 11 04 - 12. Yeotamal 39 13 - 13. Satara 05 - - 14. Aurangabad(Urban) 01 - - 15. Aurangabad(Rural) 06 01 - 16. Beed 07 09 - 17. Jalna 02 02 11 18. Hingoli 01 02 - 19. Wardha 03 - 01 20. Pune (Urban) 08 - - 21. Pune (Rural) 08 04 02 22. Nasik - - - 23. Bhandara 05 - 01 24. Washim 02 03 - 25. Amaravati (Urban) 01 05 02 26. Amarvati (Rural) 05 27. Nondurbur 04 - - 28. Sangli 05 05 - 29. Nagpur(Rural) 05 - - 30. Akola 01 5 · A number of landslides had occurred in Raigad district during the last week’s heavy rains. The details of recovery of dead bodies so far is as under: Name of village No. of dead bodies No. of dead bodies recovered so far feared buried Under landslide Jui 36 96 Dasgaon 40 43 Rohanpada 15 15 Kondivati 31 34 Poladpur 13 13 Roha 08 10 Mangaon 01 01 · Debris removal work is still continuing at jui, Dasgaon and Roha. · In Sakinaka (Andheri East), 35 houses were buried under the landslide during the recent rains. 90 dead bodies have been recovered so far. 10 more persons are feared to be trapped. Army and fire brigade personnel are engaged in rescue work which had to be discontinued temporarily because of heavy rains in the area. Removal of debris has re-started and its completion is likely to take another 1 – 2 days. · The district administration in Raigad, fearing fresh landslides due to cracks observed in adjacent hills in several areas following heavy rains from July 31st to August 1st had evacuated about 2,500 people from 26 villages in Poladpur, Mahad, Pen and Karjat tehsils. · Fresh cracks were seen in hills near Kamathwadi village in Poladpur tehsil today. The district administration has evacuated the villagers numbering 60-70 to a relief camp. · Today afternoon a landslide has occurred near Kudpan village in Poladpur tehsil. No loss of life is reported to have occurred because there is no habitation at the site of the landslide. · The district administration has made arrangements for a geological team to visit the hills where cracks are seen to be developing in Raigad district with a view to study the occurrence. 6 · NRSA Hyderabad is sending a team of scientists/geologists for aerial survey of Raigad district for a study of the cracks seen developing in lower Sahyadari ranges where Raigad district is located.