India: South west monsoon 2003 - Flood situation report No. 8

For Official use only

As on 27.06.2003 (Time 2000 Hours)
No. 32-37/2003-NDM-I

Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
National Disaster Management
CONTROL ROOM
http://ndmindia.nic.in

(Based on the reports received from concerned Departments/State Govts.)

Reports from Monitoring Agencies

IMD's forecast & report:

The year 2003 to be the below normal monsoon year. The monsoon advanced to Kerala and parts of Tamilnadu on 8th June with a delay of about a week. As per the new 8-Parameter Probabilistic Model indicates that quantitatively, the rainfall over the country during the South-West- Monsoon-2003 season is likely to be 96 per cent (below normal) of its Long Period Average (LPA) on the estimated model error of + 5 per cent.

Seasonal Weather Report:

Cumulative seasonal rainfall (June 1 to June 25, 2003):

27 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions have received excess to normal rainfall. It has been deficient or scanty in 9 sub-divisions.

Rainfall (mm) (During the week ending on June 25, 2003)

Rainfall was excess to normal in 29 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions. It was deficient in 7 and scanty in 6 sub-divisions.

Central Water Commission
(As on 27.6.2003)

The Central Water Commission is monitoring flood situations at 161 flood-forecasting stations which includes 134 stage forecasting and 27 inflow forecasting stations located on 8 major interstate river systems covering 14 flood prone states, one Union Territory and the National capital.

Out of 134 stage-forecasting stations, the degree of flood situations at various sites.

Unprecedented flood situation: NIL

High Flood situation: NIL

Moderate Flood situation: 4

The remaining stage forecasting stations are either below their respective danger or warning levels.

• In Assam, River Brahmaputra at Dibrugarh is flowing at or above danger level with steady trend.
• River Beki at Road Bridge in Barpeta and river Jiabharali at N.T. Road Crossing in Dibrugarh district are flowing at or above danger level with raising trend.
• In Bihar, River Adhwara Group at Kamtaul in Darbhanga is flowing at or above danger level with raising trend.

National Remote Sensing Agency
(As on 24.6.2003)

The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) sends regular flood maps along with data obtained through Radar satellite / microwave satellite for assessing the intensity of flood situation in various States. As per observations based on the analysis of Radarsat data of 20 & 22 June 2003 the floods inundation were observed in Dhemeji (3556 ha.), Marigaon(8331 ha.) Sonitpur(6141 ha.), Nalbari (7350 ha.), Kamrup (8403 ha.), Barpeta (23244 ha.), Golpara (5680 ha.), Dhubri (8290), Cachar (37209 ha.), Karimganj (7325 ha.), and Dibrugarh (3189 ha.).

Reports from Central Departments:

Ministry of Home Affairs

The National Disaster Management Division of MHA at the centre level is now coordinating the relief measures in the event of natural calamities (other than drought or epidemic) and man-made disasters, excluding specific items of business allocated other Ministries/ Departments.

Annual Conference of State Relief Commissioners is to be held on 2nd July 2003 to review the status of preparedness in view of the South- West monsoon 2003.

States/ UTs requested to gear up relief machinery at States and District level to meet any eventuality arising out of monsoon behaviour. States have also been requested to send information about occurrence of floods etc. immediately to the Control Room of Ministry of Home Affairs.

The NDM Control Room is monitoring the flood situation.

Reports from States/UTs.:

Only the States of Assam and Kerala have sent the information on damage caused by floods and heavy rains. Details are as under:-

ASSAM
(As on 27-06- 2003):

According to the report of the State Government 7 districts were affected by heavy rains and floods, these are Kamrup, Nalbari, Dhemaji, Karimganj, Hailkandi, Darrang and Dhubri. Overall flood situation is improving with the recession of water level of all the Rivers of the districts. In Kamrup district road communication in a few places and in Demaji districts road communication at NH -- 52 in between Bhojo and Kekuri Ahomgaon are still disrupted. Affected families were shifted to safer places. The State Government has distributed gratuitous relief viz; Rice 384 quintals, Dal 42 quintals, salt 12 quintals and number of water purifying packets among the affected people.

KERALA
(As on 27-06- 2003):

As per information received from the State Government 14 districts have been affected due to heavy rains/ floods. 927 families affected. 14 human lives lost, 2 persons missing and 21 persons reported injured. 121 houses fully and 814 houses partially damaged. The State Government has evacuated 222 families and opened 11 camps for affected persons.

DELHI
(As on 17-06- 2032)

The Flood Control Department, Government of Delhi has set up a Flood Control Room in Room No. 422, 4th floor I.S.B.T. Bldg. Kashmere Gate, Delhi and functioning round the clock since 15.6.2003

Main functions of the Control Room will be to collect the information regarding the drainage congestion, Gauge & discharge data at various points alongwith river Yamuna, important drainages in U.T. of Delhi.

State-wise information on damage is at Annexure.

(V.P.Pasrija)
Assistant Director(NDM)
Tel:23094612/Fax:23093750
E.mail: addm@mha.nic.in
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Annexure

Note: F - Flood, FF- Flash Flood, L - Landslide, HR - Heavy Rains, C - Cyclone, NR - Not Reported, Neg.-Negligible