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.
The water level of Hirakud reservoir as on 9h September, 2003 at 1800 hrs was 628.02 feet. The inflow to the reservoir is 4,30,000 cusecs and the outflow is 5,12,000 cusecs. Naraj Barrage is releasing10,96,980 cusecs of water. Water level of river Mahanadi in Cuttack District, River Devi in Jagatsinghpur, Luna in Kendrapara, Kusabhadra and Daya in Puri district are on a rising trend.
WEATHER FORECAST: Yesterday's low pressure area over Chhattisgarh & neighborhood now lies over east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh. The associated upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to mid-tropospheric level. The centre of the low pressure passes over Bhubaneswar and thence southeastwards to east-central Bay of Bengal. Rain or thundershowers at few places in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand is likely to occur.
DAMAGE DETAILS:
1
|
Total no. of Districts affected |
21
|
2
|
Total no. of Blocks affected |
106
|
3
|
Total no. of GPs affected |
1340
|
4
|
Total no. of villages affected |
6174
|
5
|
Villages Marooned |
1401
|
6
|
Population affected |
32,52,212
|
7
|
Casualties: Human lives lost |
54
|
8
|
Livestock lost |
1890
|
9
|
No. of houses affected |
104326
|
10
|
Crop Area affected |
4.247
|
11
|
No of people evacuated |
84323
|
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
|
703
|
221
|
734448
|
6
|
28
|
28655
|
15416
|
105
|
0.77
|
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
|
|||
Kendrapada |
5
|
64
|
384
|
170
|
333000
|
13
|
630
|
8660
|
7200
|
63
|
0.55
|
Khordha |
7
|
114
|
612
|
93
|
283119
|
3
|
419
|
942
|
11
|
0.31
|
|
Koraput |
2
|
5
|
12
|
12
|
8681
|
800
|
|||||
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
|
|
Kandhamal |
3
|
142
|
533
|
40366
|
6
|
0.002
|
|||||
Nabrangpur |
4
|
8
|
16
|
16
|
18158
|
||||||
TOTAL |
106
|
1340
|
6174
|
1401
|
3252212
|
54
|
1890
|
104326
|
84323
|
309
|
4.247
|
PROJECTED THREATS IN GENERAL
Three vulnerable points on the emabankment of Daya River has been identified in Kanas block. They are at Village -Bhadapada, Balihunka and Benagoan. River Daya is flowing 0.33metres above danger level in this block. There is threat to these villages with release of water from Naraj.
Breaches at several places have led to sand casting on agricultural fields thereby aggravating the plight of the farmers.
As the embankments are made from alluvial soil there is threat of high seepage and piping rate leading to their gradual weakening.
Due to contamination of drinking water sources, diarrhea cases are likely to increase. So far 1040 simple diarrhea cases, 74 severe diarrhea cases as on 5th September, 03 and 2 deaths due to severe diarrhea in Bolangir has been reported. Lack of safe drinking water would lead to water born diseases in Kendrapada.
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MAP - Crop Area Damaged by Orissa Flood - 2003