Odisha Flood Alert

No 4 & 5 September 11 & 12, 2011 A Civil Society Initiative on behalf of Odisha Water Forum & Odisha State Centre, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
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This initiative is an attempt to provide daily updates on Flood Situations and related events/news with respect to flood in Odisha. News and Bhubaneswar internet editions) and web site of Department of Water Resources, Govt of Orissa are put together at one place to provide an overview of flood in Orissa on a daily basis. There is also a section to present uncovered/latest flood developments/news from the field, which we seek to collect with support from all of you our civil society partners. This Flood alert is being circulated among media, decision makers legislatures, bureaucrats etc. with an aim to catalyze informed and expeditious decisions and actions. We request to all recipients and their civil society contacts/friends to kindly mail (baitarani@gmail.com) /phone (Bhupesh: 8763039252) us such events/developments related to Flood in your areas for adding value and meaning to this Civil Society Initiative. Needless to say that all such news will be acknowledged with source

CONTENTS 1. News (Headlines) from Odisha Media .............................................................. 2

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2. Selected News from Local English Media (10th Sept, 2011) ................................ 7
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

General Flood Situations ...................................................................................................... Situation in Flood Affected Area ............................................................................................. Impact on Communication .................................................................................................... Loss of life and Property....................................................................................................... Flood Analysis Region wise .................................................................................................... Govt. Response ................................................................................................................. Flood Relief...................................................................................................................... Flood Forecast ..................................................................................................................

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Million marooned in 19 districts .............................................................................................. 7 Nayagarh villagers live in fear ................................................................................................ 8 52 villages marooned in Kendrapara ......................................................................................... 8 Orissa fears flood situation will worsen ..................................................................................... 8 Government ready for any eventuality: Minister ........................................................................... 9 India: Monsoon floods displace 1m and submerge villages bbc new .................................................... 10 Floods bring chaos to India and Pakistan ................................................................................... 11 Orissa: 22 dead, lakhs affected by floods .................................................................................. 12 Orissa: 50 villages of Balipatna Block devastated due to Dhanua River Flood water ................................ 12 Orissa: People in 9 blocks in Kendrapada waiting for relief ............................................................. 13 PM should visit flood-hit Orissa: SP ......................................................................................... 14 Flood says no mercy- Daya victims cry for relief .......................................................................... 14 16 killed in Orissa floods .................................................................................................. 15 Weather Scenario Time of observation: 12:30hrs IST..................................................................... 15 Rainfall Scenario on 11-Sep-2011............................................................................................ 16 River Gauge Scenario on 11-Sep-2011 ...................................................................................... 21 Reservoir Scenario on 11-Sep-2011.......................................................................................... 23 Average Reservoir Inflow-Outflow on 11-Sep-2011 ....................................................................... 23 River Discharge Scenario on 11-Sep-2011 .................................................................................. 24 Time of Flow in Mahanadi River between Hirakud & Mundali ........................................................... 24 Live Storage Filling of Major Reservoirs as on 11-Sep-2011 .............................................................. 24

3. Flood Updates from Department of Water Resources, GOO (www.dowrorissa.gov.in) 15

- Compiled by Pranab R Choudhury, Bhupesh Ch Sahoo, Jinda Sandbhor Odisha State Center, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India & Odisha Water Forum Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India,baitarani@gmail.com

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1. News (Headlines) from Odisha Media1 a. General Flood Situations o 10,84,000 people in 19 districts are affected.(The Samaj) o o o o o 14 lakh people caught in the grip of severe flood. (The Indian Express) Close to 1 lakh people evacuated to safer places. (The Indian Express) Condition in Puri and Kendrapara is severe. (The Samaj) Situation in Cuttack and Jajpur district is sensitive. (The Sambad) The situation in Kendrapara getting worse day by day, the death toll increased to 3 in the district. (The Sambad) o o 887 villages cut off. (The Indian Express) Daleighai: Situation will be worse on Sunday, breach in different places, fear amongst the people. (The Khabar) o o o o o o o o Water above the danger level at Daleighai. (The Samaj) All schools in flood affected area are closed down. (The Samaj) Water entered into 5000 villages(The Sambad) Death toll increased to 12. (The Sambad) Banki cut-off from outside world. (The Sambad) Baitarani rising (The Sambad) Brahmani and Baitarani flood situation is grim, 8 causuality.(The Khabar) The flood situation in Athamalik is precarious, 12 villages cut off from outer world, 15000 people are affected.(The Sambad) o 40000 people in Dasarathpur are water logged due to the flood water in Bitarani and Kani river. (The Sambad) o o o o o o o o o Since last night The Subarnarekha rising but still flowing under danger level. (The Sambad) Subarnrekha crossed the danger mark. (The Sambad) 55 gates in Hirakud open and 4 closed. (The Samaj) The Kamei river in Nayagarh creates havoc with a breach near Kantilo. (The Indian Express) Water level rising at Daleighai. (The Indian Express) Flow into Hirakud dams comes down. (The Indian Express) Hirakud reservoir is under control now. (The Samaj) 26 gates closed and 29 gates are open in Hirakud dam. (The Samaj) 13 lakh cusec water flowing at Mundali, Hirakud is on its highest capacity.(The Pragativadi)

The Samaj, The Sambad, The Dharitri, The Pragatibadi, The Khabar & The New Indian Express; all Bhubaneswar Edition

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o o o o o o o o o 1980 situation revisited Naraj, more than 7 lakh cusec water flowing. (The Sambad) 14 lakh cusec water would flow at Naraj. (The Samaj) Water started declining. (The Samaj) Relief ship and Helicopter reached in Paradip. (The Samaj) Water will be retained for another two days. (The Samaj) 28 embankments are severely weak. (The Dharitri) About 7 lakh people are water logged, 3,797 people shifted to safe place.. (The Dharitri) Heavy rain within 48 hours.(The Samaj) Rainfall in Chattisgarh decreasing, water flow expected to decrease. (The Khabar)

b. Situation in Flood Affected Area o No let-up in flood situation, relief eludes victims in Kendrapara. (The Indian Express) o 15 Grampanchayats cut off in Jajpur, alleging delay in supply of relief materials, over 300 flood victims blocked at Ratnagiri on NH5-A. (The Indian Express) o o Athagarh: weak embankment fails villagers. (The Indian Express) The river Kamei near Kantilo breached banks at two places flooding Krushneswarpatana, Jwainpada, Goudsahi, areas on Sunday. Large tracts of paddy fields have been damaged. (The Indian Express) o o o o o o o o Boat sinks at Kantpada bock, relief team rescued. (The Indian Express) Banki is cut off from outside. (The Samaj) 5 Panchayat in Tigiria Block disintegrated. (The Samaj) The situation in Puri district is serious. (The Samaj) 40 ft breach on the left bank of Kushabhadra. (The Samaj) Flood entered in the lower region of the state capital. (The Sambad) People at Balianta have no drinking water, using flood water to save lives. (The Sambad) Water flowing above 5 ft of danger mark at Daleighai, people started vacating their home. (The Sambad) o o o Relief materials have not reached to the flood victims in Athamallik. (The Sambad) 3 lakh people affected in Cuttack. (The Khabar) Bramhani again overflown, situation grim, no relief after 7 days in Pattamumdai-Aul, hundreds are in hunger(The Khabar) o o o o o No relief in Aul, 70,000 people are water logged in 23 panchayats. .(The Khabar) Flood in Kendrapara is alarming. (The Khabar) 3 lakh people in Banki, Athagarh and Tigiria are water logged. (Dharitri) Major crunch of Sambalpur submerged, 10,000 people took sheltered in 41 relief camp. (Dharitri) 11th Sept 2011

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o o o o 5 Panchayat in Tigiria Block cutoff. (The Samaj) Relief distributed in Jajpur after 5 days. (The Samaj) The situation in Puri district is serious. (The Samaj) People took shelter on the embankment due to breach in Kuakhai, Kushabhadra and Bhargavi. (The Sambad) c. Impact on Communication o Communication cut of in the following places: Sonepur- Boudh NH, Sonepur-Sambalpur, Sonepur- Bargarh and Sonepur-Redhakhol, Banki- cuttack, banki- Bhubaneswar, Khurda- Nayagarh, Khurda- Bhanjanagar, Narsighpur- Nayagarh, PipiliNimapara, 57 Khurda- Bolangir state highway.(The Samaj) o o o o o Road transportation in Banki obstructed(The Samaj) Khurda-Banki communication halted. (The Dharitri) Road to Konark from Nimapara cut off. Water flowing on the Khurda-Bolangir state highway. (The Dharitri) Pattamundai- Aul communication cut off. (The Khabar)

d. Loss of life and Property o o o o o o o o o o Death toll increased to 16 (The Samaj) 5 person died due to wall collapse in Khurda (The Samaj) One person flown away in Chitrotpala. (The Samaj) One person in Jajpur drowned to death. (The Samaj) Total Casuality: 8 dead and 7 swept away. (The Samaj) One police jeep swept in Kantilo. (The Khabar) Electricity cut off in many regions. (The Khabar) 13 dead, 3 missing and 11 lakh affected.(Dharitri) 10,560 houses have been collapsed, 800,720 ha crop loss. (The Pragativadi) Vijay Ku Panda of Balipatana village, Pattamundai is swept away and found dead(The Samaj)

e. Flood Analysis Region wise Sonepur: (The Samaj) More than 35 villages are water logged 20,000 people affected and 100 houses are damaged. 35 relief camps opened. Free kitchen for 3 days

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Bhadrak: (The Samaj) Baitarani rising. Medical personnel reached Bhandaripokhari and Dhamnagar. Water entered into Solampur village of Bhandaripokhari block.

Jajpur: (The Samaj) 284,000 people in 289 villages of 9 block are water logged. 70,200 domestic animal are affected. 19,300 ha agri-land submerged. 1,093 qtl rice is distributed in Dasarathpur, Badachana, Binjharpur and Jajpur block. 5 villages of Dasarathpur block are severely damaged.

Kendrapara: (The Samaj) Water in River luna rising. All the rivers are flowing above danger level. 4 lakh people in 200 villages and 205000 domestic animals are affected. Breach on 7 places. 3 death tolls and one missing. Chitratpala has brought havoc. Relief materials distributed for 7 days .

Puri: (The Samaj) Flood water in Daya, Bhargabi, Kanchi and Luna are flowing at above danger level. 380 villages of Kanasa, Delanga, Pipili, Gopa, Nimapara, Brahmagiri and Puri Sadar are affected. 60,000 people are water logged. Daya and Bhargavi embankment Breached in 35 places. 1273 people took shelter in safe places.

Nayagarh: (The Samaj) 52,000 people in 104 villages are affected. Breach in two places of Kamei river embankment. Kantilo is cut off from outer world. District Junior clerk examination postponed.

Balasore: (The Samaj) Subarnarekha flowing above the danger level.

Jagatsingpur: (The Samaj) 12,000 people are water logged, 2000 people are evacuated.

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f. Breach in 8 places of Mahanadi and Chitrotpala embankment.

Khurda: The Samaj 10 panchayat in Khurda, 6 in Begunia and 4 panchayat in Bolgarh are water logged. 4 ft water flowing from Sarua to Baghamari over Khurda-Bolangir state highway.

Anugul: the Samaj 64 villages of Athamallik are cut off from outside world, people of 7 villages shifted to safe place. 5 villages of Tikarpara are water logged, drinking water scarcity.

Govt. Response o The govt opened at least 186 free kitchens but managed to feed just about 1.56 lakh people. (The Indian Express) o o o Govt facing lot of difficulties in distributing the relief materials due to cut off. (The Samaj) Delay in relief distribution by the administration in Athagarh. (The Samaj) The state govt accused the central govt for not tendering enough help to deal with natural calamities. (The Samaj) o o o o o The chief Minister judged the flood situation from Helicopter. (The Samaj) Govt is only busy in evaluating the flood situation in various places of the state. (The Khabar) The leaders in Kendrapara evaluated the flood situation. (The Khabar) The state government took the help of army. (Dharitri) Ship from Vizag brought to Paradeep deal with the situation. (The Pragativadi)

g. Flood Relief o Air dropping of relief material begins. (The Indian Express) o Government started distributing relief materials for 7 days with cooked food in the flood affected region. (The Khabar,The samaj,The Sambad, The Dharitri, The Pragatibadi) o Relief distributed in Jajpur after 5 days. (The Samaj)

h. Flood Forecast o Water level is at 628.21ft ft in Hirakud Reservoir on 11th Sep (Official source) o Presently 59 sluice gates are open at Hirakud Dam at 12.00 hours on 11th September with 667955 Cusecs of inflow in reservoir and 795013 cusecs outflow from reservoir (Official sources) o o Rain came down Water level is at 629.27 ft in Hirakud Reservoir on 12th Sep(Official source)

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2. Selected News from Local English Media 2 (10th Sept, 2011) a. Million marooned in 19 districts Express News Service Last Updated : 11 Sep 2011 11:58:26 AM IST BHUBANESWAR: Over a million people in at least 19 districts of Orissa have been hit by flood in the Mahanadi river systems which, with increased volume of water reaching the deltaic head of the State by Saturday night, was set to grip more and more areas in the downstream coastal pockets over the next few days. As many as 2,550 villages in 85 blocks and 13 urban local bodies were estimated to have been either flooded or marooned. Cuttack, Puri, Bargarh, Nuapara, Deogarh, Kendrapara and Jajpur districts bore the brunt of the flood while the death toll soared to 11. At least 60,000 people have been evacuated to safer places in 11 districts while many are fleeing to nearby roads and embankments. The Government has mobilised the Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force and opened free kitchens at over 10 places. An Indian Navy ship, carrying a Chetak helicopter, relief materials and rescue teams, were set to reach Paradip to help the State administration. A 26-seater Mi-17 helicopter, which the Centre had sanctioned for anti-Naxal operation, will be used for airdropping relief. With discharge of flood water at Munduli, the deltaic head of the coastal Orissa, expected to reach 14 lakh cusec by Saturday night, the volume of water into tributary rivers was likely to rise significantly and flood low-lying areas of Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh and Khurda. Although the flow at Munduli was 13.33 lakh cusec and more water was gushing down from Barmul, the State Government put up a brave face saying that things were under control. We are expecting a peak flood water discharge of 13.5 lakh cusec at Munduli by Sunday morning which will then start to drop.Chances of the discharge reaching 14 lakh cusec is much less, Water Resources Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said. The Government took heart from the fact that inflow into Hirakud reservoir had steadied at 9.94 lakh cusec, while the outflow was 9.74 lakh cusec. The dam authorities had closed four crest gates leaving 55 gates open. With less rainfall on the upstream, the flow is likely to decline, Mohapatra said. Discharge from Ong, Tel and Suktel had fallen to 2 lakh cusec. By midnight, the flow had jumped to 13.58 lakh cusec at Munduli as Mahanadi was swelling by the hour with downstream receiving more water. The river was flowing above the danger level at Naraj. Under its impact, over 24,000 people in Boudh, 14,000 in Sambalpur and another 7,500 in Bargarh were shifted. Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra said the next three days will be critical since water evacuation into the Bay of Bengal may slow down because of tidal conditions owing to full moon since Monday. With reports of breaching of embankment and roads coming in, the impact of the flood was still to be felt. Nimapara-Konark road had been snapped at Kusupur village near Gop. Pipili- Jatni and Pipili-Delang roads were submerged. The situation was worse in Kendrapara where a 30-foot breach occurred on Chitrotpala

Bhubaneswar Editions of The Pioneer, The Times of India & The New Indian Express

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river embankment at Narasinghpur under Patkura. Kuakhai river was swelling and flood water had moved close to Hi-Tech Medical College and Mancheswar area by midnight. b. Nayagarh villagers live in fear Express News Service Last Updated : 11 Sep 2011 12:02:27 PM IST NAYAGARH: Flood situation has worsened in Gania, Bhapur and Khandapara blocks with turbulent Mahanadi engulfing more and more areas. The Mahanadi has already crossed danger level at Kantilo and Badmul near Satakosia gorge. Gania block was the worst hit with 60 villages marooned, including 33 in Chhamundia panchayats and 23 tribal panchayats of Badasilinga. Two motorboats and 14 country boats have been pressed into service to ferry people and transport relief materials. Flood water was flowing above the Gania-Kuturi road and Chhamundia-Bentapada road disrupting traffic. In Bhapur block Manipur panchayat, Nuasahi in Karabar panchayat, Keutasahi in Banapur panchayat in Khandapada block were flooded. The Bhapur-Bhubaneswar road was closed to traffic as five-foot water was flowing at Kaligiri bridge. Traffic was also disrupted on the Kantilo- Fategada road as the water was flowing above the roads. The Mahanadi remains a threat for Sidhamula, Kantilo, Ghanasalia and Kumundi villages. A total of 90 relief centres have been opened by the district administration. c. 52 villages marooned in Kendrapara Express News Service Last Updated : 10 Sep 2011 11:29:42 AM IST KENDRAPARA: Flood in the river Brahmani and the Kharosotra, Luna, Paika, Karandia and their tributaries has inundated large areas of Rajkanika, Aul and Pattamundai blocks of Kendrapara district on Friday. As many as 52 villages on river banks under Marsaghai and Garadapur blocks are marooned. The flood-hit villagers are depending upon rickety country boats to reach the main land. The 3-km main road from Pattamundai to Patarpur is under four feet of water and road communication from Pattamundai to Aul has been cut off. Flood water has also entered Madhuban, Mahuria, Kalarapal, Sanagiri, Narendrapur, Manikapatna, Nuapada, Ayatan and other gram panchayats under Aul block and Habeligandapatana, Gopalpur, Lahuni, Nuagaon, Haladharpur, Hatasahi, Kandia, Deulatara, Namatara, Jaguleipada, Matia, Langalkhanja, Badiha, Kendusahi, Panki, Gunthla, Adasahi, Pegarapada and Balarampur villages under Rajkanika block on Friday. The Chitrotola is now flowing above the danger mark in Patakura and it breached at three places. The people of Garadpur block are also marooned. Release of water from the Hirakud dam and incessant rain in the catchment areas have caused the rivers Brahmani, Baitarani, Mahanadi, Chitrotola, Luna, Kharosotra and their tributaries to swell, said District Collector P K Patnaik. He said boats are being kept ready in the riverside areas to rescue the flood-affected persons. Dry food has been stocked in cyclone shelters. d. Orissa fears flood situation will worsen PTI Last Updated : 10 Sep 2011

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BHUBANESWAR: With 13.5 lakh cusec water flowing through Mundali near Cuttack the flood situation in at least 19 districts of Orissa, including the thickly populated Mahanadi delta, is feared to worsen in the next two days even as the death toll increased to eight today. "The peak flood may be around 13.5 lakh cusec against peak flood level of 15.82 lakh cusec recorded in 2008. This situation is likely to continue for the next two days which will be crucial," special relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra said. "The situation is critical as excess water from Mahanadi river will not be released into the sea easily due to the full moon on Monday. We are ready to face the eventuality," he told reporters here. A total 10.8 lakh people of 2550 villages in 19 districts had already been affected due to floods. While eight people had died, three were missing. Two deaths each were reported from Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts, while one death each took place in Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara and Sambalpur districts. Three persons were swept away by flood waters in Nayagarh district and are missing. With flood waters entering low laying areas, 60,723 people in 11 districts were evacuated and provided shelter in safe places, he said. The state government said there was no major breach anywhere though there were reports of inundation of the road to Konark Sun Temple due to a breach in river Bhargavi in Puri district. Official sources said 10,560 houses have so far been damaged. Mohapatra said at least 152 relief camps with free kitchens were opened in Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Boudh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Sambalpur and Subarnapur districts. A naval ship carrying a Chetak helicopter, relief materials and defence crew had already left Vishakhapatanam for Paradip. "We have also decided to engage the MI-17 helicopter stationed here ... Though MI-17 is meant for antiMaoist operations, we have sought permission from MHA for its use in relief and rescue activities," he said. The state government has also requested the defence ministry to come to its rescue if the situation worsens, Mohapatra said adding 1,400 boats including 200 mechanised vessels were kept ready. Orissa government has also issued directions to the district collectors to close schools in their respective areas in view of the situation. Meanwhile, the entire coastal region in Mahanadi delta is set to encounter severe flood as the water level at Hirakud dam rose to 629.25 feet against its capacity of 630 feet. In order to discharge excess water from the reservoir, 59 gates - 55 sluice and four crest gates were kept open since yesterday, official sources said. "About 500 weak points have been identified on river banks and embankments, of which 28 may breach. Engineers and experts have been sent there to keep vigil," he said. There was slight respite due to reduced rainfall in upper catchment of river Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh and less downpour in downstream areas, he added.

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Government ready for any eventuality: Minister

Express News Service Last Updated : 11 Sep 2011 11:54:52 AM IST SAMBALPUR: Low pressure in the northwest and heavy rainfall in the upstream of Hirakud dam in Chhattisgarh resulted in flood, affecting 14 districts of the State, said Revenue and Disaster Management Minister S N Patra. Addressing mediapersons after a whirlwind tour of the affected areas in the district, Patra said the situation would improve as the low pressure is moving towards Jharkhand. He said it was unlikely that more gates of the Hirakud dam would be opened to release flood water.

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Informing about the assessment of the Water Resources Department, he said 13,50,000 cusec water reached Munduli in Cuttack by 3 pm on Saturday and the situation can be gauged by Saturday night. Stating that the State Government was ready to handle any eventuality, he tried to play down the situation by saying that in 2008 flood, 15,00,000 cusec of water was released from Munduli. The Minister said cooked food would be provided to the affected people for seven days. The District Collector has been asked to assess the loss and compensation would be paid accordingly, he added. Meanwhile, the inflow of water to Hirakud dam has reduced to 9,74,414 cusec and the outflow is maintained at the same level in a bid to contain the flood situation. Water continues to be discharged through 55 sluice gates and four crest gates of the dam. However, there is no change in the flood situation in Sambalpur town. Official estimate puts number of the affected persons at 15,000 who have been shifted to 65 relief centres in Sambalpur, Hirakud and Burla NAC. Although the situation has improved in Naktideul block of Rairakhol sub-division in the district, one death has been reported from Girishchandrapur village. The deceased has been identified as Sayanti Kalo who died after a wall in her house collapsed after flood water gushed in. Revenue Minister Patra had to face an embarrassing situation at relief centres in Samaleswari College and Lady Lewis School with people accusing the State Government of failing in reaching out to the flood-hit on time.

f. India: Monsoon floods displace 1m and submerge villages bbc new More than a million people have been displaced and at least 16 killed as floods in India's Orissa state submerged entire villages, officials say. Heavy monsoon rains submerged about 2,600 villages across 19 districts. Several rivers, including the Mahanadi, are overflowing and flood waters have severed a number of key road links. In Pakistan, the UN has begun relief operations after weeks of rain affected millions in the south. More than 130 people have been killed in the floods in Pakistan's Sindh province. The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, said up to 2.5 million children had also been affected there. One official said children and families, many of them still recovering from last year's devastating floods, are in urgent need of help before the situation worsens. Helicopter food drops Officials in Orissa said at least 61,000 people had been evacuated to safety and relief and rescue operations had begun. They said road links at several places in Puri, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sambalpur, Boudh and Sonepur districts had been affected. "A navy ship from Vishakhapatnam with a helicopter and relief material is set to join the operation," Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Special Relief Commissioner PK Mohapatra as saying.

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He said a second helicopter was on standby to drop food and other essentials. Nearly 1,400 boats were also being used for relief and rescue. Some areas had been cut off due to breaches in river banks and embankments and helicopters were the only way to reach food and water to people stranded there, Mr Mohapatra said. Orissa's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took an aerial survey of the flooded areas. "We are taking all measures to mitigate the sufferings of the people affected by flood," Mr Patnaik was quoted by television channel CNN-IBN as saying. "After damage assessment we will also seek help from the central government," he said. Many of those affected said they were still awaiting relief. "There is no electricity, no cooking in our house for the last two days. No one has come to our rescue," the channel quoted Lata, a 62-year-old woman in Puri district, as saying. The channel said she was staying with her grandchildren, refusing to vacate her home despite rising waters. Officials said the situation was expected to get better soon as rains had stopped and the water level in Mahanadi and other rivers had begun to recede. g. Floods bring chaos to India and Pakistan BBC news, 12 September 2011 Last updated at 08:16 GMT More than a million people have been displaced and at least 16 killed as floods in India's Orissa state submerged entire villages, officials say. Heavy monsoon rains submerged about 2,600 villages across 19 districts. Meanwhile more rain has been forecast in Pakistan's southern Sindh province where, officials say, 199 people have died over the last two weeks.Millions have been affected by floods there and the UN has begun relief work.The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, said up to 2.5 million children had also been affected by the rains. One official said children and families, many of them still recovering from last year's devastating floods, are in urgent need of help before the situation worsens. Almost one million houses have been destroyed or damaged and floods have affected nearly 4.2m acres of land, the UN says. "The situation in Sindh is already serious and there will be more flooding and more problems because of these rains," Arif Mehmood, a meteorology official, is quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. Officials in Orissa said at least 61,000 people had been evacuated to safety and relief and rescue operations had begun.Several rivers, including the Mahanadi, are overflowing and flood waters have severed a number of key road links. Roads at several places in Puri, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sambalpur, Boudh and Sonepur districts had been affected."A navy ship from Vishakhapatnam with a helicopter and relief material is set to join the operation," Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Special Relief Commissioner PK Mohapatra as saying.He said a second helicopter was on standby to drop food and other essentials. Nearly 1,400 boats were also being used for relief and rescue. Some areas had been cut off due to breaches in river banks and embankments and helicopters were the only way to reach food and water to people stranded there, Mr Mohapatra said.Orissa's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took an aerial survey of the flooded areas."We are taking all

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measures to mitigate the sufferings of the people affected by flood," Mr Patnaik was quoted by television channel CNN-IBN as saying."After damage assessment we will also seek help from the central government," he said.Many of those affected said they were still awaiting relief."There is no electricity, no cooking in our house for the last two days. No one has come to our rescue," the channel quoted Lata, a 62-year-old woman in Puri district, as saying.The channel said she was staying with her grandchildren, refusing to vacate her home despite rising waters.Officials said the situation was expected to get better soon as rains had stopped and the water level in Mahanadi and other rivers had begun to recede. h. Orissa: 22 dead, lakhs affected by floods Jajati Karan, CNN-IBN Updated Sep 12, 2011 at 07:58am IST Puri: Floods in Orissa claimed 22 lives on Sunday, and affected 14 lakh people across 19 districts. Flood victims have been complaining that no one has come to their rescue. Desperate villagers headed for safer areas after flood waters inundated their homes or washed them away. Several villagers took shelter on embankments and highways. 10-year old Kandhai and her family are among those rendered homeless. With not much left to eat, they are waiting for relief from the government which is yet to come. "My house is already washed away in the flood water. I do not know for how many more days we have to live on these streets," Kandhai said. Some like 62-year old Lata were not ready to abandon their homes. Lata and her grandchildren waited, hoping their house might be saved. Lata said, "I feel so scared for my grandchildren. There is no electricity, no cooking in our house for the last two days. No one has come to our rescue." More than half the districts in Orissa and over 14 lakh people have been affected. Cuttack, Puri, Kendrapara, Jajpur and Sambalpur were among the worst hit. The state government claims 60,000 people have been evacuated to safer places. The government has mobilized Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force and engaged two helicopters of the Indian Navy for rescue and relief operation. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, "We are taking all measures to mitigate the sufferings of the people affected by flood. After damage assessment we will also seek help from the Centre for the damage caused by flood." The huge flood water that was released from the Hirakud reservoir has already reached the downstream causing large scale devastation. But unfortunately much of the flood water will not evacuate in the sea for at least another three days because of the tidal conditions owing to full moon. i. Orissa: 50 villages of Balipatna Block devastated due to Dhanua River Flood water

orissadiary.com, Monday, September 12, 2011

Report by Rashmi r Parida; Bhubaneswar: 50 villages of Balipatna Block devastated due to Dhanua River Flood water. Till the moment administration not reach the people of these affected villages. People are living with fear without water, food and clothes in these areas though it is only 30 km away of Orissa's capital city Bhubaneswar.

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Around 10,000 families lost shelter. Presently heavy water flow going on. People have took shelter at nearer school buildings but all these building are slowly submerged in the flood water due to rise of flood water level. People suffering due to heavy rain. The worst affected panchyat of this block is Kuranjipur and Bhairpur of Khurda district. The worst affected district is Dalakasoti, Sanamachapur, Ghasi Andhoti, Arapada, Tinkipada, Rajas, Kerandia, Jenashai, Nischintapur. In these area school premises and buildings are submerged in flood water. In Dalakasoti people are sheltered in school and temple premises. People are facing worst kind of situation there. Even District collector not visited these area. Nearly 50 villages are water logged , all the mud houses fully collapsed. Yet Administration has not reached at them for rescue. Even yet drinking water and dry food not reached at the affected people. No polythin supplied . Due to lack of proper planning for disaster management & lack of coordination among Block, District & state administration yet people are not rescued. The relief material & drinking water reached at the dumping place which is 5 km far from the devastated area today afternoon. Yet distribution not started. Locals fault administration for not reaching them even after 4 days of floods in the area. The area only 30 KM away from the state capital Bhubaneswar but neither state government or district officials reached to the people yet. Though Local MLA Arabinda Dhali visited the area but no effective action taken yet. j. Orissa: People in 9 blocks in Kendrapada waiting for relief

orissadiary.com, Monday, September 12, 2011

Report by Ananta Prasad; Bhubaneswar: Kendrapada District is one of the important districts highly affected by the flood. As per the latest information 9 blocks have been badly affected in the flood. It is worth mentioning that due to heavy rain & inflow of water from Mahanadi to Luna, Chitrotpala there has been massive flood n the district. Along with 9 blocks Pattamundai NAC is also roughly affected with the inflow of flood water. Water has been rushed into 11 wards & 09 villages of Pattamundai. 50 villages 15 GPs of Rajkanika, 51 villages 23GPs of Aul, 14 GPs 34 Villages Pattamundai, 3 GPs 14 villages Rajnagar, 2 GPS 2 Villages of Derabish, 14 GPS 26 villages Marshaghai, 5 GPS 20 villages Garadpur 1 GPS, 2 villages Kendrapara 2 GPS, 4 villages Mahakalpara are victimized by the flood water.

A total of 267636 people of all the above said villages are affected and still the process of evacuation is on its row. There has been 3 lives lost reported during the flood in the district. More than 2lakhs livestock including domestic animals have been lost and perished so far in the flood in kendrapada. Two Nos houses are being washed away completely leaving more than thousand other houses shoddily damaged. 1 no breach has been created near Marshaghai Block near Narsinghapur villagesage on embankment of Chittrotpala. Another one at Mahakalpara near Tikhiri villagesage on embankment of Paika river & one near at Garadpur block near patkura is creating problem. Road Communication has been cut off from Pattamundai to Aul near Patrapur Bridge. Power supply cut off in marooned areas. 147 Mechanised Boats has been deployed for rescue operation and relief work; where as 38 more power boats & 239 country boats are in duty. 3 nos ODRAF team is sincerely engaged in relief work. Emergent relief has been sanctioned for seven days. Relief has been distributed for the villages (97 villages) where road communication is blocked. Still there are places where no one has reached to provide relief. So all most all flooded areas now badly need help and support in the form of relief.

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k. PM should visit flood-hit Orissa: SP Express News Service , The New Indian Express Updated Sep 12, 2011 at 01:00pm IST BHUBANESWAR: The State unit of Samajwadi Party (SP) has demanded visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the flood-affected areas of the State in view of the calamity.In a letter to the Prime Minister, SP State president Rabi Behera said the Centre should immediately provide financial assistance to tackle the situation and announce a special package for the post-flood reconstruction work.Stating that the Centre and the State should join hands to accelerate the relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas, Behera wanted special helicopters be pressed into service and Army deployed to deal with the deteriorating situation.Behera said the flood has come at a time when 99 blocks in 16 districts are facing drought. l. Flood says no mercy- Daya victims cry for relief

The telegraph, | Monday , September 12 , 2011 | BIBHUTI BARIK

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 11: For residents of Kalyani Plaza on Sundarpada-Jatni Road, this years flood in the Daya river is a curse. More than 1,500 people living in the apartment complex submerged by the waters of Daya river have been waiting for rescue, but the only boat engaged in rescue operation cannot help all. Ananya Mondal, a school teacher, had been trying to get out of her residence since yesterday. But, she could manage to get out of her residence and put herself and her family up at a city hotel only at 11am today. My daughter has to sit for her exam tomorrow as she has already missed a paper on Friday. I also have to go to school. As it had become impossible for us to get out, we sought help move out of residence and decided to go to a hotel. The Orissa Fire Service personnel are helping residents, but there should have been at least another boat to help hundreds of people, including many patients and elderly, said Ananya. She said: People are suffering as there is no power connection and water supply in my housing complex. Still, some people, who live on second floor and above, preferred to stay back as the floodwater had not reached their floors. Vehicles on the basement parking area are almost floating. Manendra Nayak and his brother were surprised to find no help from the fire service department in the evening as his mother was suffering from paralysis. We contacted the personnel and they said that they will not come to our rescue unless the district administration orders them, he said. Fire officials, however, clarified that the team tried to rescue as much people as they could till 2.30pm. We will, however, try to help other people on emergency medical ground, said an official. While rescuing a woman with a one-month-old baby this morning, the mother slipped off the boat. Luckily, a fire service personnel managed to hold them. This kind of situation happened only because the administration could not imagine the gravity of the situation. We are hard-pressed with only one boat at our disposal, said a fire service official. Dambarudhar Patra of Balabhadrapur, who was present near Hitech Plaza during the rescue operation, said: By Friday evening, the water level was rising like anything and the roads leading to the apartment blocks were full with water making residents unable to come out.

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Trinath Ojha, a private company employee, who stays in Hitech Plaza, said: The unnecessary price hike of real estate projects in the city, especially by government agencies such as the housing board and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority, has compelled people to take help of builders who, without considering any safety aspect, are constructing buildings in the flood-prone areas. Baidhar Nayak, who had come to his sons flat at Kalyani Plaza some days ago, was surprised to see the response of the state administration for the rescue of the stranded people. Some people might have done a mistake while purchasing their properties here. But on humanitarian grounds, the government should ensure enough supply of food and water to the flood-affected people here. The government should also have had enough boats to reach out to the flood victims as the Centre has already codified actions by respective state governments to fight urban flooding, he said. The fire officials added that working without any pause with a single rescue boat, the team was able to rescue around 130 people by 11am, which included five pregnant women, five infants and more than 30 kids. m. 16 killed in Orissa floods IANS Last Updated : 12 Sep 2011 12:47:11 AM IST BHUBANESWAR: Floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week and huge discharge of water from Hirakud dam have killed at least 16 people in Orissa and displaced thousands, an official said Sunday. There were reports of six people being swept away in Nayagarh and Bargarh districts but their dead bodies were yet to be found. The situation continued to be grim in several places of the affected 19 of the state's 30 districts, forcing the authorities to press into service three helicopters Sunday to drop food packets.Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Mohapatra told IANS two naval helicopters and another chopper used in anti-Maoist operations dropped food packets in Puri district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Surya Narayan Patro and senior state officials conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas.

3. Flood Updates from Department of Water Resources, GOO (www.dowrorissa.gov.in)

a. Weather Scenario
Time of observation: 12:30hrs IST Catchment Rainfall Summary SUBARNAREKHA-Rainfall occurred at a few places. BURHABALANG-Rainfall occurred at a few places. BAITARANI-Weather has been mainly dry. U - BRAHMANI-Rainfall occurred at one or two places. L BRAHMANI-Weather has been mainly dry. U - MAHANADI-Rainfall occurred at a few places. L - MAHANADIRainfall occurred at a few places. RUSHIKULYA-Rainfall occurred at a few places. VAMSADHARA-Rainfall occurred at many places.

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Chief Synoptic Situation Yesterdays a Low Pressure Area over Northeast Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood now lies over Northwest Madhya Pradesh & neighbourhood with upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to Midtropospheric level. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal off Orissa coast extending up to 3.6 km above sea level. The axis of monsoon trough on sea level chart passes through Palodi, Ajmer, centre of Low Pressure Area, Sidhi, Chaibasa, Balasore and thence South-East wards to EastCentral Bay of Bengal across North-West Bay of Bengal. Forecast valid for next 24hrs Rain or thunder-shower would occur at a few places over all catchments except Upper Brahmani & Upper Mahanadi catchments where rain or thundershower would occur at one or two places. Heavy Rainfall (50mm or more) Warning Nil Quantitative Precipitation Rainfall for next 24hrs Lower Mahanadi=01-10, all other basins are nil. Outlook for Subsequent 48hrs Increase in rainfall. Source: Flood Meteorological Centre, India Meteorological Department, BBSR

b. Rainfall Scenario on 11-Sep-2011

Sl No Rain Gauge Station RainFall Sep-2011 on Statistics 11-Sep-11 Rainy Avg. Max. Days RF RF Monsoon Rainfall (2011) Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Total

. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BAITARANI Basin ANANDAPUR AKHUAPADA CHAMPUA KEONJHARGARH SWAMPATNA THAKURMUNDA CHANDABALI JOSHIPUR 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 4 10.0 29.6 204.6 225.0 380.2 100.0 18.7 79.8 398.4 135.8 535.9 187.2 15.1 62.9 279.7 216.2 246.3 150.6 15.1 49.0 369.2 187.3 382.0 150.5 9.6 33.0 293.4 129.5 305.6 95.5 909.8 1257.3 892.8 1089.0 824.0 1020.3 1112.1 769.6

13.7 36.2 385.2 143.4 354.9 136.8 14.7 43.4 478.0 181.7 305.6 146.8 4.1 16.4 396.5 133.0 211.3 28.8

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9 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 1 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 .

KARANJIA BURHABALANGA Basin CHANDANPUR BALASORE BALIMUNDALI BARIPADA JAIPUR NH5-GOVINDAPUR BONTH UDALA BANGIRIPOSHI INDRAVATI Basin INDRAVATI KOLAB Basin JEYPORE BALIMELA UMERKOT KORAPUT POTTANGI MALKANGIRI LOWER BRAHMANI Basin ALTUMA JENAPUR TALCHER ANGUL TELKOI SUKINDA LOWER MAHANADI Basin

0.0

7.2

25.0 165.0 164.0 139.0 43.0

511.0

18.4 0.0 26.6 13.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2

9 7 9 9 8 7 6 3 8

22.2 61.0 340.8 154.0 325.2 221.8 9.8 28.0 360.6 200.3 364.7 98.3

1041.8 1023.9 1113.0 1486.9 1333.4 852.0 936.5 781.1 1085.0

20.2 50.0 274.8 200.4 435.4 202.4 25.5 92.0 652.8 131.6 448.0 254.5 17.5 50.4 408.2 233.6 516.2 175.4 10.0 33.2 306.0 153.0 293.4 99.6 12.0 55.6 293.5 137.4 409.6 96.0 9.8 37.2 308.9 150.5 272.9 48.8

22.2 69.0 392.0 109.0 362.2 221.8

3.6

10

14.9 35.2 229.9 161.1 574.6 148.6

1114.2

14.0 0.0 20.0 1.6 3.0 17.0

9 4 8 9 9 5

20.4 94.0 193.2 206.1 358.0 203.5 10.1 63.0 288.0 276.0 423.0 101.0 13.3 30.0 135.0 123.0 493.0 133.0 12.8 50.0 211.0 175.5 266.4 128.2 4.3 11.0 50.0 27.0 124.0 43.0

960.8 1088.0 884.0 781.1 244.0 648.6

10.9 51.0 116.6 154.8 268.2 109.0

0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0

7 8 9 9 6 5

16.3 47.0 248.0 200.6 389.0 162.8 18.7 78.0 375.2 125.6 589.5 187.3 17.9 97.0 130.4 146.8 289.0 179.0 18.5 68.4 150.6 99.0 371.6 184.6 16.8 44.0 118.0 360.0 226.0 134.0 15.6 40.0 556.0 114.0 564.0 125.0

1000.4 1277.6 745.2 805.8 838.0 1359.0

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ALIPINGAL BHUBANESWAR BURLA CUTTACK HIRAKUD KANTAMAL KESINGA KHAIRMAL NARAJ

0.0 0.0 21.2 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 47.6 0.0 0.0 10.2 0.0 39.8 0.0 3.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 15.0

8 9 10 7 10 9 10 10 7 8 10 9 9 10 9 10 4 4 9 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 10 5

15.6 34.2 258.6 233.8 268.2 156.2 18.5 52.8 243.2 395.3 472.8 184.9 49.4 153.4 133.5 439.7 376.6 493.5 18.1 48.0 160.0 251.0 349.0 163.0 42.7 130.0 142.6 400.1 365.8 426.9 22.9 42.4 108.2 233.0 554.0 229.0 16.4 65.8 81.8 143.8 509.6 164.0

916.8 1296.2 1443.3 923.0 1335.4 1124.2 899.2 819.9 932.4 789.2 1003.2 969.0 742.4 920.2 628.4 1013.2 537.3 683.0 931.6 731.8 611.0 708.4 470.0 583.0 808.0 1087.2 1371.2 691.0

24.2 63.6 126.2 241.0 210.8 241.9 13.3 67.2 238.6 125.4 435.4 133.0 11.6 52.8 200.8 174.6 297.4 116.4 14.5 47.6 423.6 191.4 242.9 145.3 20.4 58.8 204.8 140.4 420.0 203.8 6.6 22.8 126.2 335.6 215.1 65.5

10 NIMAPARA 11 PARADEEP 12 PHULBANI 13 PURI 14 SALEBHATA 15 TIKERPARA 16 BOLANGIR 17 BANAPUR 18 BARGARH 19 BHAWANIPATNA 20 BIJEPUR 21 BOUDHRAJ 22 DUNGURIPALI 23 HARBHANGA 24 KAKATPUR 25 PADMAPUR 26 PAIKAMAL 27 SAMBALPUR 28 SOHELLA

35.5 75.8 106.6 238.0 220.2 355.4 11.6 44.4 166.8 183.4 162.2 116.0 28.5 78.8 111.0 239.7 377.1 285.4 2.8 7.0 55.0 157.0 306.0 19.3 70.0 145.0 256.0 212.0 90.0 120.0 442.0 279.6

42.4 92.0 28.0 93.2

45.1 150.0 103.0 138.0 174.8 316.0 17.0 67.0 101.0 82.0 292.0 136.0 19.2 47.0 127.2 210.8 216.8 153.6 17.3 52.0 2.8 14.0 27.0 291.0 138.0

13.0 229.0 153.0 179.0 22.0

45.7 185.0 56.0 201.0 231.0 320.0 70.9 202.2 56.0 295.0 240.0 496.2 41.3 116.0 141.9 398.6 417.6 413.1 40.3 120.0 75.0 145.0 229.0 242.0

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29 SONEPUR 30 TITLAGARH 31 TANGI 32 KHARIAR 33 ARMPUR 34 PADMAVATI . 1 2 3 4 5 6 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 1 2 . 1 RUSHIKULYA Basin BERHAMPUR GOPALPUR MADHABARIDA PURUSHOTTAMPUR SORADA ASKA SUBERNAREKHA Basin FEKOGHAT GHATSILA JAMSHEDPUR JAMSOLAGHAT RAJGHAT RANCHI BHOGRAI RAIRANGPUR TIRING UPPER BRAHMANI Basin PANPOSH RENGALI UPPER MAHANADI Basin ANDHIYAKORE

4.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 20.0

10 7 3 5 10 6

22.0 68.0 192.0 268.9 208.0 220.0 21.5 75.2 147.0 181.2 478.2 193.6 5.7 27.0 154.0 96.0 184.0 40.0 34.6 145.6 348.2 88.8

888.9 1000.0 474.0 617.2 895.3 456.6

12.7 45.2

22.0 58.2 209.3 136.4 329.6 220.0 8.9 50.6 67.8 84.8 215.0 89.0

0.0 0.0 19.4 0.0 1.2 9.6

6 7 7 7 7 5

11.0 46.8

86.5 126.4 211.8 110.0 93.5 258.4 151.4

534.7 571.5 529.9 817.8 791.0 600.4

15.1 101.0 68.2 8.5 6.0 8.5 8.3 39.1 39.2

82.0 205.6 165.8 76.5 68.2 174.0 515.4 60.2

57.0 191.6 188.2 334.8 76.4 64.6 92.0 199.0 226.0 83.4

32.2 2.4 7.8 53.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 2.0

8 10 10 10 6 10 5 9 8

28.2 131.6 596.6 134.4 534.2 281.8 15.8 55.0 347.4 188.8 409.2 158.0 30.9 151.8 457.7 282.1 546.5 308.8 26.5 101.6 619.4 189.4 376.2 265.2 15.1 63.8 360.0 147.4 309.6 151.2 18.2 53.3 595.8 206.9 592.1 182.3 29.4 138.0 314.0 170.0 513.0 265.0 20.5 114.0 359.0 142.4 388.4 205.4 13.8 87.0 273.4 113.4 483.2 138.0

1547.0 1103.4 1595.1 1450.2 968.2 1577.1 1262.0 1095.2 1008.0

0.6 3.4

10 9

35.2 127.4 151.0 225.3 343.2 352.2 22.0 69.0 149.7 268.7 418.7 198.4

1071.7 1035.5

0.8

18.8 71.4

85.6 222.0 383.0 188.4

879.0

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

BAIKUNTHAPUR BANGODAM BASANTPUR BAMANDIHI CHAMPA DEOGAON DHARAMJAYGARH GHATORA

5.6 13.8 0.0 1.6 3.0 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.0 10.8 3.3 1.1 3.2 0.2 0.8 0.0 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.8 1.8 4.6 3.2 0.0 12.0 0.0

10 10 8 9 8 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 9 8 9 7 8 9 10 7 8 9

31.3 80.0 289.2 214.4 477.6 312.6 27.7 101.2 243.0 410.6 427.4 276.8 19.8 48.2 24.8 48.6 28.9 63.6 77.0 185.8 286.4 198.0 16.8 219.2 475.6 247.6 38.0 263.6 341.7 260.0

1293.8 1357.8 747.2 959.2 903.3 1877.2 1671.0 1148.8 1163.5 1295.3 720.4 1237.9 1380.8 1225.2 1217.1 1142.8 1245.4 907.0 1433.2 1079.4 1012.6 1082.2 652.2 1520.8 1370.6 1156.0 1124.9 1112.6

80.6 241.0 197.6 370.8 503.0 805.8 34.9 83.6 369.4 293.6 659.2 348.8 29.7 94.0 44.6 308.2 498.6 297.4

10 GHORARI 11 JAMADARPALLI 12 JAGDALPUR 13 JHARSUGUDA 14 KORBA 15 KURUBHATTA 16 MANINDRAGARH 17 NANDAGHAT 18 PENDRAROAD 19 PARMANPUR 20 RAIPUR 21 RAJIM 22 SANKARA 23 SARADIHI 24 SEORINARAYAN 25 SURAJGARH 26 SUNDERGARH 27 SIMGA 28 TARAPUR 29 THETTANG

41.7 155.8 104.7 327.2 356.4 375.2 39.3 75.0 15.1 82.3 78.6 419.7 404.2 392.8 89.5 183.2 296.9 150.8

55.3 171.1 137.8 303.2 244.1 552.8 53.1 244.8 235.2 297.2 317.4 531.0 36.8 94.4 107.2 385.2 365.0 367.8 32.0 91.2 317.1 233.6 346.4 320.0 20.6 96.2 99.5 413.3 444.2 185.8

34.3 105.2 266.0 202.3 434.3 342.8 44.8 153.6 50.2 198.8 210.2 447.8 22.5 86.4 221.3 428.9 557.9 225.1 23.3 95.0 89.0 450.4 307.0 233.0

36.9 158.6 98.6 232.6 312.6 368.8 43.4 81.4 17.9 55.0 61.8 225.8 404.2 390.4 42.6 177.0 254.0 178.6

65.1 224.6 81.2 291.6 497.4 650.6 41.2 72.2 143.6 329.2 485.8 412.0 19.6 55.8 195.7 280.1 483.8 196.4 46.1 104.0 65.0 266.2 379.0 414.7 29.3 75.6 262.2 157.2 400.6 292.6

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30 AMBIKAPUR 31 BORANDA 32 KELO 33 MAHULPALI 34 RAMPUR 35 AMBABHONA 36 LAIKERA . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VANSADHARA Basin GOTTA BARRAGE GUDARI GUNUPUR KASHINAGAR KOTRAGUDA KALINGAPATNAM MOHANA MAHENDRAGARH PARLAKHEMUNDI

1.5 0.0 9.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 25.8

10 9 9 9 7 3 9

30.1 81.7 315.4 228.5 372.6 301.4 26.6 146.0 60.4 332.0 272.8 265.8 79.8 485.2 56.8 330.4 273.4 798.0 45.7 130.8 74.6 239.0 308.4 457.4 19.5 84.8 91.4 224.8 207.1 195.4

1217.9 931.0 1458.6 1079.4 718.7 1029.0 1273.2

81.2 235.0 133.0 229.0 180.0 487.0 54.4 125.5 224.3 236.5 268.4 544.0

42.2 0.0 28.8 1.2 14.6 0.3 10.4 7.6 31.0

6 8 8 6 8 5 8 9 6

8.9

42.2 178.8 96.0 386.0 89.4

750.2 810.6 660.0 665.1 730.4 465.5 820.7 704.8 948.0

10.1 42.6 164.8 198.6 346.0 101.2 9.7 5.5 28.8 132.0 184.4 246.2 97.4 25.6 149.7 170.4 289.8 55.2

15.2 55.2 161.4 113.6 318.4 137.0 13.8 83.4 6.7 6.5 69.9 189.4 95.7 110.5

26.8 122.6 236.6 394.3 67.2 21.0 95.8 260.2 283.8 65.0

20.9 78.4 190.4 178.2 432.8 146.6

c. River Gauge Scenario on 11-Sep-2011

Sl No GaugeSite Time in hrs Gauge Reading Gauge Trend Warning Level Danger Level Highest Level

MAHANADI River 1 2 3 KHAIRMAL TIKERPARA NARAJ(IB) 1200 1200 1200 107.05m 72.69m 27.52m 108.00m 25.41m 109.00m 26.41m 108.31m on 19-Sep-08 at 1300hrs 74.98m on 30-Aug-82 at 1800hrs 27.60m on 31-Aug-82 at 1700hrs

KATHJODI River 1 BELLEVUE 1100 24.85ft 22.50ft 28.75ft on 31-Aug-82

KUSABHADRA River 1 NIMAPARA 1200 11.20m 9.85m 10.76m 11.60m on 31-Aug-82 at 0900hrs

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DEVI River 1 ALIPINGAL 1200 13.11m 10.85m 11.76m 13.11m on 11-Sep-11 at 1200hrs

BRAHMANI River 1 2 3 4 PANPOSH RENGALI TALCHER JENAPUR 1200 1200 1200 1200 175.63m 82.10m 57.76m 22.46m 177.61m 22.00m 178.42m 88.00m 62.91m 23.00m 180.40m on 17-Aug-74 at 1400hrs 92.25m on 18-Aug-75 65.53m on 19-Aug-75 at 2100hrs 24.78m on 20-Aug-75 at 1000hrs

BAITARANI River 1 SWAMPATNA 1200 306.90m 311.10m 315.66m on 14-Aug-75 at 1700hrs

BRAHMANI River 1 INDUPUR 1200 8.39m 8.23m -

BAITARANI River 1 2 3 CHAMPUA ANANDAPUR AKHUAPADA 1200 1200 1200 372.83m 35.63m 17.45m 375.33m 37.45m 376.41m 38.36m 17.83m 378.10m on 07-Aug-85 at 0600hrs 41.80m on 19-Aug-75 at 2000hrs 21.95m on 16-Aug-80

SUBERNAREKHA River 1 2 3 JAMSHEDPUR JAMSOLAGHAT RAJGHAT 1200 1200 1200 119.90m 49.08m 10.69m 48.32m 9.45m 49.16m 10.36m 129.82m on 12-Oct-73 at 2300hrs 56.91m on 09-Sep-78 at 0400hrs 12.69m on 19-Jun-08 at 0400hrs

BURHABALANGA River 1 2 3 4 CHANDANPUR BARIPADA BALIMUNDALI NH5, GOVINDPUR 1200 1200 1200 1200 82.30m 24.48m 37.58m 4.94m 29.70m 7.21m 30.92m 8.13m 85.50m on 09-Nov-95 at 2300hrs 37.20m on 12-Oct-73 at 0600hrs 42.40m on 23-Sep-07 at 0700hrs 9.67m on 12-Oct-73 at 1800hrs

VANSADHARA River 1 2 3 GUDARI GUNUPUR KASHINAGAR 1200 1200 1200 114.94m 81.61m 53.45m 83.00m 53.60m 84.00m 54.60m 121.82m on 17-Sep-80 at 2100hrs 88.75m on 17-Sep-80 at 2300hrs 58.93m on 18-Sep-80 at 0200hrs

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RUSHIKULYA River 1 2 3 SORADA MADHABARIDA PURUSHOTTAMPUR 1200 1200 1200 78.81m 58.99m 13.40m 80.99m 15.84m 81.98m 60.65m 16.84m 83.21m on 04-Nov-90 at 1000hrs 61.44m on 18-Oct-99 at 1900hrs 19.60m on 04-Nov-90 at 1800hrs

Note: Gauge Sites where Water is flowing above DL are indicated in RED Rising d. Reservoir Scenario on 11-Sep-2011
Time Reservoir Inflow in hrs Level Outflow Spill Power Canal Total Way Channel outflow 1. HIRAKUD on MAHANADI River (MAJOR) 1200 628.21ft 667955 Cusecs 795013 Cusecs 43 590ft 630ft 630ft 449773.0 Ham 93.3% Gates Level Dead Opened Trend Storage Level FRL / MWL Live Live Storage Storage Available* Capacity filled up

Falling

Steady

2. RENGALI on BRAHMANI River (MAJOR) 1200 124m 4127.83 Cumecs 2 109.72m 123.5m 357211.0 125.4m Ham 104.6%

3. BALIMELA on MACHHKUND River (MAJOR) 0800 1460.3ft 221.41 Cumecs 98.52 Cumecs 1440ft 1516ft 1518ft 47147.8 Ham 17.6%

4. MACHHKUND on MACHHKUND River (MAJOR) 0800 2748ft 55.48 Cumecs 27.2 Cumecs 2685ft 2750ft 2750ft 92112.0 Ham 95.0%

5. INDRAVATI on INDRAVATI River (MAJOR) 0800 630.88m 211.58 Cumecs 135.37 Cumecs 625m 642m 643m 40693.0 Ham 27.4%

6. SALANDI on SALANDI River (MAJOR) 0600 73.45m 64.51 Cumecs 1.2 Cumecs 50.24m 82.3m 83.21m 28786.0 Ham 51.7%

Rising

Falling

Steady

e. Average Reservoir Inflow-Outflow on 11-Sep-2011

Sl No 1 Name of Reservoir HIRAKUD Inflow 870594.00 Outflow 937301.00 Unit Cusecs Observation Period DURING LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 0900 HRS OF 11.09.11

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RENGALI

6022.63

3166.08 Cumecs DURING LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 0600 HRS OF 11.09.11

River Discharge Scenario on 11-Sep-2011 Sl No Discharge Site Time in hrs Discharge Unit

MAHANADI River 1 2 3 TEL River 1 PATHARLA 1200 67980 Cusecs KHAIRMAL BARMUL MUNDALI 1200 1200 1200 1127000 1170500 1349844 Cusecs Cusecs Cusecs

BRAHMANI River 1 EXP. BRIDGE. PANKAPAL 0800 260632 Cusecs

BAITARANI River 1 AKHUAPADA NH5 ROAD BRIDGE 0900 58572 Cusecs

SUBERNAREKHA River 1 RAJGHAT 0600 114566 Cusecs

g. Time of Flow in Mahanadi River between Hirakud & Mundali

Hirakud Dam 115 Km (12-18 hrs) Khairmal Site 106 Km (12-16 hrs) Barmul Site 95 Km (12-16 hrs) Mundali Anicut

h. Live Storage Filling of Major Reservoirs as on 11-Sep-2011

HIRAKUD 93.3% RENGALI 104.6% BALIMELA 17.6% MACHHKUND 95.0% INDRAVATI 27.4% SALANDI 51.7%

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Time:1200 hrs Time:1200 hrs Time:0800 hrs Time:0800 hrs Time:0800 hrs Time:0600 hrs

Reservoir Level & position wrt. Full Reservoir Level RL: 628.21ft (-) 1.79ft RL: 124m (+) 0.50m RL: 1460.3ft (-) 55.70ft RL: 2748ft (-) 2.00ft RL: 630.88m (-) 11.12m RL: 73.45m (-) 8.85m

Reservoir Inflow & Outflow I:667955Cusecs I:Cumecs I:221.41Cumecs I:55.48Cumecs O:27.2Cumecs I:211.58Cumecs I:64.51Cumecs

O:795013Cusecs O:4127.83Cumecs O:98.52Cumecs Live Storage capacity & Live Storage available

O:135.37Cumecs O:1.2Cumecs

Cap:482155 Ham Cap:341371 Ham Cap:267600 Ham Cap:96993 Ham LS:449773 Ham LS:357211 Ham

Cap:148550 Ham Cap:55650 Ham

LS:47147.8 Ham LS:92111.97 Ham LS:40692.99 Ham LS:28786 Ham

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