Report Dated: 19.07.2012 Assam State Disaster Report 2012 I. Extent of Damage and Relief:- 1 Nature of Disaster Floods + Landslides 2 Total Number of Districts affected Floods 27 Districts during present disaster (in the current Disaster Phase) phase (Today: 15 Districts), Report not received from Barpeta district till 6.00 P.M Landslides 3 Districts (Kamrup Metro+ Dima- Hasao + Cachar) 3 Total Area affected Total: 9.35 Lakh Hect. 4 River Water levels • River Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat, Guwahati, Goalpara & Dhubri. • River Burhi Dihing is flowing above danger level at Dibrugarh. • River Jia Bharali is flowing above danger level at Sonitpur. • River Beki is flowing above danger level at Rd Bridge, Barpeta. 5 Human lives lost Deceased due 110 22 Districts to Floods Deceased due 016 02 Districts to Landslides (Dima-Hasao:06 Kamrup(M) :10) Total 126 Missing 19 12 Districts 6 No. of Revenue Circles Affected Total: 128 Continued to be affected today : 31 7 No. of Villages Affected Total: 4,540 Continued to be affected today : 483 (cumulative) 6 Total Population Affected Total: 23,91,369 Continued to be affected today: (cumulative) 4,18,876 7 No. of Relief Camps Highest during the Continued to be affected today: 135 period: 622 in 9 Districts i)Baksa (6) vi)Sonitpur(27) ii)Chirang(6) vii)Goalpara (16) iii) Kamrup (19) viii)Bongaigaon (15) iv) Tinsukia(2) ix)Nagaon(40) v)Nalbari (4) 8 No. of Inmates in Relief camps Highest during the Continued to be in relief camps period: 4,84,555 today: 99,383 9 No. of Medical Teams deployed As on today 19 10 Total Crop Area Affected 2.55 Lakh Hect. 11 No. of cattle camps As on today 14 11 No. of Houses Damaged (Reports from many districts are awaited) 12 Public Property Damaged Under Assessment 13 Damage to Environment and Forest Under Assessment 14 Landslides (associated with Flash • Dima-Hasao has experienced landslides along with flash floods) Scenario in Dima-Hasao, floods for 3 days in both Haflong & Maibang Sub-Divns. Kamrup (Metro) & Cachar) • 1, 50,000 (approx.) Nos. of population affected. • Assam Rifles, Army, Assam Police & NGOs were deployed for Search & Rescue Operations • No fresh report of landslides across the State. • There was serious landslide in Cachar, Dima-Hasao & Meghalaya border on 25/26th June 2012 affecting rail traffic to Barak Valley, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. • The Govt. Departments viz. PWD (R), PHE, etc. are engaged for restoration of road communications and other essential services. Page 1 of 2 Report Dated: 19.07.2012 II. Damage to Infrastructure:- 1. Washout / breaches of Brahmaputra Valley: 42 breaches in embankments involving Embankments / bunds River Brahmaputra and 14 other Tributaries in 14 Districts have been reported till date. Barak Valley: 1 breach is reported in River Longai in Karimganj District. Palliative Measures taken and being taken : Launching of bamboo structures, porcupines, strengthening by earth filled cement bags etc. 2. Roads • No. of Roads affected/damaged/over topped : 2948 • Breaches at 1881 points of 79.07 Km length. 3. Bridges • 12 Nos. of SPT bridges & 12 Nos. of culvert washed away. • SPT: 269 SPT bridges damaged • Approach to 307 SPT bridges damaged. • RCC: 2 RCC bridge collapsed. • Approach to 277 RCC bridges damaged. • 372 Culverts damaged Restoration cost: under assessment 4. Train Connectivity • The rail track has been extensively damaged by landslides in Lumding–Badarpur Railway Division affecting passenger and essential commodity movement, which is yet to be restored. • Harangajao to Badarpur section has been restored. III. Rescue & Relief Operations: No. of Persons evacuated Cumulative 3,77,283 Deployment of NDRF, SDRF, Army, • 16 teams of NDRF have been deployed for rescue CRPF, Airforce etc. operations in 9 districts. Deployed in 13 Districts viz., Barpeta, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dima-Hasao, Jorhat (Majuli), Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), N. Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar , Sonitpur and Tinsukia. • 7 Teams of Army Deployed in Barpeta, Dhemaji, Dima- Hasao, Sibsagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia Districts • 18 teams of SDRF have also been placed in various districts. • Air force is extending necessary help. State Government is taking steps to pay ex-gratia of Rs.1.50 Lakh to the next of kin of each deceased person. PMO has announced ex-gratia payment of Rs.1.00 Lakh. Hon’ble CM has also announced Rs.1.00 Lakh to the next of kin of the deceased person from CM’s Relief Fund. IV. Food / Essential commodities/Other Materials Distributed -Today Unit: Qntls. Rice Dal Salt Chira Gur /Sugar M. Oil (Ltrs) 140.95 44.55 6.87 00 00 0.0 Fodder (Bags) Wheat / Rice Bran Tarpaulin HTW Bleaching Powder 00 00 53 0.0 0.0 Page 2 of 2 .