Flood Update VIII from Water Initiatives Odisha
23rd September 2011
Dear Friends/Co-sailors,
Fresh
Floods lash Odisha
At the time when the govt. of Odisha was submitting its Memorandum to
the central govt. detailing the damaged caused by the floods in the state,
depression caused another spell of heavy pours flooding the Baitarani and its
tributaries for the third time this monsoon.
This spectre has been the worst, already affecting nearly 3 lakh people
in 6 districts of the state. As
per the latest update from govt. sources, the River Baitarani was flowing about
3 metres above the danger level at Akhuapada.
River Brahmani is flowing close to its danger level at Jenapur. The Districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada
and Keonjahr have been seriously affected due to very high flood in river
Brahmani and Baitarani. District of Mayurbhanj and Balasore have also been
affected due to flood in Budhabalanga and other rivers. The govt. informs that
flood in Mahanadi river system and major rivers in southern part of the State is
well within control.
The report that can be downloaded from http://www.osdma.org/Download/Flood_2011Update_Status_230911.pdf
puts the number of affected villages at 829 belonging to 252 Gram Panchayats of
25 Blocks of the 6 districts. 711
villages have been marooned and 1 person has reportedly died. The Revenue Minister has informed that Relief
Operations have been ordered for seven days.
The Government have also decided to immediately start airdropping of
food packets in the marooned villages in Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapada
Districts which will start from tomorrow. Three senior officers have been
deputed from State level to three most affected Districts namely Jajpur,
Bhadrak and Kendrapada to assist the Collectors in relief operation.
Earlier, before this current spell of the floods, the Govt. of Odisha
had submitted this year’s Memorandum on Floods to the Govt. of India and
informed that 4897 villages of 102 Blocks and 21 ULBs in 19 Districts have been
affected by the current flood. 41 persons have lost their lives in the calamity
due to drowning, snake bite, etc. besides 10 persons missing being swept away/
drowned in flood water but their dead bodies have not been found so far. The
livestock casualty including poultry stands at 1667. It reported damage of
116706 dwelling houses. The state govt. submitted a property damage estimate of
2120.92 crore of rupees. The details
of it have been covered in the second news shared in this Update.
The state government has just informed that a four member sub-team
(Inter Ministerial Central Team) will be visiting the state from 26th of this
month for assessment of the damages/losses.
As already informed, we are deliberately keeping the format of this
update very simple and user friendly. In
this update we only have the NEWS, STATS and MET SPEAKS sections and have
skipped all other sections.
Once again, we would like to inform you that, at the moment, it’s
occasional and we may come up with these updates as and when we can, given our
limited manpower and resources. However,
with your inputs and support, we are sure; we shall be able to ensure regular
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NEWS
North Orissa relives
flood havoc again
BHUBANESWAR: The well-marked low pressure turned into a
depression and crossed Orissa coast on Thursday evening triggering heavy rains
in northern districts and prompting the State Government to issue fresh flood
alert for six districts. As most of the rivers in the northern region are
swelling following persistent downpour, the depression-induced showers left
them in spate. The Revenue Department said Baitarani, Brahmani, Subarnarekha
and Budhabalanga rivers were continuously rising. Baitarani, in particular, was
a cause of concern as it was flowing above danger mark at Anandpur.
Anticipating floods, the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC)
Office has asked the six districts to evacuate people from low-lying areas. “We
have put Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Dhenkanal
districts on high alert and asked them to remain in readiness with relief
materials,’’ SRC Pradipta Mohapatra said.
Districts such as Jajpur, Kendrapara, Balasore, Mayurbhanj
and Bhadrak have already been affected by the floods earlier this month and
over 10 lakh people are still struggling to pick up the pieces. The Government
also mobilised Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) to the districts as
per their requirements. Balasore wanted two additional units while Bhadrak
sought four more. “We are keeping a close watch on the situation. The river
embankments are also being monitoring round-the-clock in view of the heavy
downpour,” the SRC said.
The IMD Orissa said the depression crossed the north Orissa
and adjoining West Bengal coast between Balasore and Digha at about 5.30 pm. On
the way, it triggered heavy rainfall. Keonjhar received at least 11 cm rain
during last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the IMD has advised hoisting local cautionary
signal number three at all ports in the State. Besides, gusty surface wind,
reaching up to a speed of 65 km per hour, would blow across Orissa coast. Sea
condition will be rough and fishermen have been advised not to venture into
sea.
Heavy rains have been forecast at several parts of the State
over the next 48 hours. Some pockets in northern districts will witness heavy
to very heavy rainfall during this period.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/north-orissa-relives-flood-havoc-again/186787-60-117.html
Govt pegs flood loss at
over Rs 2k crore
BHUBANESWAR: The current flood in Orissa, widely perceived as
manmade because of alleged mismanagement of water in Hirakud reservoir, has
caused a loss of property worth Rs 2121 crore. The damage included roads,
houses, educational institutions, drinking water sources etc.
The damage estimate compiled by the special relief
commissioner (SRC) office from inputs received from the 19 affected districts
was submitted to the chief minister on Wednesday. A special messenger would
carry the report to New Delhi on Thursday and submit to the Union government
ahead of the 11-member Central team's visit to the state. "The team is
expected to arrive here later this week or early next week. I am in regular
touch with the team leader," said the SRC, P K Mohapatra.
The severity of the flood was mostly felt in areas falling
under the Mahanadi river system. As many as 41 persons died and 10 others are
still missing in the flood, the impact of which even after two weeks has still
left around 40,000 people stranded in 69 free kitchen centres kept running in
Subarnapur, Mahakalapada and Marshaghai areas. The report said 116706 houses in
4897 villages under 102 blocks and 21 urban bodies had been affected by the
flood.
The water resources department, as per the report, suffered
the maximum loss of embankment roads, canals, minor and lift irrigation
projects worth Rs 728.58 crore. While the panchayatiraj department estimated
its loss at Rs 442.27 crore, the rural development and works departments put
the figure at Rs 372.64 crore and Rs 226.07 crore respectively. The cost of
damage to school buildings was calculated to be Rs 86.50 crore. Other
departments that figured in the damage list included energy, health and family
welfare, housing and urban development. It said relief measures, house building
assistance, input subsidy etc. cost the government about Rs 162.77 crore.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/bhubaneswar/30188544_1_rs-2k-crore-flood-water-resources-department
Orissa government forgets
to follow embankment strengthening plan
By Prabhukalyan Mohapatra
Bhubaneswar: The politics surrounding the mismanagement of
Hirakud dam that caused severe flooding in Mahanadi this year is heating up
once again. While the debate still focuses on whether the dam has caused this
damage or this could have been avoided if there was no dam, several experts
have been talking about the strengthening of existing embankments and also
looking into flood management below Naraj afresh.
At its delta head “Naraj,” Mahanadi branches off to several
courses. Each year the entire deltaic region is affected by floods that bring
in immense miseries. However, the miseries go beyond our management levels when
the floods in Mahanadi exceed the limit of 17000 cumecs.
In fact, after the devastating flood of 1855, a spur was
constructed at Naraj, which was later modified to a weir. After functioning for
about a century, a gated barrage was constructed at downstream of the old and
dying weir with intention to control flood as well as provide irrigation to its
command area. However, this has not helped much in controlling floods and each
time we face a super and mega flood, the effectiveness of this comes into
question yet again. What also comes into debate is the height and strength of
the embankments below delta.
It is learnt from sources that the water resources department
of the Orissa government has given a proposal to the Central Water Commission
in the year 2004-05 for financial support to strengthen and heighten the
embankments along Mahanadi below Naraj so that these could keep the delta areas
safe even when there 1500000 cusec water is flowing.
However, this proposal has not been seriously pushed through
so far. Experts however believe that embankments not only require huge
infrastructural investments but also they cannot provide the safety that is
required against flood.
“Embankments won’t bring the solution that we are looking
for. In the name of protection against floods we have been pushing for dams and
embankments which are costly and effective things. We need to live with floods
and give more importance to flood plain management,” envisages Ranjan Panda,
Convenor of Water Initiatives Odisha, a leading civil society coalition working
on water in the state.
A World Bank report of 2008, that also discusses floods of
the state, confirms this. The report says, “It is estimated that about 12 per
cent of India’s geographic area (40 million hectares) is affected by floods.
This is almost double the estimated 19 million hectares affected by floods in
India about five decades ago. This has occurred despite rising government
spending on flood protection, which has increased dramatically from Rs.0.13
million in the First Five Year Plan (1951-1956) to Rs. 106 billion in the Tenth
Five Year Plan (2002-2007), while 39% (15.8 million hectares) of flood-prone
land is protected with embankments, drainage channels, bunds, and similar
structures. Yet frequent breaches of embankments and other protective
structures are a common occurrence.”
http://www.indusvalleytimes.com/Top-Storiesd.php?id=683
Demolish fear haunts
builders
BIBHUTI BARIK
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 21: The initiative taken by the
Bhubaneswar Development Authority and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to
demolish illegal structures in flood zones and those blocking flow of the natural
drainage channels has left the city builders worried.
Many real estate dealers apprehend a drop in prices in areas
such as Sundarpada, where the rate of land per sqft is Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,800.
Some are adopting a wait-and-watch policy following the development.
“Even before the government’s stricture, the prospective
buyers of properties along the Sundarpada-Jatni corridor were having a second
thought.
“The real estate development in other areas such as
Gothapatana, Chhatabara and Kantabada are coming up in highland areas. It will
definitely have an effect on the real estate price,” said Manoranjan Ray, a
property developer.
Gourav Das, who has already brought a plot at Panchhagaon,
said: “Starting from Sundarpada, Birabandha, Botanda, Kuha and Pradhansahi all
areas were submerged in the high flood. I stay in Rourkela and have bought the
land through a real estate developer. They never hinted at the fact that the
area is flood prone. I am even thinking about selling it off when the water
recedes. I have now decided to have a complete survey before buying anything on
the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.”
Though two residential apartment complexes were partly
submerged at Sundarpada and the Orissa Fire Services personnel had to deploy a
motorised boat to rescue the residents, many under-construction structures
faced the flood fury in the second week of this month. Real estate sources said
that 25 such structures were coming up at Sundarpada and nearby areas alone.
Even construction of illegal structures along the bank of Kuakhai, Gangua
nullah and areas near Palasuni has become a cause of concern.
With focus on the designated flood zones along
Jatni-Sundatrpada Road, the state government has banned construction of housing
complexes till an alternative arrangement is made.
The state government has categorically asked both the
development authority and the corporation to take “exemplary” steps in dealing
with the illegal structures either creating flood-like situation or existing in
the flood zones. However, a senior official admitted that at present, the
development authority was running without a proper demolition squad with
trained personnel to demolish multi-storeyed buildings. Even the body has got
no machinery to carry out such processes.
On September 17, housing and urban development secretary
Sourabh Garg declared that the process had already started to equip the
development authority with an effective demolition squad, so that illegal
structures coming up in the high-flood zones on the city outskirts would be
taken up for demolition on priority.
“With equipment available with the civic body, we can start
the process now. But, one has to analyse the legality as after the 74th
Constitutional Amendment planning the power was delegated to the local
self-governments. If there was no provision for the block development officers
(BDOs) to issue no-objection certificates (NOCs) to the builders concerned,
there is no problem in demolishing the structures as the areas are now coming
under the development authority’s zone,” said an official.
As the flood-hit Sundarpada is now coming under the
development authority’s planning limits, a senior member of the Real Estate
Developers Association said: “Not only exemplary action, but penal provisions
should be there for any violation and illegal construction within the area of
the development body. Even in the past, the panchayati raj department issued
circulars to all the BDOs not to issue NOCs for multi-storeyed structures. But,
the state government never published a public notice in educating the public on
this aspect.”
Sources said many NOCs, issued by the BDOs, were given on
back dates (between 2000 and 2004) and on the city outskirts 75 per cent
multi-storeyed structures were given NOCs by the BDOs only, who are now
retired. A probe can be ordered into the episode as many structures came up
much later whereas an NOC is valid only for two years only.
“If NOC validity is limited, how these builders are using
them for a limitless period and why authorities are silent,” said Trinath Ojha,
a resident of a flood-affected apartment block at Sundarpada.
Planning member of the development body Prashant Kumar
Patnaik said the process had already started to have a full-fledged squad with
adequate police personnel.
“In the newly inducted area, the interim development plan
will be developed on priority basis and the flood zones and drainage channels
will be marked and notified. As the zonal development plan has already started
in the 419sqkm old plan area, the flood mapping should be better organised in
the comprehensive development plan,” he said.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110922/jsp/orissa/story_14538210.jsp
Snake Menace in Flood
Affected Areas of Orissa
Report by Akshya Rout; Jajpur: Prakash Sahoo (45) of flood
affected Mirzapur village in Jajpur district is a worried man as his wife and
three children are scared to sleep under a makeshift tarpaulin tent pitched on
an embankment with poisonous snakes slithering around.
"I was awake the whole night to guard against snakes
which were seen in large numbers in the area," said Prakash a farmer whose
three roomed thatched house collapsed in the gushing flood water on Sunday.
Thousands of flood affected persons were taking shelter in
highlands and embankments after the surging floodwaters inundated a large area
of the district.
"On one hand we are facing the wrath of the floods and
on the other we are constantly worried about possible snake bites. It is a real
big problem with snakes taking shelter inside homes and even in certain relief
camps set up on raised platforms" said Sabita Jena (45) of village Nalipur
.
"The fear of snakebites is so serious that people are
now terrified to sleep at night with snakes of all sizes moving around,"
said Suren Das, another villager of Balichandrapur.
Overflowing rivers have sent thousands of snakes slithering
into flooded towns and homes and even boats as they take refuge from the water.
They pose a real threat to rescue and clean-up crews working
in the flood affected Kendrapada district. The floodwaters have forced
thousands of snakes to swim through flooded towns in search of higher ground.
A rescue crew manning a flood relief boat in Bari , reported
snakes swimming up to their vessel and trying to get on board.
A plague of snakes has hit flood-ravaged areas and is sending
scared locals on shooting sprees. In some flood affected areas residents have
begun killing on the reptiles from their verandas as rising waters send them
slithering to higher ground. In flood affected Dasarathpur on Sunday marooned
villagers killed about 24 snakes.
"There's a massive snake situation happening up there
and people standing on their verandahs killing snakes," Ramakanta Jena of
Dasarathpur.
Many snakes are climbing trees and hiding in people's houses
as they search for dry refuge.
"The snakes are a massive problem, I have shut all the
doors and windows because reptiles are coming in," said Madan Mohan Sahoo
(54) of village Bari who resides in his two storied house in village .
"Water touched the ground floor on Sunday for which I along with some
villagers shifted to first floor, adding that her mother was "almost
killed" by a snake on Saturday.
"My mother used a stick to flick the snake into the
water", added Madan Mohan Sahoo.
"Snakes are naturally good swimmers and would not attack
anyone who got in their way unless they were provoked.. The problem is they
like to go somewhere warm and where it's moist and it ends up being people's
houses," said Sudhanshu Parida an environmentalist and the secretary of
Peoples for Animal.
The reptiles are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act,
1972, which states snakes must not be killed unless they threaten life, added
Parida.
Health authorities have asked people to be vigilant about snakes,
with the reptiles taking shelter inside homes and in makeshift camps as the
land gets submerged by floodwaters.
"Anti-snake venom injection capsules and injuctions are
being supplied to all the health centers and medical teams" said the Chief
District Medical Officer (CDMO).
"Officially we have ten reported cases of snake bites so
far. We treated both persons by giving anti-venom injunctions. But in many
cases simply go unreported with the people taking recourse to indigenous
methods of treating such things through quacks" said the CDMO.
http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=29306
Orissa Government
estimated flood damages at Rs 2,121 crore
Report by Pravuprasad Routray; Bhubaneswar: Orissa Government
estimated flood damages at Rs 2,121 crore. This was said by Special Relief
Commissioner Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra.
He said this after submitting the damage report to Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State secretariat. He said the department-wise
assessment of damages caused by the floods was estimated at `2120.92 crore.
The State Government has prepared a preliminary memorandum
relating to the damages in the floods basing on the assessment details on the
losses and the requirement of funds from the concerned district Collectors. The
memorandum would be submitted by the State Government to the Union Ministry of
Home Affairs on Thursday through a special messenger.
He said an estimated 34.44 lakh people have been affected by
the floods and 1,16,706 dwelling houses have been damaged. He said 4,897 villages of 102 Blocks and 21
ULBs in 19 districts have been affected by the current floods which has taken a
toll of 41 human lives with 10 persons still missing.
The livestock casualty including poultry stands at 1,667. An
estimated 3.24 lakh hectares of crop land have also been damaged.
http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=29304
Orissa: Jaraka
Irrigation Division Suffers 21 Crores loss in flood
Report by Akashya Rout; Jajpur: In the recent devastated
flood , river has breached at eight places and seven bridges were also washed
away in Jaraka areas of Jajpur district as a result , the rural irrigation
department in Jaraka suffered a loss of about 21 crores , said Engineer Purna
Chandra Sahoo , K.B. N . Patra the executive engineer and assistant engineer
Narayan Ojha of Jaraka irrigation division.
“To mend the damaged river breaches, the authority will spend
Rs2.85 crores. 15 crores will be spent to repair the river embankments. 203
meter long breaches occurred in the river embankment in the recent flood. All
the damaged river embankments and road will be repaired within two months. In
many places, marooned villagers have also cut the river embankments to release
the flood waters into the low line areas. All the breach sites will be
stone-packed perfectly to prevent the onslaught of the gushing flood water in
future, said the engineers.
“The authority will invite tenders through e-tender processes
from the contractors to repair the river embankments and breach sites. 33
kilometer long roads have been damaged in Jaraka areas . all the roads will be
built with concrete forms for long lasting “, said the enginners.
After the complete receding of the flood water, the officials
will start the reconstruction works to mitigate the plight of the flood
affected people of the areas.
http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=29305
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STATS
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Live Storage Filling of Major
Reservoirs as on 23-Sep-2011
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HIRAKUD
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RENGALI
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BALIMELA
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MACHHKUND
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UPPER KOLAB
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INDRAVATI
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SALANDI
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94.2%
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105.4%
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23.5%
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95.0%
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34.3%
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34.7%
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75.6%
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Time:1200 hrs
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Time:1200 hrs
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Time:0800 hrs
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Time:0800 hrs
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Time:0800 hrs
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Time:0800 hrs
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Time:0600 hrs
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Reservoir Level & position wrt. Full Reservoir Level
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RL: 628.54ft
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RL: 124.15m
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RL: 1466.1ft
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RL: 2748ft
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RL: 850.59m
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RL: 632.2m
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RL: 78.18m
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(-) 1.46ft
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(+) 0.65m
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(-) 49.90ft
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(-) 2.00ft
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(-) 7.41m
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(-) 9.80m
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(-) 4.12m
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Reservoir Inflow & Outflow
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I:177069Cusecs
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I:9745.85Cumecs
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I:217.34Cumecs
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I:55.63Cumecs
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I:93.84Cumecs
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I:124.91Cumecs
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I:581.05Cumecs
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O:202483Cusecs
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O:6745.61Cumecs
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O:82.98Cumecs
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O:55.63Cumecs
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O:38.76Cumecs
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O:124.91Cumecs
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O:2.5Cumecs
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Live Storage capacity & Live Storage available
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Cap:482155 Ham
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Cap:341371 Ham
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Cap:267600 Ham
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Cap:96993 Ham
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Cap:93500 Ham
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Cap:148550 Ham
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Cap:55650 Ham
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LS:454407 Ham
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LS:359731 Ham
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LS:62973.16 Ham
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LS:92110.84 Ham
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LS:32086 Ham
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LS:51557.33 Ham
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LS:42096 Ham
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The RED line corresponds to Full Reservoir
Capacity
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Met Speaks
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23-Sep-2011 Evening Weather Bulletin
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Monsoon Watch
♦ From 0830 hours IST of yesterday to 0830 hours IST of today,
widespread rainfall has occurred over Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman
& Nicobar Islands; fairly widespread over Bihar, SubHimalaya West
Bengal & Sikkim, northeastern states, Jharkhand and Orissa; scattered over
east Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa and Kerala and isolated
over Uttarakhand, west Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat region, Madhya Pradesh,
interior Maharashtra, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal
Karnataka, south interior Karnataka and Tamilnadu. Weather remained
mainly dry over rest of the country. The chief amounts of rainfall (3 cm and
above) recorded at 0830 hours IST of today are: Keonjhargarh-19,
Ranchi-9, Dehrionsone-8, Sundergarh-6, Silchar, Cherrapunji, Golaghat,
Jamshedpur, Hirakud, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Churk-5 each, Gaya and
Daltonganj-4 each, Gangtok, Guwahati, Chaibasa, Haldia, Kolkata, Contai,
Champa, Bhawani Patna, Baripada, Port Blair, Car nicobar and Hut Bay-3
each.
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Synoptic features (based on 1430 hrs IST
Observations)
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♦ The depression
over Jharkhand and neighbourhood has weakened into a well mark low pressure
area over the same region. The associated upper air cyclonic circulation
extends upto mid tropospheric levels.
♦ The western end of monsoon
trough runs close to foot hills of Himalayas and its eastern end passes
through Gorakhpur, Daltongunj, centre of low (Jamshedpur), Balasore and
thence southeastwards to eastcentral Bay of Bengal.
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♦ Kalpana1
cloud imagery at 1430 hours IST shows convective clouds over parts of east
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, west Jharkhand, West Bengal, north eastern states, north, east central & southeast Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Low/medium clouds are seen over remaining parts of the country outside Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. |
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Major features of weather forecast (upto 1430 hours IST of 26-Sep-2011).
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♦ Fairly
Widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
east Madhya Pradesh, sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and northeastern states.
♦ Fairly Widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand during next 24 hours and decrease thereafter. ♦ Isolated rain/thundershowers would occur along west coast and weather would remain mainly dry over northwest & adjoining central India and interior south peninsula. |
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Warning
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♦ Isolated heavy
rainfall would occur over east Uttar Pradesh, north Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Bihar, sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya during next 48 hours. |
Source: IMD
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