Government of West Bengal Office of the District Magistrate, Murshidabad
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Government of West Bengal Office of the District Magistrate, Murshidabad INTRODUCTION Work relating to Disaster Management deals with works of distribution of Relief materials & grants to the distressed people in normal period vis- à-vis providing emergency Relief to the victims of different Natural Calamity. Under Disaster Management act 2005, paradigm shift has taken place from Relief Management to Disaster Risk Management. Activities like preparedness, planning and capacity building works are also done in DRMP as per guideline of National & State Disaster Management Authority to minimize impact of Disaster and thereby the works of this department is integrated between Risk Management and crisis coping mechanism. Disaster Management Department Activities a) Distribution of normal G.R. in Cash / Kind are distributed in normal period to the distressed people under rules 126 of erstwhile relief manual. b) Distribution of special G.R. to the victim of natural calamity. c) Distribution of Economic Rehabilitation Grant to the indigent persons to involved in income generating scheme. d) Distribution House Building Grant to the persons suffered due to loss of dwelling houses in natural calamity. e) Construction of flood shelter & Relief Go-down f) Running of activities under DRM project. g) Ex-gratia grant is distributed to the next of kis(s) of persons died due to natural calamity & Snakebite. h) Distribution of G.R. in Cash / Kind to prevent starvation i) Distribution of clothings, Blankets, Tarpaulins to the distressed people and the people suffer due to natural calamity j) Distribution of clothing & Tarpaulin under MLA quota. k) Relief to affected artisan / cultivators due to natural calamity and small marginal farmers, Horticulture crops due to Natural calamity. 1 STATISTICAL DATA OF THE DISTRICT (AT A GLANCE) 1. Name of the District : Murshidabad 2. Location : Between Latitude 24050’20” N & 23043’30” N& between 88046’00”E and 87049’17”E longitude. Distance of H.Q. from Kolkata: 200K.m. Distance of H.Q. from Malda town: 130 K.m. Distance of H.Q. from Krishnanagar: 105K.m. 3. Population : Total : 71,02,430 (as per 2001 census) Density -1101 / Sq. Km Annual growth rate - +2.37% 4. Literacy : Male-61.46% Female-48.33% Total-55.05% 5. Area : 5324 Sq. Km 6. Administrative units : District H.Q. at Berhampore. Sub-Divisions - 5(Sadar-Berhampore, Lalbagh, Kandi, Jangipur, Domkal) Blocks - 26 Police stations - 26 Municipalities - 7 Total no of Assembly Constituency- 22 Zilla Parishad H.Q. at Berhampore P. Samity - 26 Gram Panchayats - 254 No. of Mouzas - 2220 No. of Gram Sansad - 3048 7. Important Rivers : The Padma (Ganges), Bhagirathi, Brahmani, Bhairab, Mayurakshi, Jalangi, Dwarka, Bansloi and Babla. 2 8. Important Cottage industries : Handlooms, Sericulture, Woolen Blanket weaving, Sholla & Conch works, making, Metal works, Pottery. 9. Pisciculture &Animal Husbandry: Hilsa, Pond fish, Duckery, Poultry, Milk Production, Cattle rearing / Piggery. 10. Climate : a) Rainfall : Average rainfall 1400 mm. b) Temperature : Maximum temperature during summer 38.60C & Minimum temperature 7.80 c) Height from sea-level : 19 meters over mean Sea Level. 11. Major Agri-products : Rice, wheat, pulses , oilseeds, Jute, sugarcane, potato, chilly, gingers, Ekangi, Remi green vegetables. 12. Major Horticulture products : Mango, banana, Guava, Jackfruit, Litchi, Papaya. 13. Transportation: a) National High way (NH 34) : 134 Km. b) State Highway : 252 Km c) District Road : 331 Km. d) Village Road : 512 Km. e) Municipality roads : Surfaced-570 Km. Unsurfaced-549Km. f) Aviation : Nearest Airport is at Dumdum (195 Km from Berhampore). 14. Mode of transport : a) Bus b) Railways.(Sealdah-Lalgola, Howrah-Azimganj, Howrah-Malda via Farakka). c) Taxi / Trecker/Autorickshaw. d) Tanga e) Rickshaw f) Launch / Boat. 15. Working population – Main worker – 28.47 % Marginal worker – 5.67% Non worker – 65.86% 16. Medical fecilities - No. of Health Center – 91, No. of Hospital- 60 No of Clinic – 83, 17. Infrasturcture - No of Rice Mill – 15 , Cattle feed industry- 1, - Power Generation Center – 2 18. Land holding - Marginal Farmar – 4,66,652, Small _Farmar – 1,21,045 - Semi medimum – 42,088, Medimum – 2789, Large- 76. 3 AREA & POPULATION : (2011 Census) Sl Name of the Area (Sq. Population No. Block/Municipality Km) 1 Farakka 144.78 254796 2 Samserganj 92.69 284019 3 Suti –I 138.48 179982 4 Suti –II 94.86 278111 5 Raghunathganj-I 94.65 196211 6 Raghunathganj –II 99.77 263375 7 Sagardighi 345.20 310495 8 Lalgola 134.00 335448 9 Bhagawangola -I 152.68 201995 10 Bhagawangola –II 149.59 158005 Murshidabad – 11 208.62 231718 Jiaganj 12 Nabagram 305.61 227469 13 Raninagar -I 171.07 188997 14 Raninagar –II 195.56 190396 15 Jalangi 122.00 252448 16 Domkal 304.27 362821 17 Berhampore 194.67 450293 18 Hariharpara 252.80 257245 19 Nowda 230.69 226747 20 Beldanga -I 165.77 319541 21 Beldanga –II 204.09 250240 22 Khargram 378.80 272868 23 Kandi 278.94 220033 24 Bharatpur -I 238.54 172912 25 Bharatpur –II 182.00 176267 26 Burwan 98.74 257354 4 Sl Name of the Area (Sq. Population No. Block/Municipality Km) 27 Berhampore (M) 16.19 195363 28 Beldanga (M) 3.98 29182 29 Kandi (M) 12.95 55615 30 Murshidabad (M) 12.95 44024 Jiaganj –Azimganj 31 11.66 231718 (M) 32 Dhuliyan (M) 10.27 95713 33 Jangipur (M) 7.86 88131 Over flood area due to heavy rain fall & discharge of water 5 The Rivers and Canals: River/Canals Course Tributaries/ Estuaries More information Touches the district at its Tributaries: northern-most point and flows Bhagirathi, Jalangi, Ganga/ south-west along the eastern Bhairab Padma boundary of the district. Estuary:Mahananda (Lalgola) Branches off from the Ganga at On its banks, mainly Nurpur, 25 Km below Farakka, on the east, historic runs parallel to her for about 2 and wealthy towns Bhagirathi Km, winds its way to the South like Murshadabad, and leaves the district north of Jangipur and Jiaganj Plassey. lie. Originates from the Ganga shifts eastwards, flows along the Murshidabad-Bangladesh Jalangi boundary & then southward Estuary: Bhairab along the Murshidabad–Nadia boundary; then goes into Nadia district. Originates from the Ganga in It is an old river and is Bhairab Lalgola and meets the Jalangi to partly deserted. the north of Nadia district. Enters Murshidabad from Birbhum near village Bansoli Husainpur, flows east and falls into the Bhagirathi north of Jangipur. Enters Murshidabad from Estuaries: Though a moderate Birbhum near Morgram, flows Mayurakshi & Kuiya river, it has several eastward and then to the south- (on the right bank) names and many small Dwaraka / east, forms the eastern boundary tributaries and Babla of Kandi sub-division and estuaries. Its many backwaters and side leaves the district at Raghupur. channels also connect it with the Bhagirathi. Brahmani All are hill streams All originate from the hills of with beds full of Birbhum, flows to the west and pebbles & yellow clay. Mayurakshi falls into the Dwaraka. All rivers Depath of river is meet at Hizal Beel of Kandi Sub- redused due to silt Kuiya Division deposition. Feeder Canal Originates off the upstream of (Man-made the Farakka barrage and falls Length: 26½ kms Farakka into the Bhagirathi down stream Barrage Project of Jangipur Barrage. 6 ) LOCATION Murshidabad district is situated between the latitudes 24O50´20´´ and 23O43´30´´ in the Northern Hemisphere. The eastern most proximity of the district is marked by 88O46´00´´ east longitude and its western most extremity by 87O49´17´´ east longitude. It is located almost in the central position of West Bengal , this district plays an important role in connecting both the ends of Bengal. It also provides linkage with the rest of India through the corridor of Bihar. It has connected India with Bangladesh through its international border towards east of the district. It is the northern most district of the Presidency Division of the State of West Bengal. II) BOUNDARIES ,NATURAL DIVISIONS AND GEOLOGY A. BOUNDARIES: In shape, the district resembles an isosceles triangle with its apex pointing to the North-West. The Padma River flows through the entire eastern boundary, separating the district from Malda and Rajshahi (Bangladesh). Burdwan and Nadia are on the southern side and Birbhum and Pakur (Jharkhand) are on the western side of the District. Self protection is the best policy 7 NATURAL DIVISIONS: The river Bhagirathi has bifurcated the triangle shaped district and divided it into two broad geographical regions of almost equal area and having a striking difference in their geology, in the agricultural and habitational pattern and even in the religions of their inhabitants. The two regions are a) The Rarh Area & b) The Bagri Area . a) The Rarh Area – This is the area to the west of the Bhagirathi having the pre- dominant geographical character of a plateau. It is substantially a continuation of the Sub-Vindhyan region of laterite clay and nodular ghuting. The land is high, slightly undulating, but is interspersed with numerous swamps and beds of old rivers. The soil is greyish and reddish, rich in lime and iron oxide. The rivers in this part originate from hill torrents and they are prone to overflowing due to sudden rain. Hijal: It is a tract within Rarh, situated in the south- west of the district near the confluence of the Mor and Dwarka, is about 50 sq. miles in area. Here the country becomes more open, and, in place of rice fields large stretches of thatching grass cover an almost treeless plain. During the rains, this area is widely inundated with water. Again, it becomes dry in the winter and a large portion of it is cultivated with Rabi crops. b) The Bagri Area – This is the area to the east of the Bhagirathi formed by Gangetic alluvial deposit.