Sphere India Unified Response Strategy FLOODS SITUATION REPORT (July 20, 2009) 1. Weather Forecast Severe Weather Warnings (Source: IMD, Date: JULY 20, 2009) Source: India Meteorological Department Heavy Rainfall Warning (July 20, 2009 Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (>= 25 cm) over orissa . Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, North coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, and Vidarbha and isolated heavy falls over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, coastal Karnataka and Kerala Cyclone Warning Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph are likely along and off Orissa and West Bengal coasts during next 24 hours. Sea condition will be rough to very rough along and off these coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off these coasts Sphere India Secretariat Page 1 ALL INDIA WEATHER FORECASTS th (VALID FOR NEXT 5 DAYS) 20 July 2009 Monsoon Watch • The well marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 20th July 2009 near Lat 21.0 ° N and Long 88.5° E, about 120 Km southeast of Digha and 160 Km east-southeast of Balasore. The system is likely to intensify further and move in a west-northwesterly direction and cross north Orissa-West Bengal coast between Balasore and Digha today, the 20th July 2009 evening. • The axis of monsoon trough at mean sea level passes through Ferozpur, Meerut, Bareilly, Kanpur, Daltonganj, center of the depression and thence southeastwards to eastcentral Bay of Bengal. • The chief amount of rainfall (≥ 5 cm ) recorded at 0830 hours IST of today are: Malanjkhand-12, Paradeep-11, Malda and Bahraich-9, Daltonganj and Honavar-7 , Agumbe, Shirali, Jagdalpur-6 each, Manglore, Panambur, Jharsuguda-5 each Main Features (based on 0830 hrs IST Observations • Widespread rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (>25cm) is likely along the west coast during next 2-3 days. • Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is likely over south Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Maharashtra during next 48 hours. • A low pressure area is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours and may become more marked subsequently. • KALPANA–1 Cloud Imagery at 0830 hours IST shows convective clouds over parts of southeast Arabian Sea, north and adjoining central Arabian Sea, central & northwest Bay of Bengal and northwest Madhya Pradesh. Low/medium clouds are seen over parts of western Himalayan region, west, central, east & northeast India and south Peninsular India. Forecast valid up to 0830 hours IST of 20th July, 2009 NORTHWEST • Rain/thundershowers at many places over Himachal Pradesh, INDIA Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. [J & K, H. P., • Rain/thundershowers at a few places over the rest region during UTTARAKHAND, next 24 hours an increase thereafter. PUNJAB, HARYANA, DELHI, EAST UP, WEST UP, RAJASTHAN] EAST INDIA • Rain/thundershowers at most places over Orissa. [JHARKHAND, • Rain/thundershowers at many places over the rest region during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter. Sphere India Secretariat Page 2 BIHAR, ORISSA, WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM] NORTHEAST • Rain/thundershowers at many places over the region. INDIA [Arunachal Pradesh, NMM& T, Assam, Meghalaya,] SOUTH INDIA • Rain/thundershowers at most place over north coastal Andhra [TN, AP, Pradesh and Telengana during next 48 hours and decrease KERALA,, thereafter. KARNATAKA, • Rain/thundershowers at many places over Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. LAKSHADWEEP, • Rain/thundershowers at a few places over the rest region. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS] WEST INDIA • Rain/thundershowers at many places over Konkan & Goa and [KONKAN & Madhya Maharashtra during next 24 hours and increase GOA, thereafter. MARATHAWADA, • Rain/thundershowers at a few places over Gujarat state and Marathawada during next 24 hours and increase thereafter. MADHYA MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT REGION, SAURASHTRA & KUTCH] CENTRAL • Rain/thundershowers at many places over the region. INDIA [M.P, CHHATTISGARH, VIDARBHA] Warning (During Next 48 Hours) • Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 25 cm) over Orissa . · Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Gangetic west Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, east Madhya Pradesh, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, and Vidarbha and isolated heavy falls over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, coastal Karnataka and Kerala. · Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 Kmph gusting to 65 Kmph are likely along and off Orissa and West Bengal coasts during next 24 hours. Sea condition will be rough to very rough along Sphere India Secretariat Page 3 and off these coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off these coasts. Weather Outlook from 0830 hrs IST of 20th July to 0830 hrs IST of 22nd July, 2009: • Decrease in rainfall activity over east and central India Temperature at a glance Sphere India Secretariat Page 4 Flood Forecasting Moderate Flood Situation Source: Central Water Commission Sl Date State District River Name Warning Danger Actual Forecast no. Name Level (WL) Level (DL) Level 1. 20/07/0 Orissa Ganjam Rushikuluya 15.83(m) 16.83(m) 17.30(m) Level:15.75 9 Time:10:00 pm Date:20/07/09 Trend Falling 2. 20/07/0 Assam Dibrugarh Brahmaputra 103.24 104.24 104.86 0 Level:104.81(m) 6:00AM 9 Time:06:00 am Date:21/07/09 Trend: Steady Sphere India Secretariat Page 5 Sources: Central Water Commission Low Flood Situation Sl Date State District River Warning Danger Actual Level Forecast no. Name Name Level Level (DL) (WL) 1. 20/07/0 Bihar Khagariya Kosi 32.85(m) 33.85(m) 33.08(m) Level:33.28 9 Time:06:00 am Date:21/07/09 Trend: Rising 2. 20/07/0 Bihar Supaul Kosi 46.75(m) 47.75(m) 47.49(m) Level:47.66 Sphere India Secretariat Page 6 9 Time:10:00 pm Date:20/07/09 Trend: Rising 3. 20/07/0 Assam Jorhat Brahm 84.04(m) 85.04(m) 84.24(m) Level:84.24 (M) 9 aputra Time:09:00 am Date:21/07/09 Trend: Falling Sources: Central Water Commission Detailed situation (Date:July 19, 2009) KERALA • Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. • No human death has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. • 27 cattle/livestock have been perished. • About 111286 people are reported to have been affected. • 7105.02 ha cropped area have been affected. • 11606 houses (fully-514 & partially-11092) have been damaged. • 92 relief camps have been opened in the affected areas in which about 6114 people are accommodated. GUJARAT • Moderate to heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy falls has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. • Due to heavy rainfall, some parts of district Jamnagar, Porbander & Tapi has been flooded. • No human death has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. • 337 livestock have been perished. • About 13829 people are reported to have been affected. • 2926 ha cropped area have been affected. • 4265 houses (fully-27 & partially-4238) have been damaged. • 37 relief camps have been opened in the affected areas in which about 4764 people are accommodated. • 03 NDRF and 01 SRP teams have been deployed in the affected areas for rescue and relief operations. Sphere India Secretariat Page 7 KARNATAKA • Light to moderate 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. • 852 cattle/livestock have been perished. • 4914 houses (fully–153 & partially – 4761) have been damaged. • 16 relief camps have been opened in the affected areas in which about 1308 people are accommodated. ASSAM • Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in some parts of the State during last 24 hours. • No human death has been reported in the State during last 24 hours. • 155 cattle/livestock have been perished. • About 2.94 lakh population and 453 villages in 12 districts are reported to have been affected in the State due to flood so far. • 138 relief camps have also been opened in the affected areas. DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF) ON 19th JULY, 2009 In Assam, 04 coys of NDRF Bn, Guwahati consisting of 97 personnel (01 each in N/Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Hailakandi & Barpeta) alongwith equipment deployed in the State for rescue and relief operations. In West Bengal, 01 team consisting of 44 personnel alongwith equipment deployed in Darjeeling for emergent response to landslides and organizing community awareness programme in the area. In Maharashtra, 06 coys of NDRF Bn, Pune consisting of 267 personnel (03 – Mumbai and 01 each in Nanded, Ghadchiroli & Osmanabad districts) alongwith equipment deployed in the State for rescue and relief operations. In Orissa, 02 coys of NDRF Bn, Mundali consisting of 114 search and rescue trained personnel deployed in Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts for immediate flood response and conducting of familiarization and community awareness programme in the state. In Bihar, 01 coy consisting of 40 flood and rescue trained personnel alongwith equipment deployed at the proposed NDRF Bn site for quick response. In addition, 03 coys of NDRF Bn, Kolkata consisting of 134 flood and rescue trained personnel deployed for flood response and conducting community awareness programme in 14 flood vulnerable districts of Bihar. In Karnataka, 02 coys consisting of 89 personnel with equipments deployed in Manglore district for rescue and relief operations.