NATURE OF DISASTER: FLOODS
The state of Orissa is reeling under severe floods since the 27th of August 2003. Continuous rains in the upper and lower catchment areas of the Mahanadi river system adjoining the state of Chhattisgarh have worsened the current situation. 21 out of 30 districts have been affected so far, namely Angul, Bargarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapada, Khordha, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Koraput, Nuapada, Kandhmal and Nabarangpur. National, State, military, and paramilitary forces have been mobilized to assist in the severely affected districts. Road and communication infrastructure have also been badly hit in some parts of the state.
Weather forecast: Yesterday's well marked low pressure area over east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh is now seen a low pressure area over north Madhya Pradesh & adjoining Uttar Pradesh. Rain/thundershowers at many places in east Madhya Pradesh and at a few places in Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand is likely to occur. It may be isolated in the rest of the region
Reservoir status:
Water inflow to Hirakud reservoir has decreased to 3, 20,000 cusecs (at 1800 hrs) as compared to the inflow of 3,80,000 cusecs at 700 hrs today. The reservoir level stood at 627.33 feet's. 22 gates have been opened. Water discharge at Naraj barrage is 9, 10,825 cusecs. Major rivers Mahanadi and Kathojodi are flowing below the danger level in Cuttack district, but river Devi In Jagatsinghpur, river Luna in Kendrapada and river Daya in Puri district are flowing above danger level.
DAMAGE DETAILS:
1
|
Total no. of Districts affected |
21
|
2
|
Total no. of Blocks affected |
106
|
3
|
Total no. of GPs affected |
1,340
|
4
|
Total no. of villages affected |
6,175
|
5
|
Villages Marooned |
1,370
|
6
|
Population affected |
3,264,658
|
7
|
Casualties: Human lives lost |
54
|
8
|
Livestock lost |
1,899
|
9
|
No. of houses damaged |
105,646
|
10
|
Crop Area affected |
4.37
|
11
|
No of people evacuated |
84,323
|
12
|
No of Temporary shelters |
309
|
Districts
|
No. of Blocks affected
|
No. of GPs affected
|
No. of villages affected
|
Villages marooned
|
Population affected
|
No. of human lives lost
|
No of livestock lost
|
No. of houses damaged
|
No of people evacuated
|
No of Temporary Shelters
|
Crop area affected (in lakh hectares)
|
Angul
|
3
|
39
|
208
|
5
|
41229
|
13
|
1375
|
1884
|
4
|
0.06
|
|
Baragarh
|
5
|
48
|
115
|
31826
|
2
|
1146
|
7072
|
7000
|
15
|
0.32
|
|
Bolangir
|
14
|
285
|
1571
|
460000
|
8
|
14
|
9000
|
6310
|
7
|
0.36
|
|
Boudh
|
3
|
34
|
174
|
12
|
20389
|
2
|
1013
|
0.07
|
|||
Cuttack
|
14
|
184
|
704
|
227
|
746894
|
6
|
37
|
28655
|
15416
|
105
|
0.775
|
Deogarh
|
3
|
48
|
325
|
57000
|
1
|
1532
|
0.001
|
||||
Ganjam
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1000
|
5
|
63
|
900
|
1
|
0.001
|
|
Jagatsinghpur
|
7
|
71
|
227
|
117
|
178883
|
1
|
20
|
639
|
15961
|
28
|
0.21
|
Jajpur
|
2
|
39
|
171
|
113
|
171565
|
1
|
6
|
529
|
690
|
7
|
0.22
|
Jharsuguda
|
2
|
10
|
27
|
6
|
10500
|
2
|
110
|
1600
|
4
|
0.01
|
|
Kalahandi
|
3
|
15
|
26
|
4505
|
6850
|
4505
|
26
|
0.03
|
|||
Kandhamal
|
3
|
142
|
533
|
40366
|
6
|
0.002
|
|||||
Kendrapada
|
5
|
64
|
384
|
170
|
333000
|
13
|
630
|
9980
|
7200
|
63
|
0.559
|
Khordha
|
7
|
114
|
612
|
56
|
283119
|
3
|
419
|
942
|
11
|
0.33
|
|
Koraput
|
2
|
5
|
12
|
12
|
8681
|
800
|
0.089
|
||||
Nabrangpur
|
4
|
8
|
16
|
16
|
18158
|
||||||
Nayagarh
|
4
|
19
|
74
|
1
|
65000
|
1
|
988
|
575
|
0.13
|
||
Nuapada
|
3
|
12
|
33
|
6715
|
1
|
383
|
60
|
2
|
0.003
|
||
Puri
|
11
|
152
|
833
|
612
|
688489
|
9
|
1
|
21026
|
6080
|
0.81
|
|
Sambalpur
|
4
|
14
|
20
|
11
|
32989
|
1
|
23
|
1208
|
5500
|
22
|
0.04
|
Sonepur
|
6
|
36
|
108
|
10
|
64350
|
1
|
14004
|
9700
|
14
|
0.35
|
|
TOTAL
|
106
|
1340
|
6175
|
1370
|
3264658
|
54
|
1899
|
105646
|
84323
|
309
|
4.37
|
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MAP - Crop Area Damaged by Orissa Flood - 2003