(Disaster Management Division) Dated, 6Th August, 2007 Su

SITREP NO-67/2007 1700 hours 32-20/2007-NDM-I Ministry of Home Affairs (Disaster Management Division)

Dated, 6th August, 2007

Subject: SOUTHWEST MONSOON-2007 : DAILY FLOOD SITUATION REPORT

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AS ON 06.08.2007

RAINFALL SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

UTTAR PRADESH Light to very light rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. Water has started receding from most of the rivers and situation is gradually returning to normal. Situation in severely affected districts (Gorakhpur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Maharajganj, Balrampur, Basti, Gonda and Barabanki) of the State is reported to be returning to normal. A total population of 20.00 lakh in 2665 villages is reported to have been affected in the State. 15 human deaths have been reported in the State during last 24 hours. One Army column with Engineer Task Force teams deployed in Barabanki district has been derequisitioned by civil administration with effect from 05 August 2007. However, two Engineer Task Force teams continue to be engaged in rescue and relief operations in Maharajganj & Gorakhpur districts . 12 companies of PAC continue to be deployed in the affected areas of the State for rescue and relief operations. 1986 country boats, apart from the boats of PAC & Army , have also been pressed into service in the affected districts of the State for rescue and relief operations. 160 Relief Camps are opened in the State in which 1.60 lakh people have been accommodated.

BIHAR No significant rainfall has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. Water has started receding from most of the rivers and situation is gradually returning to normal. A total population of 108.07 lakh in 4805 villages in 19 districts (162 blocks & 807 Panchayats) is reported to have been affected in the state. 13 human deaths have been reported in the State during last 24 hours. Air-dropping of food packets & essential items in affected districts ( East Champaran, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur and Begusarai) by IAF helicopters continues. 212medical teams have been deployed in the affected districts of the State for providing medical care . In all, 738 Relief Camps are opened in the State where 25000 people have been accommodated. In all, 3764 boats continue to be deployed in the affected areas of the State 1 for rescue and relief operations. 238 cattle camps have also been opened in the affected districts of the State.

ASSAM Light to very light rainfall has been reported in a few parts of the State during last 24 hours. 5862 villages in 26 districts are reported to have been affected in the state. 665 Relief camps accommodating about 1,28,606 and 282 temporary relief shelters accommodating about 3,32,412 people continue to run in the State. Ferry services between Dibrugarh-Dhemaji have been partially started. As no fresh significant rainfall has been reported in the State, the water level from all the major rivers has started receding and the situation is returning to normal. The situation in the State is reportedly improving.

Orissa Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. Some rainfall figures are (in cm): Puri -22, Bhubaneshwar – 19 cm, Nimapada -18, Kotagarh -17 and Kakatpur -16. 06 human deaths have been reported from Cuttack district, due to lightening during last 24 hours. Due to depression over Bay of Bengal , widespread rainfall with scattered heavy to very heavy falls and isolated extremely heavy falls is likely over Orissa and its neighbouring States. An advisory has been issued from to concerned States to take precautionary measures.

KERALA Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. 02 human deaths have been reported from the State during last 24 hours. 76 relief camps continue to run in the State where 11,909 people are accommodated. 05 teams of NDRF (Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad, & Malappuram) continue to be deployed in the State for rescue and relief work. The situation in the State is reportedly improving.

Loss of Human lives • As per provisional information received from the affected States, 30 human deaths 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 1294. IMD Yesterday’s low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal moved westward and intensify into a deep depression at 2330 hours IST the 5th August 2007 and lay centred near Lat 20.0º N and Long 87.5º E , about 100 km southeast of Chandbali. It further moved west- northwestwards and crossed Orissa coast to the north of Paradeep between 0630 & 0730 hrs . IST of 6th August 2007 and lay centred at 0830 hrs. IST of today over coastal Orissa close to Cuttack. It is likely to move in a west- northwesterly direction and weaken gradually Under its influence, widespread rainfall activity with scattered heavy to very heavy falls and isolated extremely heavy falls (>25cm) is likely 2 over interior Orissa, Chhattisgarh and East Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hrs. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is also likely over coastal Orissa, north Telangana and Vidarbha during the same period. Subsequently, the rainfall belt is likely to shift to West Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and south Rajasthan . Squally winds with speed reaching 45-55 kmph are likely along and off Orissa and West Bengal coasts during next 12 hours . Sea condition is rough to very rough. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea. The axis of the monsoon trough passes through Bikaner, Jaipur, Jhansi, Raigarh, centre of deep depression and thence southeastwards to east- central Bay of Bengal . In association with the off-shore trough, widespread rainfall activity with scattered heavy to very heavy falls is likely over Coastal Karnataka, Konkan, Goa and Gujarat Region during next 3-4 days.

Central Water Commission(CWC) There are 04 High, 22 Moderate and 20 Low flood situation sites.

INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Warning (for next 24 hours) • Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls (>25cm) is likely over interior Orissa, East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during next 24 hrs. • Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places is likely over Coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa and Gujarat Region and Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Orissa, north Telangana & Vidarbha during next 24 hrs and over Saurashtra & Kutch during next 48 hrs. • Squally winds with speed reaching 45-55 kmph are likely along and off Orissa and West Bengal coasts during next 12 hrs. Sea condition is rough to very rough. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea.

Outlook for subsequent two days Enhanced rainfall activity with scattered heavy to very heavy falls and isolated extremely heavy falls is likely over Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and south Rajasthan. A low pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal around 9 th August.

CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION According to the Central Water Commission (CWC) report dated 6th August, 2007 , there are 04 High, 22 Moderate and 22 Low flood situation sites. The details of the high flood sites is as under:-

High flood situation

River Burhi Gandak at Muzaffarpur in Bihar is flowing at 53.87m with a falling trend against the danger level of 52.53m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 54.29m of 15.08.1987.

3 River Burhi Gandak at Samastipur in Bihar is flowing at 49.22 m with a Steady trend against the danger level of 46.02m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 49.38m of 15.08.1987.

River Bagmati at Benibad in Bihar is flowing at 49.60m with a steady trend against the danger level of 48.68m, and the previous highest flood level (HFL) of 50.01m of 12.07.2004.

River Ghaghra at Ayodhya in U.P. is flowing at 93.52m 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.

In Basti district , no significant rainfall has been reported during last 24 hours. o 294 villages with a population of 67,000 are reported to have been affected. o River Ghaghra is flowing above danger level. o 38 relief centres are opened in the district in which 1,500 people have been accommodated. o 2306 boats have been pressed into service in the district for rescue and relief operations. o 01 PAC Company deployed in the district for rescue and relief operations. In Gorakhpur district , no significant rainfall has been reported during last 24 hours . o In 07 tehsils, 550 villages with a population of 350451 are reported to have been affected due to flood water of river Rapti, Ami & Kuano . o 81 relief centres are opened in the district in which 5950 people have been evacuated. Also relief materials are being distributed from these relief centres to the affected people. o 01 PAC Company along with 02 Motor boats & 16 country boats deployed in the district. 523 boats have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations.

In Shravasti district , no significant rainfall has been reported during last 24 hours . o 111 villages with a population of 1,45,700 have been severely affected due to flood water of river Rapti . o Water level of river Rapti at Rapti Barrage continues to be above its danger level. o 16 relief camps continue to run in the district where a number of families are accommodated. 4 o 01 PAC Company along with 07 country boats has been deployed. 20 private boats have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations.

In Maharajganj district , no significant rainfall has been reported during last 24 hours . o The situation of the affected tehsils in the district is reported to have improved. o Water logging continues to be reported in the low lying areas of Sadar tehsil thereby causing disruption in vehicular/pedestrian movements. o 02 PAC Companies along with 04 motor boats continue to be deployed in the district . o 32 private boats have also been deployed in the district for rescue and relief operations.

In Bahraich district , light to very light rainfall has been reported. o 173 villages with a population of 3,27,000 are reported to have been affected. o 03 PAC Companies along with 14 motor boats continue to be deployed in the district. o 196 other boats continue to be deployed for rescue and relief operations. o 04 lungers were opened by the district administration at different places for providing food to the affected people. o 47 Flood Centres have also been set up for distribution of relief/food materials. o Water has started receding from the affected areas.

One Army column with Engineer Task Force deployed in Barabanki district has been derequisitioned by civil administration with effect from 05 August 2007. However, two Engineer Task Force teams continue to be engaged in rescue and relief operations (in Maharajganj & Gorakhpur districts) . 12 companies of PAC continue to be deployed in the affected areas of the State for rescue and relief operations. 1986 country boats, apart from the boats of PAC & Army , have also been pressed into service in the affected districts of the State for rescue and relief operations. In all, 160 Relief Camps are opened in the State in which 1.60 lakh people have been accommodated.

5 In 08 tehsils, 85 villages with a population of 13.29 lakh reported to have been severely affected due to flood water of river Bagmati & Burhi Gandak. Rivers Bagmati & Burhi Gandak are flowing above their danger level. 248 boats continue to be deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations. In East Champaran, no significant rainfall has been reported. Out of 27 blocks , 23 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. 289 boats continue to be deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations In Darbhanga district, no significant rainfall has been reported. All 18 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. 1147 villages with a population of 22.14 lakh have been affected severely. River Adhwara group at Kamtaul is in spate and flooded various low lying villages. Due to waterlogging over Railway track at Huyaghat and Thalwada , train services from Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur , Darbhanga-Samastipur continue to be suspended. 247 relief camps are opened in the State in which 52,300 people are accommodated. 07 medical camps have also been opened in the State for providing medical care to the affected people. 554 boats continue to be deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations

In Muzaffarpur district, light rainfall has been reported. Out of 16 blocks , 11 blocks are reported to have been affected severely. Aurai and Katra blocks are reportedly cut off from the district. River Bagmati, Lakhandehi and Burhi Gandak are in spate. 15 Relief Centres continue to be open in the district from where relief/food materials are being distributed to the affected people. 356 boats have been deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations 212medical teams have been deployed in the affected districts of the State for providing medical care . In all, 738 Relief Camps are opened in the State where 25000 people have been accommodated. In all, 3764 boats continue to be deployed in the affected areas of the State for rescue and relief operations. 238 cattle camps have also been opened in the affected districts of the State.

ASSAM Light to very light rainfall has been reported in a few parts of the State during last 24 hours. No human deaths have been reported in the State during last 24 hours. 5862 villages in 26 districts are reported to have been affected in the state. 665 Relief camps accommodating about 1,28,606 and 282 temporary relief shelters accommodating about 3,32,412 people continue to run in the State. A timber road bridge on NH-52 in Dhemaji district was washed away due to the recent flood water. The Road communication from Dhemaji with the rest of the Country continues to be cut off. 6 Ferry services between Dibrugarh-Dhemaji have been partially started. As no fresh significant rainfall has occurred in the State, water level from all the major rivers has started receding and the situation is returning to normal. The situation in the State is reportedly improving.

Orissa Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. Some rainfall figures are( in cm) : Puri -22, Bhubaneshwar – 19 cm, Nimapada -18, Kotagarh -17 and Kakatpur -16. 06 human deaths have been reported from Cuttack district, due to lightening during last 24 hours. Due to depression over Bay of Bengal , widespread rainfall with scattered heavy to very heavy falls and isolated extremely heavy falls is likely over Orissa and its neighbouring States. An advisory has also been issued from Government of India to concerned States to take precautionary measures.

DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF) ON 6TH AUGHUST, 2007

In Bihar – 01 advance team consisting of 05 personnel returned from flood affected distts of Bihar after the assessment of the situation for making the deployment of NDRF personnel in these distts. In Assam – 01 team consisting of 47 personnel has been deployed in Barpeta district of the State for rescue and relief operations. In Kerala – 05 teams ( Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad, & Malappuram) have been deployed in the State for rescue and relief operations.

LOGISTIC SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ON 6th August, 2007 Army In Assam, one Army column and one Engineer Task Force ( Baska district) continue to be deployed for rescue and relief operations. In Uttar Pradesh, one Army column with Engineer Task Force which was deployed in Barabanki district has been derequisitioned by civil administration with effect from 05 August 2007. However, two Engineer Task Force teams continue to be engaged in rescue and relief operations (in Maharajganj & Gorakhpur districts) . In Himachal Pradesh, one Army column has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. In Bihar, Two Army columns along with two Engineer Task Force teams have been deployed in Samastipur and Begusarai districts for rescue of marooned villagers with effect from 06 August , 2007. 7

Airforce

In Bihar, Four MI-8 Helicopters carried out 22 sorties and airlifted 58 people and 23.2 tons of food items in Darbhanga, Motihari and Madhubani districts.

RAINFALL SITUATION IN THE REST OF COUNTRY DURING LAST 24 HRS

• Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in few parts of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Goa • 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.

(B.MURALI KUMAR) DIRECTOR (DM-I) Telefax – 23092696 Distribution :- 1. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister (Shri T. K. A. Nair) 2. Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan (Fax-23012095) 3. Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam), 7, Race Course Road, New Delhi. 4. Prime Minister’s Office (Shri Sanjay Mitra, Joint Secretary). 5. Sr.PPS to Vice-Chairman, NDMA, Centaur Hotel, New Delhi.(Fax-25655003) 6. Cabinet Secretariat (Shri Rajive Kumar, Joint Secretary) (Fax-23793144). 7. Brig Sanjiv Laumas, DACIDS (Ops & Logistics) Room No.10, INCP, Gate No- 11, South Block, New Delhi. (Fax-2300526, 23005137) Copy to :- 1. PS to HM/PS to MOS (R) 2. PS to HS/PPS to Secretary (BM)/JS-(DM-I)/JS (DM-DAC Fax-23382417)/ Director (PR)/Master Folder.

8 Annexure – I SITREP NO-67/2007 6TH August, 2007: 1700 hours Extent of Damage (cumulative figures) (Provisional) Date when Population No. of No. of No. of No. of Cropped area No. of houses damaged Total value of damage Total updated affected human districts villages cattle/ affected (Rs. in Lakh) (Rs.in lakh) lives affected affected Live- stock (in ha) i) Crop damage lost lost ii) houses (fully) iii) houses (partially) iv) Public property Fully partially Andhra Pradesh 02.08.2007 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 03..08.2007 Nil N.R. 11 07 N.R. N.R. 16 N.R. i) 6.0 0 (fully damaged houses) N.R. Assam 04.08.2007 6351893 27 26 5449 NR 344582 1285 NR N.R . N.R. Bihar 05.08.2007 10870000 91 19 4822 40 999000 29629 44083 i) 11244.18 (crop area) 15311.24 ii) 2854.21( damaged houses) iii) 1212.85 Public property Chhattisgarh 03.08.2007 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 06.08.2007 169 02 Nil Nil Nil .1666 03 337 i) 2.95 (crop area) 80.44 ii) 1.80 (fully damaged houses) iii) 58.21 (partially damaged houses) iv) 18.90 (public property) Gujarat 02.08.2007 798933 268 22 762 9707 468342 3216 24665 i) 235.18 (fully damaged houses) 4630.32 ii) 395.14 (partially damaged houses) iii)4000.00 (public properties) Haryana 05.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Himachal Pradesh 02.08.2007 20261 01 06 30 14 215 58 114 i) 52.43 (c rop area) 1151.44 ii) 34.46 (fully damaged houses) iii) 979.95 (public property) Jharkhand 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil J & K 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Karnataka 04.08.2007 N.R. 115 25 N.R. 3451 N.R. 5444 47990 N. R. N.R. Kerala 04.08.2007 1670958 217 09 55 1302 33834.21 1885 444 45 i) 15215.35 (crop area) 63220.89 ii) 688.22 (fully damaged houses) iii) 2134.88 partially damaged houses) iv) 45182.44 (public property) Madhya Pradesh 04.08.2007 1,23,000 50 15 623 227 4084 15890 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 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Maharashtra 04.08.2007 1,35,047 100 N.R. 5297 1477 N.R. 5778 41267 N.R. N.R. Meghalaya 24.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Orissa 04.08.2007 13,32,000 38 12 1865 863 120761 27810 N.R. i) 709.61 (damaged houses) 25493.71 ii) 24784.10 (public property) Punjab 06.08.2007 N.R. 07 04 129 01 7821 200 - N.R. N.R. Rajasthan 06.08.2007 N.R. 30 11 N.R. 65 84.219 N.R. 392 Nil Nil Sikkim Tripura 04.08.2007 Nil 08 Nil Nil Nil Nil 03 Nil Nil Nil Tamil Nadu 02.08.2007 Nil 26 Nil Nil 109 Nil 86 525 i) 86.00 ( fully damaged houses) 348.50 ii) 262.50 (partially damaged houses) Uttar Pradesh 05.08.2007 19.36.000 76 08 2114 NR NR NR NR NR NR Uttarakhand 05.08.2007 13 10 Nil Nil 18 NR 11 28 Nil Nil West Bengal 02.08.2007 6846191 167 03 3765 3696 221297.01 25975 70715 i) 7834.35 (crop area) 15684.13 ii) 7831.55 (houses damaged) iii) 18.23 (public property) And & Nicobar 06.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Chandigarh 25.06.2007 Daman & diu 06.08.2007 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 06.08.2007 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 31198065 1294 184 25539 68160 2306155.300 131754 458390 129422.79

9 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 02.08.2007 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Arunachal Pradesh 03.08.2007 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Assam 04.08.2007 40,000 517 107256 Rice-43237 qtl, Dal-6786.47 qtl, Salt-2047.07 qtls, Chira- Nil Nil 379.02qtl & Gur 241 qtl, Kerosene-13.30 kl, Mustard oil-10.47 kl Bihar 04.08.2007 24905 587 N.R. Wheat – 4431.75 Q, Rice – 2614.75 Q, Chura –292.28 Q, Gur – 105 221 164.17 Q, Candles – 14129, Match Box –6827, Salt – 45.60 Q and Polythene Sheets – 7990. Chhattisgarh 03.08.2007 Nil 56 10975 115.24 20 Nil Goa 05.08.2007 156 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Gujarat 02.08.2007 798933 656 72368 Nil 1022 Nil Haryana 05.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Himachal Pradesh 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Jharkhand 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil J & K 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Karnataka 04.08.2007 N.R. 04 120 Nil Nil Nil Kerala 04.08.2007 Nil 86 13,172 Food & medicine 09 Nil Madhya Pradesh 04.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil 276.31 NIL NIL Manipur Mizoram 23.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nagaland 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Maharashtra 04.08.2007 30,645 N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. Meghalaya 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Orissa 04.08.2007 N.R. N.R. N .R. N.R. 40 388160 Punjab 31.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Rajasthan 06.08.2007 N.R. N.R. N.R. N .R. N.R. N.R. Sikkim Tripura 03.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Tamil Nadu 02.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Uttar Pradesh 01.08.2007 1,60,000 106 1,60,000 Nil Nil Nil Uttarakhand 05.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil West Bengal 02.08.2007 34489 670 100376 Nil Nil Nil And & Nicobar 06.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Chandigarh 25.06.2007 Daman & Diu 06.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dadra & Nagar Haveli 29.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Delhi Lakshadweep 06.08.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Pondicherry 24.07.2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil