India: Southwest monsoon-2010 - Daily flood situation report 29 Jul 2010

Report
from Government of India
Published on 29 Jul 2010 View Original
RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

HARYANA

- No significant rainfall has been reported in the State.

- The flood situation in district Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Sirsa and Fatehabad is improving and is under control.

- 600 Villages (Kurukshetra-247, Kaithal-147, Ambala-22, Fatehabad-127 and Sirsa-57) have been affected.

- 30 human lives have been lost so far across the state.

- 67 cattle/livestock have perished.

- 01 team of NDRF has been deployed in Sirsa district consisting of 42 personnel alongwith boats and other life saving aids, for emergency response and rescue operations in flood affected areas.

- The situation is under control and getting back to normal.

PUNJAB

- No significant rainfall has been reported in the State.

- 30 casualties have been reported so far across the state.

- 66 cattle/livestock have perished.

- 157 houses fully and 1074 houses have been partially damaged.

- 99 Medical teams (Patiala-75 & Rupnagar-24) and 1 Ambulance Team of NDRF have been deployed for medical treatment. 60-70 persons have been checked in 19 villages in distt. Mansa.

- About 375 persons have been accommodated in 08 relief camps in Mansa district.

- About 1500 persons have been evacuated in Sangrur district so far.

Indian Meteorological Department (Major features of weather forecast)

- Fairly widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over west coast, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and central & northeast India.

- Fairly Widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over north Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and interior Karnataka during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter.

- Fairly Widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

- Isolated rain/thundershowers would occur over Rajasthan during next 24 hours and increase thereafter.

CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION (daily water levels and forecasts for level forecast sites)

- There are 05 Moderate flood situation sites (Assam-04 and Bihar-01) in the country on 29.07.2010.

DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF)

- 17 teams consisting of 641 personnel of NDRF have been deployed in Assam - (4), Andhra Pradesh - (2), Bihar - (4), Maharashtra - (4), Uttarakhand - (1), Kerala - (1) and Haryana - (1).