According to the forecast received from Metrological Department moderate rainfall, with isolated heavy falls, is likely over north-eastern states, West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar. A moderate rainfall activity over central and eastern Nepal may continue.
Heavy rains eased last week in Maharashtra but the flooded areas are now reporting some isolated cases of water-borne diseases. The patients, suffering from leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, malaria and viral fever, have been admitted to various hospitals.
The surveillance of water-borne diseases has been intensified. Central teams, along with the state health authorities, are taking necessary measures to control the diseases. Medical relief is being provided in several parts of Mumbai's western, northern and eastern suburbs. More relief and health camps have been set up in the western suburbs and the worst-hit flood areas.
MAHARASHTRA
The inflow into the reservoirs in the state has declined. Total water released from the Koyna Dam today is 13,800 cusecs and Warna dam 4,000 cusecs.
Out of 542,238 evacuated persons, about 1.89 lakh people are still in 210 relief camps in the districts of Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Pune and Satara. The state has reported 1096 deaths, 178 injuries and 60 missing.
The State has engaged more than 2000 municipal employees, drawing them from non-affected areas, for assisting in clearing and scavenging work in the affected districts. About 1,000 employees have been called from non-affected talukas within each of the affected districts to assist the administration in survey and relief distribution work. Similarly, the State has deployed 2,000 employees from non-affected districts for assisting in the survey and relief work in the affected districts.
A large number of cases of dysentery, diarrhea, gastro-enteritis and fever have been reported. Cases of jaundice, malaria, cholera and leptospirosis have been reported. 210 deaths due to various diseases including leptospirosis have been reported from Mumbai and Thane areas. The cumulative figure of admissions into various hospitals stands at 6891.
About 1,262 medical teams, consisting of 1 medical officer and 4 para-medical staff in each team, have been sent to flood affected areas for providing medical assistance and taking prevention/control measures of any post-flood epidemic situation. Forty one mobile medical units have been pressed into service with particular coverage of Dharavi, Kalina, Sion, Kurla and Bail Bazar areas of Mumbai city.
The water supply system in the State is normal. The water supply in Ambarnath and Badlapur in Thane district has been restored to a large extent and now functioning at about 70 per cent service level. Three water purifying plants, airlifted from Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad, have been made operational and have been installed for use.
The state is organizing hygiene awareness campaign on cable/TV programmes and through press briefings for use of alum, boiling drinking water etc. by public.
KARNATAKA
A moderate rainfall is reported in few talukas of Belgaum district. The weather is reported to be generally dry in rest of the state. The water level in all major rivers (Cauvery, Tungabhadra, Hemavathi, Krishna, Vedganga, Ghataprabha, and Netravathi) in the State and their tributaries is receding. As a result, the inflow in most of the reservoirs in the State (KRS, Harangi, Kabini, Tungabhadra, Hemavathi, Almatti, Narayanpur, Hidkal, and Bhadra) is reducing.
The cumulative impact of the recent floods in Karnataka is given below:-
Districts affected - 19
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Villages affected
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1290
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Talukas affected
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63
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Population affected
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29.05 lakh
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Population evacuated
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4.10 lakh
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Human lives lost
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127
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Cattle/livestock lost
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11,601
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No. of houses damaged
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86,356
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Crop area damaged
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1.66 lakh ha.
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1.6 lakh people are staying in 150 relief camps. Other evacuated people have moved to their relatives' houses.
219 mechanized boats have been deployed in flood affected areas for rescue and relief operations.
Three columns of Army, along with one medical camp, have been deployed in Belgaum, Bagalkot, Gulbarga and Raichur districts for rescue and relief operations.
Four Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters in Belgaum district and one IAF helicopter in Bagalkot district have been deployed for air dropping food packets and rescuing people from the flood affected areas.
12 Platoons of Karnataka State Reserve Police and 400 Home Guard personnel have been deployed for rescue and relief operations in flood affected districts.
Total loss due to floods as on date is Rs.1, 578 crores.
ANDHRA PRADESH
Release of water from Nagarjun Sagar dam is stopped.
Total of appx 23,000 people have been evacuated from 63 villages in the districts of Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda and accommodated in 63 relief camps. These are to be closed soon.
The situation is under control.
BIHAR
A light to moderate rains have been reported in some districts of the State.
The following rivers are flowing above danger mark.
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River
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Site
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Danger level
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Actual level
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Trend
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Bagmati
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Benibad
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48.68 m
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49.50 m
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rising
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Kosi
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Baltara
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33.85m
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34.05m
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rising
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Adhwara
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Kamtaul
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50.00m
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50.46m
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falling
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Rivers flowing above warning level
Rivers Ganga (at Kahalgaon), Kamla Balan (at Jhanjharpur), and Mahananda (at Dhengraghat & Jhawa) are flowing above their warning levels.
ASSAM
Rivers flowing above danger level
River Brahmaputra is flowing above danger mark at under mentioned places:
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River
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Danger level
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Actual level
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Trend
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Dibrugarh
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104.24 m
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104.99 m
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steady
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Neamatighat
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85.04 m
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85.18m
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falling
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Rivers flowing above warning level
The rivers Brahamaputra (at Tezpur, Goalpara & Dhubri), Dhansiri (at Numaligarh & Golaghat), Jia Bharali (at Jia Bharalia NTX), Puthimari (at Puthimari NTX), Beki (at Beki NHX), and Sankosh (at Golakganj) are flowing above their warning levels.
WEST BENGAL
A light to moderate rainfall has been reported in the State.
The River Farakka is flowing at 22.45m against the warning level of 21.25m with a rising trend.
A landslide on Siliguri-Gangtok Road (about 80 meters) has resulted in the closure of the road. The Border Roads Organization is working to resume the traffic on the road.
All other rivers in the state are flowing below their danger levels.
GUJARAT
Light to moderate rainfall has been reported in several districts of the State during the last 24 hours.
All rivers in the State are reported to be flowing below their danger levels.
Narmada Dam: against the HFL 110.64 m at dam site, the present water level is 112.96 m i.e., overflowing at 2.32 m.
The State Government has deployed 800 medical teams, 280 medical officers, and 1,911 Para-medics to the affected districts in the State.
WHO: Emergency medical relief team is in liaison with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and State Relief and Rehabilitation Department for arising technical assistance issues. Also WHO has provided the equivalent of US$11,600/- for contingencies concerning sanitation and disease surveillance. Similarly WHO has dispatched 2 Dengue Kits, 500 Chloroscopes, 50 diagnostic kits for leptospirosis & 11 Emergency Kits each of which has emergency medicines for 10,000 populations for 3 months. WHO NPO from CDS cluster and NPSP personnel are presently providing technical support to the local agencies at Mumbai for the disease surveillance programme.